Jose Mourinho is on top of the list of highest spending coaches in the history of modern football since the start of the 20th century.
Jose Mourinho
The current head coach of Italian Serie A team Roma is Jose Mário dos Santos Mourinho Félix GOIH (born 26 January 1963), a Portuguese professional football manager and former player.
Jose Mourinho, who was once called “The Special One” by the British media, is regarded as one of the best managers of all time and is among the most awarded managers in history.
After a lackluster playing career in the Portuguese leagues, Mourinho transitioned into coaching. He originally worked as an interpreter for Sir Bobby Robson at Sporting CP and Porto before finding success as Robson and Louis van Gaal’s assistant at Barcelona.
Coaches Who Have Spent The Most Since 2000
Here on Futballnews, we will be looking at the coaches with most spending since the 2000 and how many players they signed:
| Coaches | Players Signed | Spending |
| Mourinho | 104 | €1.71 BN |
| Guardiola | 67 | €1.61 BN |
| Ancelotti | 88 | €1.38 BN |
| Pellegrini | 90 | €1.16 BN |
| Allegri | 96 | €1.08 BN |
| Simeone | 70 | €1.04 BN |
| Conte | 84 | €967 M |
| Wenger | 84 | €891 M |
| Valverde | 52 | €867 M |
| Emery | 72 | €847 M |
Jose Mourinho
Mourinho sought a route into professional management in his hometown after quitting his position as a school coach, and in the early 1990s, he accepted the position as youth team coach at Vitória de Setbal.
With 25 senior trophies under his belt, José is one of the most accomplished managers in the world.
He has managed FC Porto, Inter Milan, Chelsea, Real Madrid, and Manchester United and is well known for his tactical acumen.
He is one of only three managers to have won the UEFA Champions League twice with two clubs, FC Porto in 2004 and Inter Milan in 2010. He has won a domestic championship in a record four separate nations (Portugal, England, Italy, and Spain).
He has also won the Premier League three times with Chelsea (2005, 2006, 2015).
Pep Guardiola
Guardiola has won three UEFA Super Cups in his role as a coach, two with Barcelona (in 2009 and 2011) and one with Bayern Munich (2013).
Guardiola has won seven domestic cups, five at Barça (Copa Del Rey 2008-9, 2011-12, Supercopa de Espana 2009, 2010, 2011) and two at Bayern Munich (DFB Pokal 2013-14 and 2015-16).
He has also won six league titles, three each at Barcelona (2008-9, 2009-10, 2010-11) and Bayern Munich (2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16).
Pep Guardiola has increased the number of his trophies steadily since joining Manchester City.
Since joining Man City in 2016, the Spaniard has won eight trophies, including two league championships, the FA Cup (2019), three League Cups (2018, 2019, and 2020), and the FA Community Shield thrice.
Carlo Ancelotti
Carlo Ancelotti is one of just six managers to have won the Champions League both as a player and a manager.
The others are Miguel Muoz, Frank Rijkaard, Johan Cruyff, Giovanni Trapattoni, his protege Zinedine Zidane, Pep Guardiola, and Johan Cruyff.
Moreover, just three coaches in history have three UEFA Champions League victories.
Three Champions League titles, one Premier League, one Serie A title, one Ligue 1 title, one Bundesliga title, and three UEFA Super Cups are among the 19 honours that Carlo Ancelotti has won as a manager.
Manuel Pellegrini
Manuel Luis Pellegrini Ripamonti, a professional football manager and former player from Chile, is currently in charge of Real Betis. He was born on September 16, 1953.
He has led teams in Spain, England, Argentina, Chile, China, and Ecuador while serving as a coach. Pellegrini has triumphed in four different national leagues.
Massimiliano Allegri
In 2003, he started working as a manager for many amateur Italian teams. His accomplishments at Cagliari led to his transfer to AC Milan in 2010, where he won the Scudetto and the Supercoppa Italiana.
Allegri took over as Juventus’ manager in 2014, and he won eleven trophies during that time.
From 2007 to 2008, Allegri led Sassuolo for just one season, and in that season, the team won the Serie C1.
He won the Serie A in his debut season with the team after his team finished with 82 points overall, six more than Inter Milan, who finished second.
He helped his side win the Supercoppa Italiana the next year after defeating Inter Milan 2-1.
AC Milan:
- Serie A: 2010–11
- Supercoppa Italiana: 2011
Allegri’s trophies at Juventus:
- Serie A: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
- Coppa Italia: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
- Supercoppa Italiana: 2015, 2018
Diego Simeone
Diego Simeone has won eight trophies since taking over the Atlético de Madrid dugout in 2011, which is more than any other manager in the club’s history.
He was, is, and always will be a club legend for both his accomplishments as a player and his current coaching successes.
Although he is one of the most well-known tacticians in the world, there are certain things about him that you might not be aware of.
The Argentine shattered numerous records on his way to winning eight trophies as a coach, including the two LaLiga Santander crowns, two Europa League titles, two UEFA Super Cups, one Copa del Rey, and one Spanish Super Cup.
He passed the illustrious Luis Aragonés to become the Atleti coach with the most victories ever after leading the team to a 2-1 victory over Athletic Club in March 2021.
Moreover, he already holds the record for the second-most consecutive matchdays as the head coach of a LaLiga Santander club.
Antonio Conte
Throughout the previous ten years, Antonio Conte has made a name for himself as one of the best managers.
The Italian coach has won league championships with Juventus, Chelsea, and Inter Milan and is aware of what it takes to assemble a squad that can contend for honours.
Conte has amassed nine team trophies since taking the reins as manager in 2006. His first championship was won by Bari in 2008–09 when they won Serie B. (Italian second division).
Conte won Serie A for the first time with Juventus just three years later. He would go on to win it four more times, including once with Inter Milan.
In addition to the championships he did win, Conte also had his teams place second in the Coppa Italia (Napoli 2-0 Juventus in 2011/12) and the Europa League (Sevilla 3-2 Inter Milan in 2019/20).
Arsene Wenger
Arsène Charles Ernest Wenger OBE, a former French football manager and player, was born on October 22, 1949. He is presently the FIFA’s Chief of Global Football Development.
He served as Arsenal’s manager for the longest and most successful period in club history, from 1996 to 2018.
With modifications to scouting, player conditioning, and diet plans, he improved English football, revitalized Arsenal, and contributed to the 21st-century globalization of the game.
Arsene Wenger was able to win 14 trophies while coaching at AS Monaco, Nagoya Grampus, and Arsenal.
The Premier League, Ligue 1, the FA Cup, the Community Shield, the French Cup, and two Japanese Cups were among the prizes in question.
Ernesto Valverde
Ernesto Valverde Tejedor, a Spanish football manager and former forward player, was born on February 9, 1964. He is now Athletic Bilbao’s manager in La Liga.
Later on, Valverde had a long career as a manager, leading all three clubs at one point.
He won the Greek Football Cup in 2008-09 and 2011-2012 with Olympiacos, as well as the Super League Greece in 2008-09, 2010-11, and 2011-2012. He captured the 2015 Supercopa de Espana with Athletic Bilbao.
After transferring to Barcelona, he won the Supercopa of Spain in 2018, the La Liga in 2017–18, and 2018–19.
Unai Emery
The head coach of Premier League team Aston Villa is a Spanish football manager and former player named Unai Emery Etxegoien (born 3 November 1971).
Unai Emery has won numerous cups as a manager, working with both Sevilla and Paris Saint-Germain.
He won the UEFA Europa League three times with Sevilla in the seasons 2013–14, 2014–15, and 2015–16.
While at Paris Saint-Germain he won Ligue 1 title in 2017–18, Coupe de France in 2016–17 and 2017–18, Coupe de la Ligue in 2016–17 and 2017–18, and then
Trophée des Champions: 2016, 2017.
