Ivo's question #2: How many ex-Villa players have managed national teams?

[PaulTheVillan]

McLeish

[Drummond]

It's in typical H+V style that the vast majority of 'answers' on this thread aren't correct but that the posters concerned are 'helpfully' sharing their knowledge...

It's interesting!

[Villa Lew]

I think Alf Ramsey once played at Villa Park for Spurs. Does that count?

[Virgil Caine]

Platt managed the England Under 17's for a while didn't he?

[MorrisNielson]

Peter McParland - Hong Kong
Phil Woosnam - USA

Some obscure ones:
Joe Mercer (played in a few end of season tour matches) – England (temporary charge)
Tord Grip (played one youth game in the Midland Intermediate League) – Norway
Henrik Larsen (on trial, played first team friendlies) - Faroe Islands
Oscar Arce (played for the stiffs in the Central League) - Burkina Faso

[ADVILLAFAN]

Thought I'd found one.

Ron Burgess managed Wales and played youth football for Villa; Cwn Villa....

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

Ooo, Freddie Mwila managed Zambia and played once for Villa

Freddie Mwila also managed Botswana.
Brian Tiler was also manager of Zambia 1978-80.

[Ivo Stas]

Just spotted that Noberto Solano is assistant manager of Peru (who just beat Uruguay).

[ChicagoLion]

Simon Stainrod was Manager of Iceland.


The Doncaster store.

[Tokyo Sexwhale]

Danny Blanchflower - Northern Ireland.

[Grande Pablo]

Mustapha Hadji is the current assistant manager of Morocco.  Thanks Wikipedia.

[olaftab]

He didn't play for us though.

As didn't Joe Mercer and SGT but both managed us and England.

[PeterWithesShin]

Not much use in an ex-players thread though 

[olaftab]

It's always of some use to repeat good stuff even out of place