- Sir Alex Ferguson
- Arrigo Sacchi
- Johan Cruyff
- Rinus Michels
- Pep Guardiola
- Jose Mourinho
- Ernst Happel
- Helenio Herrera
- Bill Shankly
- Bob Paisley
- Carlo Ancelotti
- Valeriy Lobanovskyi
- Vicente del Bosque
- Ottmar Hitzfeld
- Sir Matt Busby
- Fabio Capello
- Marcello Lippi
- Brian Clough
- Arsène Wenger
- Jupp Heynckes
- Giovanni Trapattoni
- Diego Simeone
- Luiz Felipe Scolari
- Louis van Gaal
- Marcelo Bielsa
- Zinedine Zidane
- Jurgen Klopp
- Bela Guttmann
- Guus Hiddink
- Herbert Chapman
- Nereo Rocco
- Antonio Conte
- Vittorio Pozzo
- Helenio Herrera
- Miguel Muñoz
- Luis Aragones
- Tomislav Ivić
- Bobby Robson
- Mario Zagallo
- Rafael Benítez
- Udo Lattek
- Otto Rehhagel
- Ernst Happel
- Cesar Luis Menotti
- Vic Buckingham
- Kenny Dalglish
- Helenio Herrera
- Alberto Zaccheroni
- Ottmar Walter
- Diego Maradona
This list includes managers from different eras, continents, and footballing philosophies. Each of these managers has left a significant mark on the game through their tactics, leadership, and success on the field.