Vincent Kompany has brought an end to a glittering 11-year spell at Manchester City in order to return to his boyhood club Anderlecht in a player-manager role.
Combining playing with managing is not a task which has been undertaken with regularity, especially in more recent times, indicating the size of the task facing the Belgian.
However, ahead of Kompany starting in his new position, Goal takes a look back at a few of the other high-profile football names who have tried to mix playing with coaching.
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