13 British football managers who tried to coach overseas - how did they fare?

Despite his stay at Manchester United ending ten months into a six-year contract in April 2014, David Moyes still had enough stock to bounce back later in the year.

Taking a risk that not many British managers – or players – are prepared to take all that often, Moyes packed his suitcase and headed abroad in search of work after his tenure at Old Trafford.

Make no mistake, failing at United wasn’t a true reflection of Moyes, especially considering the job he had done at Everton to earn that chance in the first place. And while we’ve all been reminded of just how solid a coach he is in recent times with his heroics at West Ham, it hasn’t been easy for the talented Scot.

His Spanish adventure with Real Sociedad last little over a year, being sacked in November 2015 after a poor start to his first full season in charge had failed to pick up. It was a brave but risky move to make for Moyes, who had to adapt to an entirely different culture. From the language and media, right down to the general pattern of football and training methods used in Spain, it was going to take time to adapt if Moyes was ever going to find success.

In an interview with Jake Humphreys on the High Performance Podcast, Moyes offered fascinating insight into his decision to head to Spain, touching on the rather obvious lack of Brits making moves abroad.

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“I think I had quite a few offers to go and part of what I mentioned with being part of the LMA [League Managers Assocation]: one of the reasons why I was part of the board was because I felt that there’s no British managers getting opportunities to work in England.

“If you look at our league, even in our lower leagues now. So, the chance to work in Spain or