







Occupation
COACHES
People
Pantheon has 476 people classified as coaches born between 1859 and 1993. Of these 476, 390 (81.93%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living coaches include Carlo Ancelotti, Alex Ferguson, and Arsène Wenger. The most famous deceased coaches include Leo Beenhakker, Rinus Michels, and Luis Aragonés. As of April 2024, 1 new coaches have been added to Pantheon including Fabian Hürzeler.
Living Coaches
Go to all RankingsCarlo Ancelotti
1959 - Present
HPI: 81.23
Alex Ferguson
1941 - Present
HPI: 80.69
Arsène Wenger
1949 - Present
HPI: 77.61
Pep Guardiola
1971 - Present
HPI: 77.30
José Mourinho
1963 - Present
HPI: 77.29
Jupp Heynckes
1945 - Present
HPI: 76.94
Dino Zoff
1942 - Present
HPI: 76.82
Fabio Capello
1946 - Present
HPI: 76.04
Claudio Ranieri
1951 - Present
HPI: 76.00
Louis van Gaal
1951 - Present
HPI: 75.85
Hans-Dieter Flick
1965 - Present
HPI: 75.42
Guus Hiddink
1946 - Present
HPI: 75.16
Deceased Coaches
Go to all RankingsLeo Beenhakker
1942 - 2025
HPI: 75.46
Rinus Michels
1928 - 2005
HPI: 74.34
Luis Aragonés
1938 - 2014
HPI: 74.00
Sven-Göran Eriksson
1948 - 2024
HPI: 73.26
Ernst Happel
1925 - 1992
HPI: 71.53
Valeriy Lobanovskyi
1939 - 2002
HPI: 70.25
Miroslav Blažević
1935 - 2023
HPI: 69.05
Tito Vilanova
1968 - 2014
HPI: 69.02
Tomislav Ivić
1933 - 2011
HPI: 67.78
César Rodríguez Álvarez
1920 - 1995
HPI: 67.71
Enzo Bearzot
1927 - 2010
HPI: 67.19
Siniša Mihajlović
1969 - 2022
HPI: 66.90
Newly Added Coaches (2025)
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Most coaches were born in Germany (49), United Kingdom (48), and Italy (39). By city, the most common birth places were Rio de Janeiro (8), Amsterdam (5), and Montevideo (5).
Places Over Time
The earliest biographies classified as coaches in Pantheon are Károly Dietz, Ernest Mangnall, and Tom Watson. The concentration of coaches was largest during the Television Era, which lasted from 1950 to 1989. Some birth or death locations for earlier coaches are unknown, which may account for timeline differences below.
Lifespans
Which Coaches were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 25 most globally memorable Coaches since 1700.