Toshack had a playing career for Cardiff City and Liverpool before becoming manager of Swansea city. His success at Swansea was unprecedented, guiding the club from the fourth division to the top flight in four successive seasons. Despite being tipped for relegation, Swansea finished 6th in their first season and Toshack became a Welsh hero, winning the Welsh sports personality of the year award in 1981. Unfortunately, they were relegated from the top flight before suffering another relegation thereafter. Toshack, having established a reputation as a superb coach, moved abroad, managing Sporting Lisbon, Real Madrid, Real Sociedad, Deportivo, Murcia in Spain, Besiktas in Turkey, Saint-Etienne in France and Catania in Italy. He won the Spanish league title in 1990 with Real Madrid and the manager of the year awards in 89 and 90. He also finished as a runner up in numerous competitions. Two mediocre periods as Wales manager and some less successful periods of club management mean his reputation isn't quite as good as one might expect given his early achievements at Swansea and title success at Real Madrid.
British league champions: 0
Foreign league champions: 1
European cup: 0
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