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

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
Tony Dungy

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

AmericanOctober 6, 1955202 views

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.

ScottishOctober 5, 1922195 views

Jimmy Johnson

James William ‘Jimmy’ Johnson is a former American Football Coach who works as a sports broadcaster for ‘Fox Sports’

AmericanJuly 16, 194394 views

Tom Osborne

Tom Osborne is a former American football player, coach and a politician from Nebraska

AmericanFebruary 23, 1937136 views

Barry Bennell

Barry Bennell is a British former football coach and a convicted paedophile who has been accused of molesting his students

British1954293 views

Chris Weinke

Chris Weinke is an American football coach and former football and baseball player

AmericanJuly 31, 1972167 views

Clint Trickett

Clint Trickett is an American football player who went on to earn fame and recognition as a coach

AmericanMarch 19, 1991192 views

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

AmericanApril 3, 1952298 views

Vince Lombardi

Vincent Thomas Lombardi was one of the greatest NFL coaches ever

AmericanJune 11, 1913197 views