Glenn Hoddle Born 27th October 1957

In 1991 he returned to England to take the job of player-manager for Swindon Town . He developed a reputation for encouraging attractive, open football and guided the team to promotion to the FA Premier League in 1993 . Hoddle left Swindon for Chelsea where he remained for three years before taking over as the coach for England.

As England manager, Hoddle enjoyed a degree of success. The team qualified well for the World Cup in 1998 where they were narrowly defeated by Argentina in the second round.

Hoddle caused a deal of controversy during his career. He was derided by the national press for his insistence on using faith healer Eileen Drewery to guide his teams. In 1999 he was sacked as England manager after making public comments about disabled people that were deemed inappropriate and offensive, once his comments had been condemned by Tony Blair on talk show This Morning . Hoddle had claimed in an interview with The Times that disabled people were paying the price for sins committed in previous lives .

After losing the England job, Hoddle became manager of Southampton before quitting suddenly and acrimoniously when a vacancy arose to manage his beloved Tottenham. This did not work out for him, and he was sacked by Tottenham in 2003 , with the approval of disgruntled supporters, who nevertheless still worship him as a player. By now, unfortunately for him, Hoddle's reputation for encouraging attacking and entertaining football had been joined by a reputation for poor communication with his players.

A plan to return to Southampton was shelved when unforgiving fans of the club voiced their protest, recalling the methods which Hoddle used to leave them, and Hoddle has been out of work as a coach since. He applied for the job as coach of France in 2004 but did not succeed. He currently works as a summariser and pundit for Sky Sports .

Overall England Performance

Preceded by Terry Venables
Succeeded by Howard Wilkinson (Caretaker)