Coaching Records
Explore the all-time leaders and get insights into the most successful coaches in the history of the tournament.
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Most matches coached
Helmut Schön
West Germany
25 matches
1966–1978
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Most matches won
Helmut Schön
West Germany
16 matches
1966–1978
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Most tournaments won
Vittorio Pozzo
Italy
2 tournaments
1934–1938
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Most tournaments as a coach
Carlos Alberto Parreira
Brazil
6 tournaments
1982, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2006, 2010
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Most consecutive tournaments as a coach
Bora Milutinović
Serbia
5 tournaments
1986–2002
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Youngest coach
Juan José Tramutola
Argentina
27 years, 267 days
1930
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Youngest coach of a World Cup winning team
Alberto Suppici
Uruguay
31 years, 252 days
1930
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Oldest coach
Otto Rehhagel
Greece
71 years, 317 days
2010
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Oldest coach of a World Cup winning team
Vicente del Bosque
Spain
59 years, 200 days
2010
Most Different Nations Coached
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Carlos Alberto Parreira
Brazil
5 nations
Kuwait in 1982
United Arab Emirates in 1990
Brazil in 1994 and 2006
Saudi Arabia in 1998
South Africa in 2010
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Bora Milutinović
Serbia
5 nations
Mexico in 1986
Costa Rica in 1990
United States in 1994
Nigeria in 1998
China in 2002
Most Consecutive Tournaments as a Coach with the Same Team
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Helmut Schön
West Germany
4 tournaments
1966–1978
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Walter Winterbottom
England
4 tournaments
1950–1962