Roy Hodgson's route to talks for the England manager's job

Domestically, Roy Hodgson has come from non-league as a player to the Premier League as a manager. Internationally, his coaching career has taken him from Europe to the United Arab Emirates and back again.

His has been a wide-ranging and cosmopolitan life in football. Here BBC Sport looks at how Hodgson's 47-year journey has taken its course.

1947: Born on 9 August in Croydon.

1965-75: Player with Crystal Palace, Gravesend and Northfleet, Maidstone and South African side Berea Park.

1976: Started managerial career with Halmstads in Sweden, aged 28, and won two league championships.

1980: Joined Bristol City as assistant manager.

1982: Appointed manager at Ashton Gate but dismissed within four months after poor run of results.

1982: Returned to Sweden to lead Orebro.

1984: Took over at Malmo FF and led club to top of Swedish league for five consecutive seasons, but only won title twice due to temporary play-off system. Won Swedish Cup twice.

1990: Left Sweden for Switzerland, taking over at Neuchatel Xamax.

1992: Became Switzerland manager, taking them to the 1994 World Cup Finals in the United States. They finished second behind Romania in Group A, losing 3-0 to Spain in the last 16. Led Switzerland to qualification for Euro 96.

1995: Appointed manager of Inter Milan. In first season, finished seventh in Serie A and reached semi-finals of Italian Cup. In second season, Inter lost to Schalke in the Uefa Cup Final on penalties. Record (all competitions): Pld73 W 38 D 26 L19.

1997: Joined Blackburn Rovers and led them to sixth in Premier League and qualification for Europe.

1998: After just nine points from 14 games, he was sacked on 21 November with Rovers bottom of the league. Record (all competitions): Pld 63 W22 D18 L23.

1999: Shortlisted for Austria job. Returns to Inter on 27 April as technical director until the end of the season. Record: Pld 6 W2 L4.

1999: Joined Swiss side Grasshop