Coach of the Season
CountryEurope
Presented byEuropean Union of Sports Press (UEPS)—AIPS Europe[1][2][3]
First awarded1978
Last awarded2016
Last holderItaly Claudio Ranieri (1st award)
RelatedUEFA Men's Coach of the Year Award

European Football Coach of the Season was an annual prize in association football awarded to the best manager of European football club in an autumn-spring season, organized by European Union of Sports Press (fr. Union européenne de la presse sportive (UEPS), also known as AIPS Europe) since the 2006–07 season. The prize was previously awarded by the Association of European Journalists (AEJ, 1977–78 to 1996–97) and UEFA (1997–98 to 2005–06).

Winners

Giovanni Trapattoni was the first coach to win the award twice, in 1985 and 1993
Héctor Cuper is the only non-European coach to win the award
Season Coach(es) (Team(s))
by the Association of European Journalists
1977–78England Bob Paisley (Liverpool)
1978–79Germany Udo Lattek (Borussia Dortmund)
1979–80England Brian Clough (Nottingham Forest)
1980–81England Bobby Robson (Ipswich Town)
1981–82England Tony Barton (Aston Villa)
1982–83Austria Ernst Happel (Hamburger SV)
1983–84England Keith Burkinshaw (Tottenham Hotspur)
1984–85Italy Giovanni Trapattoni (Juventus)
1985–86Soviet Union Valeriy Lobanovskyi (Dynamo Kyiv)
1986–87Portugal Artur Jorge (Porto)
1987–88Netherlands Aad de Mos (KV Mechelen)
1988–89Italy Ottavio Bianchi (Napoli)
1989–90Italy Arrigo Sacchi (Milan)
1990–91Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ljupko Petrović (Red Star Belgrade)
1991–92Netherlands Johann Cruyff (Barcelona)
1992–93Italy Giovanni Trapattoni (Juventus)
1993–94Italy Fabio Capello (Milan)
1994–95Netherlands Louis van Gaal (Ajax)
1995–96Italy Marcello Lippi (Juventus)
1996–97Germany Ottmar Hitzfeld (Borussia Dortmund)
by UEFA
1997–98Italy Marcello Lippi (Juventus)
1998–99Scotland Alex Ferguson (Manchester United)
1999–00Argentina Héctor Cuper (Valencia)
2000–01Germany Ottmar Hitzfeld (Bayern Munich)
2001–02Spain Vicente del Bosque (Real Madrid)
2002–03Italy Carlo Ancelotti (Milan)
Portugal José Mourinho (Porto)
2003–04Portugal José Mourinho (Porto)
Spain Rafael Benítez (Valencia)
2004–05Spain Rafael Benítez (Liverpool)
Russia Valeri Gazzaev (CSKA Moscow)
2005–06Netherlands Frank Rijkaard (Barcelona)
Spain Juande Ramos (Sevilla)
by the European Union of Sports Press—AIPS Europe
2006–07Italy Carlo Ancelotti (Milan)
2007–08Scotland Alex Ferguson (Manchester United)
2008–09Spain Pep Guardiola (Barcelona)
2009–10Spain Quique Sánchez Flores (Atlético Madrid)
2010–11Portugal André Villas-Boas (Porto)
2011–12Argentina Diego Simeone (Atlético Madrid)
2012–13Germany Jupp Heynckes (Bayern Munich)
2013–14Spain Unai Emery (Sevilla)
2014–15Spain Luis Enrique (Barcelona)
2015–16Italy Claudio Ranieri (Leicester City)

Total wins by coaches

Alex Ferguson won the award in 1999 and 2008.
Name Total wins (season(s)) Team(s) Managed
Italy Giovanni Trapattoni 2 (1984–85, 1992–93) Italy Juventus
Italy Marcello Lippi 2 (1995–96, 1997–98) Italy Juventus
Germany Ottmar Hitzfeld 2 (1996–97, 2000–01) Germany Borussia Dortmund
Germany Bayern Munich
Portugal José Mourinho 2 (2002–03, 2003–04) Portugal Porto
Spain Rafael Benítez 2 (2003–04, 2004–05) Spain Valencia
England Liverpool
Italy Carlo Ancelotti 2 (2002–03, 2006–07) Italy Milan
Scotland Alex Ferguson 2 (1998–99, 2007–08) England Manchester United
England Bob Paisley 1 (1977–78) England Liverpool
Germany Udo Lattek 1 (1978–79) Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
England Brian Clough 1 (1979–80) England Nottingham Forest
England Bobby Robson 1 (1980–81) England Ipswich Town
England Tony Barton 1 (1981–82) England Aston Villa
Austria Ernst Happel 1 (1982–83) Germany Hamburger SV
England Keith Burkinshaw 1 (1983–84) England Tottenham Hotspur
Ukraine Valeriy Lobanovskyi 1 (1985–86) Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
Portugal Artur Jorge 1 (1986–87) Portugal Porto
Netherlands Aad de Mos 1 (1987–88) Belgium KV Mechelen
Italy Ottavio Bianchi 1 (1988–89) Italy Napoli
Italy Arrigo Sacchi 1 (1989–90) Italy Milan
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ljupko Petrović 1 (1990–91) Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade
Netherlands Johann Cruyff 1 (1991–92) Netherlands Barcelona
Italy Fabio Capello 1 (1993–94) Italy Milan
Netherlands Louis van Gaal 1 (1994–95) Netherlands Ajax
Argentina Héctor Cuper 1 (1999–00) Spain Valencia
Spain Vicente del Bosque 1 (2001–02) Spain Real Madrid
Russia Valeriy Gazzaev 1 (2004–05) Russia CSKA Moscow
Netherlands Frank Rijkaard 1 (2005–06) Spain Barcelona
Spain Juande Ramos 1 (2006–07) Spain Sevilla
Spain Pep Guardiola 1 (2008–09) Spain Barcelona
Spain Quique Sánchez Flores 1 (2009–10) Spain Atlético Madrid
Portugal André Villas-Boas 1 (2010–11) Portugal Porto
Argentina Diego Simeone 1 (2011–12) Spain Atlético Madrid
Germany Jupp Heynckes 1 (2012–13) Germany Bayern Munich
Spain Unai Emery 1 (2013–14) Spain Sevilla
Spain Luis Enrique 1 (2014–15) Spain Barcelona
Italy Claudio Ranieri 1 (2015–16) England Leicester City

Total wins by country

Country Coaches Total
 Italy 7 10
 Spain 7 8
 England 5 5
 Netherlands 4 4
 Portugal 3 4
 Germany 3 4
 Argentina 2 2
 Scotland 1 2
 Austria 1 1
 Ukraine 1 1
 Yugoslavia 1 1
 Russia 1 1

See also

References

  1. AIPS Continental Sections: AIPS Europe – Official website of the International Sports Press Association
  2. AIPS Europe (UEPS) Executive Committee meets in Dublin – Official website of the Chinese Olympic Committee
  3. AIPS Europe (UEPS) concludes successful New Media Seminar in Rhodes – Official website of the International Sports Press Association

Sources

  • Newspaper "Ukrainian Football", 27 December 2016, No.89—90
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