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Bundesliga Managers 2026/27

Every club's manager · coach rating and world rank from Week 46, 2026

6 of the 18 Bundesliga clubs have a manager appointed since August 2026, 2 of them after the season started: Alexander Blessin at Borussia M'gladbach and Aaron Danks at FC Bayern München. The longest in the job is Sebastian Hoeneß, at VfB Stuttgart since April 2023 (166 matches).

Clubs and managers

18 clubs · Bundesliga manager rankings ›
Club Manager Since Matches Coach rating World rank
1. FC Köln René Wagner Apr 2026 18 – –
1. FC Union Berlin Mauro Lustrinelli Aug 2026 11 +48 #205
1. FSV Mainz 05 Urs Fischer Dec 2025 38 +17 #495
Bayer 04 Leverkusen Carles Martínez Aug 2026 15 +30 #342
Borussia Dortmund Niko Kovač Feb 2025 88 +98 #38
Borussia M'gladbach Alexander Blessin Oct 2026 6 +7 #599
Eintracht Frankfurt Adolf Hütter Aug 2026 11 +88 #63
FC Augsburg Manuel Baum Dec 2025 33 +15 #520
FC Bayern München Aaron Danks Oct 2026 4 – –
FC Schalke 04 Miron Muslić Aug 2025 46 +42 #248
Hamburger SV Merlin Polzin Dec 2024 69 +13 #546
RB Leipzig Martín Demichelis Aug 2026 15 – –
SC Freiburg Julian Schuster Aug 2024 106 +69 #103
SC Paderborn 07 Ralf Kettemann Aug 2025 47 +23 #425
SV 07 Elversberg Vincent Wagner Aug 2025 46 +30 #349
SV Werder Bremen Daniel Thioune Feb 2026 25 +50 #192
TSG Hoffenheim Christian Ilzer Nov 2024 79 +96 #41
VfB Stuttgart Sebastian Hoeneß Apr 2023 166 +48 #202

Quick answers

3 questions · Week 46, 2026

Who is the longest-serving Bundesliga manager?

Sebastian Hoeneß, in charge of VfB Stuttgart since April 2023 (166 matches).

Which Bundesliga clubs changed manager this season?

Two since 2026/27 began: Borussia M'gladbach (Alexander Blessin) and FC Bayern München (Aaron Danks). Four more clubs started the season with a new manager.

Who is the best Bundesliga manager right now?

Niko Kovač of Borussia Dortmund, #38 in the world in Week 46, 2026 (coach rating +98). Christian Ilzer of TSG Hoffenheim is next at #41.

Matches - at this club, all competitions. – - not in this week's ranking yet (under 30 rated matches, or caretaker matches only); those managers get a profile once they're ranked.