Goalkeepers that became managers

[SUIYHA]

Can't think of many, even less successful ones. Are there any?

I know their coaching would have been different from most of the players they would end up managing, but you think they'd have gained an interesting perspective on a lot of football, the way openings are carved, where the line should be etc from watching the game...

 

[diego_maradona]

Dino Zoff

 

[Dicko]

Off the top of my head I can remember the old Italy keeper Walter Zenga becoming a manager... but I just googled him and his record is about as bad as it gets lol

 

[Danishfurniturelover]

Mike Walker managed Norwich and Everton he was the father of Mr I smile when I pick the ball out of the back of the net Ian Walker.

 

[camspur]

Didn't Peter Shilton give management a go?

 

[Lemonade Money]

Ray Clemence!

 

[Heda SPURSCZ]

Nigel Adkins

 

[Jordinho]

Michel Preud'Homme: Manager of Twente when we played them IIRC. Has also managed Standard Liege, Gent, Al-Shabab and Club Brugge.

Andoni Zubizareta is DoF at Barcelona.

Fabien Barthez became the honourary president of Championnat National team US Luzenac and has signed a couple of players for them, but he's mostly doing various motor sports.

Most goalkeepers that stay in football tend to end up as GK coaches.

 

[Millsy_Yiddo]

I actually think Brad Freidel might make a decent manager someday. Based on seeing him on one single 'Goals on Sunday' to be fair :lol:

 

[milo]

Bruce Arena
Raymond Goethals

 

[Danishfurniturelover]

Didn't Peter Shilton give management a go?

think he as player manager at Plymouth in between shagging prossies.

 

[THFC6061]

Can't think of many, even less successful ones. Are there any?

I know their coaching would have been different from most of the players they would end up managing, but you think they'd have gained an interesting perspective on a lot of football, the way openings are carved, where the line should be etc from watching the game...

Goalkeepers generally tend to have far longer careers than outfield players, which is probably why you don't see that many take up management positions afterwards.

 

[milo]

Goalkeepers generally tend to have far longer careers than outfield players, which is probably why you don't see that many take up management positions afterwards.

I think that is more likely to be that goalkeepers are at a disadvantage when it comes to coaching outfield players, so get less opportunities to break out of being a specialist coach. That and they are all mad.

 

[THFC]

Never trust a golie that wears tracksuit bottoms

 

[Eriktheviking]

Never trust a golie that wears tracksuit bottoms

Hahahahahahahaha

I used to play in net and it's so true, brilliant.

 

[Baleforce]

I think that is more likely to be that goalkeepers are at a disadvantage when it comes to coaching outfield players, so get less opportunities to break out of being a specialist coach. That and they are all mad.

I think subconsciously they all hate football, why else pick a position where all you do is stop beautiful things from happening.

As an ex keeper myself I must say there is a time and a place for tracksuit bottoms, i've played on some GHod awful pitches in my time and my knees are scarred from sun dried mud and poorly maintained astro, not to mention lighters, dog ****, stones, broken bottles strewn all over.

 

[Dayo]

Bryan Gunn