Franz Beckenbauer (picture) winning the Trophy IFFHS in 2007 in Salzburg for his great career.

 

 

 

 

In the FIFA World Cup history (1930-2014), 71 players from all continents (UEFA 44, CONMEBOL 17, CONCACAF 5, AFC 3, CAF 1 and OFC 1) participate also as coach at the greatest World competition. Brazil and Argentina (6 players each) have the most participations.

Ten players (Jackie Charlton 1966, Didi 1958/1962, Giovanni Ferrari 1934/1938, Alfredo Foni 1938, Jürgen Klinsmann 1990, Ricardo Lavolpe 1978, Diego Maradona 1986, Daniel Passarella 1978/1986, Rudi Völler 1990 and “Berti” Vogts 1974 ) won the World Cup only as Player.

One (Alf Ramsey 1966) won the World Cup only as coach.

Only two of the 71 won the World Cup as Player and as coach : Franz BECKENBAUER (1974 as Player and 1990 as coach) and Mario ZAGALLO (1958/1962 as Player and 1970 as coach). The German and the Brazilian hold this record since a long time !

 

 

Name Country Participation as Player Participation as coach
Javier AGUIRRE Mexico 1986 2002/2010
Milorad ARSENIJEVIC Yugoslavia 1930 1950
Franz BECKENBAUER Germany 1966/1970/1974 1986/1990
Orvar BERGMARK Sweden 1958 1970
William “Billy” BINGHAM North. Ireland 1958 1970
Oleg BLOKHIN Ukraine 1982/1986 (for USSR) 2006
Robert “Bobby” ROBSON England 1958 1986/1990
Hristo BONEV Bulgaria 1970/1974 1998
Juan Antonio CAMACHO Spain 1982/1986 2002
Vladislao CAP Argentina 1962 1974
Fabio CAPELLO Italy 1974 2010 (for England)
Raul CARDENAS Mexico 1954/1958/1962 1970
Paulo Cesar CARPEGGIANI Brazil 1974 1998 (for Paraguay)
CHA BUM-KUN South Korea 1986 1998
Jackie CHARLTON England 1966/1970 1990/1994 (for Rep. Of Ireland)
Valdir Pereira “DIDI” Brazil 1954/1958/1962 1970 (for Peru)
Carlos Verri “DUNGA” Brazil 1990/1994/1998 2010
Giovanni FERRARI Italy 1934/1938 1962
Alfredo FONI Italy 1938 1966 (for Switzerland)
Aurelio GONZALES Paraguay 1930 1958
Alexandre GUIMARAES Costa Rica 1990 2002/2006
Ernst HAPPEL Austria 1954/1958 1978 (for Netherlands)
Ricki HERBERT New Zealand 1982 2010
Josef HICKERSBERGER Austria 1978 1990
Glenn HODDLE England 1982/1986 1998
José Eduardo HOHBERG Uruguay 1954 1970
HUH JONG-MOO South Korea 1986 2010
Pavel JANAS Poland 1982 2006
Henryk KASPERCZAK Poland 1974/1978 1998 (for Tunisia)
Srecko KATANEC Slovenia 1990 (for Yugoslavia) 2002
KIM PYUNG-SUK South Korea 1986 1998
Jürgen KLINSMANN Germany 1990/1994/1998 2006
Jakob “Köbi” KUHN Switzerland 1966 2006
Kamaeis LAABIDI Tunisia 1978 2002
Ricardo LAVOLPE Argentina 1978 2006 (for Mexico)
Cesare MALDINI Italy 1962 1998 (for Italy) /2002 (for Paraguay)
Diego MARADONA Argentina 1982/1986/1990/1994 2010
Mick MAC CARTHY Republic of Ireland 1990 2002
Kalman MESZOLY Hungary 1962/1966 1982
Henri MICHEL France 1978 1986 (France) 1994 (Cameroon) 1998 (Morocco) 2006 (Ivory Coast)
Olle NORDIN Sweden 1978 1990
Morten OLSEN Denmark 1986 2002/2010
William Esplin ORMOND Scotland 1954 1974
Daniel PASSARELLA Argentina 1978/1982/1986 1998
Dimitar PENEV Bulgaria 1966/1970/1974 1994
Ilija PETKOVIC Serbia 1974 (for Yugoslavia) 2006
Herbert PROHASKA Austria 1978/1982 1998
Alfred “Alf” RAMSEY England 1950 1966/1970
Cayetano RE Paraguay 1958 1986
Fernando RIERA Chile 1950 1962
José Antonio ROCA Mexico 1950 1978
Mauricio RODRIGUEZ El Salvador 1970 1982
José Emilio SANTAMARIA Uruguay 1954 (Uruguay) 1962 (Spain) 1982 (Spain)
Helmut SENEKOWITSCH Austria 1958 1978
Jorge SOLARI Argentina 1966 1994 (for Saudi Arabia)
Guillermo STABILE Argentina 1930 1958
Luis “Luisito” SUAREZ Spain 1962/1966 1990
Tommy SWENSSON Sweden 1970 1994
Elba Padua Lima “TIM” Brazil 1938 1982 (for Peru)
Aleksandar TIRNANIC Yugoslavia 1930 1954/1958
José TORRES Portugal 1966 1986
Giovanni TRAPATTONI Italy 1962 2002
Marco VAN BASTEN Netherlands 1990 2006
Paul VAN HIMST Belgium 1970 1994
Jean VINCENT France 1954/1958 1982 (for Cameroon)
Rudolf “Rudi” VÖLLER Germany 1986/1990/1994 2002
Hans-Hubert “Berti” VOGTS Germany 1970/1974/1978 1994/1998
Ivan VUTZOV Bulgaria 1966 1986
Vladimir WEISS Slovakia 1990 (Czechoslovakia) 2010
Mario Jorge ZAGALLO Brazil 1958/1962 1970/1974/1998
Arthur Coimbra “ZICO” Brazil 1978/1982/1986 2006 (for Japan)
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