Famous Coaches - List of Famous Coaches - page 3
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 | |||
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Name | Birthday | Nationality | Bio |
Jürgen Klopp | June 16, 1967 | German | Jürgen Klopp is a German football manager, and a former professional football player |
David Moyes | April 25, 1963 | Scottish | David Moyes is a Scottish professional football coach and former player |
Mike Ditka | October 18, 1939 | American | Mike Ditka is a former American football NFL player coach and TV commentator |
Pep Guardiola | January 18, 1971 | Spanish | Pep Guardiola is a former Spanish footballer |
Mats Wilander | August 22, 1964 | Swedish | Mats Wilander is a former World No |
Bill Bowerman | February 19, 1911 | American | Bill Bowerman was an American track and field coach, winner of the Oxford Cup and co-founder of the Nike, Inc |
Oracene Price | April 3, 1952 | American | Oracene Price is best known as the coach and mother of tennis stars Venus Williams and Serena Williams |
Ryan Giggs | November 29, 1973 | Welsh | Ryan Giggs is a famous British-Welsh former footballer |
Barry Bennell | 1954 | British | Barry Bennell is a British former football coach and a convicted paedophile who has been accused of molesting his students |
Ivan Lendl | March 7, 1960 | Czech, American | Ivan Lendl is a former world number one professional tennis player |
Tony Dungy
A retired NFL Coach and a former American football player, Tony Dungy is the first African-American head coach to record a victory at the Super Bowl
Jock Stein
Jock Stein was a Scottish football player and manager and became the first ever manager of a British side (Celtic) to win the European Cup in 1967.
Jimmy Johnson
James William ‘Jimmy’ Johnson is a former American Football Coach who works as a sports broadcaster for ‘Fox Sports’
Tom Osborne
Tom Osborne is a former American football player, coach and a politician from Nebraska
Barry Bennell
Barry Bennell is a British former football coach and a convicted paedophile who has been accused of molesting his students
Chris Weinke
Chris Weinke is an American football coach and former football and baseball player
Clint Trickett
Clint Trickett is an American football player who went on to earn fame and recognition as a coach
Bobby Bowden
Read about Bobby Bowden a retired college football coach in his biography which has information about his profile, childhood, life and timeline.
Oracene Price
Oracene Price is best known as the coach and mother of tennis stars Venus Williams and Serena Williams
Vince Lombardi
Vincent Thomas Lombardi was one of the greatest NFL coaches ever