Coaches/Managers

(F) denotes foreign coach.

1. ANGOLA: Luis OLIVEIRA GONCALVES (Angolan) DOB – Jun 22, 1960 (46).
First World Cup Finals.

2. ARGENTINA: Jose PEKERMAN (Argentine) DOB – Sep 03, 1949 (56).
First World Cup Finals.

3. AUSTRALIA: (F) Guus HIDDINK (Dutch) DOB – Nov 08, 1946 (59).
Third World Cup Finals. 1998 – Managed NETHERLANDS – finished 4th; 2002 – Managed SOUTH KOREA – finished 4th.

4. BRAZIL: Carlos Alberto PARREIRA (Brazilian) DOB – Feb 27, 1943 (63).
Fifth World Cup Finals. 1982 – Managed KUWAIT; 1990 – Managed UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; 1994 - Managed BRAZIL – Won the Cup; 1998 – Managed SAUDI ARABIA.

5. COSTA RICA: Alexander GUIMARES (Costa Rican – Brazil born) DOB Nov 07, 1959 (46).
Second World Cup Finals. 2002 – Managed COSTA RICA.
Played for COSTA RICA in 1990 (# 9) – Pre Quarter Finals.

6. CROATIA: Zlatko KRANJCAR (Croat) DOB – Nov 15, 1956 (49).
First World Cup Finals.

7. CZECH REPUBLIC: Karel BRUCKNER (Czech) DOB – Nov 13, 1939 (66).
First World Cup Finals.

8. ECUADOR: (F) Luis SUAREZ (Colombian) DOB – Dec 23, 1959 (46).
First World Cup Finals.

9. ENGLAND: (F) Sven Goran ERIKSSON (Swede) DOB – Feb 5, 1948 (58).
Second World Cup Finals. 2002 – Managed ENGLAND – Quarter Finals.

10. FRANCE: Raymond DOMENECH (French) DOB – Jan 24, 1952 (54).
First World Cup Finals.

11. GERMANY: Jurgen KLINNSMANN (German) DOB – Jul 30, 1964 (41).
First World Cup Finals.
Played for GERMANY in 1990 (# 18) – Won the Cup; 1994 (# 18) – Quarter Finals; 1998 (# 18) – Quarter Finals.

12. GHANA: (F) Ratomir DUJKOVIC (Serbian) DOB – Feb 24, 1946 (60).
First World Cup Finals.

13. IRAN: (F) Branko IVANKOVIC (Croat) DOB – Feb 28, 1954 (52).
First World Cup Finals.

14. ITALY: Marcello LIPPI (Italian) DOB – Apr 11, 1948 (58).
First World Cup Finals.

15. IVORY COAST: (F) Henri MICHEL (French) DOB – Oct 28, 1947 (58).
Fourth World Cup Finals. 1986 – Managed FRANCE – finished 3rd; 1994 – Managed CAMEROON; 1998 – Managed MOROCCO.
Played for FRANCE in 1978 (# 11).

16. JAPAN: (F) Arthur Coimbra ZICO (Brazilizn) DOB – Mar 03, 1953 (53).
First World Cup Finals.
Played for BRAZIL in 1978 (# 8) – finished 3rd; 1982 (# 10) – Pre Quarter Finals; 1986 (#10) – Quarter Finals.

17. MEXICO: (F) Ricardo LAVOLPE (Argentine) DOB – Feb 06, 1952 (54).
First World Cup Finals.
Played for ARGENTINA in 1978 (# 13) – Won the Cup.

18. NETHERLANDS: Marco VAN BASTEN (Dutch) DOB Oct 31, 1964 (41).
First World Cup Finals.
Played for NETHERLANDS in 1990 (# 9) – Pre Quarter Finals.

19. PARAGUAY: (F) Anibal RUIZ (Uruguayan) DOB – Dec 30, 1942 (63).
First World Cup Finals.

20. POLAND: Pawel JANAS (Polish) DOB – Mar 04, 1953 (53).
First World Cup Finals.
Played for POLAND in 1982 (# 5) – finished 3rd.

21. PORTUGAL: (F) Luiz Felipe SCOLARI (Brazilian) DOB – Nov 09, 1948 (57).
Second World Cup Finals. 2002 – Managed BRAZIL – Won the Cup.

22. SAUDI ARABIA: (F) Marcos PAQUETA (Brazilian) DOB – Aug 27, 1958 (47).
First World Cup Finals.

23. SERBIA & MONTENEGRO: Ilija PETKOVIC (Serbian) DOB Sep 22, 1945 (60).
First World Cup Finals.
Played for YUGOSLAVIA in 1974 (# 7) – Quarter Finals.

24. SOUTH KOREA: (F) Dick ADVOCAAT (Dutch) DOB Sep 27, 1947 (58).
Second World Cup Finals. 1994 – Managed NETHERLANDS – Quarter Finals.

25. SPAIN: Luis ARAGONES (Spanish) DOB Jul 28, 1938 (67).
First World Cup Finals.

26. SWEDEN: Lars LAGERBACK (Swede) DOB Jul 16, 1948 (57).
Second World Cup Finals. 2002 – Managed SWEDEN jointly – Pre Quarter Finals.

27. SWITZERLAND: Jakob KUHN (Swiss) DOB Oct 12, 1943 (62).
First World Cup Finals.
Played for SWITZERLAND in 1966 (# 11).

28. TOGO: (F) Otto PFISTER (German) DOB Nov 24, 1937 (68).
First World Cup Finals.

29. TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: (F) Leo BEENHAKKER (Dutch) DOB Aug 02, 1942 (63).
Second World Cup Finals. 1990 – Managed NETHERLANDS – Pre Quarter Finals.

30. TUNISIA: (F) Roger LEMERRE (French) DOB Jun 18, 1941 (65).
Second World Cup Finals. 2002 – Managed FRANCE.

31. UKRAINE: Oleg BLOKHIN (Ukrainian) DOB Nov 5, 1952 (53).
First World Cup Finals.
Played for SOVIET UNION in 1982 (# 11) – Pre Quarter Finals; 1986 (# 11) – Pre Quarter Finals.

32. UNITED STATES: Bruce ARENA (US) DOB Sep 21, 1951 (54). Second World Cup Finals. 2002 – Managed UNITED STATES – Quarter Finals.