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Guardiola, Zidane, Hammon: 10 trailblazing athletes who became successful coaches

Sport has produced many legendary athletes and coaches over the years but there is a pool of extreme talent who have been successful as both.

There are a lot of incredible individuals who have led iconic careers on the pitch or court and have also gone on to be decorated managers.

GiveMeSport Women takes a look at ten sporting trailblazers who carried their success on past their playing days.

As a player, Zidane won two Serie A titles with Juventus and the La Liga title with Real Madrid. He also won the Champions League with Los Blancos, the club he has also found success with at managerial level.

The Frenchman led Madrid to two league titles, three consecutive Champions Leagues, two Super Cups, and two Club World Cups.

Bompastor won eight Division 1 Féminine titles between her time with Montpellier and Lyon, as well as two Champions League trophies.

After winning the European title with Lyon as a player, she went on to achieve the same feat ten years later but as manager of her former club.

Since being appointed manager in 2021, Bompastor has won three major trophies with Lyon.

Becker’s successful tennis career started when he was just 17 years of age. He won the 1985 Wimbledon Championships to mark his maiden Grand Slam title and went on to win five more majors before retiring in 1999.

Becker worked with Novak Djokovic for three years and during that short period, he helped the Serbian win every single Grand Slam tournament.

Under Becker’s coaching, Djokovic won three Wimbledon titles, two Australian Opens, the French Open and the US Open.

Mauresmo reached world number one status in tennis in 2004, the same year she won an Olympic silver medal at the 2004 Games.

The Frenchwoman went on to win two Grand Slam titles

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