14 of the Nerdiest-Looking Coaches in World Football

Being a football manager or coach is a tough business. You have to deal with unruly players, controversial refereeing decisions, boards, finances and the fans, among a host of other things. So, it's easy for managers to sometimes let their fashion sense, hairstyle or general presentation fall by the wayside. 

Here are a handful of the nerdiest-looking coaches in football. As a frame of reference, a good majority of these decisions have to do with dubious hairstyles—so, poorly-coiffed coaches, be warned!

As always, if you have additions to this list or thoughts on it, have at it in the comments. 

Dragan Stojkovic

The man who led Nagoya Grampus to their First J. League Division I title has been praised for his managerial skills and has even been named as Arsene Wenger's first choice to replace him at the Emirates when he leaves Arsenal.

He's a top-notch tactician, but his choice of hairstyles—some of which look like ill-conceived toupées—leave something to be desired. 

Also, his nickname, "Piksi" (Pixie, after a character from the Hanna-Barbera cartoon, Pixie & Dixie & Mr. Jinks), while awesome, doesn't exactly have any opposing teams shaking in their boots. 

Walter Mazzarri

Maybe Walter Mazzarri's incredible mullet is the secret to SSC Napoli's success so far this season. Like, maybe it's a Samson kind of thing.

We'd advise him to do something else with his hair, but then it might take the Azzurri out of the Scudetto race. 

Peter Beardsley

Perhaps his stints as a player at Liverpool and Everton had a bigger impact on him than it seems. Why else would he be so attached to his Beatles 'do? 

Robert Prosinecki

A brilliant player (actually, a national treasure in his native Croatia) and a successful manager so far at Red Star Belgrade, Robert Prosinecki just happens to look like a cross between present-day Bruce Jenner and one of the stock cartoon people in the game Guess Who? 

Sven-Göran Eriksson

The former England manager is really giving off an absent-minded professor vibe in this photo.

And judging by his recent sacking, the Leicester City board must think the "absent-minded" part of that assessment was right. 

Iain Dowie

The former Hull City and QPR boss makes this list alone for this. He's since ditched the hairdo and incredulous expression, but that image will always be synonymous with Iain Dowie.

Glenn Roeder

With his prominent spectacles and often-questionable comb-overs, former Norwich City manager Glenn Roeder looks like he would be more suited alongside Michael Scott and Dwight Schrute on The Office than on the football pitch.

Glenn Roeder, Assistant (to the) Regional Manager.

Stephen Frail

The itinerant Scottish Premier League midfielder rejoined Heart of Midlothian as a manager in 2008, a position that would be short-lived.

His toothy grin—somewhat reminiscent of a lost Matt Lucas and David Walliams character that has yet to be developed—is immortal.

Jack Charlton

A lanky 6'3" with a penchant for Mr. Rogers sweaters, Jack Charlton now looks more like a high school chemistry teacher than the ace who was a legend as a defender at Leeds United and helped lead the Republic of Ireland to the 1990 World Cup.

A legend, to be sure; he just looks a bit more, um, academic these days.

Old-School Harry Redknapp

He's not particularly nerdy-looking now, but there's something about this look from back in the day that reminds us of Nice Guy Eddie from Reservoir Dogs.

Juan Carlos Garrido

The Villarreal manager is probably the least nerdy of the bunch—except when he tries to do Crank dat Soulja Boy on the sidelines.

Old-School Roy Aitken, Sir Alex Ferguson and Graeme Souness

Let's all just take a moment to reflect and marvel in the fact that this truly wonderful, awe-inspiring photograph exists.

Just... what? And those cowboy hats? Like, the '70s were clearly a different time or whatever, but just, wow.

And Souness' 'stache? This is too much.