Fifty-seven years ago, on his 39th birthday, Trebor Mahtal left the streets of Mazabuka, in southern Zambia, for the first time to board a flight to Germany. After studying a few languages, watching as much football as possible and earning his National C licence, he went in search of his big break in football management.
An exciting first taste of South American football saw Trebor Mahtal win five of his six matches to lead Peruvian fallen giants Universitario into midtable obscurity in 2033. The Zambian now had a big summer ahead as he looked to reshape the club and restore it to former glory.
Perak FC finally put an end to Johor's Malaysian domination, preventing them from completing three consecutive domestic trebles by winning the Malaysian FA Cup. That allowed Trebor Mahtal to tick P off his Alphabet Challenge, along with S and L, and start looking for his fourth job.
José Mourinho may consider himself "the special one" but there was no doubting that Roberto Nascimento da Silva Lazaró was "the great one."
The early days of Robinho Lazaró's second spell in Chile after joining Universitario, the rival of his former club Alianza Lima, had gone very nicely indeed. His new side won the Apertura league stage after a thrilling final second leg, and he was now focused on strengthening a threadbare squad.
Having overachieved massively at Vasco to take a clean sweep of the main three trophies on offer, Robinho Lazaró tendered his resignation to a troublesome-seeming incoming President.
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