Who is the best manager in Borussia Dortmund history?

From German stalwarts to European visionaries, Dortmund's best managers built teams that thrilled neutrals and delivered trophies at home and on the continent. Who was best?

1

Jürgen Klopp

Transformed BVB into one of Europe's elite clubs with gegenpressing football, winning back-to-back Bundesliga titles and reaching the 2013 Champions League final.

1000pts

2

Thomas Tuchel

Won the 2017 DFB-Pokal and played some of BVB's most technically refined football, departing in controversial fashion.

592pts

3

Marco Rose

Guided BVB to second place in the Bundesliga in 2021–22, continuing the club's tradition of attacking, high-energy football.

533pts

4

Ottmar Hitzfeld

Led BVB to back-to-back Bundesliga titles in 1995 and 1996 and the iconic 1997 Champions League triumph over Juventus.

473pts

5

Matthias Sammer

BVB icon who moved into management at the club and helped guide its post-Champions League rebuild in the early 2000s.

399pts

6

Bert van Marwijk

Dutch coach who steadied BVB through the club's near-bankruptcy crisis and played a key role in its financial recovery.

399pts

7

Peter Bosz

Arrived from Ajax in 2017 with a high-press philosophy and led BVB to the top of the Bundesliga before the wheels came off.

399pts

8

Lucien Favre

Swiss coach whose two near-misses at the Bundesliga title (2019, 2020) made him a beloved yet bittersweet figure in Dortmund.

177pts

9

Edin Terzić

Won the 2021 DFB-Pokal and in 2024 became the first homegrown BVB coach to lead the club to a Champions League final.

177pts