THE WORLD’S BEST CLUB COACH : JÜRGEN KLOPP (GERMANY/FC LIVERPOOL)

IFFHS AWARDS 2019

THE WORLD’S BEST CLUB COACH 2019

JÜRGEN KLOPP NUMBER 1 !

After his second place last year, Jürgen Klopp became the World’s Best Club Coach in 2019 with a fantastic total of 369 points (a record) ! 90 journalists and experts of all continents took part at the IFFHS election and gave German coach of Liverpool a massive win well ahead of Guardiola, Ten Hag (the revelation of the year) and Pochettino.

Winner of the UEFA Champions League and Super Cup,fantastic second in the Premier League,  the team driven by Jürgen Klopp has seduced all football experts in the World. Klopp’s philosophy ,already seen with Borussia Dortmund, has brought the success to the FC Liverpool, recognized as the reference for attractive, powerful and successfull football.

2019 was the year of Jürgen Klopp, he is the 15th coach to receive this World Award since 1996, the third German after Ottmar Hitzfeld and Jupp Heynckes. José Mourinho holds the record with 4 Awards as the World’s Best Coach !

THE WORLD’S BEST CLUB COACH 2019 (IFFHS)

RankingNameNationalityClubPoints
1Jürgen KLOPPGermanyFC Liverpool369
2Pepe GUARDIOLASpainFC Manchester City100
3Erik TEN HAGNetherlandsFC Ajax Amsterdam82
4Mauricio POCHETTINOArgentinaTottenham Hotspurs43
5Marcelo GALLARDOArgentinaFC River Plate32
6Maurizio SARRIItalyChelsea/FC Juventus16
7Jorge JESUSPortugalCR Flamengo10
8Diego SIMEONEArgentinaAtlético de Madrid8
9Massimiliano ALLEGRIItalyFC Juventus7
10Ernesto VALVERDESpainFC Barcelona6
11Unai EMERYSpainFC Arsenal4
11Thomas TUCHELGermanyParis SG4
13Paul RILEYEnglandNC Courage3
14Moyin CHAABANITunisiaEsperance Tunis2
14Niko KOVACCroatiaFC Bayern München2
14Luis Felipe SCOLARIBrazilPalmeiras2
17Carlo ANCELOTTIItalySSC Napoli1
17Ricardo FERRETTIBrazilUANL Tigres1
17Jesse MARSCHUSARB Salzburg1