Best Soccer Coaches in the World

There are no Alex Ferguson, Johan Cruyff, Arrigo Sachi or any other legendary soccer gaffer from the olden days on the list of the world's best soccer managers in 2022.

David Moyes was appointed as West Ham manager on November 7, 2017. The team was in the relegation zone with just nine points after 11 league games. After a rough start, the team started winning more games and finished in 13th place. Over the next three seasons, West ham finished 6th in Premier League. They also qualified for UEFA Europa League by beating Southampton on the final day of the season.

Diego Simeone is the highest-paid soccer manager in the world. He earns nearly $50 million a year at Atletico Madrid.

Atletico Madrid won 60% of the games with Diego Simeone in charge. SIMEON'S team won 2x UEFA Europa League, 2X UEFA Super Cup, La Liga, Copa Del Rey and Supercopa de Espana. Atletico finished second in the UEFA Champions League on two occasions (2013-14, 2015-16). In 2022, Atleti will be competing in Champions league knockout stage.

Luciano Spalletti is the current head coach of Napoli. He started his managerial career in 1994. His best job was as the coach at AS Roma, where he won two domestic titles and two cups. Spalletti helped develop Francesco Totti into one of the best players in Italian football. Napolio finished the first part of Serie A near the top of table.

Gian Piero Gasperini has been in charge of Atalanta since 2016. He has implemented a high-paced tactic focused on attacking. At Alanta finished in the top 4 in Serie A four times in five seasons and got to the Champions League twice.

Julian Nagelsmann is the current manager of Bayern Munich. He was born in 1987. Nagelmann was the manager at RB Leipzig for two seasons. His team finished in the top 3 in Bundesliga twice and reached the Champions League semifinals. Bayern paid him $30 million.

Massimiliano Allegri won Serie A five times in a row from 2015 to 2019. Inter Milan ended Juventus' dominance in the 2011-12 season. Juventus rehired Allegrini from May 2021 and he will stay there until 2025.

Allegri's second stint at Juventus didn't go as planned. He will start coaching starting February 2022. Dusan Vlahovic signed for Juventus during the winter transfer window for a reported fee of $85 million.

Thomas Tuchel is the manager of Chelsea. He guided Chelsea to the 2020-22 Champions League title. Chelsea finished second in the FA Cup and fourth in English Premier League in that season.

Ancelotti has won more than 20 major titles as a soccer manager. He has also won the UEFA Champions League twice with AC Milan and with Chelsea. Since returning to Real Madrid in June 2021, he has already won one title - the Spanish Supercup.

1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup with Juventus, 2003-04 Serie A with AC Milan, 2009-10 Premier League with Chelsea, 2012-13 Ligue 1 with Paris Saint-Germain and 2016-17 Bundesliga with Bayern Munich.

Jurgen Klopp is the second best soccer coach in the world. John W. Henry used the Moneyball method to choose him as Liverpool's manager. The method helped Henry's Boston Red Sox win three World Series.

Pep Guardiola is the #1 manager in the world. Manchester City won the Premier League in 2021. They reached the Champions League final in that year, but they lost to Chelsea. The team is still missing a trophy. If Manchester Man City wins the 2022 Champions league, Guardiola will be considered the GOAT.