Coach World Ranking · Week 45, 2026

Best Croatian Managers of 2026

Coach rating gained in 2026, games up to Sun 1 Nov · 26 ranked managers from Croatia · updated every Monday

Managers from Croatia - 2026

+/− vs Week 44, the race since 1 Jan
# World +/− Manager Club Gained Matches Coach rating
125down 6Sandro Perkovićlast club: FC Noah+43.723#92
265up 4Ivan LekoClub Brugge KV+31.737#59
374up 6Željko SopićFK Kauno Žalgiris+30.129#194
479down 3Mladen BartulovićFC Kharkiv+28.922#191
5104down 19Denis CoricFK Sutjeska Nikšić+23.210#157
6142down 9Mario Cvitanovićlast club: FK Sarajevo+19.916#413
7175up 11Nikola ŠafarićNK Varaždin+17.030#175
8236down 17Sergej JakirovićHull City+11.638#8
9410down 156Nikica JelavićNK Lokomotiva Zagreb+2.327#896
10428down 63Igor JovićevićLudogorets+1.48#262
11447down 127Mario KovačevićGNK Dinamo Zagreb+0.640#257
12452– no changeTomislav StipićHNK Vukovar 1991+0.28#486
13491down 1Igor Štimaclast club: HŠK Zrinjski Mostar−1.119#354
14579down 219Ivan JurićMonza−5.212#824
15634up 67Niko KovačBorussia Dortmund−7.236#42
16647down 5Mario Carevićlast club: HNK Gorica−8.024#870
17658down 140Marijo TotNK Široki Brijeg−8.32#780
18668down 237Silvijo ČabrajaNK Slaven Belupo−8.715#404
19678down 10Stjepan Tomaslast club: SC Oțelul Galați−9.017#855
20717down 22Zoran ZekićFK Sarajevo−11.614#198
21741up 3Nenad Bjelicalast club: Samsunspor−12.72#395
22795up 5Igor Tudorlast club: Tottenham Hotspur−16.07#361
23816down 62Dean KlafurićKF Tirana−17.813#729
24823down 90Željko KopićWieczysta Kraków−18.124#165
25939down 11Mario Gregurinalast club: NK Slaven Belupo−31.221#892
26956down 9Mislav KaroglanFK Partizani−38.129#837

Gained - how much their coach rating changed over their rated matches since 1 January 2026. The table updates every Monday and starts again in the first week of 2027; each finished year keeps its final table (2025). Matches - rated matches in 2026. Coach rating - their place in the main ranking. Only ranked managers (30+ rated matches) are listed.

Managers of Croatian nationality, wherever they work. # - 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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