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ProfessionFootball Manager
NationalityEnglish

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SummaryRoy Hodgson CBE is an English football manager with a 48-year career spanning management of 22 teams across 8 countries. He is known for his tactical innovations and success at both club and international level, including managing the England national team from 2012 to 2016.
Career Span1976-present
Notable AchievementWon his first league title at age 29 with Swedish club Halmstad in 1976, which remains one of the greatest upsets in Swedish football history

Physical Stats & More

Record as Oldest Premier League ManagerAt 76 years and 187 days, Hodgson is the oldest manager in Premier League history
Premier League Matches Managed416 matches (8th all-time)

Educational Qualification(s)

Cert Ed1972
Hon Doctorate2019 (University of Greenwich)

Personal Life

LanguagesSpeaks five languages fluently

Career

International Management
  • Country: Switzerland Period: 1992-1995 Achievements: Reached last-16 of 1994 FIFA World Cup, qualified for Euro '96 finals, achieved 3rd place FIFA World Ranking
  • Country: United Arab Emirates Period: 2002-2004 Achievements: Participated in Gulf Cup of Nations 2004, qualified for Asian Cup 2004
  • Country: Finland Period: 2004 Achievements: Lifted team to their highest FIFA ranking
  • Country: England Period: 2012-2016 Achievements: 56 matches, 33 wins, 15 draws, 8 losses; climbed to 3rd in world rankings, reached Euro 2012 quarter-finals, qualified for 2014 World Cup and Euro 2016
Club Management
  • Club: Halmstad Country: Sweden Period: 1976-1980 Achievements: Won league titles 1975-76, 1978-79; introduced 4-4-2 formation and zonal marking
  • Club: Malmo FF Country: Sweden Period: 1981-1989 Achievements: Won five consecutive league titles 1985-1989, ended eight-year title drought
  • Club: Inter Milan Country: Italy Achievements: Took team from relegation zone to UEFA Cup final in second season (1996-97)
  • Club: Fulham Country: England Period: 2007-2010 Achievements: Guided to 7th place Premier League finish in 2009, reached 2010 Europa League final, won LMA Manager of the Year 2010
  • Club: Liverpool Country: England Period: 2010-2011 Matches: 31
  • Club: West Bromwich Albion Country: England Period: 2011-2012
  • Club: Crystal Palace Country: England Period: 2017-2021 Achievements: Only manager to secure safety in four consecutive top-flight seasons, equalled Palace's best-ever Premier League points total (49)
  • Club: Watford Country: England Period: 2022-present
Honours
League TitlesAllsvenskan Champions 1975-76, 1978-79, 1985-86, 1987-88; Superliga Champions 2000-01
Cup WinsSvenska Cupen 1985-86, 1988-89
European FinalsUEFA Cup runners-up 1996-97 (Inter Milan), Europa League final 2010 (Fulham)

Style Quotient

Tactical InnovationRevolutionary in Swedish football, modernizing tactics by introducing 4-4-2 formation and zonal marking
ExpertiseLeadership and team management

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Served on FIFA and UEFA technical study groups
2. Managed Roberto Carlos at Inter Milan
3. Revolutionized Swedish football through tactical modernization
4. Has managed top clubs across multiple European countries including Udinese, Blackburn Rovers, FC Copenhagen, and Grasshopper
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