The Real Quiz – Managers
If you can put aside the worrying amount of The Office references I’ve thrown in to this little quiz, then test your footballing knowledge on these 20 questions on football managers. Some of the questions are very tough but if you get them right, you’ll be “as chuffed as a badger” (Ian Holloway, 2004)
Questions
1. Who received the first Premier League manager of the season award?
2. What club did Marcelo Bielsa manage at before taking over at Leeds United in 2018?
3. How many matches did Ryan Giggs take charge of as Manchester United Manager in 2014?
4. Who won MLS ‘Sigi Schmid Coach of the Year’ Award in 2019?
5. Who is the ‘Current’ manager of Gimnasia (Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata)?
6. Who was the first player signed by Jürgen Klopp for Liverpool?
7. How many English clubs has Roy Hodgson managed?
8. What club does Thierry Henry ‘currently’ manage?
9. Who managed the Italian side who won the 2006 World Cup?
10. Who was Roberto Mancini’s most expensive signing?
11. Who were England’s opposition for Sam Allardyce’s only game in charge?
12. How many days was Brian Clough manager at Leeds United?
13. What club did Pep Guardiola finish his playing career with?
14. What club did Pep Guardiola begin his managerial career with?
15. Who won Championship manager of the year 2019?
16. Who is the ‘current’ manager of FC Schalke 04?
17. Who is the ‘current’ longest serving Premier League manager?
18. How many English clubs has Rafa Benítez managed?
19. Who has the better head-to-head record, Arsène Wenger or José Mourinho?
20. Based on win percentage, who is the ‘most successful’ Premier League manager?
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Answers
1. Sir Alex Ferguson (1993/94 season, with the trophy being introduced as part of the Carling sponsorship agreement)
2. Lille (2017, lasting just 13 games before controversy and disagreements brought an end to his reign, because well it wouldn’t be Bielsa without some drama).
3. 4 matches (Winning 2, drawing 1 and losing 1 in the final four games of the 2013-2014 season).
4. Bob Bradley (Winning the award for the third time in his career, this time for his fantastic season with LAFC).
5. Diego Maradona (At time of writing, Diego is manager of the first division argentine club, filled with controversy and drama along the way).
6. Marko Grujic (January 2016, before being immediately loaned back to Red Star Belgrade. He has since made 8 appearances for the club and currently on loan at Hertha)
7. 6 clubs (Bristol City, Blackburn Rovers, Fulham, Liverpool, West Bromwich Albion and Crystal Palace)
8. Montreal Impact (Over in the MLS, Henry is trying to forge ahead with the club and his managerial career, hoping everyone forgets about the Monaco job).
9. Marcello Lippi (In his first of 2 spells in charge of the national team)
10. Sergio Agüero (2011, signing for Manchester City for a rumoured £35 million, and I think it’s fair to say he has paid for himself over the years).
11. Slovakia (In September 2016, Allardyce led England to a 1-0 win thanks to a late injury time winner by Adam Lallana in the 95th minute).
12. 44 days (In 1974 the great Brian Clough entered into the Leeds United job, and just over a month later he was sacked from his position following plenty of disagreements, football politics and pure entertainment).
13. Dorados de Sinaloa (2006, playing for six months in total resulting in 10 appearances and 1 goal for the club before retiring), if you got that right then very well played.
14. Barcelona B (2007/2008, winning promotion from the Tercera División with a team including Pedro and Busquets among others).
15. Chris Wilder (Following his Sheffield United sides incredible season, Wilder led the club to promotion to the Premier League and took home Championship manager of the year).
16. David Wagner (The former Dortmund reserve and Huddersfield Town manager is now back in Germany turning around the fortunes of Schalke).
17. Eddie Howe (With over 7 years in charge of Bournemouth in this current spell, Eddie is showing that some clubs don’t have to change their manager every other week).
18. 3 clubs (Rafa has taken charge at Liverpool, Chelsea and most recently Newcastle United).
19. José Mourinho (With one of the Premier Leagues biggest managerial battles, José came out on top in 10 of their 19 head-to-head matches, and 7 draws between them).
20. Pep Guardiola (With an incredible 105 wins from 142 top-flight matches in charge of City, Pep boasts an unmatched 73.9% win rate).