The UEFA Men's Coach of the Year Award is an association football award given to the manager coaching a men's football club in Europe that is considered the best in the previous season of both club and national team competition. The award, created in 2020 by UEFA in partnership with European Sports Media (ESM) group
Criteria According to UEFA, for this award, "coaches in Europe, irrespective of nationality, [are] judged in regard to their performances over the whole season in all competitions – both domestically and internationally – at either club, or national team level."
Voting 80 coaches, from the clubs that participated in the group stages of that year's UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League, along with 55 sports journalists selected by the European Sports Media group representing each of the UEFA national associations, provide a list of their three best-ranked coaches from one to three, with the first coach receiving five points, the second three points and the third one point. Coaches are not allowed to vote for themselves. The three coaches with the most points overall are shortlisted, and the winner is announced during the group stage draw of the next season's UEFA Champions League.
Award history Winners SeasonCoachTeam(s) managed2019–20 Hansi Flick Bayern Munich2020–21 Thomas Tuchel Paris Saint-Germain Chelsea2021–22 Carlo Ancelotti Real Madrid2022–23 Pep Guardiola Manchester City
Finalists
2019–20 Rank Coach Points Team(s) managed 1 Hansi Flick 476 Bayern Munich 2 Jurgen Klopp 212 Liverpool 3 Julian Nagelsmann 76 RB Leipzig 4 Thomas Tuchel 76 Paris Saint-Germain 5 Gian Piero Gasperini 68 Atalanta 6 Julen Lopetegui 57 Sevilla 7 Rudi Garcia 32 Lyon 8 Zinedine Zidane 25 Real Madrid 9 Pep Guardiola 11 Manchester City 10 Antonio Conte 9 Inter Milan
2020–21 Rank Coach Points Team(s) managed 1 Thomas Tuchel 378 Paris Saint-Germain Chelsea 2 Roberto Mancini 292 3 Pep Guardiola 198 Manchester City 4 Unai Emery 64 Villarreal 5 Diego Simeone 29 Atlético Madrid 6 Antonio Conte 19 Inter Milan 7 Gareth Southgate 18 8 Christophe Galtier 16 Lille 9 Ole Gunnar Solskjær 14 Manchester United 10 Kasper Hjulmand 11
2021–22 Rank Coach Points Team(s) managed 1 Carlo Ancelotti 526 Real Madrid 2 Jürgen Klopp 210 Liverpool 3 Pep Guardiola 108 Manchester City 4 Oliver Glasner 75 Eintracht Frankfurt 5 Unai Emery 74 Villarreal 6 José Mourinho 51 Roma
2022–23 Rank Coach Points Team(s) managed 1 Pep Guardiola 602 Manchester City 2 Luciano Spalletti 252 Napoli 3 Simone Inzaghi 84 Inter Milan 4 Roberto De Zerbi 70 Brighton & Hove Albion 5 Mikel Arteta 67 Arsenal 6 Zlatko Dalić 49 7 José Luis Mendilibar 28 Sevilla 8 Didier Deschamps 26 9 David Moyes 22 West Ham United 10 Franck Haise 11 Lens
See also UEFA Women's Coach of the Year Award UEFA Club Football Awards The Best FIFA Football Coach
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