A great player is not always a great manager but some footballers gained success in both playing and managerial careers. So here comes the topic: the greatest player-turned-manager in football history!
The candidates in Group D are - Luis Cubilla, Johan Cruyff, Diego Simeone and Mario Zagallo. Choose the best 2 among them!
The trophies they won as player and manager are as follows:
Luis Cubilla
Playing career: 9 x Uruguayan Primera Division, 3 x Copa Libertadores, 1 x Copa Interamericana, 1 x domestic cups, 2 x Intercontinental Cup
Managerial career: 8 x Paraguayan Primera Division, 1 x Uruguayan Primera Division, 2 x Copa Libertadores, 1 x Copa Interamericana, 1 x Supercopa Libertadores, 2 x Recopa Sudamericana, 1 x Intercontinental Cup
Johan Cruyff
Playing career: 3 x European Cup, 9 x Eredivisie, 1 x La Liga, 7 x domestic cups, 1 x UEFA Super Cup, 2 x Intertoto Cup, 1 x Intercontinental Cup
Managerial career: 2 x European Cup, 2 x Cup Winners' Cup, 4 x La Liga, 5 x domestic cups, 1 x UEFA Super Cup
Diego Simeone
Playing career: 1 x UEFA Cup, 1 x La Liga, 1 x Serie A, 3 x domestic cups, 1 x UEFA Super Cup, 1 x Confederations Cup, 2 x Copa America
Managerial career: 2 x Europa League, 2 x Argentine Primera Division x 2, 1 x La Liga, 2 x domestic cups, 2 x UEFA Super Cup
Mario Zagallo
Playing career: 2 x World Cup, 8 x Brazilian State Championships
Managerial career: 1 x World Cup, 1 x Confederations Cup, 1 x Copa America
zaeabepuy
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Simeone always lost to ronaldo I am not going to vote him
Gunners4ever❤
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even someone has 2 Copa America and 1 confiderations cup ..is better than Messi and Ronaldo ? and better than Cryuff and Di Stefano ?
This is not the right article to start a GOAT debate
saoaelmrt
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even someone has 2 Copa America and 1 confiderations cup ..is better than Messi and Ronaldo ? and better than Cryuff and Di Stefano ?
Lemikiba
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Whoever votes for Cruyff and Simone,please put ur senses together & come again to vote.
Mosanya
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The one who invented tiki taka and one of the greatest footballer of all time...Johan Cryff
ovo_lexis
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and zidane?
Jopdkortz
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Gaduola
raynknight
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The GodFather of Barcelona and Tiki-Taka
Mephapool
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I see what's going on here, guys just votes for names that they know [Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh]but if u wanna go into the records Louis Cubilla is the GOAT.
raynknight
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The Man who changed the modern FooTball for Forever and ever...
kosbmptu
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How is this even a question... If cruyff doesnt win the whole cup then this is just wrong