Famous Coaches - List of Famous Coaches - page 4

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
Steve Spurrier

Steve Spurrier

Steven Spurrier is a former American footballer and coach

AmericanApril 20, 1945141 views

Wayne Gretzky

Wayne Gretzky Biography - Facts, Childhood, Family & Achievements of Canadian Ice Hockey Player

CanadianJanuary 26, 1961132 views

Tom Landry

Tom Landry was an American football player and a coach who was known for bringing in new techniques and formations in football

AmericanSeptember 11, 1924120 views

Mike Ditka

Mike Ditka is a former American football NFL player coach and TV commentator

AmericanOctober 18, 1939571 views

Arsène Wenger

Arsène Wenger is a famous French football manager and a former footballer

FrenchOctober 22, 1949216 views

Gordon Strachan

Gordon Strachan is a Scottish football manager and former player

Dabo Swinney

Dabo Swinney is an American college football coach

AmericanNovember 20, 1969248 views

Jürgen Klopp

Jürgen Klopp is a German football manager, and a former professional football player

GermanJune 16, 19673,447 views

Jupp Heynckes

Josef "Jupp" Heynckes is a German former professional footballer and coach

GermanMay 9, 1945218 views

Pep Guardiola

Pep Guardiola is a former Spanish footballer

SpanishJanuary 18, 1971474 views