A lot of elite coaches dominate the top 10 managers in Europe’s 2024 ranking. These managers have won silverware, impacted the team’s playing style, and have been extensively loved by the fans.
Also, these managers longevity has been top notch in Europe. They tend to produce consistently, coupled with the fact that they have pushed teams with low budgets to success.
These are the list of top 10 managers in Europe.
1. Pep Guardiola
He is famously known for being a tactician master and a relentless winner. The Spanish manager is the greatest manager of the current generation. He has won 12 League titles in 15 years with Barcelona, Manchester City, and Bayern Munich.
Also, he has won three Champions League titles so far in his career. Guardiola has been able to produce managers who are currently idolising his style of play.
The 53-year-old manager has won three Champions Leagues, four FIFA Club World Cups, six Premier League titles, one UEFA Super Cup, two FA Cups, four Carabao Cups, and three Community Shields with Manchester City.
During his era at Barcelona, he won three Spanish Super Cups, two Copa Del Reys, two UEFA Super Cups, and three La Liga titles.
While he was at Bayern Munich, Guardiola won the FIFA Club World Cup, three Bundesliga titles, one UEFA Super Cup, and two DFL Pokal Cups.
The Spanish manager has a winning rate of 73% in different competitions.
Managers like Enzo Maresca, Luis Enrique, Xavi Hernandez, Vincent Kompany, and Mikel Arteta have gone ahead to become successful in different areas because of Pep Guardiola’s impact.
2. Carlo Ancelotti
The current Real Madrid manager is the Italian coach with the highest number of European titles. He has won five Champions Leagues, he claimed two at AC Milan and three at Real Madrid.
Also, he is the only manager in football history to have won league titles in the top five league competitions in Europe. Ancelotti won the league title at Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain, AC Milan, and Bayern Munich.
The 65-year-old manager has won three Champions Leagues, two FIFA Club World Cups, two Copa del Reys, two UEFA Super Cups, two Spanish Cups, and two Spanish Super Cups with Real Madrid.
He won two Champions League titles, one FIFA Club World Cup, one Serie A title, two UEFA Super Cups, one Italian Cup, and one Italian Super Cup with AC Milan.
Ancelotti won the Premier League, the FA Cup, and the Community Shield with Chelsea. The Italian manager won the German Bundesliga title and two German Super Cups with Bayern Munich.
Ancelotti won the French title with Paris Saint-Germain. He has a winning rate of 63.02% so far in his managerial career.
3. Jurgen Klopp
The 57-year-old manager is currently without a job and has pulled himself away from managerial rumours linking him to other football clubs and national teams.
He had a successful career at Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund.
Klopp won the Champions League, the FIFA Club World Cup, one Premier League, one UEFA Super Cup, one FA Cup, two League Cups, and one Community Shield with Liverpool.
While he was at Borussia Dortmund, the German manager won two Bundesliga titles, one DFL Pokal, and two German Super Cups.
The 57-year-old manager has a winning rate of 57.66% in his managerial career so far.
4. Mikel Arteta
Arteta is currently in charge of the Arsenal football club. Even though he has failed to win a single trophy in the last two seasons, a lot of fans have seen a huge improvement in the squad.
Arsenal were close to winning the Premier League title in the 2022–23 season and the 2023–24 season. They will be looking forward to challenging Manchester City again this season.
Klopp won the Champions League, the FIFA Club World Cup, one Premier League, one UEFA Super Cup, one FA Cup, two League Cups, and one Community Shield with Liverpool.
While he was at Borussia Dortmund, the German manager won two Bundesliga titles, one DFL Pokal, and two German Super Cups.
The 57-year-old manager has a winning rate of 57.66% in his managerial career so far.
5. Xabi Alonso
Alonso is currently the manager of reigning Bundesliga champion Bayer Leverkusen. Alonso’s men ended the 2023–24 Bundesliga season unbeaten and almost won the treble but they were defeated in the Europa League final by Atalanta.
Alonso’s success at Bayer Leverkusen was hugely recognized by Chelsea, Bayern Munich, and Liverpool. These teams wanted him as their new head coach until he decided to stay longer at Bayer Leverkusen.
The 42-year-old manager has won the Bundesliga title and the DFL Pokal with the Bayer Leverkusen side. He has a win percentage of 81.13%.
6. Luis Enrique
The 54-year-old manager is currently in charge of Ligue 1 giant Paris Saint-Germain. Enrique has been tasked with taking the Ligue 1 giant to a successful era in Europe.
However, his first season was filled with winning domestic titles. He was close to qualifying for the final of the Champions League, but Borussia Dortmund ended those dreams.
He was successful at Barcelona in the Spanish La Liga and European Competitions, winning two La Liga titles, one Spanish Super Cup, three Copa Del Rey, one UEFA Super Cup, one Champions League, and a FIFA Club World Cup.
The 54-year-old manager won the Ligue 1 title, the French Cup, and the French Super Cup in his first season at Paris Saint-Germain. He has a winning rate of 64.15%.
7. Simeone Inzaghi
Inzaghi is currently the manager of Inter Milan. He is a manager capable of winning trophies without playing horrible football. In the 2022–23 season, Inzaghi took Inter Milan to the Champions League final, but they lost to Manchester City.
Last season, Inzaghi won the Serie A title for Inter Milan.
Also, he won two Italian Cups and three Italian Super Cups with Inter Milan. While he was the manager of Lazio, he won the Italian Cup, two Italian Super Cups, two Italian Copa Primavera, and one Italian Supercoppa.
He has a winning rate of 57.85% in his managerial career so far.
8. Gian Piero Gasperini
The current manager of Atalanta United is one of the best managers in the world. Even though Atalanta United didn’t have the world-class players they needed to win titles, they still surpassed all odds and won the 2023–24 Europa League.
In addition, Atalanta United will win the UEFA Super Cup if they defeat Real Madrid on Wednesday, August 14, 2024.
The 66-year-old manager has a winning rate of 45.34%.
9. Mauricio Pochettino
The Argentine is currently a free agent after a season at Chelsea. In his managerial tenure at Chelsea, Pochettino had a slow start to the season, but in the second half of the season, the team played extremely well.
He is expected to go into management with another football club when the opportunity arises. The 52-year-old manager won the Ligue 1 title, the French Cup, and the French Super Cup with Paris Saint-Germain. He has a winning percentage of 48.92%.
10. Ernesto Valverde
The 60-year-old manager, who is currently managing Athletic Bilbao, is one of the top 10 managers in Europe. He successfully managed Barcelona, Valencia, and other big clubs in the Spanish La Liga.
Last season, he won the Copa Del Rey for the Athletic Bilbao side ending their 40 years wait for a major trophy.
The manager won two La Liga titles, one Copa del Rey, and one Spanish Super Cup with Barcelona. He won the three Greek titles with the Olympiacos and two Greek Cups.
He has a winning percentage of 53.58% so far in his career.
