European Football Coach of the Year
# European Football Coach of the Year

European Football Coach of the Year was an annual prize in association football awarded to the best European manager or manager of European team in a calendar year, organized by European Union of Sports Press (fr. Union européenne de la presse sportive (UEPS), also known as AIPS Europe) since 2001. Previously it was awarded by the Association of European Journalists (AEJ, 1978–1997) and the Technical Commission of Torneo di Viareggio (1998–2000). The winner received a prize named after a prominent coach from the past. For the 2019–20 season, it was replaced by the newly formed UEFA Men's Coach of the Year Award.

## Winners

| Year | Coach (team(s) managed) |
| - | - |
| by the Association of European Journalists (Sepp Herberger Award) ||
| 1978 | Ernst Happel (Netherlands, Club Brugge) |
| 1979 | Brian Clough (Nottingham Forest) |
| 1980 | Jozef Vengloš (Czechoslovakia) |
| 1981 | Bob Paisley (Liverpool) |
| 1982 | Enzo Bearzot (Italy) |
| 1983 | Ernst Happel (Hamburger SV) |
| 1984 | Michel Hidalgo (France) |
| 1985 | Giovanni Trapattoni (Juventus) |
| 1986 | Valeriy Lobanovskyi (Dynamo Kyiv, Soviet Union) |
| 1987 | Udo Lattek (Bayern Munich) |
| 1988 | Valeriy Lobanovskyi (Dynamo Kyiv, Soviet Union) |
| 1989 | Arrigo Sacchi (Milan) |
| 1990 | Franz Beckenbauer (Germany, Marseille) |
| 1991 | Giovanni Trapattoni (Internazionale, Juventus) |
| 1992 | Richard Møller Nielsen (Denmark) |
| 1993 | Nevio Scala (Parma) |
| 1994 | Fabio Capello (Milan) |
| 1995 | Louis van Gaal (Ajax) |
| 1996 | Marcello Lippi (Juventus) |
| 1997 | Ottmar Hitzfeld (Borussia Dortmund) |
| by the Technical Commission of Torneo di Viareggio (Tommaso Maestrelli Award) ||
| 1998 | Aime Jacquet (France) |
| 1999 | Valeriy Lobanovskyi (Dynamo Kyiv) |
| 2000 | Héctor Cúper (Valencia) |
| by the European Union of Sports Press—AIPS Europe (Alf Ramsey Award) ||
| 2001 | Gérard Houllier (Liverpool) |
| 2002 | Vicente del Bosque (Real Madrid) |
| 2003 | Carlo Ancelotti (Milan) |
| 2004 | Otto Rehhagel (Greece) |
| 2005 | Rafael Benítez (Liverpool) |
| 2006 | Frank Rijkaard (Barcelona) |
| 2007 | Juande Ramos (Sevilla, Tottenham Hotspur) |
| 2008 | Sir Alex Ferguson (Manchester United) |
| 2009 | Mircea Lucescu (Shakhtar Donetsk) |
| 2010 | José Mourinho (Internazionale, Real Madrid) |
| 2011 | Pep Guardiola (Barcelona) |
| 2012 | Vicente del Bosque (Spain) |
| 2013 | Jupp Heynckes (Bayern Munich) |
| 2014 | Joachim Löw (Germany) |
| 2015 | Luis Enrique (Barcelona) |
| 2016 | Fernando Santos (Portugal) |

### Total wins by coaches

| Coach | Total wins | Team(s) managed |
| - | - | - |
| Valeriy Lobanovskyi | 3 (1986, 1988, 1999) | Dynamo Kyiv, Soviet Union |
| Ernst Happel | 2 (1978, 1983) | Netherlands, Club Brugge, Hamburger SV |
| Giovanni Trapattoni | 2 (1985, 1991) | Internazionale, Juventus |
| Vicente del Bosque | 2 (2002, 2012) | Real Madrid, Spain |
| Brian Clough | 1 (1979) | Nottingham Forest |
| Jozef Vengloš | 1 (1980) | Czechoslovakia |
| Bob Paisley | 1 (1981) | Liverpool |
| Enzo Bearzot | 1 (1982) | Italy |
| Michel Hidalgo | 1 (1984) | France |
| Udo Lattek | 1 (1987) | Bayern Munich |
| Arrigo Sacchi | 1 (1989) | Milan |
| Franz Beckenbauer | 1 (1990) | Germany, Marseille |
| Richard Møller Nielsen | 1 (1992) | Denmark |
| Nevio Scala | 1 (1993) | Parma |
| Fabio Capello | 1 (1994) | Milan |
| Louis van Gaal | 1 (1995) | Ajax |
| Marcello Lippi | 1 (1996) | Juventus |
| Ottmar Hitzfeld | 1 (1997) | Borussia Dortmund |
| Aimé Jacquet | 1 (1998) | France |
| Héctor Cúper | 1 (2000) | Valencia |
| Gérard Houllier | 1 (2001) | Liverpool |
| Carlo Ancelotti | 1 (2003) | Milan |
| Otto Rehhagel | 1 (2004) | Greece |
| Rafael Benítez | 1 (2005) | Liverpool |
| Frank Rijkaard | 1 (2006) | Barcelona |
| Juande Ramos | 1 (2007) | Sevilla, Tottenham Hotspur |
| Sir Alex Ferguson | 1 (2008) | Manchester United |
| Mircea Lucescu | 1 (2009) | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| José Mourinho | 1 (2010) | Real Madrid, Internazionale |
| Pep Guardiola | 1 (2011) | Barcelona |
| Jupp Heynckes | 1 (2013) | Bayern Munich |
| Joachim Löw | 1 (2014) | Germany |
| Luis Enrique | 1 (2015) | Barcelona |
| Fernando Santos | 1 (2016) | Portugal |

### Total wins by country

| Country | Coaches | Total |
| - | - | - |
| Italy | 7 | 8 |
| Germany | 6 | 6 |
| Spain | 5 | 6 |
| France | 3 | 3 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 3 |
| England | 2 | 2 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 2 |
| Portugal | 2 | 2 |
| Austria | 1 | 2 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1 |
| Czechoslovakia | 1 | 1 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1 |
| Romania | 1 | 1 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1 |
