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Top Ten Coaches

José ​Mourinho​
José ​Mourinho​

Mourinho's coaching team confirmed Jose Mourinho was officially unveiled as Manchester United manager on Tuesday and the club is now delighted to confirm his backroom staff. Six newcomers will join Mourinho in working with the first team and the existing specialist departments at the Aon Training Complex.

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Alex ​Ferguson​
Alex ​Ferguson​

Alex Ferguson is a Scottish soccer player known for his highly successful, long-term management of the Manchester United league. Synopsis Alex Ferguson was born on December 31, 1941, in Glasgow, Scotland, and made a name for himself playing soccer for Dunfermline Athletic.

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Zinedine ​Zidane​
Zinedine ​Zidane​

Zinedine Zidane; Zidane ... match report for Castilla's opening game in the Segunda División B lists Santiago Sánchez as the Los Blancos' head coach and Zidane as ...

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Urban Meyer​
Urban Meyer​

Urban Frank Meyer III (born July 10, 1964) is an American college football coach and former player, currently the head football coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes. Meyer served as the head coach of the Bowling Green Falcons from 2001 to 2002, the Utah Utes from 2003 to 2004, and the Florida Gators from 2005 to 2010.

Carlo ​Ancelotti​
Carlo ​Ancelotti​

Carlo Ancelotti OSI (Italian pronunciation: [ˈkarlo antʃeˈlɔtti]; born 10 June 1959) is an Italian former professional footballer and current football manager who will be in charge of Napoli as of 1 July 2018.

Jim Harbaugh​
Jim Harbaugh​

Jim Harbaugh's older brother, John, is the head coach of the Baltimore Ravens, and they became the first pair of brothers to serve as head coaches in NFL history, facing each other in the Thanksgiving Classic game in 2011 and Super Bowl XLVII on February 3, 2013.

Bill Belichick​
Bill Belichick​

Bill Belichick is head coach of the NFL's New England Patriots and widely considered one of the best coaches in football history. Synopsis American football head coach, Bill Belichick was born in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1952.

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Arsène ​Wenger​
Arsène ​Wenger​

Of course arsene Wenger is one of the best coaches of English football . When he came on scene for the first time in England , he revolutionised the diet , fitness of the players , which resulted in the famous invincible season.

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Nick Saban​
Nick Saban​

Saban was born in Fairmont, West Virginia, to Mary and Nick Lou Saban Sr. He grew up and graduated from Monongah High School in the small community of Monongah, West Virginia, about 90 miles south of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Vicente del ​Bosque​
Vicente del ​Bosque​

Vicente del Bosque González, 1st Marquis of Del Bosque (Spanish pronunciation: [biˈθente ðel ˈβoske ɣonˈθaleθ]; born 23 December 1950) is a Spanish football coach and former player who most recently managed the Spain national team.

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Antonio Conte​
Antonio Conte​

Antonio Conte (Italian pronunciation: [anˈtɔːnjo ˈkonte]; born 31 July 1969) is an Italian professional football manager and former player. He is the head coach of Premier League club Chelsea.

Vince ​Lombardi​
Vince ​Lombardi​

Richard Zeppieri was cast as Assistant Coach Vince Lombardi. A play titled Lombardi opened on Broadway at the Circle in the Square Theatre in New York City in October 2010, following an out-of-town tryout at the Mahaiwe Theater in Great Barrington, Massachusetts.

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Phil Jackson​
Phil Jackson​

Phil Jackson player file at the Wayback Machine (archived December 2, 2010) at NBA.com; Phil Jackson coach profile at the Wayback Machine (archived December 1, ...

Gregg ​Popovich​
Gregg ​Popovich​

Gregg Charles Popovich (born January 28, 1949) is an American professional basketball coach. He is the head coach of the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Taking over as coach of the Spurs in 1996, Popovich is the longest tenured active coach in both the NBA and all major sports leagues in the United States.

Unai Emery​
Unai Emery​

Unai Emery Etxegoien (Basque: [unai emeɾi etʃeɣoien]; born 3 November 1971) is a Spanish football manager and former player. He is the current head coach of Premier League club Arsenal.

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Red ​Auerbach​
Red ​Auerbach​

Arnold Jacob "Red" Auerbach (September 20, 1917 – October 28, 2006) was an American basketball coach of the Washington Capitols, the Tri-Cities Blackhawks and the Boston Celtics. After he retired from coaching, he served as president and front office executive of the Celtics until his death.

Pat Riley​
Pat Riley​

Riley's name and likeness were used for a 1990 Sega Genesis video game, Pat Riley Basketball. In 1993, while coaching the New York Knicks, Riley published a second New York Times bestseller entitled The Winner Within: A Life Plan for Team Players.

Rinus Michels​
Rinus Michels​

Marinus Jacobus Hendricus "Rinus" Michels OON (Dutch pronunciation:; 9 February 1928 – 3 March 2005) was a Dutch association football player and coach. He played his entire career for the club AFC Ajax, which he later coached, and was a member of the Netherlands national team both as a player and as manager.

Jupp ​Heynckes​
Jupp ​Heynckes​

On 4 June 2013, Heynckes announced he would not coach a team during the 2013–14 season. On 21 June, in an interview with Der Spiegel, Heynckes said, "After everything that's happened over the past two years, I'm ready for some peace and quiet.

Mauricio ​Pochettino​
Mauricio ​Pochettino​

Mauricio Roberto Pochettino Trossero (Spanish pronunciation: [mauˈɾisjo potʃeˈtino], Italian: [poketˈtino]; born 2 March 1972) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a centre back, and is the current manager of Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur.

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Mark ​Dantonio​
Mark ​Dantonio​

Mark Dantonio. Mark Justin Dantonio (born March 9, 1956) is an American football coach and former player. He is the current head football coach at Michigan State University, a position he has held since the 2007 season, presiding over one of the most successful eras in the program's history.

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Massimiliano ​Allegri​
Massimiliano ​Allegri​

Massimiliano Allegri Massimiliano Allegri (Italian pronunciation: [massimiˈljano alˈleɡri]; born 11 August 1967) is an Italian professional football manager and former player currently in charge of Serie A club Juventus.

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Marcello Lippi​
Marcello Lippi​

Marcello Lippi, Commendatore OMRI (Italian pronunciation: [marˈtʃɛllo ˈlippi]; born 12 April 1948) is an Italian former professional football player and current manager of the China national team. He served as Italian national team head coach from 16 July 2004 to 12 July 2006 and led Italy to win the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

James ​Franklin​
James ​Franklin​

Franklin was the first African American to be head coach of a major sport at Vanderbilt, and the third to be a head football coach in the Southeastern Conference (after Sylvester Croom, formerly at Mississippi State, and former Kentucky head coach Joker Phillips).

Helenio ​Herrera​
Helenio ​Herrera​

Helenio Herrera Gavilán (Spanish pronunciation: [eˈlenjo eˈreɾa ɣaβiˈlan]; 10 April 1910 – 9 November 1997) was an Argentine, naturalized French, football player and manager. He is best remembered for his tremendous success with the Inter Milan team known as Grande Inter in the 1960s.

Don Nelson​
Don Nelson​

Nelson won his 1,300th career game on February 21, 2009, joining Wilkens as the only coach to pass this milestone. Don Nelson defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves on April 7, 2010, achieving his 1,333rd career win.

Lenny ​Wilkens​
Lenny ​Wilkens​

Leonard Randolph Wilkens (born October 28, 1937) is an American retired basketball player and coach in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has been inducted three times into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, first in 1989 as a player, as a coach in 1998, and in 2010 as part of the 1992 United States Olympic "Dream Team", for which he was an assistant coach.

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Joachim Löw​
Joachim Löw​

Joachim Löw is a German football coach, and former player. He is currently the head coach of the Germany national team, which he led to victory at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil and the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia.

Don Shula​
Don Shula​

Shula was the head coach of the 1972 Miami Dolphins, which finished a perfect 17–0 and won the Super Bowl VII 14–7 over the Washington Redskins. Shula's 1973 team repeated as NFL champions, winning the 1974 Super Bowl over the Minnesota Vikings.

Johan Cruyff​
Johan Cruyff​

Johan Cruyff Institute, an educational institution, founded by Johan Cruyff, aimed at educating athletes, sport and business professionals in the field of sport management, sport marketing, football business, sponsorship and coaching through a network that currently has five Johan Cruyff Institute (postgraduate and executive education), three Johan Cruyff Academy (graduate education) and five Johan Cruyff College (vocational training).

Bill Walsh​
Bill Walsh​

Many of Bill Walsh's assistant coaches went on to be head coaches themselves, including George Seifert, Mike Holmgren, Ray Rhodes, and Dennis Green. After Walsh's retirement from the 49ers, Seifert succeeded him as 49ers head coach, and guided San Francisco to victories in Super Bowl XXIV and Super Bowl XXIX.

Tom Landry​
Tom Landry​

The coach in Peter Gent's novel North Dallas Forty is based on Tom Landry. G.D. Spradlin played the role in the film of the same name. In the animated sitcom King of the Hill, The Middle School in Arlen is named "Tom Landry Middle School", and Landry is a personal hero of the show's main character Hank Hill.

Jimbo Fisher​
Jimbo Fisher​

John James "Jimbo" Fisher Jr. (born October 9, 1965) is an American college football coach and former player. He is the head coach at Texas A&M University. Previously, Fisher was the head coach at Florida State University. As a senior year student at Samford University, Fisher was the 1987 NCAA Division III National Player of the Year.

Arrigo Sacchi​
Arrigo Sacchi​

Arrigo Sacchi (Italian pronunciation: [arˈriːɡo ˈsakki]; born 1 April 1946) is an Italian former football coach. He was twice manager of Milan (1987–1991, 1996–1997), with great success. He won the Serie A title in his 1987–88 debut season and then dominated European football by winning back to back European Cups in 1989 and 1990.

Dabo ​Swinney​
Dabo ​Swinney​

William Christopher "Dabo" Swinney (born November 20, 1969) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach at Clemson University. Swinney took over as head coach for the Clemson Tigers midway through the 2008 season, following the resignation of Tommy Bowden.

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Udo Lattek​
Udo Lattek​

Udo Lattek (16 January 1935 – 31 January 2015) was a German football player, coach, and TV pundit. Lattek is one of the most successful coaches in the history of the game, having won 14 major titles, most famously with Bayern Munich. He also won major trophies with Borussia Mönchengladbach and FC Barcelona.

Brian Clough​
Brian Clough​

Brian Clough replaced Allan Brown as manager of Nottingham Forest on 6 January 1975 twelve weeks after the end of his 44-day tenure as manager of Leeds United. Clough brought Jimmy Gordon to be his club trainer as Gordon had been for him at Derby County and Leeds United.

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Chuck Noll​
Chuck Noll​

Charles Henry Noll (January 5, 1932 – June 13, 2014) was a professional American football player, assistant coach and head coach. His sole head coaching position was for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1969 to 1991.

Kirk Ferentz​
Kirk Ferentz​

Kirk James Ferentz (born August 1, 1955) is the head football coach at the University of Iowa, a position he has held since the 1999 season. From 1990 to 1992, Ferentz was the head football coach at the University of Maine, where he had a record of 12-21.

Luis Enrique​
Luis Enrique​

On 8 June 2011, Luis Enrique reached an agreement with Italian Serie A club A.S. Roma to become the Giallorossi's new head coach. He signed a two-year contract, being joined by a staff of four members, including Iván de la Peña who played two years for crosstown rivals S.S. Lazio, as technical collaborator.

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Pete Carroll​
Pete Carroll​

Pete Carroll. Peter Clay "Pete" Carroll (born September 15, 1951) is an American football coach who is the head coach and executive vice president of the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL).

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Paul Brown​
Paul Brown​

Before Paul Brown, coaches just rolled the ball out on the practice field." — Chuck Heaton, Plain Dealer sportswriter While Brown's tenure in Cleveland ended in bitterness, the coach was a prolific innovator with the team.

Rafael ​Benítez​
Rafael ​Benítez​

Rafael Benítez Maudes (Spanish pronunciation: [rafaˈel ˈrafa βeˈniteθ ˈmauðes]; born 16 April 1960) is a Spanish professional football coach who is the manager of Premier League club Newcastle United. He is the only manager in history to have won the UEFA Europa League, UEFA Super Cup, UEFA Champions League and the FIFA Club World Cup.

Jon Gruden​
Jon Gruden​

Jon David Gruden (born August 17, 1963) is an American football coach who is the head coach of the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He had previously been the head coach of the Raiders from 1998 to 2001 and Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2002 to 2008.

Bill Parcells​
Bill Parcells​

Duane Charles "Bill" Parcells (born August 22, 1941), also known as The Big Tuna, is a former American football coach, best known as a head coach in the National Football League (NFL) for 19 seasons. He rose to prominence as the head coach of the New York Giants, whom he led to two Super Bowl titles.

Claudio ​Ranieri​
Claudio ​Ranieri​

Claudio Ranieri Grande Ufficiale OMRI (Italian pronunciation:; born 20 October 1951) is an Italian football manager and former player. He is currently the head coach of Nantes.

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Gus Malzahn​
Gus Malzahn​

Arthur Gustavo Malzahn III (born October 28, 1965) is the head football coach for the Auburn Tigers. He spent the 2012 season as the head football coach at Arkansas State University. From 2009 to 2011, Malzahn served as the offensive coordinator at Auburn University.

Louis van ​Gaal​
Louis van ​Gaal​

After a brief spell as coach at AZ, Van Gaal served as assistant coach under Leo Beenhakker at Ajax and eventually took over as head coach in 1991. Under his lead, the club won three Eredivisie titles, the UEFA Cup, and the Champions League.

Chuck Daly​
Chuck Daly​

Daly is a two-time Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, being inducted in 1994 for his individual coaching career, and in 2010 was posthumously inducted as the head coach of the "Dream Team". The Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award is named after him.

Steve Kerr​
Steve Kerr​

On May 14, 2014, Kerr reached an agreement to become the head coach for the Golden State Warriors, succeeding Mark Jackson. Kerr coached in the 2014 Summer League for the Warriors.

Les Miles​
Les Miles​

Leslie Edwin Miles (born November 10, 1953) is an American football coach and former player and head coach. From 2005 to 2016 he was at LSU. Oklahoma State University from 2001 to 2004.