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VOTE: Rank your top 5 most successful player-managers in football!

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Diego Maradona, Gary Neville, Thierry Henry... We have witnessed many former stars struggle in their coach job despite their numerous glories in the playing career. But there are also people who gain success both in player and coach careers. 

We've listed 15 most successful player-managers below. Vote for your top 5 among them!

1. John 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

2. Carlo Ancelotti

Playing career: 2 x European Cup, 3 x Serie A, 5 x domestic cups, 2 x UEFA Super Cup, 2 x Intercontinental Cup

Managerial career:  3 x Champions League, 1 x Serie A, 1 x Premier League, 1 x Bundesliga, 1 x Ligue 1, 6 x domestic cups, 3 x UEFA Super Cup, 2 x FIFA Club World Cup, 1 x Intertoto Cup

3. 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

4. Pep Guardiola

Playing career: 1 x European Cup, 1 x Cup Winners' Cup, 6 x La Liga, 5 x domestic cups, 1 x UEFA Super Cup, Olympic Games - gold medal (1992)

Managerial career: 2 x Champions League, 3 x La Liga, 3 x Bundesliga, 7 x domestic cups, 3 x UEFA Super Cup, 3 x FIFA Club World Cup

5. Zinedine Zidane 

Playing career: 1 x World Cup, 1 x European Championship, 1 x Champions League, 2 x Serie A, 1 x La Liga, 3 x domestic cups, 2 x UEFA Super Cup, 2 x Intercontinental Cup, 2 x Intertoto Cup

Managerial career: 3 x Champions League, 1 x La Liga, 1 x domestic cup, 2 x UEFA Super Cup, 1 x FIFA Club World Cup

6. Giovanni Trapattoni

Playing career: 2 x European Cup, 1 x Cup Winners' Cup, 2 x Serie A, 1 x domestic cup, 1 x Intercontinental Cup

Managerial career:  1 x European Cup, 1 x Cup Winners' Cup, 3 x UEFA Cup, 7 x Serie A, 1 x Bundesliga, 1 x Portuguese Primeira Liga, 1 x Austrian Bundesliga, 5 x domestic cups, 1 x UEFA Super Cup, 1 x Intercontinental Cup

7. Vicente del Bosque

Playing career: 5 x La Liga, 4 x domestic cups

Managerial career: 1 x World Cup, 1 x European Championship, 2 x Champions League, 1 x La Liga, 2 x domestic cups, 1 x UEFA Super Cup, 1 x Intercontinental Cup

8. Josef Heynckes

Playing career:  1  x World Cup, 1 x European Championship, 1 x UEFA Cup, 4 x Bundesliga, 1 x domestic cups

Managerial career: 2 x Champions League, 3 x Bundesliga, 5 x domestic cups, 2 x Intertoto Cup

9. Franz Beckenbauer

Playing career: 1 x World Cup, 1 x European Championship, 3 x European Cup, 1 x Cup Winners' Cup, 5 x Bundesliga, 3 x North American Soccer League, 4 x domestic cups, 1 x Intercontinental Cup, 2 x Trans-Atlantic Cup

Managerial career:  1 x World Cup, 1 x UEFA Cup, 1 x Ligue 1, 1 x Bundesliga

10. Sir Kenny Dalglish

Playing career: 3 x European Cup, 6 x English First Division, 4 x Scottish League, 17 x domestic cups, 1 x UEFA Cup

Managerial career: 4 x English First Division/Premier League, 9 x domestic cups

11. Fabio Capello

Playing career: 4 x Serie A, 2 x domestic cups

Managerial career: 1 x Champions League, 5 x Serie A, 2 x La Liga, 4 x domestic cups, 1 x UEFA Super Cup

12. Antonio Conte

Playing career: Champions League x 1, UEFA Cup x 1, Serie A x 5, 5 x domestic cups, 1 x UEFA Super Cup, 1 x Intercontinental Cup, 1 x Intertoto Cup

Managerial career:  3 x Serie A, 1 x Premier League, 1 x Serie B, 2 x domestic cups

13. Didier Deschamps

Playing career: 1 x World Cup, 1 x European Championship, 2 x Champions League, 3 x Serie A, 2 x Ligue 1, 4 x domestic cups, 1 x UEFA Super Cup, 1 x Intercontinental Cup, 1 x Intertoto Cup

Managerial career:  1 x World Cup, 1 x Ligue 1, 1 x Serie B, 6 x domestic cups

14. Frank Rijkaard

Playing career: 1 x European Championship, 3 x Champions League, 1 x Cup Winners' Cup, 5 x Eredivisie, 2 x Serie A, 7 x domestic cups, 2 x UEFA Super Cup, 2 x Intercontinental Cup

Managerial career: 1 x Champions League, 2 x La Liga 

15. 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, Olympic Games - silver medal (1996)

Managerial career: 1 x Europa League, 2 x Argentine Primera Division x 2, 1 x La Liga, 2 x domestic cups, 1 x UEFA Super Cup