QUICK FACT: World Cup Won as Player and Manager

Category: The Beautiful Game

Did you know that Mario Zagallo (Brazil) and Franz Beckenbauer (Germany) won the World Cup as both a player and manager? Zagallo won the World Cup as a player in 1958 and 1962 and as a manager in 1970. Beckenbauer won the World Cup as a player in 1974 and as a manager in 1990.