LYON, England (AP) To be one game away from the European Championship final is an achievement for any coach. Even more so for Chris Coleman.
The journey to Wednesday's game against Portugal - the first semifinal in Welsh football history - has been an arduous one for the 46-year-old Coleman.
His playing career prematurely ended following a car crash that he was fortunate to survive, while his first managerial job in the spotlight of the Premier League was terminated just as he was getting going.
Five years were spent in the managerial wilderness in lower-league jobs in England, Spain and Greece, between spells of being unemployed.