Euro 2024 in Germany is the 17th edition of the European Cup. This tournament will be held from June 14 to July 14.
In the previous 16 editions, a number of players have made their names known. One of them is Cristiano Ronaldo, who now holds the record as the highest goalscorer.
Apart from the players, the coaches certainly cannot be forgotten. Because their role is also very big.
Based on UEFA records, a total of 154 coaches have taken part in 16 editions of the Euro so far. Of the 154 coaches, 16 people succeeded in bringing their team to win a trophy. In other words, no coach has ever won the Euros twice.
The following is a list of coaches who have won the Euros, as well as coaching records created up to the 16th edition.
Champion Coach from each Euro Edition
Euro 1960: Gavriil Kachalin (Soviet Union)
Euro 1964: Jose Villalonga (Spain)
Euro 1968: Ferruccio Valcareggi (Italy)
Euro 1972: Helmut Schon (West Germany)
Euro 1976: Vaclav Jezek (Czechoslovakia)
Euro 1980: Jupp Derwall (West Germany)
Euro 1984: Michel Hidalgo (France)
Euro 1988: Rinus Michels (Netherland)
Euro 1992: Richard Moller Nielsen (Denmark)
Euro 1996: Berti Vogts (Germany)
Euro 2000: Roger Lemerre (France)
Euro 2004: Otto Rehhagel (Greece)
Euro 2008: Luis Aragones (Spain)
Euro 2012: Vicente del Bosque (Spain)
Euro 2016: Fernando Santos (Portugal)
Euro 2020: Roberto Mancini (Italy)
No coach has ever won the Euros twice. However, there are two coaches who have won the Euros and the World Cup.
Helmut Schon (Germany: Euro 1972, World Cup 1974)
Vicente del Bosque (Spain: World Cup 2010, Euro 2012)
Euro Coach Facts
There are only two people who have coached in two editions of the Euro, namely Helmut Schon and Berti Vogts. Schon coached West Germany at Euro 1972 and Euro 1976. Meanwhile, Vogts led Die Mannschaft to become runners-up at Euro 1992 and champions at Euro 1996. Vogts, who was in the West German squad at Euro 1972, is so far the only person who has won the Euros as a player and coach.
So far, Otto Rehhagel is the only coach who has won the Euros with a ‘foreign’ team. The German coach brought Greece to become champions at Euro 2004.
When he brought Spain to victory at Euro 2008, Luis Aragones became the oldest coach to ever win this tournament. In the final against Germany at that time, he was recorded as being 69 years 336 days old.
The youngest coach to ever win the Euros is Jose Villalonga from Spain. When Spain won over the Soviet Union in the Euro 1964 final, he was 44 years and 192 days old.
Coaches’ Records in the Euro Main Round
Most matches
21: Joachim Low (Germany 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020)
15: Lars Lagerback (Sweden 2000, 2004, 2008, Iceland 2016*)
15: Fernando Santos (Greece 2012, Portugal 2016, 2020)
11: Berti Vogts (Germany 1992, 1996)
11: Fatih Terim (Türkiye 1996, 2008, 2016)
11: Didier Deschamps (France 2016, 2020)
10: Vicente Del Bosque (Spain 2012, 2016)
10: Luiz Felipe Scolari (Portugal 2004, 2008)
Most participation
4: Lars Lagerback (Sweden 2000, 2004, 2008, Iceland 2016*)
4: Joachim Low (Germany 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020)
Most wins
12: Joachim Low (Germany 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020)
Most draws
6: Fernando Santos (1: Greece 2012, 4: Portugal 2016, 1: Portugal 2020)
Most losses
7: Fatih Terim (Türkiye 1996, 2008, 2016)
*Lars Lagerback coached Sweden in a duet with Tommy Soderberg in 2000 and 2004, then coached Iceland in 2016 with Heimir Halgrimsson.
Other Records
The oldest coach in the Euro main draw
73 years 93 days: Giovanni Trapattoni (Republic of Ireland 0-2 Italy, Euro 2012)
The youngest coach in the Euro main draw
36 years 333 days: Srecko Katanec (Slovenia 3-3 Serbia, Euro 2000)
5 coaches who have appeared in the Euro rounds with more than one national team
Dick Advocaat (Netherland 2004, Russia 2012)
Guus Hiddink (Netherlands 1996, Russia 2008)
Lars Lagerback (Sweden 2000, 2004, 2008, Iceland 2016)
Fernando Santos (Greece 2012, Portugal 2016, 2020)
Giovanni Trapattoni (Italy 2004, Republic of Ireland 2012)
Roberto Martinez (Belgium 2020) will be the sixth name on the list above when he takes charge of Portugal at Euro 2024.
