| Seen Kelvin Davies been sacked. 16:01 - Sep 23 with 4101 views | hype313 |
Got me thinking, has there ever been a really successful Keeper that has gone onto manage?
Can think of Dino Zoff who has a relatively successful time, bar that it's pretty limited. Walter Zenga had a stint but nothing of note, Shilts had a stint at Plymouth which was pretty non eventful.
After that I'm struggling, unless I've missed someone of note. |  |
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| Seen Kelvin Davies been sacked. on 16:01 - Sep 23 with 4082 views | iamipswich |
Nuno? |  |
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| Seen Kelvin Davies been sacked. on 16:02 - Sep 23 with 4069 views | J2BLUE |
Nuno has had some decent Prem jobs |  | | |
| Raymond Goethals… on 16:05 - Sep 23 with 4019 views | Bloots |
…and Bryan Gunn, obvs. |  |
| "....get on, get on, get on, my groovy train” - Peter Joseph Hooton (Aug 1990) |
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| Seen Kelvin Davies been sacked. on 16:11 - Sep 23 with 3959 views | wellhungphil |
"I'll take 100 down-votes for a 'Mike Walker', please, Alex" |  | | |
| Seen Kelvin Davies been sacked. on 16:14 - Sep 23 with 3923 views | HighgateBlue |
Pope John Paul II was famously a goalkeeper.
One might consider his main senior role to have been managerial in nature... |  | | |
| Seen Kelvin Davies been sacked. on 16:16 - Sep 23 with 3912 views | oldburian |
Tony Waiters was brilliant at Plymouth, sold us Paul Mariner. |  | | |
| Seen Kelvin Davies been sacked. on 16:28 - Sep 23 with 3844 views | soupytwist |
I think that Albert Camus' managerial career didn't really take off, hence his decision to document the essentially meaningless nature of human existence through a series of novels and plays. |  | | |
| Seen Kelvin Davies been sacked. on 16:29 - Sep 23 with 3829 views | positivity |
lopetegui and adkins (briefly!) | |
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| Seen Kelvin Davies been sacked. on 16:48 - Sep 23 with 3684 views | Hugoagogo_Reborn |
| Seen Kelvin Davies been sacked. on 16:14 - Sep 23 by HighgateBlue |
Pope John Paul II was famously a goalkeeper.
One might consider his main senior role to have been managerial in nature... |
I wonder if any of his saves were due to Holy Spirit? 🤣
Edit: I'm pretty sure Nuno Espirito Santo had extra help, so maybe JP II did, too! [Post edited 23 Sep 2025 17:11]
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| Seen Kelvin Davies been sacked. on 16:50 - Sep 23 with 3675 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
Seeing as you said "Gone onto manage" rather than 'manage well'
Steve Ogrizovic
Jim Barron
David James (Believe it or not)
Peter Shilton
Nigel Adkins
Walter Zenga |  |
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| Raymond Goethals… on 17:19 - Sep 23 with 3567 views | PhilTWTD |
| Raymond Goethals… on 16:05 - Sep 23 by Bloots |
…and Bryan Gunn, obvs. |
And Mike Walker. |  | | |
| Seen Kelvin Davies been sacked. on 17:34 - Sep 23 with 3476 views | Scuzzer |
Pavarotti |  |
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| Seen Kelvin Davies been sacked. on 18:19 - Sep 23 with 3355 views | ArnoldMoorhen |
This must be a particularly low point in the history of ex-goalkeeper managerial careers:
As coach of SC Fortuna Köln he was sacked at half time by club chairman Jean Löring when his club was 0–2 behind against Waldhof Mannheim in December 1999.
And it could happen to a nicer person...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | | | |
| Seen Kelvin Davies been sacked. on 18:32 - Sep 23 with 3300 views | WeWereZombies |
| Seen Kelvin Davies been sacked. on 16:28 - Sep 23 by soupytwist |
I think that Albert Camus' managerial career didn't really take off, hence his decision to document the essentially meaningless nature of human existence through a series of novels and plays. |
Sadly they were not around at the same time but I would have loved to see Camus and Pope John Paul II decide to give up the day jobs and go into football punditry on a 'Saint and Greavesie' type of show. |  |
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| Seen Kelvin Davies been sacked. on 18:47 - Sep 23 with 3238 views | Dyland |
| Seen Kelvin Davies been sacked. on 18:19 - Sep 23 by ArnoldMoorhen |
This must be a particularly low point in the history of ex-goalkeeper managerial careers:
As coach of SC Fortuna Köln he was sacked at half time by club chairman Jean Löring when his club was 0–2 behind against Waldhof Mannheim in December 1999.
And it could happen to a nicer person...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ |
'A French newspaper poll asked which was the least popular man in France. Schumacher came first, beating second place Adolf Hitler.'
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| Seen Kelvin Davies been sacked. on 07:41 - Sep 24 with 2417 views | Bluespeed225 |
Julio Inglesias was a goalkeeper, dunno about his management credentials, but he’s done alright. | | | |
| Seen Kelvin Davies been sacked. on 08:18 - Sep 24 with 2351 views | patrickswell |
| Seen Kelvin Davies been sacked. on 16:50 - Sep 23 by Cheltenham_Blue |
Seeing as you said "Gone onto manage" rather than 'manage well'
Steve Ogrizovic
Jim Barron
David James (Believe it or not)
Peter Shilton
Nigel Adkins
Walter Zenga |
Adkins was very successful in some of his earlier jobs at Scunthorpe and Southampton.
Shilton’s Plymouth side missed out on automatic promotion from League One with 85 points in 93/94 and were the top scoring team in the country that year, with 88 goals. They were relegated the following year though. [Post edited 24 Sep 2025 8:19]
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| Seen Kelvin Davies been sacked. on 08:47 - Sep 24 with 2301 views | soupytwist |
| Seen Kelvin Davies been sacked. on 07:41 - Sep 24 by Bluespeed225 |
Julio Inglesias was a goalkeeper, dunno about his management credentials, but he’s done alright. |
On the subject of people who didn't quite make it as Real Madrid goalkeepers, a friend of mine's dad was goalkeeper for Real Madrid's second team, probably just after Iglesias.
He (the dad) went on to own/manage a Spanish restaurant in Halstead, which was frequented by Town players and is friends with Steve Foley. | | | |
| Seen Kelvin Davies been sacked. on 09:12 - Sep 24 with 2232 views | itfc48 |
Does anyone know if any former keepers have gone on to become a successful CEO/Chairman?
Many thanks,
Mark. | | | |
| Seen Kelvin Davies been sacked. on 13:30 - Sep 24 with 1829 views | mellowblue |
Julen Lopetegui ex Wolves and West Ham Real Madrid (fails) Sevilla (success) was a keeper. | | | |
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