Famous Coaches - List of Famous Coaches - page 2

Sports coaches are the professionals who instruct and train the athletes participating in some specific sports. Coaches play a very important role in helping individual players and teams achieve their full potential and thereby improve their performances. Professional sports are highly competitive and in such situations the responsibilities of the coach increases manifold. Often the head coach of a professional team is assisted by assistant coaches and physical trainers. Coaches identify the strengths and weaknesses of their clients and help them in implementing a suitable training programme to improve their physical and psychological fitness. In addition to helping professional players in achieving their highest potentials, coaches also scout for new talents. They play the role of mentors as they encourage and motivate aspiring sportspersons to take up a particular sport. Coaches in any sport are required to have experience and expertise in playing that particular sport. The duties and responsibilities of coaches differ according to the sports they coach their clients in. It is a highly demanding yet highly satisfying job. Browse this section to explore about the life and works of various famous sports coaches from all over the world.

The Most Famous Coaches

NameBirthdayNationalityBio
Jürgen KloppJune 16, 1967GermanJürgen Klopp is a German football manager, and a former professional football player
David MoyesApril 25, 1963ScottishDavid Moyes is a Scottish professional football coach and former player
Mike DitkaOctober 18, 1939AmericanMike Ditka is a former American football NFL player coach and TV commentator
Pep GuardiolaJanuary 18, 1971SpanishPep Guardiola is a former Spanish footballer
Mats WilanderAugust 22, 1964SwedishMats Wilander is a former World No
Bill BowermanFebruary 19, 1911AmericanBill Bowerman was an American track and field coach, winner of the Oxford Cup and co-founder of the Nike, Inc
Oracene PriceApril 3, 1952AmericanOracene Price is best known as the coach and mother of tennis stars Venus Williams and Serena Williams
Ryan GiggsNovember 29, 1973WelshRyan Giggs is a famous British-Welsh former footballer
Barry Bennell1954BritishBarry Bennell is a British former football coach and a convicted paedophile who has been accused of molesting his students
Ivan LendlMarch 7, 1960Czech, AmericanIvan Lendl is a former world number one professional tennis player
Alex Ferguson

Alex Ferguson

Alex Ferguson is a former football manager best known for his stint with the Manchester United from 1986 to 2013

ScottishDecember 31, 1941132 views

Al Davis

Al Davis was an American football coach and executive

AmericanJuly 4, 1929135 views

Ric Charlesworth

Ric Charlesworth is an Australian sports consultant, former hockey player and the greatest sporting coach of Australia

Rick Pitino

Rick Pitino is an American basketball coach who led three different schools to a Final Four—the only one in NCAA history to do so

AmericanSeptember 18, 1952100 views

Red Auerbach

Red Auerbach was an American basketball coach considered to be the mastermind behind the success of Boston Celtics

AmericanSeptember 20, 1917113 views

Paul Brown

Paul Brown was a prominent American football coach

Phil Jackson

Phil Jackson is a former American basketball player and a world-renowned basketball coach

AmericanSeptember 17, 1945200 views

James Naismith

James Naismith was a Canadian-American inventor of the world famous sport basketball

Herb Brooks

Herb Brooks was an American ice-hockey player and coach – he was the head coach of the gold medal-winning U.S

AmericanAugust 5, 1937133 views

Woody Hayes

Woody Hayes was a renowned American football player and coach

AmericanFebruary 14, 1913129 views