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Re:Today I've made the difficult decision to reduce the size... by dwd on Tuesday May 05, 2026 @10:27PM (#48031417)
The only successful Player-Coach that comes to mind was Eric Cantona as player-manager of the France national beach soccer team after leaving Manchester United aged 30.

He won the 2004 Euro Championship, the 2005 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup along with a number of top 4 places over his 15 years as player and/or coach.

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Re:Today I've made the difficult decision to reduce the size... by grogenaut on Tuesday May 05, 2026 @11:22PM (#48031761)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Rose
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Re:Today I've made the difficult decision to reduce the size... by thelock85 on Wednesday May 06, 2026 @12:19AM (#48032121)
Bill Russell. Won 9 championships as a Boston Celtic under legendary coach Red Auerbach, and alongside Hall of Famers like Bob Cousy. Then became the coach and starting center for 3 more years and won two more championships.
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Re:Today I've made the difficult decision to reduce the size... by Fnoord on Wednesday May 06, 2026 @12:42AM (#48032257)
Rinus Michels [1]. There are so many tho.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rinus_Michels

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Re:Today I've made the difficult decision to reduce the size... by rossriley on Wednesday May 06, 2026 @01:58AM (#48032757)
Kenny Dalglish for Liverpool too, winning the double whilst a player-manager.
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Re:Today I've made the difficult decision to reduce the size... by dwd on Wednesday May 06, 2026 @02:56AM (#48033144)
And kicking the goal in the final match that secured the Premiership. Definitely counts as being a "professional" league.
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Re:Today I've made the difficult decision to reduce the size... by rafftre on Wednesday May 06, 2026 @06:11AM (#48034462)
The fact that there have been so few of them throughout history of sports shows that this is an exceptional, uncommon situation. A small number of athletes compared to the total. It requires that a single individual possess many qualities at the same time.
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