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Profiles of world football's top coaches and managers

The tactical brains of any good side and the man on whose shoulders ultimately rests the hopes for success of his club or national team, we profile the top coaches in world football.
World Soccer's Top Coaches
The players may get the immediate glory but the real master minds behind all great footballing victories are the coaches and managers who help mould a successful unit and instil the values and tactics to bring home the silverware. We look at the top coaches and managers in professional soccer.
Jose Mourinho
Jose Mourinho is a charismatic Portuguese football coach best known for his successful spells in charge of FC Porto in Portugal and Chelsea in England.
Guus Hiddink
Guus Hiddink has won himself a reputation as one of international football's finest coaches after successful spells in charge of PSV Eindhoven, Real Madrid, Holland, South Korea, Australia and Russia.
Luiz Felipe Scolari
Luiz Felipe Scolari has built a reputation as one of international football's finest tactical minds as a World Cup winning coach of Brazil and a highly regarded coach of Portugal.
Sir Alex Ferguson
Sir Alex Ferguson has brought untold success to both Aberdeen and Manchester United in his time as manager at both clubs since the early 1980s and has built a reputation as one of the greatest managers ever in the history of world soccer.
Fabio Capello
An Italian international inside forward as a player, Fabio Capello went on to greater glory as a world famous coach of some of Europe's top clubs such as AC Milan, Juventus and Real Madrid winning league championships and a European Cup with his tactically astute and highly disciplined management style.

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