10 Famous players who became managers of their clubs 

Jupp Heynckes

Celtic FC v Bayern Muenchen - UEFA Champions League

It's easy to forget that former Real Madrid and Bayern Munich manager Jupp Heynckes was, in fact, one of the greatest ever strikers to play in the Bundesliga.

The former striker has dedicated almost 60 years of his life to football, be it as a manager or a player, including his final cameo as the Bayern Munich manager last year. Heyneckes enjoyed 15 long years as a professional footballer before spending almost 40 years in the management field.

Heyneckes started his career with Borussia Monchengladbach and was part of the golden era of the Bundesliga side, enjoying two stints with the club before going onto becoming the side's manager. The first stint with Monchengladbach lasted just three years but he came back three years later to enjoy eight more seasons with his boyhood club.

Heyncekes ended his playing career with Borussia Monchengladbach as the highest goalscorer for the club in the league as well as ending as the third-highest goalscorer in the Bundesliga. In his playing career, Heyneckes has won all the domestic trophies on offer along with the UEFA Cup.

The managerial career of Heyneckes started the next season after he officially retired as a player. More renowned for his career with Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, Heyneckes spent almost eight years with Monchengladbach but failed to win any sort of trophies to showcase his achievements. He was nicknamed by the fans as "the champion without a title".

Heyneckes then went onto join Bayern Munich before making his move to Athletico Bilbao, Eintracht Frankfurt, Tenerife, Real Madrid, Benfica, again back at Athletico Bilbao and Schalke before returning to his beloved Monchengladbach almost 20 years since he made the move away from Borussia Park. His swansong ended poorly as the former striker resigned following a poor run of results.

Heyneckes ended his career with Bayern Munich in 2013 before coming back once again as a caretaker manager last year before officially calling it a day last year.

Heycknes has won every trophy there is to win in Germany as a player and as a manager and even has two Champions League titles to his name with Real Madrid and Bayern Munich.