After South African coach Morena Ramoreboli was appointed interim head coach of Botswana while remaining in charge of Jwaneng Galaxy, Soccer Laduma highlights top five coaches to be in charge of both club and country simultaneously.
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1. Jomo Sono
Sono was appointed interim Bafana coach in 1998 ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Burkina Faso after he replaced Clive Barker, who was relieved of his duties shortly before the tournament.
'The Black Prince' led SA to the final of the tournament but lost to Egypt in the final. He was replaced by Philippe Troussier post the AFCON, as he role as Jomo Cosmos head coach was not disturbed.
2. Pitso Mosimane
Mosimane was appointed caretaker coach at Bafana Bafana following the resignation of Stuart Baxter towards the end of 2005 in his first spell, after the English coach failed to qualify for the 2006 World Cup.
'Jingles' did not relinquish his position as head coach of SuperSport United, he helped Bafana qualify for the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations and was alongside Ted Dumitru at the tournament.
The former Mamelodi Sundowns coach remained in the transition period at Bafana after they appointed Carlos Alberto Perreira as one of his assistants and was only replaced at Matsatsantsa in 2007 by Gavin Hunt.
3. Alex Ferguson
The Scotland national team needed an emergency interim coach in 1985 after their manager Jock Stein tragically died after they qualified for the World Cup play-off qualifying match against Australia.
The Tartan Army called for countryman Ferguson to try to help during difficult times but the former Manchester United manager lost to the Socceroos for a spot in the 1986 World Cup and in total managed ten matches while also in charge of Man United.
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4. Guus Hiddink
Hiddink was already adept at managing both club and country at the same time after he was appointed interim Chelsea manager in 2009, a spell that lasted four months, while he was the manager of Russia.
The Dutch coach, who had also managed PSV Einhoven and Australia at the same time for almost a year between 2005 and 2006 and had just inspired Russia to a semi-final finish at the 2008 Euros, led The Blues to FA Cup success in just four months at the helm.
5. Rinus Michels
Michels is credited with the formation and philosophy of 'Total Football' after he managed Barcelona to the LaLiga title and led Netherlands to the 1974 World Cup final, where the Dutch lost to West Germany, simultaneously.
The Dutch tactician had Johan Cruyff as his main star for both Barca and the Oranje.
