100 all time world coach rangking

The job of national coach and club coach are very different and often have contrary interests. For these reasons, the IFFHS has carried separate world votes from the start; that has proved advantageous and, after 13 years experience, will be retained.

On the other hand the best club coaches will appoint frequent as national coach and these coaches often resume as club coach after working for a national team. It is therefore logical to draw up an all-time ranking which unites both categories of coach. It is possible to draw up an all-time world ranking of the best coaches from the annual world votes from 1996.

In order to determine the all-time world ranking of the best coaches, the results from the annual „Top 10“ in both categories of coach were taken into consideration, awarding 10 points for a 1st place, nine points for the 2nd place and so on.. By totalling the points received since 1996, the All-Time World Coach Ranking will be extended annually.


For the 13th time the IFFHS held the annual vote for the The World‘s best Club Coach. Selected editorial staffs and experts from 85 countries across all continents took part in the voting. Only ten club coaches of the "Top 25" for the year 2007 again managed to reach the world ranking in 2008. The jurors had to nominate their top four places, awarding them four points down to one point.

Sir "Alex" Ferguson was voted The World‘s best Club Coach for the second time since 1999 - and with a large lead. The 67-year-old Scotsman won with Manchester United the English, European and global championships in 2008. In second place is the 61-year-old Dutchman "Dick" Advocaat, who led Zenit St. Petersburg to a UEFA Cup win, ahead of the Argentinean Edgardo Bauza, who guided LDU de Quito, outsiders from Ecuador, to win the Copa Libertadores.

Remarkably, two coaches from Asia are among the "Top 25". Fifty-year-old German Ralf Rangnick features in the world ranking despite his team not playing internationally, but on the achievement of an ascent from the 3rd league to the leaders of the German Bundesliga. On the other hand the world ranking features Roberto Mancini, Avram Grant, "Frank" Rijkaard, Alain Perrin, Mirdjalal Kasymov and Ottmar Hitzfeld (now Swiss national coach) who constitute six coaches who are no longer attached to the same club.

Among the 25 best club coaches of the world for the year 2008 are four Italians as well as two Dutch, Argentinians, French, Portuguese, Germans, and Brazilians each, but only one Briton who nevertheless won. Most of the 25 top-coaches trained in Italy (5), England (4), Spain (3), Germany (2), and Brazil (2).

Saluut for your dedicate Sir Alex,keep our spirit. And then I think Mr Mancio is most wanted coach because he young, smart, he's potentially. FOOTBALOVE prediction Ryan Giggs is the next most potentially coach. He's Potentially outstanding because he's trade record player and awards. He's the real leader.


nationality points
1. Sir Alexander Ferguson Scotland 78
2. Marcello Lippi Italia 58
3. Arsène Wenger France 53
4. Guus Hiddink Nederland 45
5. Sven-Göran Eriksson Sverige 41
6. José Mário dos Santos Mourinho Felix Portugal 40
7. Ottmar Hitzfeld Deutschland 39
8. Luiz Felipe Scolari Brasil 38
9. Franklin Rijkaard Nederland 34
Marcelo Alberto Bielsa Argentina 34
11. Carlos Bianchi Argentina 33
12. Karel Brückner Česká Republika 29
13. Carlo Ancelotti Italia 28
14. Rafael Benítez Maudes España 26
15. Carlos Alberto Gomes Parreira Brasil 25
16. Héctor Raúl Cúper Argentina 23
Vicente del Bosque España 23
18. Roger Lemerre France 20
19. José Néstor Pekerman Argentina 19
20. Fabio Capello Italia 18
21. Hans-Hubert Vogts Deutschland 17
Mário Jorge Lobo Zagallo Brasil 17
23. Juande la Cruz Ramos Cano España 16
24. Gerard Houllier France 15
Ramón Ángel Díaz Argentina 15
26. Glenn Hoddle England 14
José Antonio Camacho España 14
Jozef Chovanec Česká Republika 14
Otto Rehhagel Deutschland 14
Valery Lobonovsky Ukraina 14
31. Fatih Terim Türkiye 13
Giovanni Trapattoni Italia 13
Velibor Milutinović Srbija 13
34. Aimé Jacquet France 12
Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri »Dunga« Brasil 12
Joachim Löw Deutschland 12
Raymond Domenech France 12
38. Egil Olsen Norge 11
Manuel Lapuente México 11
Wanderley Luxemburgo Brasil 11
41. Jacques Santini France 10
José Luis Aragonés Suárez Martínez España 10
43. »Dick« Dirk Nicolaat Advocaat Nederland 9
Gianluca Vialli Italia 9
Humberto Manuel Jesus Coelho Portugal 9
Javier Clemente España 9
Josef Heynckes Deutschland 9
Marcel van Basten Nederland 9
Miroslav Blažević Hrvatska 9
Slaven Bilić Hrvatska 9
51. Bruce Arena USA 8
Didier Deschamps France 8
Edgardo Bauza Argentina 8
54. Jo Bonfrère Nederland 8
Jorvan Vieira Brasil 8
Jürgen Klinsmann Deutschland 8
Klaus Toppmöller Deutschland 8
Louis van Gaal Nederland 8
Luis Fernandez France 8
Philippe Troussier France 8
Rudolf Völler Deutschland 8
Şenol Güneş Türkiye 8
63. Anghel Iordănescu România 7
Clive Barker South Africa 7
David O'Leary Ireland 7
Dino Zoff Italia 7
Eduardo Manuel Martinho Vingada Portugal 7
Felix Magath Deutschland 7
Michael Skibbe Deutschland 7
Morten Olsen Danmark 7
Roberto Mancini Italia 7
Sergio Daniel Batista Argentina 7
Srečko Katanec Slovenija 7
74. Antônio Lopes dos Santos Brasil 6
Arthur Antunes Coimbra »Zico« Brasil 6
Bruno Metsu France 6
Huub Stevens Nederland 6
Jean-Paul Okono Cameroun 6
Nery Pumpido Argentina 6
Nils Johan Semb Norge 6
81. Abel Carlos da Silva Braga Brasil 5
Carlos Luis Ischia Argentina 5
Daniel Alberto Passarella Argentina 5
Hassan Shehata Egypt 5
Jerzy Engel Polska 5
Rafael Benítez España 5
Ricardo Antonio La Volpe México 5
Tommy Söderberg Sverige 5
Valery Gazzaev Russia 5
90. Bo Johansson Sverige 4
Jakob Kuhn Schweiz 4
Luis Fernando Montoya Colombia 4
Oleg Blokhin Ukraina 4
Paulo Autuori Brasil 4
Ruud Gullit Nederland 4
Winfried Schäfer Deutschland 4
97. Aleksandrs Starkovs Latvija 3
Avram Grant Israel 3
Christian Gross Schweiz 3
100. Gerardo Daniel Martino Argentina 3