Coach of the Season
Country	Europe
Presented by	European Union of Sports Press (UEPS)—AIPS Europe[1][2][3]
First awarded	1978
Last awarded	2016
Last holder	Claudio Ranieri (1st award)
Related	UEFA Men's Coach of the Year Award

European Football Coach of the Season was an annual prize in association football awarded to the best manager of European football club in an autumn-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

Season	Coach(es) (Team(s))
by the Association of European Journalists
1977–78	Bob Paisley (Liverpool)
1978–79	Udo Lattek (Borussia Dortmund)
1979–80	Brian Clough (Nottingham Forest)
1980–81	Bobby Robson (Ipswich Town)
1981–82	Tony Barton (Aston Villa)
1982–83	Ernst Happel (Hamburger SV)
1983–84	Keith Burkinshaw (Tottenham Hotspur)
1984–85	Giovanni Trapattoni (Juventus)
1985–86	Valeriy Lobanovskyi (Dynamo Kyiv)
1986–87	Artur Jorge (Porto)
1987–88	Aad de Mos (KV Mechelen)
1988–89	Ottavio Bianchi (Napoli)
1989–90	Arrigo Sacchi (Milan)
1990–91	Ljupko Petrović (Red Star Belgrade)
1991–92	Johann Cruyff (Barcelona)
1992–93	Giovanni Trapattoni (Juventus)
1993–94	Fabio Capello (Milan)
1994–95	Louis van Gaal (Ajax)
1995–96	Marcello Lippi (Juventus)
1996–97	Ottmar Hitzfeld (Borussia Dortmund)
by UEFA
1997–98	Marcello Lippi (Juventus)
1998–99	Alex Ferguson (Manchester United)
1999–00	Héctor Cuper (Valencia)
2000–01	Ottmar Hitzfeld (Bayern Munich)
2001–02	Vicente del Bosque (Real Madrid)
2002–03	Carlo Ancelotti (Milan) José Mourinho (Porto)
2003–04	José Mourinho (Porto) Rafael Benítez (Valencia)
2004–05	Rafael Benítez (Liverpool) Valeri Gazzaev (CSKA Moscow)
2005–06	Frank Rijkaard (Barcelona) Juande Ramos (Sevilla)
by the European Union of Sports Press—AIPS Europe
2006–07	Carlo Ancelotti (Milan)
2007–08	Alex Ferguson (Manchester United)
2008–09	Pep Guardiola (Barcelona)
2009–10	Quique Sánchez Flores (Atlético Madrid)
2010–11	André Villas-Boas (Porto)
2011–12	Diego Simeone (Atlético Madrid)
2012–13	Jupp Heynckes (Bayern Munich)
2013–14	Unai Emery (Sevilla)
2014–15	Luis Enrique (Barcelona)
2015–16	Claudio Ranieri (Leicester City)

Total wins by coaches

Name	Total wins (season(s))	Team(s) Managed
Giovanni Trapattoni	2 (1984–85, 1992–93)	Juventus
Marcello Lippi	2 (1995–96, 1997–98)	Juventus
Ottmar Hitzfeld	2 (1996–97, 2000–01)	Borussia Dortmund Bayern Munich
José Mourinho	2 (2002–03, 2003–04)	Porto
Rafael Benítez	2 (2003–04, 2004–05)	Valencia Liverpool
Carlo Ancelotti	2 (2002–03, 2006–07)	Milan
Alex Ferguson	2 (1998–99, 2007–08)	Manchester United
Bob Paisley	1 (1977–78)	Liverpool
Udo Lattek	1 (1978–79)	Borussia Mönchengladbach
Brian Clough	1 (1979–80)	Nottingham Forest
Bobby Robson	1 (1980–81)	Ipswich Town
Tony Barton	1 (1981–82)	Aston Villa
Ernst Happel	1 (1982–83)	Hamburger SV
Keith Burkinshaw	1 (1983–84)	Tottenham Hotspur
Valeriy Lobanovskyi	1 (1985–86)	Dynamo Kyiv
Artur Jorge	1 (1986–87)	Porto
Aad de Mos	1 (1987–88)	KV Mechelen
Ottavio Bianchi	1 (1988–89)	Napoli
Arrigo Sacchi	1 (1989–90)	Milan
Ljupko Petrović	1 (1990–91)	Red Star Belgrade
Johann Cruyff	1 (1991–92)	Barcelona
Fabio Capello	1 (1993–94)	Milan
Louis van Gaal	1 (1994–95)	Ajax
Héctor Cuper	1 (1999–00)	Valencia
Vicente del Bosque	1 (2001–02)	Real Madrid
Valeriy Gazzaev	1 (2004–05)	CSKA Moscow
Frank Rijkaard	1 (2005–06)	Barcelona
Juande Ramos	1 (2006–07)	Sevilla
Pep Guardiola	1 (2008–09)	Barcelona
Quique Sánchez Flores	1 (2009–10)	Atlético Madrid
André Villas-Boas	1 (2010–11)	Porto
Diego Simeone	1 (2011–12)	Atlético Madrid
Jupp Heynckes	1 (2012–13)	Bayern Munich
Unai Emery	1 (2013–14)	Sevilla
Luis Enrique	1 (2014–15)	Barcelona
Claudio Ranieri	1 (2015–16)	Leicester City

Total wins by country

Country	Coaches	Total
Italy	7	10
Spain	7	8
England	5	5
Netherlands	4	4
Portugal	3	4
Germany	3	4
Argentina	2	2
Scotland	1	2
Austria	1	1
Ukraine	1	1
Yugoslavia	1	1
Russia	1	1

Total wins by club

Club	Coaches	Total
Barcelona	4	4
Juventus	2	4
Milan	3	4
Porto	3	4
Atlético Madrid	2	2
Bayern Munich	2	2
Liverpool	1	2
Manchester United	1	2
Sevilla	2	2
Valencia	2	2
Ajax	1	1
Aston Villa	1	1
Borussia Dortmund	1	1
Borussia Mönchengladbach	1	1
CSKA Moscow	1	1
Dynamo Kyiv	1	1
Hamburger SV	1	1
Ipswich Town	1	1
Leicester City	1	1
KV Mechelen	1	1
Nottingham Forest	1	1
Real Madrid	1	1
Red Star Belgrade	1	1
Tottenham Hotspur	1	1