FIFA World Cup: A study conducted by Finance Football reveals the annual salaries of the national team coaches heading to Qatar by the end of 2022.
Before England’s manager Gareth Southgate, who makes roughly €5.8 million annually, Hans-Dieter Flick of Germany is the highest paid at €6.5 million annually.
The French national team coach Didier Deschamps, is one of the most paid managers in the world, earning €3.8 million per year. He will lead France to defend the championship they won in Russia four years ago.
Brazil is the most successful World Cup squad, having won five titles, and they will once again be strong contenders in Qatar. According to a study conducted by Finance Football, Brazilian squad manager Tite makes roughly €3.6 million annually.
Head coaches from the Netherlands (Louis Van Gaal), Mexico (Gerardo Martino), Argentina (Lionel Scaloni), Qatar (Félix Sánchez Blas), and Portugal (Fernando Santos) will need to provide proof of their incomes, which range from €2 million to €3 million annually.
With an annual salary of €920,000, Morocco’s coach Vahid Halilhodzic, a Bosnian, is the most paid of the five Head Coaches guiding the five African sides to the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
According to Finance Football’s analysis, Irish coach Chris Hughton of the Black Stars of Ghana makes €400,000 annually.
With a salary of €340,000 per year, Rigobert Song (Cameroon) is the third highest-paid African Head Coach going into the 2022 FFIFA World Cup in Qatar, and Aliou Cisse (Senegal) is in fourth place with a salary of €310,000 per year. Jalel Kadri, the coach of Tunisia, who earns €130,000 year, is Africa’s weak link.
Best Paid Coaches in 2022 FIFA World Cup
1. Hans-Dieter Flick (GERMANY) – €6,500,000
2. Gareth Southgate (ENGLAND) – €5,800,000
3. Didier Deschamps (FRANCE) – €3,800,000
4. Tite (BRAZIL) – €3,600,000
5. Louis van Gaal (NETHERLANDS) – €2,900,000
6. Gerardo Martino (MEXICO) – €2,900,000
7. Lionel Scaloni (ARGENTINA) – €2,600,000
8. Félix Sánchez Bas (QATAR) – €2,400,000
9. Fernando Santos (PORTUGAL) – €2,250,000
10. Murat Yakin (SWITZERLAND) – €1,600,000
11. Paulo Bento (SOUTH KOREA) – €1,300,000
12. Graham Arnold (AUSTRALIA) – €1,300,000
13. Gregg Berhalter (USA) – €1,250,000
14. Roberto Martínez (BELGIUM) – €1,200,000
15. Kasper Hjulmand (DENMARK) – €1,150,000
16. Luis Enrique (SPAIN) – €1,150,000
17. Hervé Renard (SAUDI ARABIA) – €1,100,000
18. Hajime Moriyasu (JAPAN) – €1,050,000
19. Vahid Halilhodžić (MOROCCO) – €920,000
20. Diego Alonso (URUGUAY) – €860,000
21. Gustavo J. Alfaro (ECUADOR) – €770,000
22. Dragan Stojković (SERBIA) – €650,000
23. Dragan Skočić (IRAN) – €650,000
24. Zlatko Dalić (CROATIA) – €550,000
25. Czesław Michniewicz (POLAND) – €500,000
26. John Herdman (CANADA) – €480,000
27. Chris Hughton (GHANA) – €400,000
28. Rob Page (WALES) – €380,000
29. Luis F. Suárez (COSTA RICA) – €350,000
30. Rigobert Song (CAMEROON) – €340,000
31. Aliou Cissé (SENEGAL) – €310,000
32. Jalel Kadri (TUNISIA) – €130,000
