What is Roy Hodgson’s net worth?
ROY Hodgson is best known for his football management career.
He has been in charge of some of the most popular football teams in the world, but who is he and what’s his net worth?
Who is Roy Hodgson and how old is he?
Roy Hodgson is a football manager and former player – as of February 2024, he is 76-years-old.
He was born in Croydon, London on August 9, 1947.
His mother was a baker in the town, and his father, Bill, a Newcastle United fan, worked as a bus driver south of the River Thames.
He has managed 22 different teams in eight countries throughout his career.
Hodgson started his managerial career in Sweden with Halmstad in the 1976 season.
He then moved on to guide the Switzerland national team to the last 16 of the 1994 World Cup and qualification for Euro 1996.
From 2006 to 2007, he managed the Finland national team, guiding them to their highest-ever FIFA ranking of 33rd place and coming close to qualifying for a major tournament for the first time in their history.
He managed the England national team from May 2012 to June 2016.
Other clubs that Hodgson has managed include:
- Inter Milan
- Blackburn Rovers
- Malmö
- Grasshoppers
- Copenhagen
- Udinese
- Fulham
- Liverpool
- West Bromwich Albion
- Watford
- Crystal Palace
Away from managing football teams – Hodgson speaks five different languages.
He has also worked as a television pundit in several of the countries in which he has coached.
What is Roy Hodgson’s net worth?
Hodgson is predicted to have an impressive net worth of around £20millio, according to National World.
He has been able to build up the huge amount of cash throughout his successful sporting career.
However, he has been put under increasing pressure recently while managing Premier League team Crystal Palace.
Palace have gone through a run of just two wins in their last 15 games.
What is Roy Hodgson’s salary?
Hodgson earns a pretty penny while managing Crystal Palace.
It has been reported that he is paid a huge £4.5million annually.
However, this is compared to Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola who is paid £20million per year.
How did Roy Hodgson get into managing?
At the age of 23, Hodgson completed training to gain his full coaching badges.
He then joined Maidstone United where he played and also served as assistant manager to Bob Houghton.
In 1976 he moved to Allsvenskan side Halmstad, having been recommended by Houghton.
Hodgson spent five years at Halmstad, going on to the league championship in 1976 and 1979.
Following his work there, Hodgson went on to work his way around the world managing multiple teams in countries such as Denmark, Italy, Switzerland, Norway and Finland.