Former Brazilian boss Mario Zagallo has declared his intention to coach into his 80s. BBC Sport Online's Mark Ashenden looks at other managers defying their age.
Football is a stressful game - and life in the dug out as a manager is no exception.
Jumping up and down on the touchline, tearing your hair out as your star striker misses another chance, and berating incompetent officials is part and parcel of being a boss. And Mario Zagallo, who led Brazil to the 1998 World Cup final at the age of 67, is fighting the cause for the 'not so young'. Mario Zagallo is still going strong at 69 Now coach of Flamengo, he announced on Wednesday that he intends to continue his career until 2013. That means he will still be in management at the ripe old age of 81, a time when most mortal beings would normally be considering a life in their slippers. Another manager not keen on collecting his bus pass is Bobby Robson.