There have been some notable former Liverpool gamers within the headlines on the subject of their managerial pursuits, and right here we have a look at the 18 ex-Reds who’re presently managers.
There was one notable success story when it got here to a former participant turning his hand at administration final season, and it’s no shock that his title is Xabi Alonso.
The Spaniard was linked to the Liverpool job for a while however made the choice to stay at Bayer Leverkusen, whom he guided to a league and cup double after an undefeated home season!
Along with his history-making season in thoughts, let’s check out another former Reds who’re presently managing the world over at varied ranges:
- Xabi Alonso – Bayer Leverkusen
- Steven Gerrard – Al-Ettifaq
- Nuri Sahin – Borussia Dortmund
- Dirk Kuyt – Beerschot
- Charlie Adam – Fleetwood City
- Harry Kewell – Yokohama F. Marinos
- Andrea Dossena – SPAL
- Jan Kromkamp – CSV Apeldoorn
- Nigel Clough – Mansfield City
- Albert Riera – Bordeaux
- Igor Biscan – Al-Ahli SC
- Fernando Torres – Atletico Madrid B
- Alvaro Arbeloa – Actual Madrid U19s
- Javier Mascherano – Argentina U20s
- Steven Caulker – Malaga Metropolis
- Sebastian Leto – Kifisia
- Mark Kennedy – Swindon City
- Julian Dicks – Heybridge Swifts
A notable title on this listing is Nuri Sahin, who was not too long ago named Borussia Dortmund supervisor after stepping up from his function as assistant underneath earlier boss Edin Terzic.
The 35-year-old has lengthy ties with Dortmund having performed there as a youth participant and underneath Jurgen Klopp, he made 274 appearances for the German membership compared to his 12 for Liverpool.
His former team-mate Steven Gerrard continues to be accountable for Al-Ettifaq in Saudi Arabia – his aspect completed sixth final season – and in January he signed an extension till 2027.
Dirk Kuyt, in the meantime, secured Beerschot promotion to the Belgian Professional League for 2024/25; Charlie Adam is at Fleetwood City, who not too long ago had been relegated to League Two; and Harry Kewell is now managing in Japan.
Fernando Torres spent three years teaching Atletico Madrid U19s however is now supervisor of Atletico Madrid B having taken the following step in his promising administration profession.
Assistants and people nonetheless trying
Whereas the likes of Steven Caulker (Malaga Metropolis) are taking their first steps into administration, quite a lot of ex-Reds have not too long ago vacated positions and are presently out of labor.
That features, Robbie Fowler (Al-Qadsiah), Robbie Keane (Maccabi Tel Aviv), Rigobert Track (Cameroon), Alberto Aquilani (Pisa), Gregory Vignal (Versailles) and Mauricio Pellegrino (Cadiz).
As for these in assistant roles, Stewart Downing is with Leeds U21s, Nabil El Zhar with Muaither SC, it’s Colchester for Paul Konchesky, and Christian Poulsen has been with the Denmark nationwide workforce since 2021.
Lastly, Craig Bellamy might discover himself on the listing of employed managers shortly having been strongly linked with each Burnley and Wales.
It’ll be attention-grabbing to see how all of them get on in 2024/25 and who else joins the listing!
