Roy Hodgson

Roy Hodgson is a journeyman in the most honorable sense. Born in Croydon in 1947, he's managed 22 teams across eight countries, starting in Sweden, famously taking Switzerland to the 1994 World Cup last 16 and Euro 1996, and later managing England itself. What floors me is the longevity: still on the touchline well into his seventies, with that undimmed appetite for the job. He's a noted linguist who genuinely embeds himself wherever he goes, which I find quietly classy. People who survive that long in a results business clearly bring a patience and a way with people that's a cut above.

Roy Hodgson (born 9 August 1947) is an English former football manager and player. He has managed 22 different teams in eight countries, beginning in Sweden with Halmstad in 1976. He later guided the Switzerland national team to the last 16 of the 1994 World Cup and qualification for Euro 1996; Switzerland had not qualified for a major tournament since the 1960s.

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Name (English)

Roy Hodgson

Name (Japanese)

ロイ・ホジソン

Reading

ろい・ほじそん

Born

August 9, 1947 (age 78)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Boar

Origin

Croydon, United Kingdom

Blood type

Private

Height

Private

Agency

Private

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

John Ruskin College

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9B%E3%82%B8%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3

Tags

• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-02

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