10 greatest footballers turned managers of all time

#6 Mario Zagallo

Mario Zagallo

Just 8 years after lifting his second FIFA World Cup trophy as a player, Mario Zagallo came back and won it as a manager, becoming the first ever person to have ever done so in history, a feat which has only since been repeated once.

Having never played outside his native Brazil as a player, Zagallo's feats only came to global attention in the 1958 and 1962 FIFA World Cups, although he was overshadowed by his more 'illustrious' teammates. Nevertheless, the wingers runs down the left became stuff of legend, and feature prominently in any documentaries about those great Brazilian sides.

Zagallo spent the majority of his career at Flamengo and Botafogo, but channelled his inner journeyman as a manager, overseeing a staggering 9 clubs and 5 countries in a managerial career that has spanned 5 decades, although it was only his achievements with the national team (winning the World Cup as a manager in 1970, and as an assistant coach in 1994, while Brazil finished runners up in 1998 under him) that were of note.

Trophies won as a player: 9

Trophies won as a manager: 6