This is a list of all managers who have appeared in the FIFA World Cup, the most prestigious tournament for national teams in association football. Over 400 individuals have managed or co-managed a team in at least one match in the competition.
Statistics and notable achievements Carlos Alberto Parreira is the manager who has taken part in the most editions of the World Cup, with six tournaments between 1982 and 2010. Parreira also shares with Bora Milutinović the record for most different nations managed in the World Cup, with five each. Didier Deschamps holds the records both for the most matches managed (27) and most matches won (20), all with France from 2014 to 2026.
Twenty-two managers have won the World Cup, with Vittorio Pozzo being the only one to do so twice, in 1934 and 1938 with Italy.
The first person to have the roles of both a player and a manager in the tournament was Milorad Arsenijević, who played for Yugoslavia in 1930 and then coached them in 1950. Three men who lifted the trophy as players went on to also triumph as managers: Brazil's Mário Zagallo in 1970, West Germany's Franz Beckenbauer in 1990 and France's Didier Deschamps in 2018.
The youngest manager to appear in the competition was Juan José Tramutola, who co-managed Argentina at age 27 in 1930, while the oldest was Dick Advocaat, who managed Curaçao at age 78 in 2026.
While many of the participating nations have on one or more occasions employed foreign managers for the World Cup, four-time winners Germany have always been led by natives. On the other side of the spectrum, Ecuador is the team with the most participations always coached by foreigners – five, always with managers coming from fellow South American countries. No foreign manager has ever won the World Cup, and only two have reached the final: Englishman George Raynor with Sweden in 1958, and Austrian Ernst Happel with the Netherlands in 1978.
By team Below, the teams are listed in decreasing order of number of appearances in the World Cup.
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Brazil Year Manager 1930 Píndaro 1934 Luiz Vinhaes 1938 Adhemar Pimenta 1950 Flávio Costa 1954 Zezé Moreira 1958 Vicente Feola 1962 Aymoré Moreira 1966 Vicente Feola 1970 Mário Zagallo 1974 Mário Zagallo 1978 Cláudio Coutinho 1982 Telê Santana 1986 Telê Santana 1990 Sebastião Lazaroni 1994 Carlos Alberto Parreira 1998 Mário Zagallo 2002 Luiz Felipe Scolari 2006 Carlos Alberto Parreira 2010 Dunga 2014 Luiz Felipe Scolari 2018 Tite 2022 Tite 2026 Carlo Ancelotti
Germany Including West Germany (1954–1990). Year Manager 1934 Otto Nerz 1938 Sepp Herberger 1954 Sepp Herberger 1958 Sepp Herberger 1962 Sepp Herberger 1966 Helmut Schön 1970 Helmut Schön 1974 Helmut Schön 1978 Helmut Schön 1982 Jupp Derwall 1986 Franz Beckenbauer 1990 Franz Beckenbauer 1994 Berti Vogts 1998 Berti Vogts 2002 Rudi Völler 2006 Jürgen Klinsmann 2010 Joachim Löw 2014 Joachim Löw 2018 Joachim Löw 2022 Hansi Flick 2026 Julian Nagelsmann
Argentina Year Manager 1930 Francisco Olazar Juan José Tramutola 1934 Felipe Pascucci 1958 Guillermo Stábile 1962 Juan Carlos Lorenzo 1966 Juan Carlos Lorenzo 1974 Vladislao Cap 1978 César Luis Menotti 1982 César Luis Menotti 1986 Carlos Bilardo 1990 Carlos Bilardo 1994 Alfio Basile 1998 Daniel Passarella 2002 Marcelo Bielsa 2006 José Pékerman 2010 Diego Maradona 2014 Alejandro Sabella 2018 Jorge Sampaoli 2022 Lionel Scaloni 2026 Lionel Scaloni
Italy Year Manager 1934 Vittorio Pozzo 1938 Vittorio Pozzo 1950 Ferruccio Novo 1954 Lajos Czeizler 1962 Paolo Mazza Giovanni Ferrari 1966 Edmondo Fabbri 1970 Ferruccio Valcareggi 1974 Ferruccio Valcareggi 1978 Enzo Bearzot 1982 Enzo Bearzot 1986 Enzo Bearzot 1990 Azeglio Vicini 1994 Arrigo Sacchi 1998 Cesare Maldini 2002 Giovanni Trapattoni 2006 Marcello Lippi 2010 Marcello Lippi 2014 Cesare Prandelli
Mexico Year Manager 1930 Juan Luque de Serrallonga 1950 Octavio Vial 1954 Antonio López Herranz 1958 Ignacio Trelles 1962 Ignacio Trelles 1966 Ignacio Trelles 1970 Raúl Cárdenas 1978 José Antonio Roca 1986 Bora Milutinović 1994 Miguel Mejía Barón 1998 Manuel Lapuente 2002 Javier Aguirre 2006 Ricardo La Volpe 2010 Javier Aguirre 2014 Miguel Herrera 2018 Juan Carlos Osorio 2022 Gerardo Martino 2026 Javier Aguirre
England Year Manager 1950 Walter Winterbottom 1954 Walter Winterbottom 1958 Walter Winterbottom 1962 Walter Winterbottom 1966 Alf Ramsey 1970 Alf Ramsey 1982 Ron Greenwood 1986 Bobby Robson 1990 Bobby Robson 1998 Glenn Hoddle 2002 Sven-Göran Eriksson 2006 Sven-Göran Eriksson 2010 Fabio Capello 2014 Roy Hodgson 2018 Gareth Southgate 2022 Gareth Southgate 2026 Thomas Tuchel
France Year Manager 1930 Raoul Caudron 1934 Sid Kimpton 1938 Gaston Barreau 1954 Pierre Pibarot 1958 Albert Batteux 1966 Henri Guérin 1978 Michel Hidalgo 1982 Michel Hidalgo 1986 Henri Michel 1998 Aimé Jacquet 2002 Roger Lemerre 2006 Raymond Domenech 2010 Raymond Domenech 2014 Didier Deschamps 2018 Didier Deschamps 2022 Didier Deschamps 2026 Didier Deschamps Guy Stéphan
Spain Year Manager 1934 Amadeo García 1950 Guillermo Eizaguirre 1962 Helenio Herrera 1966 José Villalonga 1978 László Kubala 1982 José Santamaría 1986 Miguel Muñoz 1990 Luis Suárez 1994 Javier Clemente 1998 Javier Clemente 2002 José Antonio Camacho 2006 Luis Aragonés 2010 Vicente del Bosque 2014 Vicente del Bosque 2018 Fernando Hierro 2022 Luis Enrique 2026 Luis de la Fuente
Belgium Year Manager 1930 Hector Goetinck 1934 Hector Goetinck 1938 Jack Butler 1954 Doug Livingstone 1970 Raymond Goethals 1982 Guy Thys 1986 Guy Thys 1990 Guy Thys 1994 Paul Van Himst 1998 Georges Leekens 2002 Robert Waseige 2014 Marc Wilmots 2018 Roberto Martínez 2022 Roberto Martínez 2026 Rudi Garcia
Uruguay Year Manager 1930 Alberto Suppici 1950 Juan López 1954 Juan López 1962 Juan Carlos Corazzo 1966 Ondino Viera 1970 Juan Hohberg 1974 Roberto Porta 1986 Omar Borrás 1990 Óscar Tabárez 2002 Víctor Púa 2010 Óscar Tabárez 2014 Óscar Tabárez 2018 Óscar Tabárez 2022 Diego Alonso 2026 Marcelo Bielsa
Serbia Including Yugoslavia until 1990 and Serbia and Montenegro (FR Yugoslavia) in 1998–2006. Year Manager 1930 Boško Simonović 1950 Milorad Arsenijević 1954 Aleksandar Tirnanić 1958 Aleksandar Tirnanić 1962 Ljubomir Lovrić Prvoslav Mihajlović Hugo Ruševljanin 1974 Miljan Miljanić 1982 Miljan Miljanić 1990 Ivica Osim 1998 Slobodan Santrač 2006 Ilija Petković 2010 Radomir Antić 2018 Mladen Krstajić 2022 Dragan Stojković
Sweden Year Manager 1934 József Nagy 1938 József Nagy 1950 George Raynor 1958 George Raynor 1970 Orvar Bergmark 1974 Georg Ericson 1978 Georg Ericson 1990 Olle Nordin 1994 Tommy Svensson 2002 Lars Lagerbäck Tommy Söderberg 2006 Lars Lagerbäck 2018 Janne Andersson 2026 Graham Potter
Switzerland Year Manager 1934 Heinrich Müller 1938 Karl Rappan 1950 Franco Andreoli 1954 Karl Rappan 1962 Karl Rappan 1966 Alfredo Foni 1994 Roy Hodgson 2006 Köbi Kuhn 2010 Ottmar Hitzfeld 2014 Ottmar Hitzfeld 2018 Vladimir Petković 2022 Murat Yakin 2026 Murat Yakin
Netherlands Year Manager 1934 Bob Glendenning 1938 Bob Glendenning 1974 Rinus Michels 1978 Ernst Happel 1990 Leo Beenhakker 1994 Dick Advocaat 1998 Guus Hiddink 2006 Marco van Basten 2010 Bert van Marwijk 2014 Louis van Gaal 2022 Louis van Gaal 2026 Ronald Koeman
South Korea Year Manager 1954 Kim Yong-sik 1986 Kim Jung-nam 1990 Lee Hoe-taik 1994 Kim Ho 1998 Cha Bum-kun Kim Pyung-seok 2002 Guus Hiddink 2006 Dick Advocaat 2010 Huh Jung-moo 2014 Hong Myung-bo 2018 Shin Tae-yong 2022 Paulo Bento Sérgio Costa 2026 Hong Myung-bo
United States Year Manager 1930 Robert Millar 1934 David Gould 1950 William Jeffrey 1990 Bob Gansler 1994 Bora Milutinović 1998 Steve Sampson 2002 Bruce Arena 2006 Bruce Arena 2010 Bob Bradley 2014 Jürgen Klinsmann 2022 Gregg Berhalter 2026 Mauricio Pochettino
Russia Including Soviet Union until 1990. Year Manager 1958 Gavriil Kachalin 1962 Gavriil Kachalin 1966 Nikolai Morozov 1970 Gavriil Kachalin 1982 Konstantin Beskov 1986 Valeriy Lobanovskyi 1990 Valeriy Lobanovskyi 1994 Pavel Sadyrin 2002 Oleg Romantsev 2014 Fabio Capello 2018 Stanislav Cherchesov
Czech Republic Including Czechoslovakia until 1990. Year Manager 1934 Karel Petrů 1938 Josef Meissner 1954 Karol Borhy 1958 Karel Kolský 1962 Rudolf Vytlačil 1970 Jozef Marko 1982 Jozef Vengloš 1990 Jozef Vengloš 2006 Karel Brückner 2026 Miroslav Koubek
Chile Year Manager 1930 György Orth 1950 Alberto Buccicardi 1962 Fernando Riera 1966 Luis Álamos 1974 Luis Álamos 1982 Luis Santibáñez 1998 Nelson Acosta 2010 Marcelo Bielsa 2014 Jorge Sampaoli
Hungary Year Manager 1934 Ödön Nádas 1938 Károly Dietz Alfréd Schaffer 1954 Gusztáv Sebes 1958 Lajos Baróti 1962 Lajos Baróti 1966 Lajos Baróti 1978 Lajos Baróti 1982 Kálmán Mészöly 1986 György Mezey
Paraguay Year Manager 1930 José Durand Laguna 1950 Manuel Fleitas Solich 1958 Aurelio González 1986 Cayetano Ré 1998 Paulo César Carpegiani 2002 Cesare Maldini 2006 Aníbal Ruiz 2010 Gerardo Martino 2026 Gustavo Alfaro
Poland Year Manager 1938 Józef Kałuża 1974 Kazimierz Górski 1978 Jacek Gmoch 1982 Antoni Piechniczek 1986 Antoni Piechniczek 2002 Jerzy Engel 2006 Paweł Janas 2018 Adam Nawałka 2022 Czesław Michniewicz
Portugal Year Manager 1966 Otto Glória 1986 José Torres 2002 António Oliveira 2006 Luiz Felipe Scolari 2010 Carlos Queiroz 2014 Paulo Bento 2018 Fernando Santos 2022 Fernando Santos 2026 Roberto Martínez
Scotland Year Manager 1954 Andy Beattie 1958 Dawson Walker 1974 Willie Ormond 1978 Ally MacLeod 1982 Jock Stein 1986 Alex Ferguson 1990 Andy Roxburgh 1998 Craig Brown 2026 Steve Clarke
Austria Year Manager 1934 Hugo Meisl 1954 Walter Nausch 1958 Josef Argauer 1978 Helmut Senekowitsch 1982 Felix Latzke Georg Schmidt 1990 Josef Hickersberger 1998 Herbert Prohaska 2026 Ralf Rangnick
Cameroon Year Manager 1982 Jean Vincent 1990 Valery Nepomnyashchy 1994 Henri Michel 1998 Claude Le Roy 2002 Winfried Schäfer 2010 Paul Le Guen 2014 Volker Finke 2022 Rigobert Song
Japan Year Manager 1998 Takeshi Okada 2002 Philippe Troussier 2006 Zico 2010 Takeshi Okada 2014 Alberto Zaccheroni 2018 Akira Nishino 2022 Hajime Moriyasu 2026 Hajime Moriyasu
Australia Year Manager 1974 Rale Rasic 2006 Guus Hiddink 2010 Pim Verbeek 2014 Ange Postecoglou 2018 Bert van Marwijk 2022 Graham Arnold 2026 Tony Popovic
Bulgaria Year Manager 1962 Georgi Pachedzhiev 1966 Rudolf Vytlačil 1970 Stefan Bozhkov 1974 Hristo Mladenov 1986 Ivan Vutsov 1994 Dimitar Penev 1998 Hristo Bonev
Colombia Year Manager 1962 Adolfo Pedernera 1990 Francisco Maturana 1994 Francisco Maturana 1998 Hernán Darío Gómez 2014 José Pékerman 2018 José Pékerman 2026 Néstor Lorenzo
Croatia Year Manager 1998 Miroslav Blažević 2002 Mirko Jozić 2006 Zlatko Kranjčar 2014 Niko Kovač 2018 Zlatko Dalić 2022 Zlatko Dalić 2026 Zlatko Dalić
Iran Year Manager 1978 Heshmat Mohajerani 1998 Jalal Talebi 2006 Branko Ivanković 2014 Carlos Queiroz 2018 Carlos Queiroz 2022 Carlos Queiroz 2026 Amir Ghalenoei
Morocco Year Manager 1970 Blagoje Vidinić 1986 José Faria 1994 Abdellah Blinda 1998 Henri Michel 2018 Hervé Renard 2022 Walid Regragui 2026 Mohamed Ouahbi
Romania Year Manager 1930 Constantin Rădulescu 1934 Josef Uridil Constantin Rădulescu 1938 Alexandru Săvulescu Constantin Rădulescu 1970 Angelo Niculescu 1990 Emerich Jenei 1994 Anghel Iordănescu 1998 Anghel Iordănescu
Saudi Arabia Year Manager 1994 Jorge Solari 1998 Carlos Alberto Parreira Mohammed Al-Kharashy 2002 Nasser Al-Johar 2006 Marcos Paquetá 2018 Juan Antonio Pizzi 2022 Hervé Renard 2026 Georgios Donis
Tunisia Year Manager 1978 Abdelmajid Chetali 1998 Henryk Kasperczak Ali Selmi 2002 Ammar Souayah 2006 Roger Lemerre 2018 Nabil Maâloul 2022 Jalel Kadri 2026 Sabri Lamouchi Hervé Renard
Costa Rica Year Manager 1990 Bora Milutinović 2002 Alexandre Guimarães 2006 Alexandre Guimarães 2014 Jorge Luis Pinto 2018 Óscar Ramírez 2022 Luis Fernando Suárez
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