UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE 2018/19 MANAGERS DURING THEIR PLAYING DAYS

Second european football club tournament organized by UEFA, Europa League. Here you can see all 2018/19 season club managers during their senior football careers. Of course not all of them played football professionally like Auturoi, Tripišovski, Musayev and Nikolić. Current Arsenal manager Unai Emery won Europa League three times in a row, all with Sevilla. Some of these managers have won it like players.

Heiko Herrlich (Bayer Leverkusen): Here as a player of same club in 1989/90.

Paulo Autuori (Ludogorets): Autuori never played football professionally. He started his coaching career back in 1975. Here you can see him as coach of Maritimo in 1992/93.

Ludovic Magnin (Zurich): Here in Yverdon Sports 1997/98.

Andoni Iraola (AEK Larnaca): As a player of Athletic Club in 2014/15.

Marco Rose (Red Bull Salzburg): Sticker from 2005/06 in Mainz jersey.

Brendan Rodgers (Celtic): Here you can see Rodgers as a young player in Ballymena United.

Ralf Rangnick (RB Leipzig): Here in Viktoria Backang from 1983 to 1985.

Rini Coolen (Rosenborg): Coolen as Go Ahead Eagles player in 1986/87.

Sergei Semak (Zenit): Semak won UEFA Cup (todays EL) in 2005 with CSKA. Here is he in jersey of Rubin Kazan 2009/10.

Stale Solbakken (Copenhagen): His sticker from Panini EURO 2000 album.

Ricardo Gomes (Bordeaux): As Benfica player in 1995/96.

Jindrich Trpišovski (Slavia Prague): Jindrich never played football professionally. Here on this picture as a Slovan Liberec manager.

Hein Vanhaezebrouck (Anderlecht): Here as a player of Lokeren in 1998/99.

Phillip Cocu (Fenerbahce): Cocu as a Vitesse player in 1992/93.

Nenad Bjelica (Dinamo Zagreb): In jersey of Kaiserslautern 2002/03.

Radoslav Latal (Spartak Trnava): Latal won UEFA Cup in 1996/97 with Schalke. Sticker from Panini Fussball 97.

Unai Emery (Arsenal): As Real Sociedad player in 1995/96. Emery won 3 Europa League titles as Sevilla manager.

Jose Peseiro (Sporting CP): Here as a player of smaller Portuguese club Oriental in 1984/85.

Gurban Gurbanov (Qarabag): He is current coach of both Qarabag and Azerbaijan national football team. Here as a national team player in 2004.

Vasyl Sachko (Vorskla Poltava): Here as a player of same club where he played from 2008 to 2012.

Pedro Martins (Olympiacos): Martins in Sporting 1995/96.

Gennaro Gattuso (Milan): Ivan as a player of Salernitana in 1998/99.

Quique Setien (Betis): Here as s Santander player in 1981/82.

Dino Toppmoller (F91 Dudelange): Dino as Bochum player in 2001/02.

Javier Calleja (Villarreal): As a player of same club in 2001/02 season.

Dietmar Kuhbauer (Rapid Wien): He also played in Rapid Wien for 5 seasons. Here on picture 1994/95.

Massimo Carrera (Spartak Moscow): Here as Juventus player in 1992/93 when they won UEFA Cup.

Steven Gerrard (Rangers): UEFA Cup winner in 2001 with Liverpool.

Simone Inzaghi (Lazio): Here as Lazio player in 2004/05.

Rudi Garcia (Marseille): On this sticker as Lille player in 1985/86.

Adi Hutter (Eintracht Frankfurt): Here as player of Casino Salzburg (Red Bull) in 1994/95.

Sofronis Avgousti (Apollon): Sofronis also played for Apollon in three occasions. Here on this sticker season 2000/01.

Senol Gunes (Besiktas): On this picture as a player of Turkey national team for whom he played 31 match from 1976 to 1987.

Philippe Clement (Genk): He was also a Genk footballer for three seasons. Here you can see Panini sticker from 1997/98.

Uwe Rosler (Malmo): Here in Manchester City 1996/97.

Geir Bakke (Sarpsborg 08): On this picture in Stabaek where he played from 1995-97.

Pablo Machin (Sevilla): In his short football career Machin played for Numancia and their B team.

Murad Musayev (Krasnodar): Musayev wasn't a professional footballer. He started his coaching career in 2005 being coach of Krasnodar youth teams, reserves... From 2018 he is coach of A team.