Most of the time, the national teams have great proven coaches, but in other cases, they have served as a bridge to young coaches whose first experience leading a professional team was there. Today we are going to see the most notorious cases.
Pekerman has a long career coaching national teams and teams. His first experience was precisely in charge of Argentina, after Bielsa’s resignation in 2004.
The historic Romanian footballer continued to bring joy to his country after his retirement as a player, as he took charge of the national team in his first experience on the bench in 2001, but failed to qualify for the World Cup and was dismissed.
The historic German player who won a World Cup took over the helm of Germany, and was about to achieve the feat in 2002, when they reached the World Cup final, where they were beaten by Brazil.
Another footballer who made history in his national team as a player, in this case the canarinha, whose first experience on the bench was also in it. Dunga joined the Brazilian team in 2014, after Scolari’s dismissal.
The historic and elegant striker made his coaching debut for none other than the Dutch national team in . Unfortunately he was unable to repeat the successes in her as a player.
The current Argentine coach began his career on the bench with the Argentine U21 team and since 2018, it was his turn in the elite with the senior team, with which he has won the Copa América.
Curiously, the historic Uruguayan player began his career as a coach leading the national team of another country, in this case the Peruvian team.
The Ecuadorian had a humble career on non-professional benches, but by working hard he managed to be recruited for the national lower categories of Ecuador, until finally he was recruited for the absolute combination.
The rule that a great player becomes a great coach is not always followed, but Shevchenko is well on his way to becoming one. He made his debut on the bench in his country’s national team, which he managed to renew and qualify for the quarterfinals of the European Championship with a promising generation.
Robert Moreno is the current coach of Granada, but curiously, his first experience as an elite coach was directing the Spanish team, despite not even having been a professional footballer. The Catalan was the second coach of Luis Enrique, and before his temporary resignation, Robert assumed the command of the team for a year.
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