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Football’s player-managers: Dalglish, Kompany & the game’s most famous examples

As the former Manchester City captain gets to grips with the dual role at Anderlecht, Goal takes a look at some famous player-managers

The player-manager has become a rare phenomenon in football, but it was once a role that was very much in vogue.

Vincent Kompany's appointment as player-manager of Anderlecht in 2019 was evocative of the halycon days of the 1980s and 1990s when the player-manager could reign supreme.

There have been a number of notable, big-name examples over the years, with some ending up more successful than others.

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Goal takes a look at some of the best known player-managers in football.