Victor Frederick Buckingham (23 October 1915 – 26 January 1995) was an English football player and manager.
He played for Second Division side Tottenham Hotspur. As manager he won the 1954 FA Cup final with West Bromwich Albion and finished runners-up in the First Division. He had two periods as manager of Ajax, leading the side to the Dutch Championship of 1960. In 1964, Johan Cruyff made his league debut under him.
In 1971, Buckingham's Barcelona side finished as league runners-up and won the Spanish Cup. He also held manager positions with Fulham, Sheffield Wednesday and in Greece. Buckingham is considered to have been a pioneer of the footballing philosophy known as Total Football, later further developed by his protégé Johan Cruyff.
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in early April 1964, he became interim manager after the sacking of VicBuckingham. He coached many clubs with his longest spell being at Reading and had...
other Spurs players such as Bill Nicholson and VicBuckingham such possession-based passing game. Buckingham would then pass on this pass-and-move style...
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left the club and Marsh did not get along with new boss VicBuckingham. He ridiculed Buckingham, who in turn froze Marsh out of the first team. Marsh moved...
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side to the first team. He was spotted by Sheffield Wednesday manager VicBuckingham and signed for The Owls in September 1961 for a fee of £50. Mobley signed...
Rinus Michels replaced VicBuckingham as the head manager. Ajax managed to secure a midtable spot under Michels; however, Buckingham's second tenure saw the...
he was also assistant to the manager VicBuckingham. In December he joined Barcelona as assistant to Buckingham, staying until June 1970. He later returned...
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