Top 10 Remarkable Football Managers of the 21st Century

Vicente del Bosque González born on December 23, 1950, is a former Spanish football player and coach. He served as the head coach of the Spain national team from 2008 to 2016. He was also the head coach of Real Madrid from 1999 to 2003. During his tenure, he led the team to two UEFA Champions League titles.

Having been associated with Real Madrid from 1964 to 2003, in four seasons as the manager of Real Madrid, Vicente del Bosque led the club through a successful period with two UEFA Champions League titles, two La Liga titles, one Spanish Super Cup, one UEFA Super Cup, and one Intercontinental Cup. Vicente del Bosque succeeded Luis Aragonés as the head coach of the Spain national team after the team won the Euro 2008. Under del Bosque's guidance, the Spain national team started the FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying campaign successfully with 10 wins. At the finals held in South Africa, despite a poor start with a 0-1 loss to Switzerland in the opening match of the group stage, Spain still advanced to the knockout stage and won the championship after a 120-minute final match against the Netherlands. Two years later, he and the Spain national team triumphed at Euro 2012, finishing the tournament undefeated. In the final against Italy, the Spain national team won 4-0.

After the unsuccessful Euro 2016 campaign of the Spain national team, where they lost 0-2 to the Italian national team in the round of 16, coach Vicente del Bosque decided to part ways with the team after 8 years of association.

Sir Alexander Ferguson was born on December 31, 1941, a former Scottish football player and manager. He is the man who helped Manchester United become one of the two greatest football clubs in the history of England with 20 domestic league titles. On June 12, 1999, Ferguson was knighted by the Queen of England for his contributions to the national football. He is considered one of the greatest and most successful football managers in history. He topped the list of the 100 greatest football managers of all time by Four Four Two. As a pioneer coach and a monument of 20th-century football, Sir Alex Ferguson continued to lead Manchester United until 2013. Throughout his career, Sir Alex Ferguson won the highest league title in England 13 times, including 8 titles from 2000 to 2013. During that period, Manchester United was the dominant force in the EPL.

With nearly 27 years with Manchester United, he is the longest-serving manager in the club's history after surpassing Sir Matt Busby's record on December 19, 2010. His tenure is also the longest among all current football managers in the world. During this time, Ferguson won numerous awards and held many records, including winning the most Manager of the Year titles in the history of English football.

On May 8, 2013, Sir Alex Ferguson announced his retirement after the end of the 2012-2013 season. Thanks to Sir Alex's outstanding management and timely firepower to save the team of van Persie. It was a beautiful farewell to Alex Ferguson. The 71-year-old coach retired at the end of the season due to health concerns and to care for his family.

Josep Pep Guardiola was born on January 18, 1971, a former football player and currently the manager of Manchester City football club. He is often regarded as one of the greatest football managers of all time, holding records for the most consecutive wins in La Liga, Bundesliga, and Premier League.

After retiring as a player, Pep coached briefly for Barcelona B, where he won the Tercera División title and took charge of the first team in 2008. In his debut season as the first-team manager, he led Barcelona to a treble of La Liga, Copa del Rey, and UEFA Champions League. In doing so, Pep Guardiola became the youngest coach to win a European competition. In 2011, after guiding the club to another double in La Liga and the Champions League, he was awarded the Gold Medal of the Catalan Parliament, his most prestigious honor. That same year, he was also named FIFA Coach of the Year.

Ending his 4-year tenure with Barcelona in 2012 with 14 titles, a club record, Pep took a sabbatical before Bayern Munich announced Pep as their head coach in 2013. Since Pep's move from Bavaria to Manchester City in 2016, the Spanish maestro has led them to their second Premier League title, breaking numerous domestic records, including being the first club to reach 100 points in the competition. Thus, helping Pep become the first manager to achieve a domestic treble. He is currently one of the finest football managers in the world.

Carlo Ancelotti was born on June 10, 1959, is a former football player from Italy, currently serving as the head coach of Real Madrid football club. He is the only coach to have won the UEFA Champions League four times (twice with Milan and twice with Real Madrid), and is the first manager to appear in 5 finals. He has won the FIFA Club World Cup three times with Milan and Real Madrid. Ancelotti is also one of seven to have won the European Cup/Champions League as player and manager. Considered one of the greatest and most successful managers of all time.

In June 2021, Ancelotti returned as the head coach of Real Madrid. In his first season back, he helped the team win the Spanish Super Cup by defeating Athletic Bilbao 2 - 0 in the final. In April 2022, with a 4 - 0 victory over Espanyol, Real clinched their 35th La Liga title. On May 28, 2022, in the final, Ancelotti secured his 4th UEFA Champions League title of his career as Real beat Liverpool 1 - 0, also marking the club's 14th championship. At the start of the 2022 - 23 season, Ancelotti led Real Madrid to their 5th UEFA Super Cup, his 8th title with the club.

He is regarded as one of the best and most successful managers of all time. Throughout his coaching career, Ancelotti has worked for Reggiana, Parma, Juventus, Milan, Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Napoli, and Everton, winning domestic titles in Italy, England, France, Spain, and Germany. He is considered one of the greatest and most successful managers of all time.

Zinedine Yazid Zidane sinh ngày 23 tháng 6 năm 1972, được gọi với biệt danh là Zizou, ông là huấn luyện viên bóng đá và là cựu cầu thủ người Pháp. Sau khi giải nghệ, Zidane trở lại câu lạc bộ Real Madrid để làm việc với vai trò là cố vấn cho chủ tịch câu lạc bộ và là giám đốc thể thao của câu lạc bộ này. Năm 2013, Zidane là trợ lý huấn luyện viên của Real Madrid vào góp phần đưa câu lạc bộ đến chức vô địch Champions League lần thứ 10 trong lịch sử. Năm 2014, Zidane được bổ nhiệm làm huấn luyện viên trưởng của đội trẻ Real Madrid.

Ngày 4 tháng 1 năm 2016, Ông đã chính thức trở thành huấn luyện viên trưởng của Real Madrid sau khi chủ tịch Florentino Pérez quyết định sa thải Rafael Benítez. Ở mùa giải đầu tiên tại Santiago Bernabeu, Zidane đã đạt được kết quả vô cùng ấn tượng với 1 chức vô địch UEFA Champions League 2016 sau khi đánh bại đội bóng cùng thành phố là Atletico Madrid với tỷ số 5 - 3 trên loạt sút 11m căng thẳng, sau khi hòa nhau với tỉ số 1 - 1 ở San Siro. Đồng thời, ông cũng giúp đội bóng về nhì ở La Liga.

Năm 2017, Zidane đã bảo vệ thành công chức vô địch UEFA Champions League sau khi giúp Real đánh bại Juventus với tỉ số 4 - 1 trong trận chung kết. Đây là một kỷ lục, bởi trước đó chưa từng đội bóng nào bảo vệ thành công chức vô địch UEFA Champions League kể từ khi giải đấu này đổi tên năm 1992. Cũng trong mùa giải đó, ông đã dẫn dắt Real Madrid vô địch La Liga. Năm 2018, Zidane tiếp tục cùng các học trò bảo vệ chức vô địch Champions League lần thứ 3 liên tiếp sau khi đánh bại Liverpool 3 - 1 tại trận chung kết. Chỉ 5 ngày sau, ông đã quyết định từ chức trong vinh quang.

Ngày 12 tháng 3 năm 2019, Zidane trở lại dẫn dắt Real giúp đội bóng vô địch La Liga. Ông từ chức huấn luyện viên trưởng của câu lạc bộ sau mùa giải 2020 - 2021.

Joachim Low born on February 3, 1960, is currently a football coach, formerly a German footballer. Low was the coach of the German national team from 2006 to 2021. During his tenure, he led the German team to win the FIFA World Cup 2014 in Brazil and the FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 in Russia. In March 2021, Löw announced that he would resign after Euro 2020.

From 2008 to 2010, the German team played an attractive attacking style rather than the tight defensive style known as the 'German tanks' as before. The combination of attacking play, team cohesion, and priority on developing young players of the German team largely came from Joachim Low.

At the 2014 World Cup, Joachim Low, along with the German team and many young players reaching their prime, won the World Cup after 24 years since 1990. From 2008 to 2014, under the leadership of Joachim Low, the German team became the formidable rival of Vicente del Bosque's Spain, thereby replacing Spain to win the championship in 2014. On March 9, 2021, Joachim Löw decided to leave the German national team after the summer of 2021. Coach Low left his position before his contract expired and received consent.

José Mourinho born on January 26, 1963 is a former football player and a football coach from Portugal. He is currently the head coach of AS Roma. Recognized as one of the world's best football coaches, with a pragmatic and modern football philosophy. Alongside with astute psychology and tactics, he earned the nickname 'The Special One', which he coined for himself when he first came to England to coach Chelsea, a nickname that has since been widely used by the British media.

In 2004, Jose Mourinho shocked the football world by leading Porto to win the Champions League. Later at Chelsea, he became a formidable rival of Sir Alex Ferguson. Mourinho's greatest success came when he led Inter Milan to two consecutive Serie A titles and defeated Bayern Munich to win the Champions League. He then moved to Real Madrid, becoming a fierce rival facing Pep Guardiola's Barcelona, creating a memorable period in the El Clásico rivalry and other classic matches. Mourinho has also managed teams such as Benfica, União de Leiria, Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Real Madrid, Chelsea, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur.

On September 12, 2021, Mourinho officially reached 1,000 matches as a head coach with a 2-1 victory against Sassuolo. He guided the team to win the UEFA Europa Conference League for the first time by defeating Feyenoord 1-0 in the final, becoming the first coach in history to win all three European cup competitions.

Didier Deschamps was born on October 15, 1968, and is a former professional football player and coach from France. He currently serves as the head coach of the French national team. During his playing career, he represented renowned clubs such as Marseille, Juventus, Chelsea, Valencia, Nantes, and Bordeaux. After retiring as a player, he transitioned into football management.

Prior to coaching the French national team, Didier Deschamps managed Monaco, Marseille, and Juventus. He led Juventus to win Serie B and return to Serie A. Deschamps also achieved remarkable success by guiding the modest Monaco to the UEFA Champions League final in 2004 and was named the Ligue 1 Manager of the Year in the same year. He then led his former club Marseille to win Ligue 1 in the 2009-2010 season, as well as consecutive French League Cups from 2010 to 2012, and consecutive Trophée des Champions titles in 2010 and 2011.

After being appointed as the head coach of the French national team in 2012, Deschamps led the team to the quarter-finals of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, the final of UEFA Euro 2016, and victory in the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Deschamps became the third person to win the World Cup as both a player and a coach, joining Mário Zagallo and Franz Beckenbauer.

Luiz Felipe Scolari was born on November 9, 1948, and is a Brazilian-Italian football coach. He led the Brazilian national team to win the 2002 World Cup. Currently, he is the coach of SE Palmeiras in Brazil. In 1982, he retired from his football career and transitioned to coaching.

The first club he managed was CSA, and in his first season, he helped the club win the Alagoano state championship. He then moved on to manage several other clubs such as Juventude, Brasil de Pelotas, and Al-Shabab from 1983 to 1987. Luiz Felipe Scolari became the coach of Grêmio and won the Gaúcho state championship in the same year. He later coached various teams including Kuwait, Palmeiras, the Brazilian national team, the Portuguese national team, Chelsea FC, and Bunyodkor. On November 28, 2012, after more than two months without coaching any club, Scolari returned to coach the Brazilian national team. In the final of the 2013 Confederations Cup, he led Brazil to defeat Spain 3 - 0 to win the championship.

At the 2014 World Cup, after advancing through the group stage, Brazil eliminated two other South American teams, Chile and Colombia, in the Round of 16 and quarter-finals, respectively, before suffering a forgettable defeat, being beaten 7 - 1 by the German team in the semi-finals. Following a 0 - 3 loss to the Netherlands, he was sacked. Prior to this record defeat, Scolari described the result as the 'worst loss for the Brazilian national team' and fully accepted responsibility for the failure.