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Five Of The Best (And Best Paid) Sports Coaches In The World
Sports coaches come under A lot or pressure to perform well, measured by how well their sports team performs on the pitch or the court. These days sports coaches are often as famous as the players they mentor and so they can now command large salaries for their wisdom and direction. Below are just five of the most successful sports coaches in modern times, as well as being successful in their respective fields they also command impressive pay cheques way up in the million dollar “ball park” that some of their players are in.
Bill Bellichick – Salary: $5 million
Bill Bellichick took control of the New England Patriots in 2000 and ever since then he has led them to victory in the 2001, 2003 and 2004 Super bowls. Regularly finishing 1st in the AFC East Bill Bellichick is as well known in Massachusetts as star quarterback Tom Brady.
Glenn ‘Doc’ Rivers – Salary: $5.5 million
Doc Rivers had spent many years at the helm of the Boston Celtics but it wasn’t until the 2007-2008 NBA season that the record signing of Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett that his Celtics side showed promise and skill that would win them the first NBA finals trophy for decades. Doc Rivers is well known in the league for being a calm coach, rarely flying into a rage that some other NBA coaches have been prone to doing.
Arsene Wenger – Salary: $7 million
Since Arsene took over the reins at UK football club Arsenal in 1996 he has managed to turn them into true title contenders with a string of Premier League titles and FA Cup trophies. In 2009 Spanish League Leaders Real Madrid approached the French manager with a tempting large pay rise but he turned them down to continue his work with a young Arsenal side showing great promise to the fans.
Phil Jackson – Salary: $10.3 million
Jackson is the inspirational leader of two of the greatest NBA teams in history: The Chicago Bulls and the Los Angeles Lakers. More importantly he has coached two of the greatest players of All Time; Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant. Phil Jackson has won an astonishing 9 NBA finals over his career and there’s every chance he could add a tenth or even an eleventh in the coming years!
Luiz Felipe Scolari – Salary: $24.05 million
Scolari is best known as the coach of the World Cup winning Brazilian football team, later as the coach for Chelsea where he over saw one of the longest runs of games unbeaten at home with 86 games. Scolari has a fiery passion for the game of football and is never shy of letting his feeling be known when he is angry, but considering the amount of clubs and countries that have clamoured for his services it is easy to see why his salary is so high.
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