IFFHS AWARDS 2024 - LUIS DE LA FUENTE, MEN'S WORLD BEST NATIONAL COACH
IFFHS MEN’S WORLD BEST NATIONAL COACH 2024 – LUIS DE LA FUENTE
Winner of the two last IFFHS Awards in 2022 and 2023, Lionel Scaloni , Argentina’s national coach, took in 2024 only the second place despite of the winning of the Copa America. He was surpassed by the Spanish national coach, Luis De La Fuente, impressive winner of the EURO with a young and enthusiastic team . Already winner of the EURO 2015 (U19), the Youth EURO 2019, Olympic Silver in 2021 , the Nations League 2023, he led the young team to the winning of the EURO 2024. With 274 points, he won sovereign the ranking 2024 before Lionel Scaloni and French Didier Deschamps, winner of two IFFHS Awards (2018, 2020) and ranked in the Top 10 since 10 years ! Emerson Fae realized a jump to place 5 in the World ranking, the best African of the the year.
| Rank | Name | Country | National Team | Points |
| 1 | Luis DE LA FUENTE | Spain | Spain | 274 |
| 2 | Lionel SCALONI | Argentina | Argentina | 148 |
| 3 | Didier DESCHAMPS | France | France | 35 |
| 4 | Gareth SOUTHGATE | England | England | 26 |
| 5 | Emerson FAE | Cote Ivoire | Cote Ivoire | 18 |
| 6 | Julian NAGELSMAN | Germany | Germany | 17 |
| 7 | Nestor LORENZO | Argentina | Colombia | 14 |
| 8 | Vincenzo MONTELLA | Italy | Turkey | 8 |
| 9 | Willy SAGNOL | France | Georgia | 6 |
| 10 | Marcelo BIELSA | Argentina | Uruguay | 5 |
