#3 Xabi Prieto
Not one normally associated with lists of this kind, but Real Sociedad man Prieto looks set for a career in management having had an almost perfect football upbringing.
Hailing from the area, Prieto has only ever know La Real, with the club overachieving for the most part, when you consider the majority of the playing personnel similarly come from the Basque region.
There has been no transfer nonsense, no upheaval, settling into new surroundings, his entire career has been entirely focused on playing football, and a man as intelligent as the 33-year-old has to have learned something from the plethora of top class opposition and team-mates he has come across in his career.
La Real will be the obvious choice for a first job, but using his wealth of knowledge, management may be his best chance to fly the coup.
