Coach World Ranking · Week 45, 2026

Best Bundesliga Managers - Last 12 Months

Coach rating gained from 3 Nov 2025 to 1 Nov 2026 · the managers of the 18 Bundesliga clubs

Bundesliga managers - last 12 months

+/− vs Week 44
# World +/− Manager Club Gained Matches Coach rating
178up 27Julian SchusterSC Freiburg+31.253#138
281down 30Manuel BaumFC Augsburg+30.931#477
3150down 32Vincent Kompanylast club: FC Bayern München+20.949#24
4189up 114Vincent WagnerSV 07 Elversberg+17.332#337
5203up 224Sebastian HoeneßVfB Stuttgart+16.550#197
6227up 81Daniel ThiouneSV Werder Bremen+14.123#174
7444down 12Miron MuslićFC Schalke 04+1.831#229
8459down 269Eugen Polanskilast club: Borussia M'gladbach+1.129#556
9464up 97Kasper Hjulmandlast club: Bayer 04 Leverkusen+1.036#386
10492down 135Merlin PolzinHamburger SV−0.135#600
11522down 207Christian IlzerTSG Hoffenheim−0.837#53
12530up 183Adolf HütterEintracht Frankfurt−1.09#57
13585down 336Urs Fischer1. FSV Mainz 05−3.136#485
14606down 164Carles MartínezBayer 04 Leverkusen−4.039#319
15608down 70Ralf KettemannSC Paderborn 07−4.132#448
16647up 216Alexander BlessinBorussia M'gladbach−5.732#553
17718up 63Niko KovačBorussia Dortmund−9.446#42
18731up 34Steffen Baumgartlast club: 1. FC Union Berlin−10.121#829
19768up 23Bo Henriksenlast club: 1. FSV Mainz 05−11.95#190
20775down 287Mauro Lustrinelli1. FC Union Berlin−12.033#202
21857down 68Ole Wernerlast club: RB Leipzig−16.927#106
22936down 37Lukas Kwasnioklast club: 1. FC Köln−22.718#479
23952down 7Horst Steffenlast club: SV Werder Bremen−24.811#311

Gained - how much their coach rating changed over their rated matches of the last 52 weeks: their rating now minus their rating a year ago. It ranks change, not level, so a manager climbing out of a bad spell can top it with a modest coach rating. Matches - rated matches in those 52 weeks. Coach rating - their place in the main ranking. Only ranked managers (30+ rated matches) are listed; once they reach 30, every match in the window counts.

The managers of the league's clubs this week; All ranked adds managers between clubs whose last club plays in the Bundesliga. # - position in this list. World and +/− - the world table and its change since last week. These pages show the current week only; past weeks are in the world archive.

Rankings by nationality

nationalities with at least 5 ranked managers this week
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