Fifty Best Coaches of All Time

2024-08-24 13:57 © PA

In the world of football, discussions are constantly taking place not only about the importance of players but also of coaches when it comes to match outcomes.

Diverse award winners continue to work successfully at their clubs and are not planning to retire any time soon.

The website "FourFourTwo" has decided to compile a list of the top 50 coaches of all time, which also includes strategists who retired a while ago.

At the top of the list is former Manchester United architect Alex Ferguson, who surpassed Johan Cruyff and Rinus Michels.

Top 50 coaches of all time:

50–41 place: George Graham, Aime Jacquet, Luis Aragones, Bobby Robson, Bill Struth, Tele Santana, Diego Simeone, Albert Batteux, Rafael Benitez, Jill Ellis;

40–31: Luiz Felipe Scolari, Udo Lattek, Guus Hiddink, Zinedine Zidane, Bill Nicholson, Victor Maslov, Kenny Dalglish, Jupp Heynckes, Helmut Schon;

30–21: Jock Stein, Jurgen Klopp, Jose Villalonga, Mario Zagallo, Alf Ramsey, Herbert Chapman, Fabio Capello, Arsene Wenger, Bob Paisley, Bela Guttmann;

20–11: Louis van Gaal, Nereo Rocco, Ottmar Hitzfeld, Carlo Ancelotti, Miguel Munoz, Vicente del Bosque, Giovanni Trapattoni, Marcelo Lippi, Jose Mourinho, Brian Clough;

10–1: Valeriy Lobanovskyi, Ernst Happel, Helenio Herrera, Matt Busby, Arrigo Sacchi, Pep Guardiola, Bill Shankly, Johan Cruyff, Rinus Michels, Alex Ferguson.