Asian Cup 2019: 3 national team coaches who have held top profile jobs

#2 Hector Cuper (Uzbekistan)

Hector Cuper is with the Uzbekistan team for only four months

Nationality - Argentina

Team managing - Uzbekistan

Previous notable clubs and countries managed - RCD Mallorca, Valencia, Inter Milan, Real Betis, Parma, Racing Santander, Al Wasl FC, Egypt national football team

Achievements - Winning the Spanish Super Cup with RCD Mallorca in 1998 and Valencia in 1999, La Liga coach of the year in 1999, UEFA Club coach of the year in 2000, European coach of the year in 2000, Finishing runners-up with Egypt in the 2017 African Cup of Nations

Another nomad who found prominence and fame in Europe but decided to try the uncharted territories of Asia and Africa is Hector Cuper. Under his tutelage, Egypt qualified for the FIFA World Cup after a gap of 28 years.

When he was in charge of Egypt, the team played defensively and pounced on the counter. But they lost all the three matches using it in the FIFA World Cup and, he was sacked.

Hector Cuper was appointed as the manager of Uzbekistan football team on August 1, 2018, and the White Wolves resorted to defensive tactics. Apart from the 1-0 loss against Iran and 4-0 loss against South Korea, Uzbekistan haven't lost any other match under him.

They like to sit down deep in the first half and catch their opponents off-guard in the second. This has worked wonders for them and, no one other than Hector Cuper should take the credit.