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Player-manager
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Player-manager is a sports term used to described a manager of a team who is still registered to play for the team.
In association football (soccer), this situation usually arises when a manager leaves a team suddenly, and the chairman has to make a quick decision to appoint someone new as a caretaker manager. The chairman will usually either ask a coach to take temporary charge or turn to the club's most senior player.
If this particular player gains good results for the team during his time in charge, he may be appointed full-time manager, which leaves him a player-manager.
However, there are instances when a free agent is signed by a new team as a manager and offers his playing abilities.
In the
United States, player-managers and player-coaches were once common, especially in
baseball. The last player-manager in
Major League Baseball was
Pete Rose, who began managing the
Cincinnati Reds in 1985, the second-last season of his playing career.
Tris Speaker,
Frank Robinson and
Lou Boudreau all spent time as player-managers. In this capacity, Robinson became the first
African-American manager in Major League Baseball.
Notable football (soccer) player-managers
