The 10 Best Benfica Managers of All Time

Benfica's rich managerial history includes European Cup winners, homegrown visionaries and coaching legends who left their mark on Portuguese football. Cast your vote!

1. 1
   Béla Guttmann

   Hungarian genius who led Benfica to back-to-back European Cup victories in 1961 and 1962, the peak of the club's continental history.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Roger Schmidt

   German coach who won the 2021–22 Primeira Liga title, bringing high-intensity gegenpressing football to the Estádio da Luz.
   333pts
3. 3
   Sven-Göran Eriksson

   Swedish coach who managed Benfica in the early 1980s before his fame in Italy, winning the Portuguese title and reaching a Cup Winners' Cup final.
   306pts
4. 4
   Jorge Jesus

   Won multiple league titles across two stints, building exciting attacking teams and making Benfica a genuine European threat.
   214pts
5. 5
   Otto Glória

   Brazilian coach who modernised Benfica in the 1950s and 1960s, winning several league titles, including the 1955 double.
6. 6
   Jimmy Hagan

   English coach who won three straight league titles from 1971 to 1973, including an unbeaten 1972-73 season.
7. 7
   Toni

   Benfica legend who won league titles as head coach in 1989 and 1994 and reached the 1988 European Cup final.
8. 8
   Bruno Lage

   Took over mid-season in 2019 and led a record-breaking comeback to the league title, with the team scoring over 100 goals.
9. 9
   Rui Vitória

   Coach who completed Benfica's first tetra by winning the 2016 and 2017 league titles.
10. 10
    Lajos Baróti

    Hungarian coach who won the 1981 league and cup double with Benfica.

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