Coach World Ranking · April 2026

Best Football Managers - April 2026

Coach rating gained in April · 610 managers with 3+ rated matches · final, published 4 May 2026
‹ Mar 2026
April 2026
257 months, back to Dec 2004 Latest month
May 2026 ›
1st Ruaidhrí Higgins Coleraine FC +30.0 coach rating gained · 4 matches · 4-0-0
2nd Radislav Dragićević FK Arsenal Tivat +28.7 coach rating gained · 5 matches · 4-0-1
3rd John Mousinho Portsmouth +28.3 coach rating gained · 7 matches · 4-2-1

April 2026

coach rating rank: Week 19, 2026
# Manager Club Gained Matches W-D-L PPG Coach rating
1Ruaidhrí HigginsColeraine FC+30.044-0-03.00#89
2Radislav DragićevićFK Arsenal Tivat+28.754-0-12.40#558
3John MousinhoPortsmouth+28.374-2-12.00#410
4Vitor PereiraNottingham Forest+26.964-2-02.33#300
5Declan CaddellCrusaders FC+26.154-1-02.60#985
6Iván AniaCórdoba+23.144-0-03.00#255
7David HorejsFC Hradec Králové+22.444-0-03.00#155
8Michael KöllnerFC Blau Weiss Linz+22.353-1-12.00#578
9Freyr AlexanderssonSK Brann+21.752-1-21.40#524
10Jaroslav VeselyBohemians Praha 1905+21.743-0-12.25#559
11Andreas EngelmarkIK Sirius+21.354-1-02.60#62
12Óskar Hrafn ThorvaldssonKR Reykjavík+21.044-0-03.00#486
13Giorgi TsetsadzeFC Rustavi+20.863-2-11.83#666
14Bo SvenssonFC København+20.755-0-03.00#541
15Tim WalterHolstein Kiel+20.643-1-02.50#441
16Tiago MargaridoCD Nacional+20.143-0-12.25#509
17Dietmar KuhbauerLASK+20.053-2-02.20#9
18Nikica JelavićNK Lokomotiva Zagreb+19.943-1-02.50#813
19Fran FernándezKarpaty Lviv+19.843-1-02.50#308
20Arian BellajKF Vora+19.642-2-02.00#284
21John RussellSligo Rovers+19.453-1-12.00#483
22Henning BergOmonia Nicosia+19.044-0-03.00#117
23İlhan PalutKonyaspor+18.943-1-02.50#116
24Franck HaiseStade Rennais+18.844-0-03.00#256
25Didier TholotFC Sion+18.833-0-03.00#102
26Zoran ZeljkovicFC Koper+18.654-1-02.60#30
27Michal GasparikGórnik Zabrze+18.243-1-02.50#87
28Frank Schmidt1. FC Heidenheim+17.842-1-11.75#38
29Julian SchusterSC Freiburg+17.584-1-31.63#188
30Vahe GevorgyanFC Alashkert+17.453-2-02.20#84
31Olivier FrapolliStade Lavallois+16.941-3-01.50#455
32Vladimir WeissŠK Slovan Bratislava+16.543-1-02.50#98
33Carlos CuestaParma+16.542-2-02.00#616
34Aleš ArnolNK Bravo+16.454-1-02.60#181
35Jovan DamjanovicOFK Beograd Mozzart Bet+16.452-3-01.80#730
36Joseph OostingRoyal Antwerp FC+16.453-0-21.80#846
37Bruno GenesioLille+16.143-1-02.50#28
38Miron MuslićFC Schalke 04+16.144-0-03.00#134
39Mattia Croci-TortiFC Lugano+16.133-0-03.00#208
40Morten JensenViking FK+15.844-0-03.00#49
41Aleksandar VasoskiFK Sileks Kratovo+15.654-0-12.40#507
42Igor OsinjkinFC Sochi+15.653-0-21.80#777
43Benat San JoseEibar+15.554-1-02.60#194
44Vítor CampelosNK Celje+15.355-0-03.00#372
45Željko KopićFC Dinamo București+15.342-2-02.00#111
46Shota MakharadzeFC Petrocub Hîncesti+15.244-0-03.00#88
47Laurent GuyotAnnecy FC+15.143-1-02.50#349
48Eder SarabiaElche+15.143-0-12.25#61
49Zoran VasiljevicFK IMT MrBit+14.642-2-02.00#132
50Michael O'NeillBlackburn Rovers+14.562-3-11.50#278
51Kairat NurdauletovZhetysu Taldykorgan+14.443-0-12.25#426
52Radomir KokovicFK Železničar Pančevo+14.352-2-11.60#65
53Mario CvitanovićFK Sarajevo+14.054-1-02.60#564
54Ole WernerRB Leipzig+14.044-0-03.00#82
55Nikola ŠafarićNK Varaždin+13.953-1-12.00#176
56Vitor MatosSwansea City+13.762-3-11.50#506
57Kirill KurbatovBFC Daugavpils+13.664-1-12.17#608
58Miguel Angel RamirezMalmö FF+13.553-1-12.00#869
59Paulo FonsecaOlympique Lyonnais+13.443-1-02.50#25
60Francesco ModestoMantova+13.443-0-12.25#597
61Guillermo AlmadaReal Oviedo+13.342-1-11.75#412
62Daniel FarkeLeeds United+13.352-2-11.60#16
63Davide BallardiniUS Avellino 1912+13.142-1-11.75#335
64Balazs BorbelyETO FC Győr+13.043-1-02.50#103
65Ruben den UilExcelsior+12.831-1-11.33#557
66Tonda EckertSouthampton+12.885-2-12.13#253
67Luis EnriqueParis Saint-Germain+12.676-0-12.57#6
68Jacques ScerriTarxien Rainbows FC+12.552-3-01.80#999
69Lars FriisCercle Brugge+12.543-1-02.50#811
70Oleg ShandrukNK Veres Rivne+12.552-1-21.40#667
71Christian TitzHannover 96+12.442-2-02.00#175
72Marko NikolićAEK Athens+12.343-0-12.25#14
73Vincent KompanyFC Bayern München+12.277-0-03.00#22
74Orges ShehiKF Tirana+12.142-2-02.00#239
75Antoine KombouareParis FC+12.042-1-11.75#202
76Thomas BrdaricKF Drenica+12.053-1-12.00#371
77Mladen BartulovićFC Kharkiv+11.953-2-02.20#274
78Igor KovalevichNeman Grodno+11.943-1-02.50#197
79David Marques AfonsoFK Banga Gargždai+11.742-2-02.00#377
80Luis García FernándezUD Las Palmas+11.754-0-12.40#484
81Jens GustafssonBK Häcken+11.552-3-01.80#647
82Paolo BiancoMonza+11.343-1-02.50#307
83Jákup JoensenB36 Tórshavn+11.342-2-02.00#287
84Milic CurcicFC Kyzylzhar+11.242-1-11.75#873
85Andrey GorovtsovGomel+11.143-0-12.25#434
86Nuno Espírito SantoWest Ham United+11.142-2-02.00#110
87CustódioFC Alverca+11.143-0-12.25#320
88Pep GuardiolaManchester City+11.044-0-03.00#1
89Andoni IraolaBournemouth+11.032-1-02.33#46
90Barak ItzhakiBeitar Jerusalem+11.054-1-02.60#36
91Luciano SpallettiJuventus+10.943-1-02.50#23
92Steve RobinsonAberdeen+10.932-0-12.00#746
93Jocelyn GourvennecServette FC+10.732-1-02.33#534
94Manuel TulipaFC Ararat-Armenia+10.743-1-02.50#360
95Bruno BaltazarRadomiak Radom+10.642-1-11.75#920
96Melvin BoelGo Ahead Eagles+10.431-2-01.67#633
97Luigi BizzottoSS Virtus+10.243-1-02.50#193
98Elyaniv BardaHapoel Tel Aviv+10.153-1-12.00#147
99David HubertRoyale Union Saint-Gilloise+10.154-1-02.60#766
100Wouter VranckenSint-Truidense VV+10.052-1-21.40#142

Gained - how much the manager's coach rating changed over their rated matches in April 2026. Each result is weighed against the opponent and the venue, so a draw away at a stronger side can count for more than a home win against a weaker one. Minimum 3 rated matches; a month is a handful of games, so read it as form, not a verdict. Club - their last club in the month. Coach rating - their rank in the week that published this table (Week 19, 2026, games up to Sun 3 May). Only managers ranked at the month's end (30+ rated matches) are listed. The table closed with Week 19, 2026 and never changes.

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