Football Managers in History

Events in Sport

  • 2018-04-20 Arsène Wenger announces he will leave London EPL club Arsenal after 22 years as manager

Birthdays in Sport

Birthdays 1 - 100 of 108

  • 1897-03-28 Sepp Herberger, German soccer manager (Germany 1936–42; West Germany 1950-64) and striker (3 caps; SV Waldhof Mannheim 127 games), born in Mannheim, German Empire (d. 1977)
  • 1913-03-31 Walter Winterbottom, England soccer manager (first manager England national football team 1946–62; FA Director of Coaching), born in Oldham, England (d. 2002)
  • 1913-09-02 Bill Shankly, Scottish football manager (Liverpool, 1959-74), born in Glenbuck, Ayrshire, Scotland (d. 1981)
  • 1917-07-03 João Saldanha, Brazilian journalist and football manager (Brazil 1969-70), born in Alegrete, Brazil (d. 1990)
  • 1918-05-03 Ted Bates, English soccer manager (Southampton 1955-73) and forward (Southampton 202 games), born in Thetford, England (d. 2003)
  • 1922-10-05 Jock Stein, Scottish soccer manager (Dunfermline Athletic, Hibernian, Scotland [1965, 78-85], Celtic, Leeds United), born in Burnbank, Scotland (d. 1985)
  • 1923-03-29 Hernán Carrasco, Chilean soccer manager (El Salvador; CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1967 Alianza FC, 1969, 70 CD Atlético Marte, 1968 CD Águila), born in Arauco, Chile (d. 2023)
  • 1924-12-03 Wiel Coerver, Dutch soccer manager (developer of Coerver Method, football coaching technique), born in Kerkrade, Netherlands (d. 2011)
  • 1927-07-10 Don Revie, English soccer forward (6 caps; Leicester City, Hull City, Manchester City, Sunderland, Leeds) and manager (Leeds, England, UAE), born in Middlesbrough, England (d. 1989)
  • 1928-12-19 Rubens Minelli, Brazilian soccer manager (SC Internacional, SE Palmeiras, SC Corinthians, Santos FC, Al-Hilal SFC, Saudi Arabia), born in São Paulo, Brazil (d. 2023)
  • 1929-06-15 Omar Borrás, Uruguayan soccer manager (Uruguay 1977, 82-87; Saudi Arabia), born in Montevideo, Uruguay (d. 2022)
  • 1929-11-20 Gabriel Ochoa Uribe, Colombian soccer manager (record 14 x league titles; Millonarios [6], Santa Fe [1], América de Cali [7]; Columbia), born in Sopetrán, Colombia (d. 2020)
  • 1930-04-06 David Sexton, English football manager, born in Islington, London (d. 2012)
  • 1930-12-24 Arsenio Iglesias, Spanish soccer manager (Deportivo La Coruña, Hércules, Zaragoza, Elche, Real Madrid), born in Arteixo, Spain (d. 2023)
  • 1931-02-26 Ally MacLeod, Scottish soccer manager (Scotland, Ayr United, Aberdeen, Motherwell, Airdrie, Q of the South) and left wing (Blackburn Rovers, Hibernian, Third Lanark), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2004)
  • 1931-10-25 Jimmy McIlroy, Irish footballer and football manager, born in Lambeg, Ireland
  • 1932-10-27 Harry Gregg, Irish soccer goalkeeper (25 caps Northern Ireland; Manchester United) and manager (Shrewsbury Town, Swansea, Crewe Alexandra), born in Magherafelt, Northern Ireland (d. 2020)
  • 1933-01-25 Antonis Georgiadis, Greek soccer manager (Greece, South Africa; AEK Athens, Olympiacos), born in Drama, Greece (d. 2020)
  • 1933-06-19 Otto Barić, Croatian soccer manager (Croatia, Austria, Wacker Innsbruck, SK Rapid, SV Salzburg), born in Eisenkappel, Austria (d. 2020)
  • 1933-09-22 Dave Smith, Scottish soccer manager (Mansfield Town, Southend United, Plymouth Argyle, Dundee, Torquay United), born in Dundee, Scotland (d. 2022)
  • 1933-11-10 Urbain Braems, Belgian soccer manager (Anderlecht, Beveren, Standard de Liège, Trabzonspor), born in Zottegem, Belgium (d. 2021)
  • 1934-07-13 Gordon Lee, English soccer manager (Port Vale, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United, Everton, Preston NE, KR Reykjavik), born in Cannock, England (d. 2022)
  • 1935-02-09 Miroslav Blažević, Bosnian soccer manager (Switzerland, Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, NK Zagreb, Hajduk Split, Grasshoppers, Dinamo Zagreb, Nantes, PAOK), born in Travnik, Bosnia & Herzegovina (d. 2023)
  • 1935-03-21 Brian Clough, English football player and manager, born in Middlesborough, England (d. 2004)
  • 1935-04-02 Hamid Zouba, Algerian soccer manager (Algerian national team x 6 separate spells), born in Bologhine, Algeria (d. 2022)
  • 1935-05-08 Jack Charlton, English soccer defender (35 caps; World Cup 1966; Leeds United) and manager (Middlesborough, Sheffield Wed, Newcastle, Rep of Ireland), born in Ashington, England (d. 2020)
  • 1935-09-06 Jock Wallace, Scottish soccer manager (Berwick Rangers, Rangers, Leicester City, Motherwell, Sevilla), born in Wallyford, Scotland (d. 1996)
  • 1935-10-06 Vicente Cantatore, Argentine soccer manager (Chile, Real Valladolid, Colo Colo, Real Betis, Sevilla, Sporting de Gijón), born in Rosario, Argentina (d. 2021)
  • 1935-11-23 Steve Burtenshaw, English soccer manager (Sheffield Wednesday, Everton, QPR, Arsenal) and midfielder (Brighton & HA 237 games), born in Portslade, England (d. 2022)
  • 1936-01-01 Ahmet Suat Özyazıcı, Turkish soccer manager (4xTurkish Super League; 3xTurkish Cup Trabzonspor) and midfielder (3 caps; İdmanocağı, Trabzonspor), born in Trabzon, Turkey (d. 2023)
  • 1936-02-13 Frank Connor, Scottish soccer manager (Cowdenbeath FC, Berwick Rangers FC, Celtic FC, Raith Rovers FC), born in Airdrie, Scotland (d. 2022)
  • 1936-02-18 Jozef Vengloš, Slovak soccer manager (Australia, Czechoslovakia, Malaysia, Fenerbahçe, Aston Villa, Celtic, Slovakia), born in Ružomberok, Slovakia (d. 2021)
  • 1936-02-20 Lars Arnesson, Swedish soccer manager (Sweden 1980-86, Kalmar FF, Sweden U-21, Djurgårdens IF, Östers IF), born in Sandviken, Sweden (d. 2023)
  • 1936-08-15 Lothar Buchmann, German soccer manager (VfB Stuttgart, Eintracht Frankfurt, Kickers Offenbach, Karlsruher SC), born in Breslau, Germany (d. 2023)
  • 1936-10-13 Tony Knapp, English soccer manager (Iceland, Viking FK) and defender (Leicester City, Southampton), born in Newstead, England (d. 2023)
  • 1937-03-19 Carlo Mazzone, Italian soccer manager (Ascoli, Fiorentina, Roma, Napoli, Bologna, Cagliari) and centre-back (AS Roma, SPAL, Ascoli), born in Rome, Italy (d. 2023)
  • 1937-11-20 Pim van de Meent, Dutch soccer manager (PEC Zwolle, NEC, VBV De Graafschap, FC Den Haag), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 2022)
  • 1938-01-13 Tord Grip, Swedish football manager
  • 1938-02-09 Park Jong-hwan, South Korean soccer manager (South Korea 1983-84, 86-88, 90, 95-96; Seoul FC), born in Ongjin, North Korea (d. 2023)
  • 1938-07-28 Luis Aragonés, Spanish soccer forward (11 caps; Atlético Madrid) and manager (Spain 2004-08; Atlético Madrid, Barcelona), born in Madrid, Spain (d. 2014)
  • 1938-08-09 Otto Rehhagel, German football manager, born in Essen, Germany
  • 1939-01-03 Nikos Alefantos, Greek soccer midfielder and manager (Olympiacos), born in Edessa, Greece (d. 2020)
  • 1939-11-13 Karel Brückner, Czech soccer manager (Czech Republic, Austria, FK Inter Bratislava), born in Olomouc, Czech Republic
  • 1940-01-08 Gianni Di Marzio, Italian soccer manager (Napoli, Catania, Genoa, Lecce, Palermo FC), born in Naples, Kingdom of Italy (d. 2022)
  • 1940-01-25 Jürgen Sundermann, German soccer manager (Servette, VfB Stuttgart, Schalke 04, Strasbourg, Hertha BSC) and midfielder (1 cap West Germany; FC Basel, Servette), born in Mülheim, Germany (d. 2022)
  • 1940-02-24 John Lyall, English soccer manager (West Ham United 1974-89; FA Cup 1980), born in Ilford, England (d. 2006)
  • 1940-05-03 Clemens Westerhof, Dutch football manager, born in Beek, Netherlands
  • 1940-12-18 Ilario Castagner, Italian soccer manager (Perugia, Lazio, AC Milan, Internazionale, Ascoli) and striker (Perugia, AC Prato), born in Vittorio Veneto, Italy (d. 2023)
  • 1941-07-07 Lennart Söderberg, Swedish soccer manager (Gefle IF, Västerås SK, IFK Eskilstuna) and defender (2 caps; AIK), born in Torpshammar, Sweden (d. 2022)
  • 1941-07-08 Dario Gradi, English soccer manager (Sutton United, Wimbledon, Crystal Palace, Crewe Alexandra), born in Milan, Italy
  • 1941-11-15 Adnan Al Sharqi, Lebanese soccer manager (Lebanon 1974–76, 1987–93, 2006–08; Ansar 11 x league titles), born in Beirut, Lebanon (d. 2021)
  • 1941-11-27 Aimé Jacquet, French football manager (France 1998 FIFA World Cup), born in Sail-sous-Couzan, France

Alex Ferguson (82 years old)

1941-12-31 Scottish football manager (Manchester United 1986-2013; Aberdeen 1978-86), regarded as one of the greatest of all time, born in Glasgow, Scotland

  • 1942-04-05 Antonio Fernández, Spanish soccer manager (CD Málaga), born in Alicante, Spain (d. 2022)
  • 1945-03-04 Tommy Svensson, Swedish soccer midfielder (40 caps; Östers IF, Standard Liège) and manager (Östers IF, Sweden), born in Växjö, Sweden
  • 1945-06-01 Ray Harford, English soccer manager (Fulham, Luton Town, Wimbledon, Blackburn Rovers, WBA, QPR), born in Halifax, England (d. 2003)
  • 1945-07-05 Ebbe Skovdahl, Danish soccer manager (Brøndby IF, Benfica, Aberdeen), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 2020)
  • 1946-05-22 Howard Kendall, English footballer and football manager (Everton), born in Ryton, County Durham (d. 2015)
  • 1946-06-10 Paul Gludovatz, Austrian football manager (Austria U-20; SV Ried, TSV Hartberg, SV Eberau), born in Eberau, Austria (d. 2021)
  • 1946-10-06 György Kottán, Hungarian soccer manager (Bangladesh 2000-03; Pakistan 2009-10), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2023)
  • 1947-03-02 Harry Redknapp, English soccer winger (West Ham United; AFC Bournemouth) and manager (Bournemouth, West Ham, Tottenham, Portsmouth, QPR, Southampton), born in London, England
  • 1947-09-03 Gérard Houllier, French soccer manager (Paris Saint-Germain, Lens, Liverpool, Olympique Lyonnais, Aston Villa, France), born in Thérouanne, France (d. 2020)
  • 1948-02-05 Sven-Göran Eriksson, Swedish football manager and player, born in Sunne, Sweden
  • 1948-02-24 Walter Smith, Scottish football manager (Rangers, Everton; Scotland 2004-07), born in Lanark, Scotland (d. 2021)
  • 1948-03-17 Alex MacDonald, Scottish Footballer and football manager
  • 1948-11-22 Radomir Antić, Serbian soccer defender (1 cap Yugoslavia; Partizan, Luton Town) and manager (Atlético Madrid; Serbia), born in Žitište, Serbia (d. 2020)
  • 1949-01-12 Ottmar Hitzfeld, German football manager, born in Lörrach, Germany
  • 1949-02-02 Francisco Maturana, Colombian football manager
  • 1949-03-17 Pat Rice, Irish soccer defender and coach (49 caps; Arsenal, Watford), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
  • 1949-09-03 José Pékerman, Argentine football manager (Columbia 2012-18), born in Villa Domínguez, Argentina
  • 1949-10-22 Arsène Wenger, French football manager (Nancy, Monaco; 3 x Premier League, 7 x FA Cup Arsenal 1996-2018), born in Strasbourg, France
  • 1950-03-12 Javier Clemente, Spanish soccer manager (Spain 1992-98; Athletic Bilbao, Español, Atlético Madrid, Marseille; Serbia, Cameroon, Libya, Basque Country), born in Barakaldo, Spain
  • 1951-02-03 Eugenijus Riabovas, Lithuanian football manager
  • 1951-10-20 Claudio Ranieri, Italian football manager (Leicester City) and player, born in Rome
  • 1952-04-14 Mickey O'Sullivan, Irish Gaelic football manager and player, born in Kenmare, Ireland
  • 1952-05-19 Bert van Marwijk, Dutch football manager
  • 1953-03-04 Paweł Janas, Polish soccer defender (53 caps; Widzew Łódź, Legia Warsaw, Auxerre) and manager (Poland, Legia Warsaw, Widzew Łódź), born in Pabianice, Poland
  • 1953-04-01 Alberto Zaccheroni, Italian soccer manager (AC Milan, Lazio, Internazionale, Torino, Juventus, UAE, Japan), born in Meldola, Italy
  • 1954-04-19 Trevor Francis, British soccer forward (52 caps; Birmingham City, Nottingham Forest, Manchester City, Sampdoria, Sheffield Wednesday) and manager (QPR, Sheffield Wed, Birmingham City, Crystal Palace), born in Plymouth, England (d. 2023)
  • 1954-05-11 John Gregory, English football manager
  • 1954-09-25 Juande Ramos, Spanish football manager (Sevilla), born in Pedro Muñoz, Spain
  • 1954-10-19 Sam Allardyce, English football manager
  • 1956-01-16 Martin Jol, Dutch football manager, born in The Hague, Netherlands
  • 1957-03-15 Víctor Muñoz, Spanish footballer, 1976-91 (Real Zaragoza; Barcelona; and 2 other teams), and manager, 1996-2014 (11 teams), born in Zaragoza, Spain
  • 1957-11-08 Alan Curbishley, English football manager (Charlton Athletic), born in Forest Gate, Essex, England
  • 1959-06-10 Carlo Ancelotti, Italian soccer manager (UEFA Champions League x 4 - AC Milan, Real Madrid; Chelsea, PSG, Bayern Munich, Juventus) and midfielder (26 caps; Roma, AC Milan), born in Reggiolo, Italy
  • 1959-11-07 Alexandre Guimarães, Costa Rican football player and manager, born in Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
  • 1959-11-18 Jimmy Quinn, Irish soccer striker (46 caps, Northern Ireland; Reading) and manager (Reading, Swindon, Cambridge, Bournemouth), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
  • 1960-04-16 Rafael Benítez, Spanish football manager, born in Madrid, Spain
  • 1961-05-03 Steve McClaren, English football manager, born in Fulford, York, England
  • 1961-08-05 Tommy Møller Nielsen, Danish soccer manager (B1909, Viborg FF, HB Køge) and scout (Manchester United 2016-23), born in Odense, Denmark (d. 2023)
  • 1963-01-26 José Mourinho, Portuguese soccer manager (Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Manchester Utd, Real Madrid, Tottenham, Roma), born in Lisbon, Portugal
  • 1963-03-12 Ian Holloway, English soccer manager (Bristol Rovers, QPR, Leicester City, Blackpool, Crystal Palace, Millwall), born in Kingswood, England
  • 1964-03-01 Paul Le Guen, French soccer midfielder (17 caps; PSG) and manager (Rennes, Lyon, Rangers, PSG, Le Havre), born in Pencran, France
  • 1964-09-28 Paul Jewell, English football manager
  • 1964-12-21 Rob Kelly, English football manager, born in Birmingham, England
  • 1965-01-27 Mike Newell, English soccer striker (Blackburn Rovers) and manager (Luton Town), born in Liverpool, England
  • 1966-08-12 Vladimir Fedotov, Russian soccer manager (FC Ural Yekaterinburg, FC Orenburg, PFC Sochi, CSKA Moscow) and utility (FC Ural Yekaterinburg 264 games), born in Mikhaylovsk, Russia
  • 1967-06-16 Jürgen Klopp, German football manager (Liverpool), born in Stuttgart, West Germany
  • 1967-12-22 Dan Petrescu, Romanian football manager and professional football player, born in Bucharest, Romania

Deaths in Sport

  • 1977-04-28 Sepp Herberger, German soccer manager (Germany 1936–42; West Germany 1950-64) and striker (3 caps; SV Waldhof Mannheim 127 games), dies at 80
  • 1981-09-29 Bill Shankly, Scottish football manager (Liverpool, 1959-74), dies of a heart attack at 68
  • 1985-09-10 Jock Stein, Scottish soccer manager (Dunfermline Athletic, Hibernian, Scotland [1965, 78-85], Celtic, Leeds United), dies from a pulmonary edema at 62
  • 1989-05-26 Don Revie, English soccer forward (6 caps; Leicester City, Hull City, Manchester City, Sunderland, Leeds) and manager (Leeds, England, UAE), dies from MND at 61
  • 1990-07-12 João Saldanha, Brazilian journalist and football manager (Brazil 1969-70), dies at 73
  • 1996-02-14 Bob Paisley, English football manager (Liverpool), dies at 77
  • 1996-07-24 Jock Wallace, Scottish soccer manager (Berwick Rangers, Rangers, Leicester City, Motherwell, Sevilla), dies from Parkinson's disease at 60
  • 1999-04-28 Alf Ramsey, English football manager, dies at 79
  • 2001-04-16 Alec Stock, English football manager (b. 1917)
  • 2002-02-16 Walter Winterbottom, England soccer manager (first manager England national football team 1946–62; FA Director of Coaching), dies at 88
  • 2003-08-09 Ray Harford, English soccer manager (Fulham, Luton Town, Wimbledon, Blackburn Rovers, WBA, QPR), dies from lung cancer at 58
  • 2003-11-28 Ted Bates, English soccer manager (Southampton 1955-73) and forward (Southampton 202 games), dies at 85
  • 2004-02-01 Ally MacLeod, Scottish soccer manager (Scotland, Ayr United, Aberdeen, Motherwell, Airdrie, Q of the South) and left wing (Blackburn Rovers, Hibernian, Third Lanark), dies of Alzheimer's disease at 72
  • 2004-09-20 Brian Clough, English footballer and football manager, dies of cancer at 69
  • 2006-04-18 John Lyall, English soccer manager (West Ham United 1974-89; FA Cup 1980), dies from a heart attack at 66
  • 2006-04-21 Telê Santana, Brazilian soccer winger (Fluminense FC 557 games) and manager (Brazil, Flamengo, Fluminense, Palmeiras, São Paulo), dies from an abdominal infection at 74
  • 2010-03-03 Keith Alexander, British soccer forward (3 caps St Lucia; Grimsby Town FC, Lincoln City FC) and manager (Lincoln, Peterborough, Macclesfield), dies from a brain aneurysm at 56
  • 2011-04-22 Wiel Coerver, Dutch soccer manager (developer of Coerver Method, football coaching technique), dies of pneumonia at 86
  • 2011-06-24 Tomislav Ivić, Croatian football manager (b. 1933)
  • 2012-11-25 David Sexton, English football manager, dies at 82
  • 2015-10-17 Howard Kendall, English footballer and football manager (Everton), dies at 69
  • 2020-08-08 Gabriel Ochoa Uribe, Colombian soccer manager (record 14 x league titles; Millonarios [6], Santa Fe [1], América de Cali [7]; Columbia), dies at 90
  • 2020-08-15 Henk Wullems, Dutch soccer manager (NAC Breda, SBV Vitesse, Go Ahead Eagles, AZ; Indonesia 1996-98), dies from a Cerebral infarction at 84
  • 2020-10-23 Ebbe Skovdahl, Danish soccer manager (Brøndby IF, Benfica, Aberdeen), dies from cancer at 75
  • 2020-11-16 Antonis Georgiadis, Greek soccer manager (Greece, South Africa; AEK Athens, Olympiacos), dies at 87
  • 2020-12-13 Otto Barić, Croatian soccer manager (Croatia, Austria, Wacker Innsbruck, SK Rapid, SV Salzburg), dies from COVID-19 at 87
  • 2020-12-14 Gérard Houllier, French soccer manager (Paris Saint-Germain, Lens, Liverpool, Olympique Lyonnais, Aston Villa, France), dies after heart operation at 73
  • 2021-01-15 Vicente Cantatore, Argentine soccer manager (Chile, Real Valladolid, Colo Colo, Real Betis, Sevilla, Sporting de Gijón), dies at 85
  • 2021-01-26 Jozef Vengloš, Slovak soccer manager (Australia, Czechoslovakia, Malaysia, Fenerbahçe, Aston Villa, Celtic, Slovakia), dies at 84
  • 2021-06-01 Adnan Al Sharqi, Lebanese soccer manager (Lebanon 1974–76, 1987–93, 2006–08; Ansar 11 x league titles), dies from cancer at 79
  • 2021-09-09 Urbain Braems, Belgian soccer manager (Anderlecht, Beveren, Standard de Liège, Trabzonspor), dies at 87
  • 2021-10-26 Walter Smith, Scottish football manager (Rangers, Everton; Scotland 2004-07), dies at 73
  • 2021-11-12 Paul Gludovatz, Austrian football manager (Austria U-20; SV Ried, TSV Hartberg, SV Eberau), dies from COVID-19 at 75
  • 2022-01-22 Antonio Fernández, Spanish soccer manager (CD Málaga), dies at 79
  • 2022-01-22 Gianni Di Marzio, Italian soccer manager (Napoli, Catania, Genoa, Lecce, Palermo FC), dies at 82
  • 2022-02-02 Hamid Zouba, Algerian soccer manager (Algerian national team x 6 separate spells), dies at 86
  • 2022-02-17 Steve Burtenshaw, English soccer manager (Sheffield Wednesday, Everton, QPR, Arsenal) and midfielder (Brighton & HA 237 games), dies at 86
  • 2022-03-03 Frank Connor, Scottish soccer manager (Cowdenbeath FC, Berwick Rangers FC, Celtic FC, Raith Rovers FC), dies at 86
  • 2022-03-08 Gordon Lee, English soccer manager (Port Vale, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United, Everton, Preston NE, KR Reykjavik), dies at 87
  • 2022-09-08 Dave Smith, Scottish soccer manager (Mansfield Town, Southend United, Plymouth Argyle, Dundee, Torquay United), dies at 88
  • 2022-10-04 Jürgen Sundermann, German soccer manager (Servette, VfB Stuttgart, Schalke 04, Strasbourg, Hertha BSC) and midfielder (1 cap West Germany; FC Basel, Servette), dies at 82
  • 2022-10-13 Lennart Söderberg, Swedish soccer manager (Gefle IF, Västerås SK, IFK Eskilstuna) and defender (2 caps; AIK), dies at 81
  • 2022-10-13 Pim van de Meent, Dutch soccer manager (PEC Zwolle, NEC, VBV De Graafschap, FC Den Haag), dies at 84
  • 2022-10-19 Omar Borrás, Uruguayan soccer manager (Uruguay 1977, 82-87; Saudi Arabia), dies from kidney problems at 93
  • 2023-02-08 Miroslav Blažević, Bosnian soccer manager (Switzerland, Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, NK Zagreb, Hajduk Split, Grasshoppers, Dinamo Zagreb, Nantes, PAOK), dies at 87
  • 2023-02-18 Ahmet Suat Özyazıcı, Turkish soccer manager (4xTurkish Super League; 3xTurkish Cup Trabzonspor) and midfielder (3 caps; İdmanocağı, Trabzonspor), dies at 87
  • 2023-02-18 Ilario Castagner, Italian soccer manager (Perugia, Lazio, AC Milan, Internazionale, Ascoli) and striker (Perugia, AC Prato), dies at 82
  • 2023-03-22 Tony Knapp, English soccer manager (Iceland, Viking FK) and defender (Leicester City, Southampton), dies at 86
  • 2023-05-05 Arsenio Iglesias, Spanish soccer manager (Deportivo La Coruña, Hércules, Zaragoza, Elche, Real Madrid), dies at 92
  • 2023-07-09 Tommy Møller Nielsen, Danish soccer manager (B1909, Viborg FF, HB Køge) and scout (Manchester United 2016-23), dies at 61
  • 2023-08-19 Carlo Mazzone, Italian soccer manager (Ascoli, Fiorentina, Roma, Napoli, Bologna, Cagliari) and centre-back (AS Roma, SPAL, Ascoli), dies at 86
  • 2023-09-10 Hernán Carrasco, Chilean soccer manager (El Salvador; CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1967 Alianza FC, 1969, 70 CD Atlético Marte, 1968 CD Águila), dies at 100
  • 2023-09-25 György Kottán, Hungarian soccer manager (Bangladesh 2000-03; Pakistan 2009-10), dies at 76
  • 2023-10-01 Lars Arnesson, Swedish soccer manager (Sweden 1980-86, Kalmar FF, Sweden U-21, Djurgårdens IF, Östers IF), dies at 87
  • 2023-10-07 Park Jong-hwan, South Korean soccer manager (South Korea 1983-84, 86-88, 90, 95-96; Seoul FC), dies at 85
  • 2023-11-21 Lothar Buchmann, German soccer manager (VfB Stuttgart, Eintracht Frankfurt, Kickers Offenbach, Karlsruher SC), dies at 87
  • 2023-11-23 Rubens Minelli, Brazilian soccer manager (SC Internacional, SE Palmeiras, SC Corinthians, Santos FC, Al-Hilal SFC, Saudi Arabia), dies at 94