Walter Winterbottom
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Sir Walter Winterbottom was an English football player and coach. He was the first manager of the England national team and Director of Coaching for The Football Association. He resigned from the FA i
Winterbottom in 1953
Bust of Walter Winterbottom at St George's Park
Didier Deschamps
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Didier Claude Deschamps, popularly known as Dédé, is a French professional football manager and former player. He played as a defensive midfielder for several clubs, in France, Italy, England and Spai
Walter Winterbottom
…led England to four consecutive World Cup tournaments, a record with the same nation subsequently equalled only by Helmut Schön of West Germany and Didier Deschamps of France. England entered the World Cup for the first time in 1950, qualifying for the tournament in Brazil by winning the British Home Championship…
Deschamps in 2026
Deschamps in 2000
Deschamps (second from left) with President Jacques Chirac at the Élysée Palace following France winning the 1998 World Cup
Deschamps as Marseille manager in 2011