Top Nine Coaches to betray one rival club for another in football arena – Part 2
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He began his professional career as a footballer with VfR Nilkheim youth academy in 1960. The 57-year-old played for Viktoria Aschaffenburg, FC Saarbrücken and Hamburger SV during the 1970s and 1980s.
He started his managerial career with Hamburger SV in 1995 and went on to coach several clubs namely 1. FC Nuremberg, Werder Bremen, Eintracht Frankfurt, VfB Stuttgart, Bayern Munich, VfL Wolfsburg and Schalke'04. Magath earned the reputation of Germany’s most prosperous coaches in the past ten years. He is regarded as one of the least loyal personages in football arena. In 2009, he left Wolfsburg without hesitation for Schalke, stating that money had played a major role in his movement.
Magath’s stint with Hamburger SV lasted a good two years. In 1998, he joined the German club rivals Werder Bremen, serving it for one year. He is remembered as one of Hamburger SV’s legendary players of all time.
George Graham
George Graham is a retired Scottish football player and football manager. Born in Bargeddie, Scotland, Graham stepped in the football grounds as a mid-fielder. He began his senior team career with the English Premier League club, Aston Villa in 1961. After playing at the English side for three years, he went on to play for several clubs including Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester United, Portsmouth, Crystal Palace, California Surf and the Scotland national football team.
In 1982, the 66-year-old entered his managerial career phase with the Millwall club. Although Graham served Leeds United and Tottenham Hotspur, but he is best remembered for his success at Arsenal, both as a player and a manager. His stint with the Gunners lasted from 1986 to 1995. The nine years he spent at Highbury led to many fruitful results for the club.
He steered Arsenal club to their sole European victory - the Cup Winners Cup trophy in 1994. However, he was sacked in the following February due to the violation of club’s rules. In 1998, Graham gladly signed a contract with the Gunners’ bitter rivals, Tottenham Hotspur. This turned out to be an unwise decision as Graham really never got to be popular at White Hart Lane. With poor league results, he was inevitably fired in 2001. Both Arsenal and Tottenham fans feel much the same for him now.
Walter Zenga
Walter Zenga is a former Italian professional football player and current football manager. He is currently the coach head of UAE League club, Al-Nasr. Born in Milan, Italy, Zenga proved to be a great goal-keeper. He played for many clubs including Salernitana, Savona, Sambenedettese, Internazionale, Sampdoria, Padova and New England Revolution. He also served the Italian national team for a much long time.
In 1999, Zenga chose to retire from active football and became a part of the football coaching staff. After leaving New England Revolution, he joined the Milan amateurs' Brera Calcio in 2000, for one year. In 2002, the 51-year-old moved to Romania, where he first managed Naţional Bucharest and then Steaua Bucureşti. After serving Red Star Belgrade, Gaziantepspor, Al-Ain and Dinamo Bucureşti, Zenga was eventually signed up by Catania in 2008.
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