European Coach of the Season (association football)
{{Infobox award
| name = Coach of the Season
| current_awards =
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| description = managing skills shown by manager of European club in a regular season
| presenter = European Union of Sports Press (UEPS)—AIPS Europe<ref>[http://www.aipsmedia.com/index.php?page=directory&cod=2 AIPS Continental Sections: AIPS Europe] – Official website of the International Sports Press Association</ref><ref>[http://en.olympic.cn/news/olympic_news/2010-11-03/2089843.html AIPS Europe (UEPS) Executive Committee meets in Dublin] – Official website of the Chinese Olympic Committee</ref><ref>[http://www.aipsmedia.com/index.php?page=news&cod=5132 AIPS Europe (UEPS) concludes successful New Media Seminar in Rhodes] – Official website of the International Sports Press Association</ref>
| country = Europe
| year = 1978
| website =
}}
'''European Football Coach of the Season''' is an annual prize in [[association football]] awarded to the best manager of European [[football club]] in a [[autumn]]-[[Spring (season)|spring]] season, organized by European Union of Sports Press (fr. ''Union européenne de la presse sportive (UEPS)'', also known as AIPS Europe) since the 2006–07 season. The prize was previously awarded by the Association of European Journalists (AEJ, 1977–78 to 1996–97) and [[UEFA]] (1997–98 to 2005–06).
== Winners ==
[[File:FIFA WC-qualification 2014 - Austria vs Ireland 2013-09-10 - Giovanni Trapattoni 03.JPG|thumb|[[Giovanni Trapattoni]] is the first coach to win the award twice, in 1985 and 1993]]
[[File:Cuper Hector.jpg|thumb|[[Héctor Cuper]] is the only non-European coach to win the award]]
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!width="40"|Season
!width="150"|Coach (Team)
|-
| colspan="4"|'''by the Association of European Journalists'''
|-
|1977–78 || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bob Paisley]] ([[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]])
|-
|1978–79 || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Udo Lattek]] ([[Borussia Dortmund]])
|-
|1979–80 || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Brian Clough]] ([[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]])
|-
|1980–81 || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bobby Robson]] ([[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]])
|-
|1981–82 || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tony Barton (footballer)|Tony Barton]] ([[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]])
|-
|1982–83 || {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Ernst Happel]] ([[Hamburger SV]])
|-
|1983–84 || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Keith Burkinshaw]] ([[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]])
|-
|1984–85 || {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giovanni Trapattoni]] ([[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]])
|-
|1985–86 || {{flagicon|Soviet Union}} [[Valeriy Lobanovskyi]] ([[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]])
|-
|1986–87 || {{flagicon|POR}} [[Artur Jorge (footballer)|Artur Jorge]] ([[FC Porto|Porto]])
|-
|1987–88 || {{flagicon|NED}} [[Aad de Mos]] ([[KV Mechelen]])
|-
|1988–89 || {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Ottavio Bianchi]] ([[S.S.C. Napoli|Napoli]])
|-
|1989–90 || {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Arrigo Sacchi]] ([[A.C. Milan|Milan]])
|-
|1990–91 || {{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Ljupko Petrović]] ([[Red Star Belgrade]])
|-
|1991–92 || {{flagicon|NED}} [[Johann Cruyff]] ([[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]])
|-
|1992–93 || {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giovanni Trapattoni]] ([[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]])
|-
|1993–94 || {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Fabio Capello]] ([[A.C. Milan|Milan]])
|-
|1994–95 || {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Louis van Gaal]] ([[AFC Ajax|Ajax]])
|-
|1995–96 || {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Marcello Lippi]] ([[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]])
|-
|1996–97 || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Ottmar Hitzfeld]] ([[Borussia Dortmund]])
|-
| colspan="4"|'''by [[UEFA]]'''
|-
|1997–98 || {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Marcello Lippi]] ([[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]])
|-
|1998–99 || {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Alex Ferguson]] ([[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]])
|-
|1999–00 || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Héctor Cuper]] ([[Valencia CF|Valencia]])
|-
|2000–01 || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Ottmar Hitzfeld]] ([[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]])
|-
|2001–02 || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Vicente del Bosque]] ([[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]])
|-
|2002–03 || {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Carlo Ancelotti]] ([[A.C. Milan|Milan]]) + {{flagicon|POR}} [[José Mourinho]] ([[FC Porto|Porto]])
|-
|2003–04 || {{flagicon|POR}} [[José Mourinho]] ([[FC Porto|Porto]]) + {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Rafael Benítez]] ([[Valencia CF|Valencia]])
|-
|2004–05 || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Rafael Benítez]] ([[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]) + {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Valeri Gazzaev]] ([[PFC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]])
|-
|2005–06 || {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Frank Rijkaard]] ([[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]) + {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Juande Ramos]] ([[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]])
|-
| colspan="4"|'''by the European Union of Sports Press—AIPS Europe'''
|-
|2006–07 || {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Carlo Ancelotti]] ([[A.C. Milan|Milan]])
|-
|2007–08 || {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Alex Ferguson|Sir Alex Ferguson]] ([[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]])
|-
|2008–09 || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Pep Guardiola]] ([[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]])
|-
|2009–10 || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Quique Sánchez Flores]] ([[Atlético Madrid]])
|-
|2010–11 || {{flagicon|POR}} [[André Villas-Boas]] ([[FC Porto|Porto]])
|-
|2011–12 || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Diego Simeone]] ([[Atlético Madrid]])
|-
|2012–13 || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Jupp Heynckes]] ([[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]])
|-
|2013–14 || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Unai Emery]] ([[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]])
|-
|2014–15 || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Luis Enrique (footballer)|Luis Enrique]] ([[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]])
|-
|2015–16 || {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Claudio Ranieri]] ([[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]])
|-
|}
=== Total wins by coaches ===
[[File:SAF CL semi 2009 (cropped).jpg|thumb|[[Alex Ferguson]] won the Award in 1999 and 2008]]
{| class="sortable plainrowheaders wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | Name
! scope="col" | Total wins
! scope="col" | Teams Managed
|-
!scope="row"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giovanni Trapattoni]]
| style="text-align: center" | 2 (1984–85, 1992–93)
| style="text-align: left" | {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Alex Ferguson|Sir Alex Ferguson]]
| style="text-align: center" | 2 (1998–99, 2007–08)
| style="text-align: left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Marcello Lippi]]
| style="text-align: center" | 2 (1995–96, 1997–98)
| style="text-align: left" | {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Ottmar Hitzfeld]]
| style="text-align: center" | 2 (1996–97, 2000–01)
| style="text-align: left" | {{flagicon|GER}} [[Borussia Dortmund]], {{flagicon|GER}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Carlo Ancelotti]]
| style="text-align: center" | 2 (2002–03, 2006–07)
| style="text-align: left" | {{flagicon|ITA}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|POR}} [[José Mourinho]]
| style="text-align: center" | 2 (2002–03, 2003–04)
| style="text-align: left" | {{flagicon|POR}} [[FC Porto|Porto]]
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Rafael Benítez]]
| style="text-align: center" | 2 (2003–04, 2004–05)
| style="text-align: left" | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Valencia CF|Valencia]], {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bob Paisley]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1977–78)
| style="text-align: left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Udo Lattek]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1978–79)
| style="text-align: left" | {{flagicon|GER}} [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]]
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Brian Clough]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1979–80)
| style="text-align: left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]]
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bobby Robson]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1980–81)
| style="text-align: left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]]
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tony Barton (footballer)|Tony Barton]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1981–82)
| style="text-align: left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Ernst Happel]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1982–83)
| style="text-align: left" | {{flagicon|GER}} [[Hamburger SV]]
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Keith Burkinshaw]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1983–84)
| style="text-align: left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|URS}} [[Valeriy Lobanovskyi]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1985–86)
| style="text-align: left" | {{flagicon|URS}} [[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]]
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|POR}} [[Artur Jorge (footballer)|Artur Jorge]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1986–87)
| style="text-align: left" | {{flagicon|POR}} [[FC Porto|Porto]]
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Aad de Mos]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1987–88)
| style="text-align: left" | {{flagicon|BEL}} [[KV Mechelen]]
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Ottavio Bianchi]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1988–89)
| style="text-align: left" | {{flagicon|ITA}} [[S.S.C. Napoli|Napoli]]
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Arrigo Sacchi]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1989–90)
| style="text-align: left" | {{flagicon|ITA}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Ljupko Petrović]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1990–91)
| style="text-align: left" | {{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Red Star Belgrade]]
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Johann Cruyff]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1991–92)
| style="text-align: left" | {{flagicon|NED}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Fabio Capello]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1993–94)
| style="text-align: left" | {{flagicon|ITA}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Louis van Gaal]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1994–95)
| style="text-align: left" | {{flagicon|NED}} [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Héctor Cuper]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1999–00)
| style="text-align: left" | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Valencia CF|Valencia]]
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Vicente del Bosque]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (2001–02)
| style="text-align: left" | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Valeriy Gazzaev]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (2004–05)
| style="text-align: left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} [[PFC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]]
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Frank Rijkaard]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (2005–06)
| style="text-align: left" | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Juande Ramos]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (2006–07)
| style="text-align: left" | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]]
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Pep Guardiola]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (2008–09)
| style="text-align: left" | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Quique Sánchez Flores]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (2009–10)
| style="text-align: left" | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Atlético Madrid]]
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|POR}} [[André Villas-Boas]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (2010–11)
| style="text-align: left" | {{flagicon|POR}} [[FC Porto|Porto]]
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Diego Simeone]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (2011–12)
| style="text-align: left" | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Atlético Madrid]]
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Jupp Heynckes]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (2012–13)
| style="text-align: left" | {{flagicon|GER}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Unai Emery]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (2013–14)
| style="text-align: left" | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]]
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Luis Enrique (footballer)|Luis Enrique]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (2014–15)
| style="text-align: left" | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Claudio Ranieri]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (2015–16)
| style="text-align: left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]]
|}
=== Total wins by country ===
{| class="sortable plainrowheaders wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | Country
! scope="col" | Coaches
! scope="col" | Total
|-
! scope="row"| {{ITA}}
| style="text-align: center" | 7
| style="text-align: center" | 10
|-
! scope="row"| {{ESP}}
| style="text-align: center" | 7
| style="text-align: center" | 8
|-
! scope="row"| {{ENG}}
| style="text-align: center" | 5
| style="text-align: center" | 5
|-
! scope="row"| {{NED}}
| style="text-align: center" | 4
| style="text-align: center" | 4
|-
! scope="row"| {{POR}}
| style="text-align: center" | 3
| style="text-align: center" | 4
|-
! scope="row"| {{GER}}
| style="text-align: center" | 3
| style="text-align: center" | 4
|-
! scope="row"| {{ARG}}
| style="text-align: center" | 2
| style="text-align: center" | 2
|-
! scope="row"| {{SCO}}
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 2
|-
! scope="row"| {{AUT}}
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{URS}}
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{flag|Yugoslavia}}
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{RUS}}
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|}
==See also==
*[[South American Coach of the Year]]
*[[European Coach of the Year]]
*[[UEFA Club Football Awards]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
*{{cite web| title = Ukrainian Football, 27.12.2016| url = https://footballgreatones.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/ksuf-1211.pdf| date =| accessdate = May 31, 2017|work =}} ([[Ukrainian language|''ukr.'']])
== Sources ==
* Newspaper "Ukrainian Football", 27 December 2016, No.89—90
[[Category:Association football manager of the year awards|*Euro]]
[[Category:European football trophies and awards]]
[[Category:Awards established in 1978]]