Participating in the World Cup as Player and as Coach


Sources: "Almanaque da Copa do Mundo", book written by Silvio Lancelotti
         FIFA Official Site
         Wikipedia



Mens' World Cups

All men played and coached the same country unless noted otherwise.
                   Participations
Name        Country           as player   as coach
=======================================================================
Otto ADDO               Ghana           2006                  2022
Javier AGUIRRE          Mexico          1986                  2002/2010
Milorad ARSENIJEVIC     Yugoslavia      1930                  1950
Franz BECKENBAUER       West Germany    1966/1970/1974        1986/1990
Orvar BERGMARK          Sweden          1958                  1970
Gregg BERHALTER         USA             2002/2006             2022
William "Billy" BINGHAM North. Ireland  1958                  1982/1986
Oleg BLOKHIN            Ukraine         1982/1986  [1]        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                  2010/2014            [2]
Raúl CÁRDENAS           Mexico          1954/1958/1962        1970
Paulo César CARPEGGIANI Brazil          1974                  1998                 [3]
Aliou CISSÉ             Senegal         2002                  2018/2022
CHA BUM-KUN             South Korea     1986                  1998
Jackie CHARLTON         England         1966/1970             1990/1994            [4]
Stanislav CHERCHESOV    Russia          1994                  2018
Didier DESCHAMPS        France          1998                  2014/2018/2022
Waldir Pereira "DIDI"   Brazil          1954/1958/1962        1970                 [5]
Carlos Verri "DUNGA"    Brazil          1990/1994/1998        2010
Giovanni FERRARI        Italy           1934/1938             1962
Alfredo FONI            Italy           1938                  1966                 [6]
Aurelio GONZÁLEZ        Paraguay        1930                  1958
Alexandre GUIMARÃES     Costa Rica      1990                  2002/2006
Vahid HALILHODZIC       Yugoslavia      1982                  2014                 [7]
Ernst HAPPEL            Austria         1954/1958             1978                 [8]
Ricki HERBERT           New Zealand     1982                  2010
Josef HICKERSBERGER     Austria         1978                  1990
Glenn HODDLE            England         1982/1986             1998
José Eduardo HOHBERG    Uruguay         1954                  1970
HONG MYUNG-BO           South Korea     1990/1994/1998/2002   2014
HUH JONG-MOO            South Korea     1986                  2010
Pavel JANAS             Poland          1982                  2006
Henryk KASPERCZAK       Poland          1974/1978             1998                 [9]
Srecko KATANEC          Slovenia        1990      [10]        2002
Stephen KESHI           Nigeria         1994                  2014
KIM PYUNG-SUK           South Korea     1986                  1998
Jürgen KLINSMANN        (West) Germany  1990/1994/1998        2006/2014           [11]
Nico KOVAC              Croatia         2002/2006             2014
Mladen KRSTAJIC         Serbia          2006      [12]        2018
Jakob "Köbi" KUHN       Switzerland     1966                  2006
Kamaeis LAABIDI         Tunisia         1978                  2002
Ricardo LAVOLPE         Argentina       1978                  2006                [13]
LUIS ENRIQUE            Spain           1994/1998/2002        2022
Cesare MALDINI          Italy           1962                  1998/2002           [14]
Diego MARADONA          Argentina       1982/1986/1990/1994   2010
Mick McCARTHY           Rep. of Ireland 1990                  2002
Kalman MESZOLY          Hungary         1962/1966             1982
Henri MICHEL            France          1978                  1986/1994/1998/2006 [15]
Provslav MIHAJLOVIC     Yugoslavia      1950                  1962
Adam NAWALKA            Poland          1978                  2018
Olle NORDIN             Sweden          1978                  1990
Morten OLSEN            Denmark         1986                  2002/2010
William Esplin ORMOND   Scotland        1954                  1974
Daniel PASSARELLA       Argentina       1978/1982/1986        1998
PAULO BENTO             Portugal        2002                  2014/2022           [16]
Dimitar PENEV           Bulgaria        1966/1970/1974        1994
Ilija PETKOVIC          Serbia & Mont.  1974      [10]        2006
Juan Antonio PIZZI      Spain           1998                  2018                [17]
Herbert PROHASKA        Austria         1978/1982             1998
Óscar RAMÍREZ           Costa Rica      1990                  2018
Alfred "Alf" RAMSEY     England         1950                  1966/1970
Cayetano RE             Paraguay        1958                  1986
Fernando RIERA          Chile           1950                  1962
José Antonio ROCA       Mexico          1950                  1978
Maurício RODRIGUEZ      El Salvador     1970                  1982
Oleg ROMANTSEV          Russia          1982       [1]        2002
José Emílio SANTAMARÍA  Uruguay         1954/1962 [18]        1982                [19]
Lionel SCALONI          Argentina       2006                  2022
Helmut SENEKOWITSCH     Austria         1958                  1978
Jorge SOLARI            Argentina       1966                  1994                [17]
Rigobert SONG           Cameroon        1994/1998/2002/2010   2022
Gareth SOUTHGATE        England         1998/2002             2018/2022
Guillermo STÁBILE       Argentina       1930                  1958
Dragan STOJKOVIC        Serbia          1990/1998 [10]        2022
Luis "Luisito" SUÁREZ   Spain           1962/1966             1990
Safet SUSIC             Bosnia-Herz.    1982/1990 [10]        2014
Tommy SVENSSON          Sweden          1970                  1994
Elba Pádua Lima "TIM"   Brazil          1938                  1982                 [5]
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                [20]
Rudolf "Rudi" VÖELLER   (West) Germany  1986/1990/1994        2002
Hans-Hubert VOGTS       (West) Germany  1970/1974/1978        1994/1998
Ivan VUTZOV             Bulgaria        1966                  1986
Vladimir WEISS          Slovakia        1990      [21]        2010
Marc WILMOTS            Belgium         1990/1994/1998/2002   2014
Mário Jorge ZAGALLO     Brazil          1958/1962             1970/1974/1998
Arthur Coimbra "ZICO"   Brazil          1978/1982/1986        2006                [22]

 [1] played for USSR
 [2] coached England in 2010 and Russia in 2014
 [3] coached Paraguay
 [4] coached Rep. of Ireland in 1990 and 1994
 [5] coached Peru
 [6] coached Switzerland
 [7] coached Algeria
 [8] coached Netherlands
 [9] coached Tunisia
[10] played for Yugoslavia
[11] coached USA in 2014
[12] played for Serbia & Montenegro
[13] coached Mexico
[14] coached Paraguay in 2002
[15] coached Cameroon in 1994, Morocco in 1998 and Ivory Coast in 2006
[16] coached South Korea in 2022
[17] coached Saudi Arabia
[18] played for Spain in 1962
[19] coached Spain
[20] coached Cameroon
[21] played for Czechoslovakia
[22] coached Japan
The champions:
Jackie Charlton (1966), Didi (1958/1962), Dunga (1994), 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 World Cups as players.
Alf Ramsey (1966) and Lionel Scaloni (2022) won the World Cup as coaches.
Franz Beckenbauer (1974 as player and 1990 as coach), Mario Zagallo
(1958/1962 as player and 1970 as coach) and Didier Deschamps (1998 as player
and 2018 as coach) are the only who won World Cups in both functions.
Closest and furthest:
Raul Cárdenas (1962-1970), Didi (1962-1970), Jürgen Klinsmann (1998-2006),
Niko Kovac (2006-2014), Henri Michel (1978-1986), Rudi Vöeller (1994-2002)
and Mario Zagallo (1962-1970) were in World Cup as coaches only 8 years after
as player.
Tim (1938-1982) was in World Cup as coach 44 years after as player.
Played with and coached by:
Argentina: Lionel Messi played with Lionel Scaloni in 2006 and was coached by him in 2022.
Brazil: Pelé played with Mário Zagallo in 1958 and 1962 and was coached by him in 1970.
Cameroon: Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting played with Rigobert Song in 2010 and was coached by him in 2022.
          Nicolas Nkoulou played with Rigobert Song in 2010 and was coached by him in 2022.
		  Vincent Aboubakar played with Rigobert Song in 2010 and was coached by him in 2022.
Costa Rica: Hernán Medford played with Alexandre Guimarães in 1990 and was coached by him in 2002.
Croatia: Ivica Olic played with Niko Kovac in 2002 and 2006 and was coached by him in 2014.
         Stipe Pletikosa played with Niko Kovac in 2002 and 2006 and was coached by him in 2014.
France: Dominique Rocheteau played with Henri Michel in 1978 and was coached by him in 1986.
        Maxime Bossis played with Henri Michel in 1978 and was coached by him in 1986.
        Michel Platini played with Henri Michel in 1978 and was coached by him in 1986.
        Patrick Battiston played with Henri Michel in 1978 and was coached by him in 1986.
Germany: Jens Lehmann played with Jürgen Klinsmann in 1998 and was coached by him in 2006.
         Oliver Kahn played with Jürgen Klinsmann in 1994 and 1998 and was coached by him in 2006.
         Oliver Kahn played with Rudi Vöeller in 1994 and was coached by him in 2002.
Ireland Rep.: Niall Quinn played with Mick McCarthy in 1990 and was coached by him in 2002.
              Steve Staunton played with Mick McCarthy in 1990 and was coached by him in 2002.
Mexico: Antonio Mota played with Raúl Cárdenas in 1962 and was coached by him in 1970.
        Isidoro Díaz played with Raúl Cárdenas in 1962 and was coached by him in 1970.
        Mario Velarde played with Raúl Cárdenas in 1962 and was coached by him in 1970.
Serbia (& Montenegro): Vladimir Stojkovic played with Mladen Krstajic in 2006 and was coached by
        him in 2018.

Womens' World Cups

All women played and coached the same country unless noted otherwise.
                     Participations
Name        Country             as player   as coach
=========================================================================
Inka GRINGS               Germany         1999/2011       2023            [1]
April HEINRICHS           USA             1991            2003
Carolina MORACE           Italy           1991            2011            [2]
Silvia NEID               Germany         1991/1995       2007/2011/2015
Hope POWELL               England         1995            2007/2011
Shui QINGXIA              China           1991/1995       2023
Hege RIISE                Norway          1995/1999/2003  2023
Pia SUNDHAGE              Sweden          1991/1995       2011/2015/2023  [3]
Asako TAKAKURA            Japan           1991/1995       2019
Ngoze UCHE Eucharia       Nigeria         1991            2011
Martina VOSS-Tecklenburg  Germany         1991/1995/1999  2015/2019/2023  [4]

[1] coached Switzerland
[2] coached Canada
[3] coached USA in 2011 and Brazil in 2023
[4] coached Switzerland in 2015
The champions:
April Heinrichs (1991) won the World Cup as player.
Hege Riise (1995) won the World Cup as player.

Silvia Neid (2007) won the World Cup as coach.
Closest and furthest:
Inka Grings (2011-2023), April Heinrichs (1991-2003), Silvia
Neid (1995-2007) and Hope Powell (1995-2007) were in World Cup as
coaches 12 years after as player.
Pia Sundhage (1991-2023) and Martina Voss-Tecklenburg (1991-2023) were
in World Cup as coach 32 years after as player.
Played with and coached by:
England: Mary Phillip played with Hope Powell in 1995 and was coached by her in 2007.
Germany: Sandra Smisek played with Silvia Neid in 1995 and was coached by her in 2007.
         Birgit Prinz played with Silvia Neid in 1995 and was coached by her in 2007 and 2011.
         Sandra Minnert played with Silvia Neid in 1995 and was coached by her in 2007.
USA: Brandi Chastain played with April Heinrichs in 1991 and was coached by her in 2003.
     Julie Foudy played with April Heinrichs in 1991 and was coached by her in 2003.
     Kristine Lilly played with April Heinrichs in 1991 and was coached by her in 2003.
     Mia Hamm played with April Heinrichs in 1991 and was coached by her in 2003.

Both World Cups

Philippe BERGEROO (France) played 1986 Mens' World Cup and coached in 2015 Womens' World Cup.
Leonardo CUÉLLAR (Mexico) played 1978 Mens' World Cup and coached in 1999, 2011 and 2015 Womens' World Cups.
YOON DEOK-YEO (South Korea) played 1990 Mens' World Cup and coached in 2015 and 2019 Womens' World Cups.

Thanks to Nils Johansson (nej31@hotmail.com), Steve Morris (Steve.Kathy@btinternet.com), Fabrice Favre (fabrice_favre@bluewin.ch) and Thiago Albuquerque (taep1801@yahoo.it).

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