After starting his management career in Sweden, Hodgson's first international job is with Switzerland, who he takes to the second round of the 1994 World Cup in the United States
Inter Milan are at a low ebb when Hodgson is appointed coach in 1995 but he leads them to the 1997 Uefa Cup final
In 1997, Hodgson gets his first big job in England at Blackburn but it is a rare disappointment in his career and he lasts less than two seasons at Ewood Park
After his spell at Blackburn comes to an end, Hodgson returns briefly to Inter before returning to international football with the United Arab Emirates and Finland
Fulham are struggling when Hodgson becomes manager at the end of 2007 and he was thrust into the Premier League spotlight at Craven Cottage when his side take on Chelsea
Hodgson guides Fulham to seventh place in his first full campaign in charge before taking them to their first European final last season. There is to be no Europa League success, however, as they come unstuck against Atletico Madrid
Hodgson's European exploits with Fulham last season see him take on legendary status at Craven Cottage
Rival managers such as Manchester United's Sir Alex Ferguson are sufficiently impressed by Hodgson's achievements to pick him as their own manager of the year in 2010
Hodgson's success earns him the respect of such leading lights as England manager Fabio Capello (left) and former Italy boss Marcello Lippi (right)
Hodgson spends some of his summer in South Africa as a World Cup pundit for the BBC as speculation increases as to whether he will remain with the London club
Hodgson becomes a candidate to be the next England manager after Fabio Capello's team fails at the World Cup, but the move to Liverpool ends any chance of that happening
What are these?
E-mail this to a friend 
Bookmark with:
What are these?