BUNDESLIGA MANAGERS DURING THEIR FOOTBALL CAREERS 2018/19

Last week started a new German Bundesliga season. This will be the first season without HSV who played in every edition of German top football league. Bayern Munchen is a winner of last six seasons and also the main favorite to win it also this year. They have a new coach from this summer. It's their former player Niko Kovač. I continue to present you each of top 5 Europe leagues managers during their senior careers. Some of these managers never played football professionally like Domenico Tedesco, Florian Kohfeldt and Michael Kollner. Julian Nagelsmann played for youth of 1860 Munchen and Augsburg but knee injuries ended his career.

Manuel Baum (Augsburg): Here in FC Ismaning. He played as goalkeeper. Number 1 on this picture. He played for Ismaning from 1998 to 2006.

Pal Dardai (Hertha): Here in same club in 2002/03. He is most capped player in Hertha history.

Florian Kohfeldt (Werder Bremen): Here as coach of Werder B team in 2016/17. 

Lucien Favre (Borussia Dortmund): Here in Servette 1984/85

Friedhelm Funkel (Fortuna Dusseldorf): Here in Kaiserslautern 1981/82

Adolf Hutter (Eintracht Frankfurt): Here in Casino Salzburg 1994/95

Christian Streich (Freiburg): Here in Stuttgarter Kickers 1985/86

Andre Breitenreiter (Hannover): Here in HSV 1994/95

Julian Nagelsmann (Hoffenheim): Here in 1860 Munchen during his short football career

Ralf Rangnick (RB Leipzig): Here in Viktoria Backnang 1983-85

Heiko Herrlich (Bayer Leverkusen): Here in same club in 1989/90 

Sandro Schwarz (Mainz): Here as their footballer in 2003/04

Dieter Hecking (Borussia Monchengladbach): Here in Hessen Kassel 1985-90

Niko Kovač (Bayern Munchen): Here in same club in 2001/02

Michael Kollner (Nurnberg): Picture as Greuther Furth U17 coach in 2014/15

Domenico Tedesco (Schalke 04): Here as manager of youth teams in Hoffenheim

Tayfun Korkut (Stuttgart): Here in Fenerbahce 1998/99

Bruno Labbadia (Wolfsburg): Here as player of Werder Bremen in 1996/97

MANAGERIAL CHANGES:

Markus Weinzierl (Stuttgart): Markus is former footballer of Bayern Munchen where he played mostly for B team. He last worked as Schalke coach in 2017.


Peter Bosz (Bayer Leverkusen): New coach of Bayer is former Dutch national team player Peter Bosz. He last coached Borussia Dortmund.


Thomas Doll (Hannover 96): Former German national team player Doll is a new coach of Hannover. Before this he was coach of Ferencvaros and he already coached two teams in Bundesliga: HSV and Borussia Dortmund. 


Boris Schommers (Nurnberg): Nurnberg co-trainer became a new first trainer of Nurnberg.


Huub Stevens (Schalke): Stevens is a new manager of Schalke. He already worked as their manager for seven years. He also coached many other German clubs.


Martin Schmidt (Augsburg): Former Switzerland footballer Schmidt is a new Augusburg coach. He already coached Mainz and Wolfsburg in Germany.


Nico Willig (Stuttgart): New Stuttgart interim coach.

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LIGUE 1 MANAGERS DURING THEIR FOOTBALL CAREERS 2018/19

Few weeks ago new season of France Ligue 1 started. Paris Saint Germain are defending champions. New promoted teams are Reims and Nimes.

Here you can see all Ligue 1 club managers during their senior football careers. Only two of them weren't professional footballers, Leonardo Jardim and Miguel Cardoso. Both are from Portugal.

Christophe Pelissier (Amiens): Here in AS Muret 1992/93

Stephane Moulin (Angers): Here in same club in 1986/87

Gus Poyet (Bordeaux): Here in Chelsea 1998/99

Fabien Mercadal (Caen): Here in Marseille reserve team in early 90s

Olivier Dall'Oglio (Dijon): Here in Ales 1983/84

Antoine Kombouare (Guingamp): Here in PSG 1992/93

Christophe Galtier (Lille): Here in Toulouse 1992/93

Bruno Genesio (Lyon): Here in same club in 1992/93

Rudi Garcia (Marseille): Here in Lille 1985/86

Leonardo Jardim (Monaco): Here as Sporting CP coach in 2013/14

Michel Der Zakarian (Montpellier): Here as Montpellier player in 1995/96

Miguel Cardoso (Nantes): As he never played football professionally here you can see him as Braga assistant manager in 2010/11

Patrick Vieira (Nice): Here in Arsenal in 1996/97

Bernard Blaquart (Nimes): Here in Bordeaux 1980/81

Thomas Tuhel (Paris Saint Germain): Here in Stuttgarter Kickers 1992/93

David Guion (Reims): Here in Angers 1993/94

Sabri Lamouchi (Rennes): Here in Sochaux 1994/95

Jean-Louis Gasset (Saint-Etienne): Here in Montpellier 1978/79

Thierry Laurey (Strasbourg): Here in Montpellier 1995/96

Alain Casanova (Toulouse): Here in Le Havre 1987/88

MANAGERIAL CHANGES:

Ricardo Gomes (Bordeaux): Former Brazilian national team player Ricardo Gomes is new coach of Bordeaux after Gus Poyet got sacked. Here you can see Ricardo as player of Benfica in 1995/96.


Vahid Halilhodžić (Nantes): Bosnian Vahid Halilhodžić is a new Nantes manager. He was also a Nantes player where he won Ligue 1 title in 1983. Here you can see him in Velež Mostar 1974/75.


Thierry Henry (Monaco): New Monaco coach is former France legendary striker Thierry Henry. He started his career in same club. He is a World Cup and EURO champion. He also won lot of other trophies. 


Jocelyn Gourvennec (Guingamp): New Guingamp manager is former France footballer Gourvennec. He was last coach of Bordeaux.


Julien Stephan (Rennes): New Rennes coach, Julien Stephan. Until now he was coach of Rennes B team.


Antoine Kombouare (Dijon): New Dijon coach. He last worked as Guingamp coach.


Leonardo Jardim (Monaco): Back on Monaco bench.


Paulo Sousa (Bordeaux): Sousa replaces Ricardo Gomes as Bordeaux manager. Former Portuguese national team player last worked as Tijanjin coach.

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