Tuchel is the third foreign coach in the history of the England national team. Who was before him?
Kenley Ward
Dailysports's expert
Today, the Football Association of England finally announced the new head coach of the national team—German manager Thomas Tuchel. However, Tuchel is not the first foreign coach in England's history.
Details: Tuchel becomes only the third foreign manager to lead the "Three Lions," following in the footsteps of Swede Sven-Göran Eriksson and Italian Fabio Capello.
In total, Tuchel is the 21st head coach in England’s history. The role of national team manager was first introduced in 1946. Before that, the England squad was selected by a special committee.
All England managers, including interim appointments
- Walter Winterbottom (1946–1962)
- Alf Ramsey (1963–1974)
- Joe Mercer (interim, 1974)
- Don Revie (1974–1977)
- Ron Greenwood (1977–1982)
- Bobby Robson (1982–1990)
- Graham Taylor (1990–1993)
- Terry Venables (1994–1996)
- Glenn Hoddle (1996–1999)
- Howard Wilkinson (interim, 1999)
- Kevin Keegan (1999–2000)
- Peter Taylor (interim, 2000)
- Sven-Göran Eriksson (2001–2006)
- Steve McClaren (2006–2007)
- Fabio Capello (2008–2012)
- Stuart Pearce (interim, 2012)
- Roy Hodgson (2012–2016)
- Sam Allardyce (2016)
- Gareth Southgate (2016–2024)
- Lee Carsley (interim, 2024)
Reminder: Tuchel’s last position was with Bayern Munich, a club he left at the end of last season. He has previously managed Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain, and Borussia Dortmund. Notably, he won the 2020/21 UEFA Champions League with Chelsea.
In the first four matches of the new UEFA Nations League B, England has collected 9 points and trails Greece by 3 points.
