The world cup is the biggest tournament in the world, which usually take place every four years. Since the inception of the world cup in we 1930, we have had several winners.
The irony of life here is that whilst other players are looking forward to representing their national teams in the world cup, others are having it easy with not just participating in the tournament but winning it both as players and coaches.
Amongst the winners, are former players who won the competition while they were active as footballers and also won it as managers of national teams.
It is no mean feat to win the World Cup as a player and as a manager. In the history of the global tournament, only three people can boast to have done it.
1) Mario Zagallo
Zagallo won the World Cup as a player twice with Brazil in 1958 and 1962. He then managed his country in 1970 where they won the famous trophy with a squad that contained the likes of Pele and Jairzinho.
He was the first person to set the record of winning the FIFA World Cup as both a manager and as a player. He won the competition in 1958 and 1962 as a player, while in 1970 he repeated this feat as a manager.
2) Didier Deschamps
Didier Deschamps won the World Cup as a player in 1998, captaining France to the title on home soil. In 2018, he managed Les Blues to a 4-2 win over Croatia in the title match, after France had reached the final for the first time since 2006, where they finished as runner-up to Italy.
3)Franz Beckenbauer
The legendary German won the World Cup in 1974 on home soil. As a manager he would lead his country to the trophy in 1990 after defeating an Argentina side led by Diego Maradona.
He was became the first captain to lift the World Cup and European Championship at international level and the European Cup at club level.
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