IFFHS World's Best Club Coach explained

IFFHS World's Best Man Club Coach
Sport:Association football
Givenfor:Best performing man club coach of the calendar year
Presenter:International Federation of Football History & Statistics
First:1996
Number:28
Firstwinner: Marcello Lippi
Mostwins: José Mourinho
(4 awards)
Mostrecent: Pep Guardiola
(3rd award)

The IFFHS World's Best Club Coach is an association football award given annually, since 1996, to the most outstanding club coach as voted by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS), an autonomous football federation working without the investment or support of FIFA or UEFA. The votes in 1996 were cast by IFFHS's editorial staff, as well as experts from 89 countries spanning six continents. Since then, the votes have been now awarded by 81 experts and selected editorial offices from all of the continents.[1] In 2020, an award for women's club coaches was introduced. The current men's recipient is Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola. The current women's recipient is Barcelona coach Jonatan Giráldez.

Public reception

The award is officially recognised by FIFA despite the IFFHS not being affiliated with them. However, as the award is usually awarded based on statistics rather than individual merits, it is not held in high regard by some football fans.[2] Four-time winner José Mourinho once jokingly stated that the IFFHS were slow in handing over the award claiming he had not received his award from 2010 in 2012.[3]

Men's winners

The award is awarded at the end of the year. The winning coach and the runner-up in the rankings are awarded a gold and silver trophy respectively at the World Football Gala.[4] Below is a list of the previous men's winners and runners-up since the first award in 1996.[5]

List of winners

YearRankWinning coachClub(s)Points
1996scope=col style="background-color: gold"1st Marcello Lippi Juventus–
scope=col style="background-color: silver"2nd Ramón Díaz River Plate
scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966"3rd Luis Fernandez Paris Saint-Germain
1997scope=col style="background-color: gold"1st Ottmar Hitzfeld[6] Borussia Dortmund146
scope=col style="background-color: silver"2nd Alex Ferguson Manchester United110
scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966"3rd Marcello Lippi Juventus87
1998scope=col style="background-color: gold"1st Marcello Lippi Juventus154
scope=col style="background-color: silver"2nd Jupp Heynckes Real Madrid134
scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966"3rd Alex Ferguson Manchester United88
1999scope=col style="background-color: gold"1st Alex Ferguson Manchester United225
scope=col style="background-color: silver"2nd Sven-Göran Eriksson Lazio86
scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966"3rd Ottmar Hitzfeld Bayern Munich69
2000scope=col style="background-color: gold"1st Carlos Bianchi Boca Juniors137
scope=col style="background-color: silver"2nd Héctor Cúper Valencia124
scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966"3rd Vicente del Bosque Real Madrid116
2001scope=col style="background-color: gold"1st Ottmar Hitzfeld Bayern Munich228
scope=col style="background-color: silver"2nd Gérard Houllier Liverpool125
scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966"3rd Carlos Bianchi Boca Juniors120
2002scope=col style="background-color: gold"1st Vicente del Bosque Real Madrid224
scope=col style="background-color: silver"2nd Arsène Wenger Arsenal136
scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966"3rd Alex Ferguson---- Klaus Toppmöller Manchester United---- Bayer Leverkusen69
2003scope=col style="background-color: gold"1st Carlos Bianchi Boca Juniors173
scope=col style="background-color: silver"2nd Carlo Ancelotti Milan117
scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966"3rd Marcello Lippi Juventus70
2004scope=col style="background-color: gold"1st José Mourinho Porto271
scope=col style="background-color: silver"2nd Arsène Wenger Arsenal86
scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966"3rd Didier Deschamps Monaco72
2005scope=col style="background-color: gold"1st José Mourinho Chelsea275
scope=col style="background-color: silver"2nd Arsène Wenger Arsenal89
scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966"3rd Rafael Benítez Liverpool66
2006scope=col style="background-color: gold"1st Frank Rijkaard Barcelona236
scope=col style="background-color: silver"2nd José Mourinho Chelsea113
scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966"3rd Juande Ramos Sevilla92
2007scope=col style="background-color: gold"1st Carlo Ancelotti Milan193
scope=col style="background-color: silver"2nd Alex Ferguson Manchester United134
scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966"3rd Juande Ramos Sevilla104
2008scope=col style="background-color: gold"1st Alex Ferguson Manchester United264
scope=col style="background-color: silver"2nd Dick Advocaat Zenit Saint Petersburg144
scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966"3rd Edgardo Bauza LDU Quito64
2009scope=col style="background-color: gold"1st Pep Guardiola Barcelona300
scope=col style="background-color: silver"2nd Alex Ferguson Manchester United137
scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966"3rd José Mourinho Inter Milan66
2010scope=col style="background-color: gold"1st José Mourinho Inter Milan
Real Madrid		294
scope=col style="background-color: silver"2nd Pep Guardiola Barcelona188
scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966"3rd Louis van Gaal Bayern Munich75
2011scope=col style="background-color: gold"1st Pep Guardiola Barcelona201
scope=col style="background-color: silver"2nd José Mourinho Real Madrid112
scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966"3rd Alex Ferguson Manchester United107
2012scope=col style="background-color: gold"1st José Mourinho Real Madrid101
scope=col style="background-color: silver"2nd Roberto Di Matteo Chelsea99
scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966"3rd Diego Simeone Atlético Madrid97
2013scope=col style="background-color: gold"1st Jupp Heynckes[7] Bayern Munich216
scope=col style="background-color: silver"2nd Jürgen Klopp Borussia Dortmund101
scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966"3rd Diego Simeone Atlético Madrid61
2014scope=col style="background-color: gold"1st Carlo Ancelotti[8] Real Madrid169
scope=col style="background-color: silver"2nd Diego Simeone Atlético Madrid139
scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966"3rd Pep Guardiola Bayern Munich76
2015scope=col style="background-color: gold"1st Luis Enrique[9] Barcelona165
scope=col style="background-color: silver"2nd Pep Guardiola Bayern Munich86
scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966"3rd Massimiliano Allegri Juventus43
2016scope=col style="background-color: gold"1st Diego Simeone[10] Atlético Madrid113
scope=col style="background-color: silver"2nd Zinedine Zidane Real Madrid108
scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966"3rd Claudio Ranieri Leicester City86
2017scope=col style="background-color: gold"1st Zinedine Zidane[11] Real Madrid326
scope=col style="background-color: silver"2nd Massimiliano Allegri Juventus70
scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966"3rd Antonio Conte Chelsea66
2018scope=col style="background-color: gold"1st Zinedine Zidane[12] Real Madrid296
scope=col style="background-color: silver"2nd Jürgen Klopp Liverpool109
scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966"3rd Pep Guardiola Manchester City105
2019scope=col style="background-color: gold"1st Jürgen Klopp[13] Liverpool369
scope=col style="background-color: silver"2nd Pep Guardiola Manchester City100
scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966"3rd Erik ten Hag Ajax82
2020scope=col style="background-color: gold"1st Hansi Flick[14] Bayern Munich270
scope=col style="background-color: silver"2nd Jürgen Klopp Liverpool125
scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966"3rd Julian Nagelsmann RB Leipzig5
2021scope=col style="background-color: gold"1st Thomas Tuchel[15] Chelsea230
scope=col style="background-color: silver"2nd Pep Guardiola Manchester City55
scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966"3rd Hansi Flick Bayern Munich25
2022scope=col style="background-color: gold"1st Carlo Ancelotti[16] Real Madrid245
scope=col style="background-color: silver"2nd Pep Guardiola Manchester City45
scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966"3rd Walid Regragui Wydad AC40
2023scope=col style="background-color: gold"1st Pep Guardiola[17] [18] Manchester City281
scope=col style="background-color: silver"2nd Carlo Ancelotti Real Madrid56
scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966"3rd Luciano Spalletti Napoli53

Statistics

Winners (1996–present)[19] !Coach!Wins!Years
José Mourinho42004, 2005, 2010, 2012
Carlo Ancelotti32007, 2014, 2022
Pep Guardiola2009, 2011, 2023
Marcello Lippi21996, 1998
Ottmar Hitzfeld1997, 2001
Carlos Bianchi2000, 2003
Alex Ferguson1999, 2008
Zinedine Zidane2017, 2018
Vicente del Bosque12002
Frank Rijkaard2006
Jupp Heynckes2013
Luis Enrique2015
Diego Simeone2016
Jürgen Klopp2019
Hansi Flick2020
Thomas Tuchel2021
Wins by club!Club!Total!Coaches
Real Madrid74
Barcelona43
Bayern Munich33
Chelsea22
Boca Juniors21
Juventus21
Manchester United21
Atlético Madrid11
Borussia Dortmund11
Inter Milan11
Liverpool11
Milan11
Porto11
Manchester City11
Wins by nationality!Nationality!Total!Coaches
Germany65
Italy52
Spain53
Portugal41
Argentina32
France21
21
Netherlands11

Continental winners

Bold indicates the World's Best Man Club Coach winner.

YearConfederationWinnerClub(s)
2021UEFA Thomas Tuchel[20] Chelsea
CONMEBOL Renato Gaúcho[21] Flamengo
CONCACAF Javier Aguirre[22] Monterrey
CAF Pitso Mosimane[23] Al Ahly
AFC Leonardo Jardim[24] Al-Hilal
OFC José Figueira[25] Auckland City

All-time World's Best Man Coach ranking (since 1996)

[26]

Top 10 coaches!Rank!Coach!Nationality!Points
1Alex Ferguson245
2José Mourinho Portugal226
3Pep Guardiola Spain211
4Joachim Löw Germany200
5Arsene Wenger France185
6Vicente del Bosque Spain175
7Carlo Ancelotti Italy169
8Marcello Lippi Italy156
9Diego Simeone Argentina152
10Luiz Felipe Scolari Brazil151

The World's Best Man Coach of the Decade (2001–2010)

In 2011, the IFFHS awarded an additional award to coaches by combining the points awarded in the annual World's Best Club Coach awards, to the coach who had gained the most points collectively over the previous ten years to determine the best coach of the previous decade. This World Coach of the Decade award was awarded to Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger, despite the fact he had never won the annual World's Best Club Coach award.[27] [28]

Top 10 coaches[29] !Rank!Coach!Nationality!Points
1Arsène Wenger France156
2Alex Ferguson148
3José Mourinho Portugal135
4Fabio Capello Italy120
5Guus Hiddink Netherlands112
6Carlo Ancelotti Italy108
7Luiz Felipe Scolari Brazil101
8Marcelo Bielsa Argentina101
9Rafael Benítez Spain97
10Marcello Lippi Italy88

The World's Best Man Club Coach of the Decade (2011–2020)

In 2021, Atlético Madrid's manager Diego Simeone won the World's Best Man Club Coach of the Decade 2011–2020.[30]

Top 10 coaches!Rank!Coach!Nationality!Points
1Diego Simeone Argentina152
2Pep Guardiola Spain144
3Jürgen Klopp Germany105
4José Mourinho Portugal91
5Massimiliano Allegri Italy77
6Unai Emery Spain70
7Zinedine Zidane France59
8Carlo Ancelotti Italy57
9Mauricio Pochettino Argentina56
10Marcelo Gallardo Argentina56

Women's winners

IFFHS World's Best Woman Club Coach
Sport:Association football
Givenfor:Best performing woman club coach of the calendar year
Presenter:International Federation of Football History & Statistics
First:2020
Number:4
Firstwinner: Jean-Luc Vasseur
Mostwins: Sonia Bompastor
Lluís Cortés
Jean-Luc Vasseur
Jonatan Giráldez
(1 award each)
Mostrecent: Jonatan Giráldez
(1st award)

The award is awarded at the end of the year. Below is a list of the previous women's winners and runners-up since the first award in 2020.

List of winners

YearRankCoachClub(s)Points
2020scope=col style="background-color: gold"1st Jean-Luc Vasseur[31] Lyon250
scope=col style="background-color: silver"2nd Emma Hayes Chelsea50
scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966"3rd Lluís Cortés Barcelona20
2021scope=col style="background-color: gold"1st Lluís Cortés[32] Barcelona185
scope=col style="background-color: silver"2nd Sonia Bompastor Lyon55
scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966"3rd Emma Hayes Chelsea35
2022scope=col style="background-color: gold"1st Sonia Bompastor[33] Lyon145
scope=col style="background-color: silver"2nd Jonatan Giráldez Barcelona55
scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966"3rd Hoffmann Túlio Palmeiras25
2023scope=col style="background-color: gold"1st Jonatan Giráldez[34] Barcelona180
scope=col style="background-color: silver"2nd Sonia Bompastor Lyon67
scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966"3rd Tommy Stroot Wolfsburg61

Statistics

Winners (2020–present)!Coach!Wins!Years
Jean-Luc Vasseur12020
Lluís Cortés2021
Sonia Bompastor2022
Jonatan Giráldez2023
Wins by club!Club!Total!Coaches
Lyon22
Barcelona22
Wins by nationality!Nationality!Total!Coaches
France22
Spain22

Continental winners

Bold indicates the World's Best Woman Club Coach winner.

YearConfederationWinnerClub(s)
2021UEFA Lluís Cortés[35] Barcelona
CONMEBOL Arthur Elias[36] Corinthians
CONCACAF Roberto Medina[37] Tigres UANL
CAF Yusif Basigi[38] Hasaacas
AFC Ante Juric[39] Sydney FC
OFC Juan J. Chang[40] Coastal Spirit

See also

External links

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Guardiola voted IFFHS' World's Best Club Coach . Total Barca . 6 January 2012 . 22 June 2012 . 8 January 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120108072637/http://www.totalbarca.com/2012/news/guardiola-voted-iffhs-worlds-best-club-coach/ . dead .
  3. Web site: Jose Mourinho affirms Kaka will be staying at Real Madrid despite Paris Saint-Germain speculation . Goal.com . 6 January 2012 . 22 June 2012.
  4. Web site: Pep Guardiola, for the second time, obtained recognition as the best coach in the world . NTN24 . 6 January 2012 . 22 June 2012 . https://archive.today/20130130033132/http://www.ntn24.com/news/news/pep-guardiola-second-time-obta-9204 . 30 January 2013 . dead .
  5. Web site: Erik Garin . IFFHS' World's Best Coaches of the Year 1996-2006 . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . 2 August 2007 . 22 June 2012.
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  7. Web site: 10 January 2014. Josef "Jupp" Heynckes is the world's best club coach 2013. IFFHS. 10 January 2014.
  8. Web site: 21 January 2015. THE WORLD'S BEST CLUB COACH 2014. IFFHS. 21 January 2015. 21 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150121013139/http://www.iffhs.de/the-worlds-best-club-coach-2014/. dead.
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  10. Web site: 26 December 2016. THE WORLD'S BEST CLUB COACH 2016 : Diego Simeone. IFFHS. 27 December 2016.
  11. Web site: 5 December 2017. THE WORLD'S BEST CLUB COACH 2017: THE CROWN OF ZIDANE. IFFHS. 7 December 2017. 8 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171208010652/http://iffhs.de/the-worlds-best-club-coach-2017-the-crown-of-zidane/. dead.
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  26. Web site: IFFHS ALL TIME RANKING OF THE WORLD'S BEST COACH (1996-2020) . International Federation of Football History & Statistics . 12 November 2021 . 19 February 2021.
  27. Web site: Wenger: World Coach of the Decade. ESPN. 22 June 2012. 6 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120706224424/http://www.espnstar.com/football/premier-league/news/detail/item561747/Wenger:-World-Coach-of-the-Decade/. dead.
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  30. Web site: 11 January 2021. IFFHS World's Best Man Club Coach of the Decade 2011–2020. IFFHS.
  31. Web site: 7 December 2020. THE WORLD'S BEST WOMAN CLUB COACH 2020 - JEAN LUC VASSEUR (FRANCE/OLYMPIQUE LYON). IFFHS. 9 December 2020.
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