Franz Beckenbauer and Zinédine Zidane bring the same question into focus: what can a Ballon d’Or winner achieve after becoming a national-team coach?
In 1990, Franz Beckenbauer became world champion as Germany coach and remains the only Ballon d’Or winner to have won a major title as a national-team coach. That career offers an example to Zinédine Zidane, who begins his career on the France bench in Turkey on Friday at 20:45.
According to Ballon d’Or France Football, the arrival of former winners in national-team coaching roles continues to generate both mystery and fascination. In Zinédine Zidane’s case, Ballon d’Or France Football considers the uncertainty to be less pronounced: his three consecutive Champions League titles with Real Madrid, from 2016 to 2018, placed him among the legendary coaches of European football, even though his career at the highest level on the bench has lasted fewer than five seasons to date.
In the history of football, the debate over the difficulty of passing on genius and the ability of the greatest players to become great coaches is a longstanding one.
Source : L'Équipe
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