They are over seventy years old… the oldest coaches in the history of the World Cup

Among the documents of the World Cup, the documents of the oldest coaches in the history of the World Cup appear, the first edition was established in 1930 in Uruguay, and it is preparing to launch its new edition this summer in America, Mexico and Canada.

The position of coaches in the world of football is not less than the players, and sometimes they can be very important, and there are 4 coaches in the history of the World Cup who defied time, after appearing in the World Cup at the age of 70, to be the oldest in the history of the famous competition.

German Otto Rehagel

He is the most senior technical manager to record his appearance in the history of the World Cup, when he took the role of coach The Greek national team In the 2010 edition in South AfricaHe played his last game in the World Cup with the team he led to win the European Nations Cup in 2004, at the age of 72 years and 317 days, in the “Descendants of the Greeks” losing 0-2 to the national team of Argentina, in the competition group.

It is expected that Rehagel will lose his record, which has remained strong in the next three World Cups, after the national team of Curacao has risen to the competition under the leadership of its Dutch coach, Dick Advocaat, who has recently decided surprisingly to return to lead the team just three months after announcing his departure for old reasons, as the famous coach will change in September 79.

Oscar Tabarez of Uruguay

He is one of the most important coaches to appear in the history of the World Cup, after the impressive success he achieved with his country in more than one World Cup, from 1990 in Italy to 2018 in Russia.

Tabarez took the lead The national team of Uruguay He served two times, the first between 1988 and 1990, and the second between 2006 and 2021. He participated in the World Cup in 1990, 2010, 2014 and 2018, and his best performance in the World Cup was the fourth place 16 years ago.

He played his last game in the World Cup when Uruguay’s national team lost 0-2 to fellow French in the 2018 quarterfinals in Russia, and he was 71 years and 125 days old.

Dutchman Louis van Gaal

He has a busy coaching career, either with the club team he coached or The Netherlands national teamHe led him three times, the first between 2000 and 2002, the second between 2012 and 2014, and the third in 2021 and 2022.

Van Gaal led the Dutch team to third place in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, winning the match 3-0 to claim the bronze medal.

The veteran coach made his final appearance in the World Cup, the last edition in Qatar in 2022, in his country’s quarter-final defeat to Argentina on penalties, which the two teams used after a 2-2 draw, as he was 71 years and 123 days old at the time.

Cesare Maldini of Italy

He was a technical member of the assistant coach Enzo Bearzot, who took the lead Italy Winning the World Cup in 1982 in Spain, before taking the role of coach of the Blue National Team between 1996 and 1998.

The late coach led his country to the quarter-finals of the World Cup in France 28 years ago, before defeating the audience on penalties, after which he stopped coaching the team, before appearing again in the World Cup through the portal of the national team of Paraguay.

The father of the retired Italian star, Paolo Maldini, coached the Paraguay national team in 2001 and 2002, and recorded his last appearance in the World Cup, when the Latin team was defeated 0-1 by the German national team in the round of 16 in the South Korea-Japan tournament 24 years ago, at the age of 70 years and 130 days.