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.

Name (English)

Roy Hodgson

Name (Japanese)

ロイ・ホジソン

Reading

ろい・ほじそん

Born

August 9, 1947 (age 79)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Boar

Origin

Croydon, United Kingdom

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

University

John Ruskin College

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy%20Hodgson
• 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
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q203781

Tags

• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-02

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