Coaching Records

Coaching Records

Explore the all-time leaders and get insights into the most successful coaches in the history of the tournament.

Helmut Schön
Most matches coached
Helmut Schön

25 matches
West Germany, 1966–1978

Helmut Schön
Most matches won
Helmut Schön

16 matches
West Germany, 1966–1978

Vittorio Pozzo
Most tournaments won
Vittorio Pozzo

2 tournaments
Italy, 1934–1938

Carlos Alberto Parreira
Most tournaments as a coach
Carlos Alberto Parreira
Brazil

6 tournaments
1982, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2006, 2010

Carlos Alberto Parreira
Most consecutive tournaments as a coach
Bora Milutinović
Serbia

5 tournaments
1986–2002

Juan José Tramutola
Youngest coach
Juan José Tramutola
Argentina

1930
27 years, 267 days

Alberto Suppici
Youngest coach of a World Cup winning team
Alberto Suppici
Uruguay

1930
31 years, 252 days

Otto Rehhagel
Oldest coach
Otto Rehhagel
Greece

2010
71 years, 317 days

Vicente del Bosque
Oldest coach
Vicente del Bosque
Spain

2010
59 years, 200 days

Most Different Nations Coached

Carlos Alberto Parreira
Carlos Alberto Parreira
Brazil

5 nations
Kuwait in 1982, United Arab Emirates in 1990, Brazil in 1994 and 2006, Saudi Arabia in 1998 and South Africa in 2010

Bora Milutinović
Bora Milutinović
Serbia

5 nations
Mexico in 1986, Costa Rica in 1990, United States in 1994, Nigeria in 1998 and China in 2002

Most Consecutive Tournaments as a Coach with the Same Team

Helmut Schön
Helmut Schön
West Germany

4 tournaments
1966–1978

Walter Winterbottom
Walter Winterbottom
England

4 tournaments
1950–1962

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