Five Brits who managed in Spain after Gary Neville Valencia role

After failing to get Sociedad into the Segunda Division promotion places, he quit the club after just 21 games in 2008, again after having his differences with the hierarchy.

Sir Bobby Robson (Barcelona)

One of the greatest managers England has ever produced, Robson took over as Barca boss in 1996, and claimed the Copa del Rey, Supercopa de Espana and European Cup Winners’ Cup all in just one season.

However, remarkably that was not enough to keep him his job, so was replaced by now-Manchester United head coach Louis van Gaal and was given the position of general manager instead. Robson did help nurture a certain Jose Mourinho, then a translator while at Barcelona.

John Toshack (Real Madrid, Real Sociedad, Deportivo and Real Murcia)

Well-travelled Welshman Toshack was so highly-rated in Spain that he was appointed Real Madrid boss twice, and won La Liga with them in his first spell in 1989/90.

He was also in Sociedad’s hotseat three times, winning the Copa del Rey in 1986/87. Former Liverpool player Toshack can now be seen in charge of Moroccan outfit Wydad Casablanca.

Terry Venables (Barcelona)

It is not often that managers from a club such as QPR move on to become Barcelona boss, but Venables did just that from 1984-1987, claiming the Spanish title in his first season and then the now-defunct Copa de la Liga the following campaign.

A man of many talents, Venables also released three singles and was co-creator of the ITV detective series Hazell, which came out in the late 70s while manager of Crystal Palace and ran for two seasons with 22 episodes.

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