7 legendary coaches who did not have great playing careers

#2 Arrigo Sacchi

Sacchi won two European Cups as Milan's boss

The last manager to lead a club to consecutive UCL triumphs before Zinedine Zidane went one better, Arrigo Sacchi was the mastermind behind what many consider the greatest club team in the history of football (although Barca of 2008 - 2012 might have something to say about that), as his Milan side dominated European football, conquering all that came before them.

Having impressed while managing Parma, Milan president Silvio Berlusconi hired Sacchi to manage Milan after his unfancied Parma side knocked out the Rossoneri in the Coppa Italia and the new coach faced credibility questions right from the get-go, with the press wondering how a man who had next to no success as a player could possibly thrive as a coach.

In response, the legendary manager gave a response which has since been immortalised, saying that "I never realised that to be a jockey you had to be a horse first.''

He proved his credentials by going on to forge arguably the greatest club team of all time, successfully managing a side which boasted the talents of Carlo Ancelotti, Mauro Tassotti, Paolo Maldini, Marco Van Basten, Ruud Gullit but to name a few.

He is also responsible for a number of changes and tactical evolution in football. such as moving Italian football away from man marking and the libero system, introducing instead the zonal system of marking which is still in use till today.