Successful first time (player)-managers in no particular order:
Johan Cruijff
Kenny Dalgleish
Pep Guardiola
Zinedine Zidane
Glenn Hoddle
Gianluca Vialli
Ruud Gullit
Franz Beckenbauer
Carlo Ancelotti
Didier Dechamps
There’s plenty more and there are also plenty of failures (Giggs/Ince) but I doubt there’s a stat out there that tells you that you need to start in the lower leagues to become a successful cup winning manager.
Successful first time (player)-managers in no particular order:
There’s plenty more and there are also plenty of failures (Giggs/Ince) but I doubt there’s a stat out there that tells you that you need to start in the lower leagues to become a successful cup winning manager.