Worldwide managers are sometimes older males who’ve taken a task with their nation in direction of the top of their careers.
Winding down from the day-to-day involvement and depth of teaching at membership degree, the place typically fits an older or extra skilled man.
However over time, some youthful coaches have taken cost of their nations too and forward of Euro 2024, here’s a take a look at some notables examples within the historical past of the European Championship, together with two males seeking to make their mark at this summer time’s event…
The youngest winner – José Villalonga (Spain)
Spain coach José Villalonga celebrates along with his gamers after their win over the Soviet Union within the remaining of Euro 1964. (Picture credit score: Getty Pictures)
José Villalonga was the primary coach to win the European Cup, main Actual Madrid to the trophy in 1956 and 1957. At 36 years and 184 days on the time, he stays the youngest supervisor to win the title.
Villalonga can be the youngest winner of the European Championship. He was in cost as Spain claimed the trophy on house soil in 1964, aged 44 years and 192 days on the time. He handed away on the age of simply 53.
The youngest finalist – Konstantin Beskov (Soviet Union)
Former footballer and coach Konstantin Beskov (proper) chats to Russian prime minister Sergei Stepashin (centre) in July 1999. (Picture credit score: Getty Pictures)
Whereas Spain’s José Villalonga was the European Championship’s youngest profitable coach, he was really older than his reverse quantity within the remaining of Euro 1964.
Soviet Union coach Konstantin Beskov, a former striker who went on to win titles in control of Spartak Moscow, was 43 years and 215 days outdated when he led out his nation within the remaining in opposition to Spain in 1964.
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The youngest in EUROS historical past – Srečko Katanec (Slovenia)
Slovenia coach Srečko Katanec seems on throughout a World Cup qualifier in opposition to Romania in November 2001. (Picture credit score: Getty Pictures)
Srečko Katanec led Slovenia to their first ever main event, Euro 2000, and the previous Sampdoria participant was simply 36 years and 333 days for his or her debut within the event – a 3-3 draw in opposition to Serbia.
Katanec additionally certified Slovenia for the World Cup two years later, however stepped down after an enormous argument with star participant Zlatko Zahovič and defeat in all three of their matches in Japan and South Korea.
The youngest at EURO 2024 – Julian Nagelsmann (Germany)
Julian Nagelsmann seems on throughout Germany’s pleasant in opposition to the Netherlands in March 2026. (Picture credit score: Getty Pictures)
Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann is ready to change into the youngest coach in European Championship historical past as he leads out Die Mannschaft on house soil this summer time.
Nagelsmann might be 36 years and 327 days outdated when he takes cost of Germany’s Euro 2024 opener in opposition to Scotland on June 14th and can beat Srečko Katanec’s report by six days.
The second-youngest at EURO 2024 – Domenico Tedesco (Belgium)
Belgium coach Domenico Tedesco throughout a pleasant in opposition to the Republic of Eire in March 2024. (Picture credit score: Getty Pictures)
Domenico Tedesco was appointed as Schalke’s coach in 2017 on the age of simply 31 and the German-Italian has since labored at Spartak Moscow and RB Leipzig.
Tedesco was appointed as Belgium boss in 2023 and might be 38 years and 279 days outdated when he takes cost of the Purple Devils’ opener in opposition to Slovakia on June seventeenth. Each he and Germany’s Julian Nagelsmann may set new information for the youngest European Championship finalist or winner this summer time.
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