The 31 Greatest UEFA Europa League Club Coaches of All Time

Specialist serial winners, surprise rebuilders and big-name signings have all turned this trophy into a coaching showcase. Cast your vote!

1. 1
   Giovanni Trapattoni

   Italian icon who lifted the UEFA Cup three times with Juventus and Inter Milan.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Franz Beckenbauer

   German legend who stepped in as Bayern Munich coach to win the 1996 UEFA Cup final against Bordeaux.
   960pts
3. 3
   Unai Emery

   Spanish specialist with a record four Europa League titles — three with Sevilla and one with Villarreal.
   953pts
4. 4
   Sven-Göran Eriksson

   Swedish coach who led part-time IFK Göteborg to the 1982 UEFA Cup, beating Hamburg 4-0 on aggregate in the final.
   867pts
5. 5
   Ange Postecoglou

   Australian coach who ended Tottenham's 17-year trophy drought by winning the 2025 Europa League final against Manchester United in Bilbao.
   840pts
6. 6
   Alberto Malesani

   Italian coach whose Parma won the 1999 UEFA Cup, beating Marseille 3-0 in the final in Moscow.
   840pts
7. 7
   Hennes Weisweiler

   German coach who built Borussia Mönchengladbach's great side and won the 1975 UEFA Cup, thrashing Twente 5-1 in the second leg.
   811pts
8. 8
   Louis van Gaal

   Dutch coach who won the 1992 UEFA Cup with a young Ajax side against Torino, the start of his successful Ajax era.
   750pts
9. 9
   Dino Zoff

   Italian goalkeeping great who, as Juventus coach, won the 1990 UEFA Cup final against Fiorentina.
   680pts
10. 10
    Huub Stevens

    Dutch coach who led Schalke's 'Eurofighters' to the 1997 UEFA Cup, beating Inter on penalties in the San Siro.
    680pts
11. 11
    Bill Nicholson

    Tottenham's double-winning manager who won the first UEFA Cup in 1972, beating Wolves in an all-English final.
    600pts
12. 12
    Juande Ramos

    Spanish coach who delivered back-to-back UEFA Cup titles to Sevilla in 2006 and 2007.
    600pts
13. 13
    Quique Sánchez Flores

    Spanish manager who steered Atlético Madrid to the 2010 Europa League crown.
    600pts
14. 14
    Xabi Alonso

    Basque coach who took Bayer Leverkusen to the 2024 Europa League final with a historic unbeaten domestic season.
    600pts
15. 15
    José Mourinho

    Portuguese coach who won the UEFA Cup with Porto and the Europa League with Manchester United.
    508pts
16. 16
    Gian Piero Gasperini

    Italian innovator whose Atalanta won the 2024 Europa League by beating Bayer Leverkusen.
    507pts
17. 17
    Bert van Marwijk

    Dutch coach who won the 2002 UEFA Cup with Feyenoord, beating Borussia Dortmund in the final at De Kuip.
    507pts
18. 18
    Maurizio Sarri

    Italian boss who delivered Chelsea the 2019 Europa League title in his only season in charge.
    507pts
19. 19
    André Villas-Boas

    Young Portuguese tactician who lifted the 2011 Europa League with an unbeaten Porto side.
    507pts
20. 20
    Bobby Robson

    English manager who led England to the 1990 World Cup semi-finals, their best result abroad, losing to West Germany on penalties.
    507pts
21. 21
    Udo Lattek

    German coach who won the 1979 UEFA Cup with Borussia Mönchengladbach, later adding the 1982 Cup Winners' Cup with Barcelona.
    507pts
22. 22
    Rafael Benítez

    Spanish manager who won the UEFA Cup with Valencia in 2004 and the Europa League with Chelsea in 2013.
    400pts
23. 23
    Julen Lopetegui

    Spanish coach who won the 2020 Europa League with Sevilla in the COVID single-leg knockout format.
    400pts
24. 24
    Diego Simeone

    Argentine boss whose Atlético Madrid lifted the Europa League in 2012 and 2018.
    400pts
25. 25
    José Luis Mendilibar

    Veteran Spanish coach who guided Sevilla to the 2023 Europa League title against the odds.
    400pts
26. 26
    Dick Advocaat

    Dutch coach who won the 2008 UEFA Cup with Zenit Saint Petersburg, beating Rangers 2-0 in the Manchester final.
    400pts
27. 27
    Oliver Glasner

    Austrian manager who masterminded Eintracht Frankfurt's stunning 2022 Europa League triumph.
    273pts
28. 28
    Valery Gazzaev

    Russian coach who won the 2005 UEFA Cup with CSKA Moscow, the first European trophy for a Russian club.
    273pts
29. 29
    Fatih Terim

    Turkish coach who won the 2000 UEFA Cup with Galatasaray, the first European trophy for a Turkish club.
    0pts
30. 30
    Wiel Coerver

    Dutch coach and youth-training pioneer who led Feyenoord to the 1974 UEFA Cup, beating Tottenham in the final.
    0pts
31. 31
    Nevio Scala

    Italian coach who led Parma to the 1995 UEFA Cup, beating Juventus in the final, after the 1993 Cup Winners' Cup.

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