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Best player to be a successful manager?

RodneyCharltonTrottaRodneyCharltonTrotta
in Other Football and Sports
Was reading on another thread about whether being a respected good football manager is linked to footballing pedigree as a player and was thinking who would be considered the best player to be the most successful manager.

Alex Ferguson was a great manager but not known for being head and shoulders above as a player whereas the great Maradona never did overly well as a manager.

Guardiola was a world class player and is doing well in his management career.

Beckenbauer must be up there.
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  • cafcdave123cafcdave123
    Diego Simeone is doing alright for himself
  • LenGloverLenGlover
    Our own Jimmy Seed was good enough to play for his country....
  • RedChaserRedChaser
    edited September 2016
    Brian Clough for me two European Cups to his name with rag, tag and bobtail teams who he got to play above themselves like Leicester did last season but on a regular basis and not too few domestic trophies either.
  • ForeverAddicktedForeverAddickted
    Brian Clough
    Pep Guardiola
    Johann Cryuff
    Diego Simeone
    Franz Beckenbauer

    They're the names that instantly come to me (not just because they've already been listed)
  • Off_itOff_it
    Ronnie Moore
  • LenGloverLenGlover
    edited September 2016
    What about (Sir) Alf Ramsey?

    Played in the top tier for Spurs and won 32 England caps as a player. Took an unfancied Ipswich to the division 1 (pre premiership) title as a club manager and won the World cup in 1966 as an international manager.
  • ricky_ottoricky_otto
    Dalglish?
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  • cafcdave123cafcdave123
    Wee Gordon Strachan has done OK for himself
  • ForeverAddicktedForeverAddickted
    edited September 2016
    Pochettino was capped by Argentina and hasn't done too badly

    Same with Frank Riikjaard / Ronald Koeman and Frank de Boer and Holland... Glenn Hoddle started well with Swindon / Chelsea and England but had the problem of bigmouthitis whilst Ruud Gullit didnt do badly either
  • Friend Or DefoeFriend Or Defoe
    Clough only played a few top flight games, I don't think you can include him in the same sentence as Beckenbauer and Cryuff.

    Can't think of many British ones, Dalglish and Mark Hughes? !
  • dizzeedizzee
    Diego Simeone for me
  • dizzeedizzee
    Mancini
  • colthe3rdcolthe3rd
    Off_it said:

    Cruyff?

    Didn't win that much (not sure how much credence you can give to La Liga wins) as a manager but without a doubt probably the person who had the most significant impact on a single club, Barca to this day are thriving off of his philosophies.
  • SELR_addicksSELR_addicks
    Michael Laudrup was a decent player.
  • ForeverAddicktedForeverAddickted
    SELR_addicks said:

    Michael Laudrup was a decent player.

    Really good player but other than the League Cup with Swansea he's not done much as a Manager
  • RedChaserRedChaser
    edited September 2016
    Friend Or Defoe said:

    Clough only played a few top flight games, I don't think you can include him in the same sentence as Beckenbauer and Cryuff.

    Can't think of many British ones, Dalglish and Mark Hughes? !

    Beckenbauer and Cruyff managed top European clubs full of big name players, English international Clough built his teams from journeymen pros at a mid table / bottom half Division One side (Premiership), so surely that evens things out :smirk: .
  • dizzeedizzee
    Shearer
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  • AlwaysneilAlwaysneil
    Ho Ho Ho.
  • North Lower NeilNorth Lower Neil
    edited September 2016
    You could make an argument that Zidane is a successful manager given they won the Champs Lge last year.

    Apart from him it has to be Johann Cruyff.
  • bobmunrobobmunro
    Ancelotti?

    But Off_it has already named the winner.
  • LenGloverLenGlover
    Can't believe I'm the only one to name Sir Alf Ramsey.
  • Gravesend_AddickGravesend_Addick
    Guardiola
  • Johnnysummers5Johnnysummers5
    Ian Dowie
  • Friend Or DefoeFriend Or Defoe
    RedChaser said:

    Friend Or Defoe said:

    Clough only played a few top flight games, I don't think you can include him in the same sentence as Beckenbauer and Cryuff.

    Can't think of many British ones, Dalglish and Mark Hughes? !

    Beckenbauer and Cruyff managed top European clubs full of big name players, English international Clough built his teams from journeymen pros at a mid table / bottom half Division One side (Premiership), so surely that evens things out :smirk: .
    I was referring to his playing career. I think some people have misread the question!
  • AlgarveaddickAlgarveaddick
    edited September 2016
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  • RedChaserRedChaser
    edited September 2016
    Friend Or Defoe said:

    RedChaser said:

    Friend Or Defoe said:

    Clough only played a few top flight games, I don't think you can include him in the same sentence as Beckenbauer and Cryuff.

    Can't think of many British ones, Dalglish and Mark Hughes? !

    Beckenbauer and Cruyff managed top European clubs full of big name players, English international Clough built his teams from journeymen pros at a mid table / bottom half Division One side (Premiership), so surely that evens things out :smirk: .
    I was referring to his playing career. I think some people have misread the question!
    They may well have done, all depends what your definition of a best player is, England Intenational was good enough for me and it was of course a two part question :open_mouth: .
  • ChizzChizz
    Jurgen Klinsmann
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