UEFA Men's Coach of the Year Award
| UEFA Men's Coach of the Year | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored by | ESM |
| Presented by | UEFA |
| First award | 2020 |
| Final award | 2023 |
| Most wins | Hansi Flick Thomas Tuchel Carlo Ancelotti Pep Guardiola (1st award) |
| Website | UEFA.com |
The UEFA Men's Coach of the Year Award is an association football award given to the manager coaching a men's football club in Europe that is considered the best in the previous season of both club and national team competition. The award, created in 2020 by UEFA in partnership with European Sports Media (ESM) group[1]
Criteria
According to UEFA, for this award, "coaches in Europe, irrespective of nationality, [are] judged in regard to their performances over the whole season in all competitions – both domestically and internationally – at either club, or national team level."[2]
Voting
80 coaches, from the clubs that participated in the group stages of that year's UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League, along with 55 sports journalists selected by the European Sports Media group representing each of the UEFA national associations, provide a list of their three best-ranked coaches from one to three, with the first coach receiving five points, the second three points and the third one point. Coaches are not allowed to vote for themselves. The three coaches with the most points overall are shortlisted, and the winner is announced during the group stage draw of the next season's UEFA Champions League.[1]
Award history
Winners
| Season | Coach | Team(s) managed |
|---|---|---|
| 2019–20 | Hansi Flick | Bayern Munich |
| 2020–21 | Thomas Tuchel | Paris Saint-Germain Chelsea |
| 2021–22 | Carlo Ancelotti | Real Madrid |
| 2022–23 | Pep Guardiola | Manchester City |
Finalists
Winner Shortlisted
2019–20
| Rank | Coach | Points[3] | Team(s) managed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hansi Flick | 476 | Bayern Munich |
| 2 | Jurgen Klopp | 212 | Liverpool |
| 3 | Julian Nagelsmann | 76[A] | RB Leipzig |
| 4 | Thomas Tuchel | 76[A] | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 5 | Gian Piero Gasperini | 68 | Atalanta |
| 6 | Julen Lopetegui | 57 | Sevilla |
| 7 | Rudi Garcia | 32 | Lyon |
| 8 | Zinedine Zidane | 25 | Real Madrid |
| 9 | Pep Guardiola | 11 | Manchester City |
| 10 | Antonio Conte | 9 | Inter Milan |
2020–21
| Rank | Coach | Points[4] | Team(s) managed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Tuchel | 378 | Paris Saint-Germain Chelsea |
| 2 | Roberto Mancini | 292 | Italy |
| 3 | Pep Guardiola | 198 | Manchester City |
| 4 | Unai Emery | 64 | Villarreal |
| 5 | Diego Simeone | 29 | Atlético Madrid |
| 6 | Antonio Conte | 19 | Inter Milan |
| 7 | Gareth Southgate | 18 | England |
| 8 | Christophe Galtier | 16 | Lille |
| 9 | Ole Gunnar Solskjær | 14 | Manchester United |
| 10 | Kasper Hjulmand | 11 | Denmark |
2021–22
| Rank | Coach | Points[5] | Team(s) managed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlo Ancelotti | 526 | Real Madrid |
| 2 | Jürgen Klopp | 210 | Liverpool |
| 3 | Pep Guardiola | 108 | Manchester City |
| 4 | Oliver Glasner | 75 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| 5 | Unai Emery | 74 | Villarreal |
| 6 | José Mourinho | 51 | Roma |
2022–23
| Rank | Coach | Points[6][7] | Team(s) managed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pep Guardiola | 602 | Manchester City |
| 2 | Luciano Spalletti | 252 | Napoli |
| 3 | Simone Inzaghi | 84 | Inter Milan |
| 4 | Roberto De Zerbi | 70 | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| 5 | Mikel Arteta | 67 | Arsenal |
| 6 | Zlatko Dalić | 49 | Croatia |
| 7 | José Luis Mendilibar | 28 | Sevilla |
| 8 | Didier Deschamps | 26 | France |
| 9 | David Moyes | 22 | West Ham United |
| 10 | Franck Haise | 11 | Lens |
See also
References
- ^ a b "Shortlist of nominees for 2019/20 UEFA club competition awards revealed". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ "Men's Coach of the Year: Flick, Klopp or Nagelsmann". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ "Hansi Flick wins Men's Coach of the Year award". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ "Thomas Tuchel wins Men's Coach of the Year award". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Carlo Ancelotti wins UEFA Men's Coach of the Year award". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ "2023 UEFA Men's Coach of the Year award nominees announced: Josep Guardiola, Simone Inzaghi, Luciano Spalletti". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "Josep Guardiola wins UEFA Men's Coach of the Year award". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.