IFFHS' World's Best Coaches of the Year 1996-2006


National Team Coaches
Club Coaches

National Team Coaches

overview

1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006

IFFHS' World's Best National Team Coach of the Year 1996

Top 5

 1. Hans Hubert Vogts 		Germany
 2. Velibor Milutinovic 	Mexico   
 3. Jo Bonfrčre 		Nigeria   
 4. Clive Barker 		South Africa   
    Nelo Vingada 		Saudi Arabia   

IFFHS' World's Best National Team Coach of the Year 1997

Top 10
  
 1. Mário Zagallo 		Brazil 	       194 pts 
 2. Javier Clemente 		Spain 	       112 
 3. Glenn Hoddle 		England        110 
 4. Hans-Hubert Vogts 		Germany 	68 
 5. Anghel Iordanescu 		Romania 	54 
 6. Egil Olsen 			Norway 		50 
 7. Velibor Milutinovic 	Mexico 		40 
 8. Daniel Passarella 		Argentina 	39 
 9. Aimé Jacquet 		France 		24 
10. Guus Hiddink 		Netherlands 	21 

IFFHS' World's Best National Team Coach of the Year 1998

Top 10
   
 1. Aimé Jacquet 		France 	       259 pts
 2. Miroslav Blazevic 		Croatia        148 
 3. Guus Hiddink 		Nederland      109 
 4. Mário Zagallo 		Brazil 		56 
 5. Glenn Hoddle 		England 	30 
    Egil Olsen 			Norway 		30 
 7. Manuel Lapuente 		Mexico 		28 
 8. Henri Michel 		Morocco 	27 
 9. Daniel Passarella 		Argentina 	22 
10. Cesare Maldini 		Italy 		16  

IFFHS' World's Best National Team Coach of the Year 1999

Top 10

 1. Wanderley Luxemburgo 	Brazil 	       147 pts 
 2. Jozef Chovanec 		Czech Rep.     140 
 3. José Camacho 		Spain 	       123 
 4. Manuel Lapuente 		Mexico 		65 
 5. Nils Johan Semb 		Norway 		34 
 6. Tommy Söderberg 		Sweden 		30 
 7. Bo Johansson 		Denmark 	27 
 8. Kevin Keegan 		England 	21 
 9. Franklin Rijkaard 		Netherlands 	18 
10. Victor Piturca 		Romania 	17 
    Erich Ribbeck 		Germany 	17 

IFFHS' World's Best National Team Coach of the Year 2000

Top 10
   
 1. Roger Lemerre 		France	       271 pts 
 2. Humberto Coelho 		Portugal       102 
 3. Marcelo Bielsa 		Argentina 	91 
 4. Dino Zoff 			Italy 		84 
 5. Jean-Paul Okono 		Cameroon 	56 
 6. Jozef Chovanec 		Czech Rep. 	39 
 7. Philippe Troussier 		Japan 		29 
 8. Pierre Lechantre 		Cameroon 	28 
 9. Franklin Rijkaard 		Netherlands 	23 
10. Sergio Markarián 		Paraguay 	22 

IFFHS' World's Best National Team Coach of the Year 2001

Top 10
   
 1. Marcelo Bielsa 		Argentina      201 pts
 2. Sven-Göran Eriksson 	England        147 
 3. Roger Lemerre 		France 	       127 
 4. Srecko Katanec 		Slovenia 	54 
 5. José Pekerman 		Argentina 	31 
 6. Jerzy Engel 		Poland 		28 
 7. José Camacho 		Spain 		22 
 8. Giovanni Trapattoni 	Italy 		21 
 9. António Ribeiro Oliveira 	Portugal 	20 
10. Philippe Troussier 		Japan 		18 
    Rudolf Völler 		Germany 	18 

IFFHS' World's Best National Team Coach of the Year 2002

Top 10

 1. Luiz Felipe Scolari 	Brazil 	       286 pts 
 2. Guus Hiddink 		South Korea    179 
 3. Senol Günes 		Turkey 	       155 
 4. Rudi Völler/Michael Skibbe  Germany 	92 
 5. Bruno Metsu 		Senegal 	79 
 6. Bruce Arena 		USA 		19 
 7. Sven-Göran Eriksson 	England 	18 
 8. Philippe Troussier 		Japan 		11 
 9. José Camacho 		Spain 		10 
10. Marcelo Bielsa 		Argentina 	 9 

IFFHS' World's Best National Team Coach of the Year 2003

Top 21

 1. Jacques Santini             France         150 pts
 2. Karel Brückner              Czech Republic 133 
 3. Sven-Göran Eriksson         England         74 
 4. Carlos Alberto Parreira     Brazil          52 
 5. Marcelo Alberto Bielsa      Argentina       43 
    Giovanni Trapattoni         Italy           43 
 7. Winfried Schäfer            Cameroon        42 
 8. Aleksandrs Starkovs         Latvia          33 
 9. Morten Olsen                Denmark         31 
    Luiz Felipe Scolari         Portugal        31 
11. Ricardo Lavolpe             Mexico          29 
12. Otto Rehhagel               Greece          23 
13. Rudolf Völler               Germany         22 
14. Senol Günes                 Turkey          21 
15. Juan Ramón Carrasco         Uruguay         19 
    José Ignacio Sáez Ruiz      Spain           19 
17. Bruce Arena                 USA             15 
18. Dirk Nicolaas Advocaat      Netherlands     12 
    Ricardo Raimundo Gomes      Brazil U23      12 
20. Tommy Söderberg             Sweden           8 
21. Plamen Markov               Bulgaria         6 

IFFHS' World's Best National Team Coach of the Year 2004

Top 16

 1. Otto Rehhagel 		Greece 		261 pts 
 2. Marcelo Bielsa 		Argentina 	134 
 3. Luiz Scolari 		Portugal 	 98 
 4. Karel Brückner 		Czech Rep. 	 74 
 5. Carlos Parreira 		Brazil 		 56 
 6. Morten Olsen 		Denmark 	 29 
 7. Zico	 		Japan 		 23 
 8. Sven-Göran Eriksson 	England 	 22 
 9. Roger Lemerre 		Tunisia 	 19 
10. Adnan Hamad Majeed 		Iraq 		 18
11. Claudio Gentile 		Italy[U-23]      13 
12. Branko Ivankovic 		Iran             11 
13. Richard Páez 		Venezuela         9 
14. Bruce Arena 		USA               8 
15. Giovanni Trapattoni 	Italy             6 
    Aleksandrs Starkovs 	Latvia            6 

IFFHS' World's Best National Team Coach of the Year 2004

Top 10

 1. Carlos Alberto Parreira 	Brazil 		167 pts 
 2. Marcel van Basten 		Netherlands 	134 
 3. José Néstor Pekerman 	Argentina 	 75 
 4. Marcello Lippi 		Italy		 50 
 5. Karel Brückner 		Czech Rep. 	 46 
 6. Ricardo Antonio La Volpe 	Mexico 		 41 
 7. Luiz Felipe Scolari 	Portugal 	 35 
 8. Bruce Arena 		USA 		 30 
 9. Zico 			Japan 		 29 
10. Oleg Blokhin 		Ukraine 	 28 

IFFHS' World's Best National Team Coach of the Year 2004

Top 10

 1. Marcello Lippi 		Italy 		298 
 2. Raymond Domenech 		France 		132 
 3. Jürgen Klinsmann 		Germany 	123 
 4. Luiz Felipe Scolari 	Portugal 	 84 
 5. Guus Hiddink 		Australia 	 47 
 6. José Néstor Pekerman 	Argentina 	 28 
 7. Jakob Kuhn 			Switzerland 	 22 
 8. Oleg Blokhin 		Ukraine 	 20 
 9. Ratomir Dujkovic 		Ghana 	  	 19    
    Carlos Alberto Parreira 	Brazil  	 19 

Club Coaches

overview

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IFFHS' World's Best Club Coach of the Year 1996

Top 3

 1. Marcello Lippi 		Italy 		Juventus Torino   
 2. Ramón Ángel Díaz CA 	Argentina	River Plate Buenos Aires    
 3. Luis Fernandez 		France		Paris Saint-Germain    

IFFHS' World's Best Club Coach of the Year 1997

Top 10
  
 1. Ottmar Hitzfeld 		Germany 	Borussia Dortmund 	       146 pts 
 2. Alexander Ferguson 		Scotland 	Manchester United 	       110 
 3. Marcello Lippi 		Italy 		Juventus Torino 	      	87 
 4. Valery Lobonovsky 		Ukraine 	Dynamo Kiev 		      	73 
 5. Huub Stevens 		Netherlands 	Schalke 04 		      	47 
 6. Ramón Ángel Díaz 		Argentina       River Plate Buenos Aires   	42 
 7. Ruud Gullit 		Netherlands 	Chelsea FC London 	      	37 
    Giovanni Trapattoni 	Italy 		Bayern München 	      		37 
 9. Robert Robson 		England 	FC Barcelona 		      	36 
10. Paulo Autuori de Mello 	Brazil 		EC Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte	34 

IFFHS' World's Best Club Coach of the Year 1998

Top 10
   
 1. Marcello Lippi 		Italy 		Juventus Torino 	       154 pts 
 2. Josef Heynckes 		Germany 	Real Madrid                    134 
 3. Alexander Ferguson 		Scotland 	Manchester United  		88 
 4. Ottmar Hitzfeld 		Germany 	Bayern München 			65 
 5. Antônio Lopes dos Santos 	Brazil 		CR Vasco da Gama Rio de J. 	53 
 6. Valery Lobonovsky 		Ukraine 	Dynamo Kiev 			48 
    Gianluca Vialli 		Italy 		Chelsea FC London 		48 
 8. Oleg Romantsev 		Russia 		Spartak Moskva 			30 
 9. Sven-Göran Eriksson 	Sweden 		SS Lazio Roma 			29 
10. Louis van Gaal 		Netherlands 	FC Barcelona 			28 

IFFHS' World's Best Club Coach of the Year 1999

Top 10

 1. Sir Alexander Ferguson 	Scotland 	Manchester United  	       225 pts 
 2. Sven-Göran Eriksson 	Sweden 		SS Lazio Roma 			86 
 3. Ottmar Hitzfeld 		Germany 	Bayern München 			69 
 4. Louis van Gaal 		Netherlands 	FC Barcelona 			66 
 5. Luiz Felipe Scolari 	Brazil 		SE Palmeiras Săo Paulo 		54 
 6. Héctor Raúl Cúper 		Argentina 	RCD Mallorca and Valencia CF	41 
 7. Gianluca Vialli 		Italiy 		Chelsea FC London 		37 
 8. Arsčne Wenger 		France 		Arsenal FC London 		31 
 9. Valery Lobonovsky 		Ukraine 	Dynamo Kiev 			29 
10. Ramón Ángel Díaz 		Argentina 	River Plate Buenos Aires 	16 
    Alberto Malesani 		Italy 		Parma AC 			16 

IFFHS' World's Best Club Coach of the Year 2000

Top 10
   
 1. Carlos Bianchi 		Argentina 	Boca Juniors Buenos Aires      137 pts 
 2. Héctor Raúl Cúper 		Argentina 	Valencia CF                    124 
 3. Vicente del Bosque 		Spain 		Real Madrid                    116 
 4. Sir Alexander Ferguson 	Scotland 	Manchester United              113 
 5. Sven-Göran Eriksson 	Sweden 		SS Lazio Roma 		       108 
 6. Fatih Terim 		Turkey 		Galatasaray SK/AC Fiorentina  	67 
 7. Ottmar Hitzfeld 		Germany 	Bayern München 			42 
 8. Arsčne Wenger 		France 		Arsenal FC London 		41 
 9. Oswaldo de Oliveira Filho 	Brazil 		SC Corinthians Paulista Săo P. 	24 
10. David O'Leary 		Rep.of Ireland 	Leeds United  			19 

IFFHS' World's Best Club Coach of the Year 2001

Top 10
   
 1. Ottmar Hitzfeld 		Germany 	Bayern München 	               228 pts 
 2. Gerard Houllier 		France 		Liverpool FC                   125 
 3. Carlos Bianchi 		Argentina 	Boca Juniors Buenos Aires      120 
 4. Héctor Raúl Cúper 		Argentina 	Internazionale Milano 		80 
 5. David O'Leary 		Rep.of Ireland 	Leeds United    		43 
 6. Fabio Capello 		Italy 		AS Roma 			42 
 7. Sir Alexander Ferguson 	Scotland 	Manchester United   		35 
 8. Vicente del Bosque 		Spain 		Real Madrid   			25 
 9. Arsčne Wenger 		France 		Arsenal FC London 		23 
10. Javier Irureta 		Spain 		Deportivo de La Coruńa 		21 

IFFHS' World's Best Club Coach of the Year 2002

Top 10
 
 1. Vicente del Bosque 		Spain 		Real Madrid 		       224 pts 
 2. Arsčne Wenger 		France 		Arsenal FC London              136 
 3. Sir Alexander Ferguson 	Scotland 	Manchester United 		69 
    Klaus Toppmöller 		Germany 	Bayer Leverkusen 		69 
 5. Nery Pumpido 		Argentina 	Olimpia Asunción 		61 
 6. Rafael Benítez 		Spain 		Valencia CF 			51 
 7. Marcello Lippi 		Italy 		Juventus Torino 		32 
 8. Christian Gross 		Switzerland 	FC Basel 			27 
 9. Héctor Raúl Cúper 		Argentina 	Internazionale Milano 		25 
10. Jair Picemi 		Brazil 		AD Săo Caetano 			21 

IFFHS' World's Best Club Coach of the Year 2003

Top 20

 1. Carlos Bianchi              Argentina       Boca Juniors                   173 pts 
 2. Carlo Ancelotti             Italy           Milan AC                       117 
 3. Marcello Lippi              Italy           FC Juventus                     70 
 4. Sir Alexander Ferguson      Scotland        Manchester United FC            67 
 5. Arsčne Wenger               France          Arsenal FC                      51 
 6. Felix Magath                Germany         VfB Stuttgart                   47 
    José Mourinho               Portugal        FC do Porto                     47 
 8. Fabio Capello               Italy           AS Roma                         41 
 9. Vicente del Bosque          Spain           Real Madrid CF                  36 
10. Emerson Leăo                Brazil          Santos FC                       25 
    Martin O'Neill              N. Ireland      Celtic FC                       25 
12. Wanderley Luxemburgo        Brazil          Cruzeiro EC                     24 
13. Ronald Koeman               Netherlands     Ajax                            23 
    Guy Roux                    France          AJ Auxerroise                   23 
15. Ottmar Hitzfeld             Germany         FC Bayern München               16 
    Freddy Ternero Corrales     Peru            Cienciano                       16 
17. Claudio Ranieri             Italy           Chelsea FC                      14 
18. Bruno Metsu                 France          Al-Ain                           9 
19. Didier Deschamps            France          AS de Monaco                     7 
20. Sir Robert Robson           England         Newcastle United FC              5 

IFFHS' World's Best Club Coach of the Year 2004

Top 15

 1. José Mourinho		Portugal 	Chelsea FC London 		271 pts 
 2. Arsčne Wenger 		France 		Arsenal FC London 		 86 
 3. Didier Deschamps 		France 		AS de Monaco 			 72 
 4. Franklin Rijkaard 		Netherlands 	FC Barcelona 			 71 
 5. Rafael Maudes 		Spain		Liverpool FC  			 62 
 6. Carlos Bianchi 		Argentina 	CA Boca Juniors			 57 
 7. Luis Montoya 		Colombia 	CD Once Caldas Manizales 	 56 
 8. Carlo Ancelotti 		Italy 		Milan AC			 48 
 9. Alexander Ferguson 		Scotland 	Manchester United    		 26 
10. Vanderley Luxemburgo 	Brasil 		Santos FC 			 19 
11. Claudio Ranieri 		Italy 		Valencia CF			 18 
12. Fabio Capello 		Italy 		Juventus Torino		         13 
13. Hugo Sánchez 		México 		UNAM Ciudad de México 		 11 
14. Javier "Irureta" 		Spain		RC Deportivo de La Coruńa	  9 
15. Robert Robson 		England 	Newcastle United FC 		  6 

IFFHS' World's Best Club Coach of the Year 2004

Top 10

 1. Franklin Rijkaard 		Netherlands	FC Barcelona 			236 pts  
 2. José Mourinho 		Portugal  	Chelsea FC London 		113 
 3. Juande la Cruz Ramos Cano 	Spain		Sevilla FC 			 92 
 4. Arsčne Wenger 		France 		Arsenal FC London 		 91 
 5. Gerard Houllier 		France		Olympique Lyonnais  		 57 
 6. Abel Carlos da Silva Braga 	Brazil		SC Internacional PA  		 53 
 7. Sir Alexander Ferguson 	Scotland	Manchester United FC  		 45 
 8. Carlo Ancelotti 		Italy 		Milan AC 			 23 
    Felix Magath 		Germany		FC Bayern München 		 23 
10. Muricy Ramalho 		Brazil		Săo Paulo FC 			 17 

IFFHS' World's Best Club Coach of the Year 2004



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