PLDC - Tehran, The International Federation of Football History & Statistics announced the best coaches of the twenty-first century of the world.
According to this site, Alex Ferguson, the head coach of Manchester United was announced as the best coach of the twenty-first century followed closely by Jose Mourinho.
In this classification, Mansour Ebrahimzadeh, the head coach of Naft Tehran claimed the 170th position in the world and the fourth in Asia followed by Miroslav Blazevic, the former head coach of Team Melli who was placed 177.
Carlos Queiroz’s name was not among the 199 best coaches.
The list of the best coaches of the twenty-first century, according to the International Federation of Football History & Statistics, is as follows:
Name Nationality Point
Name Nationality Point
1. Sir Alexander Ferguson Scotland 180
2. José Mário dos Santos Mourinho Felix Portugal 174
3. Arsène Wenger France 165
4. Fabio Capello Italia 147
5. Vicente del Bosque España 124
6. Marcelo Alberto Bielsa Argentina 113
7. Guus Hiddink Nederland 112
8. Carlo Ancelotti Italia 108
9. Luiz Felipe Scolari Brasil 101
10. Rafael Benítez España 97
11. Joachim Löw Deutschland 93
12. Marcello Lippi Italia 88
13. Franklin Rijkaard Nederland 80
14. Sven-Göran Eriksson Sverige 79
15. Karel Brückner Česká Republika 76
Josep Guardiola España 76
17. Roberto Mancini Italia 73
18. Ottmar Hitzfeld Deutschland 71
19. Carlos Alberto Gomes Parreira Brasil 65
20. Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri »Dunga« Brasil 62
21. Otto Rehhagel Deutschland 61
Giovanni Trapattoni Italia 61
23. Bert van Marwick Nederland 57
24. Carlos Bianchi Argentina 53
25. Muricy Ramalho Brasil 52
26. Morten Olsen Danmark 51
27. Gerard Houllier France 50
28. José Néstor Pekérman Argentina 49
29. Felix Magath Deutschland 48
30. Óscar Wáshington Tabárez Uruguay 46
31. Alejandro Javier Sabella Argentina 42
32. Slaven Bilić Hrvatska 40
Marcel van Basten Nederland 40
34. Bruce Arena USA 39
35. Mircea Lucescu România 36
Juande la Cruz Ramos Cano España 36
Rudolf Völler Deutschland 36
38. José Luis Aragonés Suárez España 35
Gerardo Daniel Martino Argentina 35
Didier Claude Deschamps France 35
41. Dirk Nicolaat »Dick« Advocaat Nederland 32
Raymond Domenech France 32
43. Roger Lemerre France 30
Oleg Blokhin Ukraina 30
45. Arthur Antunes Coimbra »Zico« Brasil 29
Héctor Raúl Cúper Argentina 29
Manuel Pellegrini Chile 29
48. Jürgen Klinsmann Deutschland 28
Hassan Shehata Egypt 28
50. Alberto Zaccheroni Italia 27
Josef Heynckes Deutschland 27
52. Robert Bradley USA 26
José Antonio Camacho España 26
Adenor Leonardo Bacchi »Tite« Brasil 26
Cesare Claudio Prandelli Italia 26
56. Şenol Güneş Türkiye 25
Ricardo Antonio La Volpe México 25
58. Jorge Daniel Fossatti Uruguay 24
Javier Iruretagoyena »Irureta« España 24
Wanderley Luxemburgo Brasil 24
Philippe Troussier France 24
Aloysius Paulus Maria "Louis" van Gaal Nederland 24
63. Jürgen Norbert Klopp Deutschland 23
64. Laurent Robert Blanc France 22
Winfried Schäfer Deutschland 22
Abel Carlos da Silva Braga Brasil 22
Jorge Luis Sampaoli Argentina 22
68. Javier Aguierre México 21
Jakob Kuhn Schweiz 21
70. Manuel José Jesús Silva Portugal 20
Jacques Santini France 20
Luciano Spalletti Italia 20
Vladimir Weiss Slovensko 20
74. Roberto Donadoni Italia 19
Bruno Metsu France 19
Aleksandrs Starkovs Latvija 19
Roberto Di Matteo Italia 19
78. Alfio Rubén Oscar Basile Argentina 18
Edgardo Bauza Argentina 18
Leo Beenhakker Nederland 18
Fatih Terim Türkiye 18
Klaus Toppmöller Deutschland 18
Jorvan Vieira Brasil 18
Diego Pablo Simone Argentina 18
Luis Fernando Tena México 18
86. Sergio Daniel Batista Argentina 17
Quique Sánchez Flores España 17
Srecko Katanec Slovenija 17
André Villas-Boas Portugal 17
90. David O'Leary Ireland 16
Nery Alberto Pumpido Argentina 16
Milovan Rajevac Srbija 16
Claudio Ranieri Italia 16
Hugo Sánchez México 16
Hervé Renard Zambia 16
96. Jerzy Engel Polska 15
Valery Gazzaev Russia 15
Carlos Luis Ischia Argentina 15
Ralf Rangnick Deutschland 15
100. Paulo Autuori de Mello Brasil 14
Ivan Jovanović Srbija 14
Luis Fernando Montoya Colombia 14
Paulo Jorge Gomes Bento Portugal 14
104. César Alejandro Farás Venezuela 13
Avram Grant Israel 13
Christian Gross Schweiz 13
Celso Juárez Roth Brasil 13
José Néstor Pekérman Colombia 13
109. Rodomir Antić Srbija 12
Domingos José Paciência Portugal 12
Ratomir Dujković Jugoslavija 12
Roy Hodgson England 12
Ronald Koeman Nederland 12
Zlatko Kranjčar Hrvatska 12
Henri Michel France 12
António Luís Alves Ribeiro Oliveira Portugal 12
Miguel Ángel Russo Argentina 12
Luis Fernando Suárez Colombia 12
Reinaldo Rueda Colombia 12
120. Gustavo Julio Alfaro Argentina 11
Claudio Borghi Argentina 11
Anghel Iordanescu România 11
Émerson Leão Brasil 11
Adnan Hamad Majeed Iraq 11
Lamine N'Diaye Sénégal 11
Martin O'Neill Northern Ireland 11
Holger Osieck Deutschland 11
Jair Picemi Brasil 11
129. Kurban Berdyev Russia 10
José Manuel de la Torre México 10
Claudio Gentile Italia 10
Takeshi Okada Japan 10
Joseph Michael McCarthy England / Éire 10
Matthias Sammer Deutschland 10
Thomas Schaaf Deutschland 10
Victor Manuel Vucetich México 10
Hossam El-Badry Egypt 10
138. Francisco Guidolin Italia 9
Alexandre Borges Guimarães Brasil / Costa Rica 9
Branko Ivanković Hrvatska 9
Matjaž Kek Slovenija 9
José Manuel Esnal »Mane« España 9
Velibor Milutinović Srbija 9
Silvia Neid Deutschland 9
Richard Alfred Páez Venezuela 9
146. Ricardo Alberto Gareca Argentina 8
Guy Roux France 8
148. Sérgio Ricardo de Paiva Farias Brasil 7
Richard Lloyd Herbert New Zealand 7
Sergio Markarián Uruguay 7
Henry James Redknapp England 7
Carlos Rexach España 7
Sir Robert Robson England 7
Mirjalal Kasimov Uzbekistan 7
155. Juan Ramón Carrasco Uruguay 6
Freddy Ternero Corrales Perú 6
Américo Galego Argentina 6
Diego Garzitto France 6
José Ignacio »Iñaki« Sáez España 6
Jong-Hun Kim Korea DPR 6
Nabil Maaloul Tunisie 6
Alexander McLeish Scotland 6
Rabah Sâadane Algérie 6
Joel Santana Brasil 6
Fernando Manuel Fernandes da Costa Santos Portugal 6
Samson Siasia Nigeria 6
Hugo Daniel Tocalli Argentina 6
Myung-Bo Hong Rep. of Korea 6
169. Diego Vicente Aguirre Uruguay 5
170. Manour Ebrahimzadeh Iran 5
Unal Emery Etxegoien España 5
Stephen Keshi Nigeria 5
Bertrand Marchand France 5
Claude Puel France 5
Tae-Yong Shin Rep. of Korea 5
José Luís Trejo México 5
177. Miroslav Blažević Bosne i Herzegovine 4
Jean-François De Sart Belgique 4
Viktor M. Goncharenko Belarus 4
Pawel Janas Polska 4
Temuri Ketsbaia Georgia 4
Víctor Haroldo Púa Uruguay 4
183. Ramón Armando Cabrero Argentina 3
Luigi Del Negri Italia 3
Ricardo Raimundo Gomes Brasil 3
Manuel Lapuente México 3
Dr. Francisco Maturana Colombia 3
Hernán Medford Costa Rica 3
Victor Piţurcă România 3
Ernesto Valverde Tejedor España 3
191. Jacobus "Co" Adriaanse Nederland 2
Rubén Dario Insúa Argentina 2
Ramón Enrique Maradiaga Honduras 2
Akira Nishino Japan 2
195. Mehmed Baždarević Bosne i Herzegovine 1
Víctor Fernández España 1
Ilija Petković Srbija 1
Oleg Romantsev Russia 1
Tommy Söderberg Sverige 1