Top 10 Highest-Paid Football Coaches in the World (2023)

Football is a lucrative sport, not just for the players but also for football coaches. Like the football players, the coaches are also majorly responsible for how the team is performing due to the strategy they put in place after analysis of any upcoming football match.

Furthermore, it should be no news to football fans that salaries exponentially grow as the earnings of a football club increases. Hence, the reason why most coaches receive huge salaries irrespective of which league they are handling. This list of the top 10 highest-paid football coaches in the world is a thorough analysis of football coaches’ earnings and salaries for the year. However, the data are not precise, but only approximate.

Top 10 Highest-Paid Football Coaches in the World

RANK	NAME	AGE	NATIONALITY	EARNINGS
1	DIEGO SIMEONE	52	ARGENTINE	$49.29 million per year
2	PEP GUARDIOLA	51	SPANISH	$23 million per year
3	JURGEN KLOPP	55	GERMAN	$17.5 million per year
4	JOSE MOURINHO	59	PORTUGUESE	$17.2 million per year
5	ZINEDINE ZIDANE	50	FRENCH	$16.8 million per year
6	RAFA BENITEZ	62	SPANISH	$15 million per year
7	ANTONIO CONTE	53	ITALIAN	$15 million per year
8	FABIO CANNAVARO	49	ITALIAN	$14 million per year
9	MAX ALLEGRI	55	ITALIAN	$13.6 million per year
10	CARLO ANCELOTTI	63	ITALIAN	$11.5 million per year

1. Diego Pablo Simeone: 49.28 million euros gross per year

Topping the list of the Highest-Paid Football Coaches in the World is Atletico Madrid’s Head coach, Diego Simeone. El cholo as he is fondly called, earns an average of $49.28 million.

He is the longest-serving manager in La Liga and has previously coached Argentine sides Racing Club, Estudiantes de La Plata, River Plate, and San Lorenzo. However, his biggest managerial success has come with Atletico Madrid, winning La Liga twice, the Copa del Rey, two UEFA Europa Leagues, two UEFA Super Cups, as well as being runner-up of the UEFA Champions League twice.

2. Pep Guardiola Sala: 23 million euros gross per year

Known for his tiki-taka style of play with his team, Pep Guardiola isn’t just an inventive coach but also bags a lump sum for his efforts. Guardiola presently coaches Manchester City and earns an average of $23 million per year.

Guardiola boasts of a very impressive managerial CV, having previously coached Barcelona and Bayern Munich. He holds the record for the most consecutive league games won in La Liga, the Bundesliga and the Premier league.

To date, He has won four Premier League titles, Four EFL Cups, and One FA Cup and also won 19 cup honours combined, in his stint as Barcelona and Bayern Munich Head coach.

3. Jurgen Norbert Klopp: 17.5 million euros gross per year

Considered one of the World’s best Managers with his inventive Gengen pressing football, Jurgen Klopp is also one of the Highest-Paid Football Coaches in the World. The German presently coaches Liverpool FC and earns an average of $17.5 million per year.

The Stuttgart-born manager began his career at Mainz 05, the club where he had played the majority of his soccer career as a striker and a defender, and left there to become the manager of Borussia Dortmund in 2008.

Klopp has won Two Bundesliga titles, One DFL Pokal Cup, Two DFL Super Cup, One UEFA Champions League, One UEFA Super Cup, One FIFA Club World Cup, One EPL, One FA Cup, One league cup and, One Community Shield Cup.

4. Jose Mourinho

Jose Mourinho, one of the most successful managers in football history, has guided many major European teams to national and European trophies. He currently manages Roma FC and earns an average of $17.2 million per year.

The self-proclaimed special one is known for his quirky comments during interviews and is also infamous for his unique and rewarding mentoring style.

Mourinho has won eight league titles during his career and has done so in four different leagues: Portugal, England, Spain and Italy. He has won a total of 13 domestic trophies and is a two-time winner of both the Champions league and Europa league. He is also the first manager to win the Inaugural UEFA Conference League

5. Zinedine Zidane

Zinedine Zidane is a former offensive midfielder turned manager. The former Real Madrid manager earns an average of $16.8 million per year.

Zidane, one of soccer’s all-time greats, has had an unequalled career and was the best player for France in the 1998 and 2000 FIFA World Cup triumphs. He led Real Madrid to three successive Champions League win and won a total of 11 titles in his two stints as head coach.

6. Rafa Benitez: 15 million euros gross per year

Rafa Benitez often known as Rafa Benitezorn was appointed manager of Premier League club Everton on a three-year contract on June 30 2021 replacing Carlo Ancelotti who left to join real Madrid. Benitez earns an average of $15 million per year.

Benitez is arguably one of the best managers in the world, having won the Champions League, UEFA Cup, FIFA Club World Cup, FA Cup, La Liga, Championship league, Italian Super Cup and Community Shield

7. Antonio Conte: 15 million euros gross per year

Top 10 Highest-Paid Football Coaches in the World (2023) – Antonio Conte

Also earning a place in the list of Highest-Paid Football Coaches in the World is Antonio Conte, who earns an average of $15 million per year.

The Tottenham Hotspur FC coach began his career as a midfielder for local club Lecce and went on to become one of Juventus’ most decorated and prominent players.

Known for his combative playing style, Conte has won Four Serie A titles, One EPL, One FA cup, Two Supercoppa Italiana, and One Serie B title.

8. Fabio Cannavaro: 14 million euros gross per year

Top 10 Highest-Paid Football Coaches in the World (2023) – Fabio Canavarro

Fabio Cannavaro, a Ballon d’Or and World Champion with the Italian national team earn an average of $14 million gross per year in his previous stint as the Head-coach of Chinese Super League Club Guangzhou Evergreen.

9. Max Allegri: 13.6 million euros gross per year

Massimiliano Allegri is the current Juventus manger.The former professional football player is known for his skills and experience and earns an average of $13.6 million per year.

10. Carlo Ancelotti: 11.5 million euros gross per year

Carlo Ancelotti, the present manager of Real Madrid FC also makes it to the list of the Highest-Paid Football Coaches in the World, The Italian-born coach earns an average of $11.5 million gross per year.

Ancelotti is the finest and most successful coach in football history. He has managed Reggiana, Parma, Juventus, Milan, Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Napoli, and Everton, and has won domestic titles in Italy, England, France, Spain, and Germany.

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