At one time Slaven Bilic was one of the next big things in elite management, helped by beating England home and away in the qualifiers for Euro 2008.
But the new West Ham manager's appeal was also built around his extracurricular activities.
Fluent in five languages and the holder of a law degree, the former Croatia, Everton and Hammers defender is also a keen guitarist and is a member of an alternative rock band called Rawbau in his homeland.
For those of us who have never heard Rawbau's work (okay, all of us then) or Bilic's work on the fretboard, here is the song they recorded for Euro 2008:
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