FourFourTwo's 50 Best Football Managers in the World 2015

Overview

Welcome to FourFourTwo's inaugural 50 Best Managers in the World list. We've consulted with a clutch of our knowledgable writers from around the world to settle on a half-century of the planet's top bosses. Some of them may be new to you, many certainly won't be, but each of them has a story worth telling – and a rightful place here. We hope you enjoy. 

EXPLANATION How we chose the list

The list

• 50-46
• 45-41
• 40-36
• 35-31
• 30-26
• 25-21
• 20-16
• 15-11
• 10 • 9
• 8 • 7
• 6 • 5
• 4 • 3
• 2 • 1

Analysis

• POLL Don't agree with our No.1? Tell us which boss is your king of the coaches
• QUIZ Six simple questions to determine whether you are more of a Klopp or a Carver 
• INTERVIEW Slaven Bilic: I used to play basketball… you didn’t know that, did you?
• FEATURE Hannibal masks and camp classics: the story of Slaven Bilic’s guitar days
• PROFILE Europe calling: how Markus Weinzierl became Germany's most promising coach
• FEATURE The 13 maddest managers ever: silly superstitions, star signs and Sitton
• PROFILE How Spurs flop Rebrov overcame identity, war and Lobanovsky to rule Kiev
• PROFILE Why Bob Bradley is heading for the top - one fascinating step at a time
• PROFILE Guardiola, Enrique... Cocu? How PSV's chief caught up with Barca's best
• PROFILE Money, ambition and betrayal: the bitter story of Jorge Jesus' Benfica walkout
• FEATURE The top 12 managers in the Football League
• FEATURE Managers' Men: football's 'special' relationships, by those who know best
• INFOGRAPHIC The most represented leagues of FFT's 50 Best Football Managers in the World 2015
• INFOGRAPHIC The ages of FourFourTwo's 50 Best Football Managers in the World 2015
• INFOGRAPHIC The nationalities of FourFourTwo's 50 Best Football Managers in the World 2015
• FEATURE Who's the next Fergie? Mourinho? Cruyff? World football's up-and-coming managers named
• FEATURE Doomsday for philosophy as gaffers choose success over ethos
• FEATURE Tinkerman, wheeler-dealer, nutter: why do managers get typecast?

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