Wenger, Mourinho, Van Gaal & More: Photos of EPL Managers During Their Football Days

 

Arsene Wenger, Jose Mourinho, Louis van Gaal and the other English Premier League managers may all look smart in their tailored suits as they stand on the touchline every match day. But wind the clock back and there was a time when they looked as young and fresh faced as the players they manage now.

Trawling through the archives of football stickers and team photos has thrown up an amusing collection of pictures of the current bosses in their playing days, as shown here by Old School Panini. Check on them all below;

 

 

 

 

Mauricio Pochettino ditched the long hair he had in his playing days for a smarter look
 

Alan Pardew returned to Crystal Palace as manager having played for the club earlier in his career