Bert Trautmann (German, 1972 1974)

Trautmann was a goalkeeper who played for Manchester City from 1949 to 1964. Fro
m 1972 to 1974, he served as the head coach. During his term, Myanmar won the Pa
rk Chung-hee Cup hosted by South Korea in 1972. Myanmar, Indonesia, Singapore an
d Philippines were in the same group. The game against the Philippines ended in
a 1-1 draw and Myanmar beat Singapore 1-0. In the semi-final of the 1972 Park Ch
ung-hee Cup, Myanmar beat South Korea 1-0. In the final contest, Myanmar beat In
donesia 3-1 to become champion.
Later, Trautmann worked as manager of the Libya, Pakistan and Tanzania national
teams. He died in 2013 at age 89.
Photo: UefaRatomir Dujkovic (Yugoslavian, 1996 1997)
Dujikovic began working for Myanmar in 1996. Although his main target was the 19
98 Asian Games, his plan was thwarted when the football team resigned from the A
sian Games. Myanmar, UAE, North Korea and Bangladesh were in Group E of the 1998
Asian Games. Myanmar and Bangladesh resigned from the competition, so only Nort
h Korea and UAE played in Group E.
During his term, Myanmar did not participate in any major tournament. Later, he
managed the Rwanda, Ghana and Syria national teams. He also managed Chinas U-23 a
nd Serbias U-21 teams. He retired from football in 2010