The Best FIFA Football Coach
| The Best FIFA Football Coach | |
|---|---|
| First awarded | 2016 |
| Website | FIFA.com |
The Best FIFA Football Coach is an association football award given annually to the football coach who is considered to have performed the best in the previous 12 months.
History
The selection criteria for the coaches of the year were: performance and general behaviour of their teams on and off the pitch.
The votes were decided by media representatives, national team coaches, and national team captains. In October 2016, it was announced that the general public would also be allowed to vote.[1] Each group will have 25% of the overall vote.
Men's winners
| Year | Rank | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1st |  Claudio Ranieri
|
 Leicester City
|
| 2nd |  Zinedine Zidane
|
 Real Madrid
| |
| 3rd |  Fernando Santos
|
Portugal
|
Overall Total
| Rank | Manager | First place | Second place | Third place | Teams managed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claudio Ranieri
|
1 | 0 | 0 | Leicester City
|
| 2 | Zinedine Zidane
|
0 | 1 | 0 | Real Madrid
|
| 3 | Fernando Santos
|
0 | 0 | 1 | Portugal
|
Women's winners
| Year | Rank | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1st |  Silvia Neid
|
Germany
|
| 2nd | Jill Ellis
|
 United States
| |
| 3rd |  Pia Sundhage
|
Sweden
|
Overall Total
| Manager | First place | Second place | Third place | Teams managed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silvia Neid
|
1 | 0 | 0 | Germany
|
| 2 | Jill Ellis
|
0 | 1 | 0 | United States
|
| 3 | Pia Sundhage
|
0 | 0 | 1 | Sweden
|
See also
- The Best FIFA Football Awards
- FIFA World Coach of the Year (2010–2015)
- European Coach of the Year
- European Coach of the Season
References
- ^ "The fans take centre stage". FIFA.com. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
