Top 50 Best Football Managers of All Time

13 Premier League titles, 2 Champions Leagues, transformed Manchester United into global powerhouse over 27 years. The ultimate dynasty builder who reinvented winning.

Revolutionized possession football at Barcelona, Bayern, and City. 6 Premier Leagues, 3 Champions Leagues, redefined modern tactics.

Most successful Champions League manager ever. 5 European Cups across 4 clubs, man-management master who wins everywhere.

Created Total Football, won European Cup with Ajax, Euro 88 with Netherlands. Changed football philosophy forever.

Barcelona's Dream Team revolutionized Spanish football. 1992 European Cup, created modern Barca philosophy.

Porto miracles, Inter treble, Chelsea dominance. Ultimate big-game manager with unmatched mentality monsters.

20 trophies in 9 years at Liverpool including 3 European Cups. Most successful English manager ever.

Built Liverpool from Second Division to giants. Created Anfield atmosphere and winning culture.

Revolutionized pressing at AC Milan. Back-to-back European Cups with greatest club team ever.

Revived Dortmund and Liverpool. Premier League after 30 years, high-intensity revolution.

Invented Catenaccio. Back-to-back European Cups with Inter's Grande Inter era.

Rebuilt United after Munich disaster. First English European Cup winners 1968.

Arsenal Invincibles 2004, revolutionized English football with diet/training methods.

5 Serie A titles, 2006 World Cup with Italy, Champions League with Juventus.

Bayern treble 2013, greatest seasonal record in Bundesliga history.

Most Serie A titles (7), won everywhere from Portugal to Germany to Italy.

Only manager to win European Cup with two clubs. World Cup finalist with Netherlands.

Back-to-back European Cups with unfashionable Forest. Greatest overachievement ever.

Ajax treble 1995, Barcelona La Liga, Bayern Bundesliga. Tactical innovator.

Chelsea title from 10th, Juventus dominance, Inter Serie A. 3-5-2 pioneer.

Liverpool historic treble 2001. First French manager to win major English trophy.

Only manager to win Champions League with two clubs. 8 Bundesliga titles.

Bordeaux double, PSG domestic dominance. Elegant winner across France.

Leicester Premier League miracle 5000-1 odds. Greatest underdog story ever.

2 Champions Leagues with Madrid, World Cup + Euro with Spain double.

5 straight Serie A with Juventus, La Liga with Madrid. Iron discipline.

Napoli nearly beat Juventus, Chelsea Europa League. Possession pioneer.

Transformed Atletico into giants. 2 Europa Leagues, 2 La Liga titles.

Chelsea Champions League 2021 in single season. Dortmund/Psg success.

3 Champions Leagues in 3 seasons. Only manager to do it consecutively.

Multiple Bundesliga titles, domestic dominance across Europe.

League titles in 4 countries. Most successful serial winner.

Catenaccio pioneer, 2 European Cups with Milan.

Multiple Brazilian titles, Copa Libertadores success.

2002 World Cup with Brazil, Porto UCL 2004.

World Cup as player, assistant, manager. Brazilian legend.

1954 World Cup "Miracle of Bern" with West Germany.

Only manager with 2 World Cups (1934, 1938).

Mighty Magyars, unbeaten for years, 1954 World Cup final.

Hungarian domestic dominance master.

2 UCL finals with Valencia, La Liga title.

Man City Premier League 2014, multiple Spanish titles.

Only England manager to win World Cup. Wingless wonders revolutionized international football.

First British Double (League+FA Cup 1961), first European Cup Winners' Cup for English club.

Most successful Europa League manager ever. 3 straight with Sevilla, Villarreal triumph.

Lazio Serie A+UCL final, multiple league titles across Europe.

Revived Leeds to Premier League, Uruguay Copa America. Intense tactical innovator.

Player-manager legend won 3 leagues as both. Liverpool icon.

Scientific approach revolutionized Soviet football. 13 Soviet titles.

Champions League with Dortmund AND Bayern. German domestic dominance.