Top 22 Copa América Coaches of All Time

Six-time champions, modern dynasty-builders, and overlooked tactical innovators all stake their claim. Cast your vote!

1. 1
   Lionel Scaloni

   Modern Argentina boss who won back-to-back Copas in 2021 and 2024 alongside the 2022 World Cup.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Guillermo Stábile

   Argentine manager and tournament's all-time leader with six Copa América titles between 1941 and 1957.
   833pts
3. 3
   Flávio Costa

   Brazilian coach who won the 1949 South American Championship on home soil with a side that scored 46 goals in eight matches.
   763pts
4. 4
   Óscar Tabárez

   Long-serving Uruguay coach who lifted the 2011 Copa América, the country's record 15th title.
   625pts
5. 5
   Gerardo Martino

   Argentine coach who reached three Copa América finals in a row, with Paraguay in 2011 and with Argentina in 2015 and 2016.
   577pts
6. 6
   Marcelo Bielsa

   Influential Argentine tactician who reached the 2004 final and shaped a generation of South American football.
   566pts
7. 7
   Alfio Basile

   Fiery Argentine tactician who claimed the 1991 and 1993 Copa América titles in succession.
   566pts
8. 8
   Francisco Maturana

   Colombian coach who led his country to its only Copa América title in 2001, winning every match without conceding a goal.
   566pts
9. 9
   Sebastião Lazaroni

   Brazil boss who claimed the 1989 Copa América at Maracanã.
   500pts
10. 10
    Ernesto Fígoli

    Uruguayan coach of the early Celeste dynasty who won the 1920 and 1926 South American Championships and the 1924 Olympic football tournament.
    500pts
11. 11
    José Pékerman

    Argentine manager who took Colombia to a memorable 2016 Copa América Centenario semifinal.
    500pts
12. 12
    Danilo Alvim

    Brazilian former 1950 World Cup half-back who coached Bolivia to its only Copa América title on home soil in 1963.
    423pts
13. 13
    Juan Antonio Pizzi

    Argentine-born coach who retained the trophy for Chile at the 2016 Copa América Centenario, again beating Argentina on penalties in the final.
    423pts
14. 14
    Jorge Sampaoli

    Argentine tactician who led Chile to its first ever Copa América title on home soil in 2015, beating Argentina on penalties in the final.
    333pts
15. 15
    Manuel Fleitas Solich

    Paraguayan coach who guided Paraguay to its first South American Championship title in 1953, beating Brazil in the decisive play-off.
    333pts
16. 16
    Carlos Alberto Parreira

    World Cup-winning manager who also lifted the 1997 Copa América with Brazil.
    333pts
17. 17
    Manuel Seoane

    Argentine great who coached Argentina to the 1937 South American Championship title, won in a play-off against Brazil in Buenos Aires.
    227pts
18. 18
    Dunga

    Former captain turned manager who guided Brazil to the 2007 Copa América crown.
    227pts
19. 19
    Mário Zagallo

    Brazilian football icon who served as Copa América-winning coach in 1997.
    227pts
20. 20
    Tite

    Brazil manager who lifted the 2019 Copa América on home soil.
    227pts
21. 21
    Ricardo Gareca

    Argentine coach who revived Peru, reaching the 2015 Copa América semi-finals and the 2019 final against Brazil.
    227pts
22. 22
    Vanderlei Luxemburgo

    Brazilian coach who won the 1999 Copa América with a dominant Seleção performance.
    0pts

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