National Team coaches Trivia

VPG (victories per games) and PPG (points per games)

Best coaches (VPG) of other country

Maximum victories

Most games (only one national team)

Who head most national team ?

Who head national team long time ?

VPG (victories per games) and PPG (points per games) (coaching more than 10 games)

VPG PPG Coach National team Years Games + = - Titles
93,33% 2,80 CASTRO [1] Spain 21,22-23,24-27 15 14 0 1 no
90,91% 2,69 SALSDANHA Joao Brazil 69-70 11 10 0 1 final tournament WC-70
87,50% 2,69 BURVAL Axel Andersen Denmark 13-15, 17-18 16 14 1 1 no
83,33% 2,58 GARZA GUTTEREZ Rafael Mexico 23, 34-35, 38, 49 24 20 2 2 no
75,86% 2,38 MATEOS Jose-Maria [2] Spain 24-27, 29-33 29 22 3 4 no
75,00% 1,80 AUGUSTO Jose[3] Portugal 72-73, 83-84 24 18 9 8 no
75,00% 2,35 DA LUZ ALFONSO Manuel [4] Portugal 64-66 20 15 2 3 3 place World Cup final 66
73,33% 2,40 CAMERINO Cleber Brazil 84 15 11 3 1 no
72,06% 2,34 SEBES Gustav Hungary 49-56 68 49 12 7 Olimpic Games Champion 52, Vice World Champion 54
71,88% 2,34 FEOLA Vicente Brazil 55-66 with interval 64 46 12 6 World Champion 58
71,70% 2,32 SANTANA Tele Brazil 80-88 with interval 53 38 9 6 no
71,43% 2,24 SCHEINFLUG Les Australia 81-94 with interval 21 15 2 4 no
71,43% 2,19 GALLOVICS Tibor Hungary 45-48 21 15 1 5 no
70,71% 2,32 ZAGALLO Mario Brazil 67-98 with interval 141 99 30 12 World Champion 70, 94, Vice-champion 98
70,37% 2,26 LEMESIC Leo[5] Jugoslavia 52-54 27 19 4 4 final tournament WC-54
70,00% 2,25 HENCL Rudolf [6] Czechoslovakia 25-26, 27-29 20 14 3 3 no
70,00% 2,22 ARSENJEVIC Milorad Jugoslavia 46-54 60 42 7 11 final tournament WC-50
70,00% 2,20 MERKEL Max Holland 55-56 10 7 1 2 no
70,00% 2,20 SEOANE Mario Argentina 35-37 10 7 1 2 no

[1] - Castro was a memder of coaches councils : 1921 - Berraondo, Castro, Ruete, 1922-23 - Castro, Diaz, Mateos, 1924-27 - Cabot, Castro, Mateos.

[2] - Mateos was a memder of coaches councils : 1922-23 - Castro, Diaz, Mateos and 1924-27 - Cabot, Castro, Mateos.

[3] - Augusto in 1972-73 was a Senior coach of portugal national team, but in 1983-84 Augusto was a memder of coaches councils by head Fernando Cabrita.

[4] - Da Luz Alfonso was a selectioner of Portugal national team. But a manager was Otto Glyria.

[5] - Lemesic was a memder of coaches councils : 1952-54 - Arsenjevic, Lemesic, Tirnanic and in 1954 - Tirnanic, Lemesic, Volfl, Ciric and Pesic.

[6] - Hencl was a Czechoslovakian FA Captaine.

Best coaches (VPG) of other country

  1. Austria - Karl Stotz 54,17 % 24: +13=6-5

  2. DDR - Georg Buschner 60,32% 126: +76=26-24

  3. Eire - Jack Charlton 50,00% 94: +47=30-17

  4. England - Alfred Ramsey 61,06% 113: +69=27-17

  5. Finland - Jukka Ikalainen 33,33 % 21: +7=4-10

  6. France - Aime Jackues 64,15% 53: +34=16-3

  7. Germany - Josef Dervall 67,16% 67: +45=11-11

  8. Iceland - Gupjun Yurparson 42,86 % 21:+9=6-6

  9. Italy - Vittorio Pozzo 67,37% 95: +64=17-15

  10. Malta - Pippo Psayla 29,41% 17:+5=4-8

  11. Poland - Stefan Loth (FA Captaine) All games 69,23% 13:+9=1-3 Official games 75,00% 8:+6=0-2 Official games (more than 10 games) Kazimierz Górski 61,33% 75:+46=12-17

  12. Romania - Silviu Ploiesteanu 64,71 % 17: +11=3-3

  13. Sweden - Erik Persson (chairman) 66,67 % 39: +26=4-9

  14. USSR - Nikita Simonyan 66,67 % 27: + 18=4-5

Maximum victories

Victories Coach National team Years
99 ZAGALLO Mario Brazil 67-98
92 HERBERGER Zepp Germany 36-63
87 SCHON Helmut Germany 64-78
83 STABILE Guillermo Argentina 41-57, 60
81 KACHALIN Gavriil USSR 55-62, 69-70
78 WINTERBOTTOM Walter England 47-62
78 MEIZL Hugo Austria 12-37
76 BUSCHNER Georg [1] DDR 70-81
73 Pettersson John [2] Sweden 21-36
69 RAMSEY Alfred England 63-74
67 VOGTS Berty Germany 90-98
65 TIRNANIC Alexander Jugoslavia 46-66
64 POZZO Vittorio Italy 24, 29-48
62 BAROTI Lajos Hungary 57-66, 75-78
61 KOCK Rudolf [3] Sweden 43-56
59 PIONTEK Zepp Denmark 79-90
51 MENOTTI Luis Sezar Argentina 74-82
51 BEARZOT Enco Italy 75-86
50 LOBANOVSKY Valerij USSR 75-76, 81-83, 86-90

[1] - Buschner was a senior-coach of National and Olimpic DDR team. His total coaches games 126:+76=26-24. Only in first national team 106:+60=23-23.

[2] - Pettersson was a Chairman of Swedish national team.

[3] - Kock was a Chairman of Swedish national team.

Most games (only one national team)

Games Coach National team Years
162 HERBERGER Zepp Germany 36-63
155 MEIZL Hugo Austria 12-37
140 ZAGALLO Mario Brazil 67-98
139 SCHON Helmut Germany 64-78
139 WINTERBOTTOM Walter England 47-62
138 PETTERSSON John Sweden 21-36
128 TIRNANIC Alexander Jugoslavia 46-66
127 BINGHAM Billy N.Ireland 67-71, 80-93
126 BUSCHNER Georg [1] DDR 70-81
124 PIONTEK Joseph Denmark 79-90
123 STABILE Guillermo Argentina 41-57, 60
123 KACHALIN Gavriil USSR 55-62, 69-70
119 BAROTI Lajos Hungary 57-66, 75-78
113 RAMSY Alfred England 63-74
110 KOCK Rudolf Sweden 43-56
104 BEARZOT Enco [2] Italy 75-86
102 VOGTS Berty Germany 90-98

[1] - Buschner was a senior-coach of National and Olimpic DDR team. His total coaches games 126:+76=26-24. Only in first national team 106:+60=23-23.

[2] - Bearzot in 1975-77 was a selectioner-coach (technical director was F.Bernardini).

Who head most national team ?

National teams (how) Coach National teams Year
4 HAJDU Andor[1] Romania 45?,Bulgaria 48-49,Hungary 51?, Poland 54 1954
4 ORTH Geogre [2] Chili 30, Mexico 47, Peru 57-58, 61-62, Argentina ? 1957
4 PEHNICEK Antonin Poland 81-86, Tunis ?, S.Arabia ?, UAE 93 1995
4 MATURANA Francisco "Paco" Colombia 87-90, 92-94, Ecuador 95-96, Venesuela 97-98, Costa-Rica 99 1997
4 MILUTINOVIC Bora Mexico 83-86, 95-97, Costa-Rica 90, USA 91-95, Nigeria 98 1998
4 LOBANOVSKY Valerij USSR 75-76, 82-90, UÀE 94-96, Cuwait ?, Ukraina 98- 1998
3 GUTTMANN Bela [3] Austria 64, 66, Hungary ?, Portugal 59-60 1966
3 HERRERA Helenio [4] France 45-48, Spain 62 ?, Italy 66-67 1966
3 VIDINIC Blagoje Morocco 70, Zair 73-74, Colombia 75-77 1975
3 BINGHAM Billy N.Ireland 67-71, 80-88, Greece 71-73, S.Arabia 86-87 1986
3 ZAGALLO Mario Brazil (some), S.Arabia 79-84, Cuwait 87-90 1987
3 MICHEL Henry France 84-88, Morocco 95-98, Cameroon 94 1995
3 TROUSSIER Philippe Chad ?, Nigeria 97-98, Japan 99 1999

[1] - in official National Team Coaches List not inducated.

[2] - in official Argentinian National Team Coaches List not inducated. Orth was Senior Coach Chilian National Team (WC final 1930), Mexican National Team (1947) and Peruan National Team (1957-58, 1961-62).

[3] - in official National Teams Coaches Lists not inducated (but in Portugal in National Coaches List included Selectioners but no Managers).

[4] - Herrera was a Senior Coach French national team (1945-48). In Italy (1966-67) was a co-trainer with Valcareggi. But in official Spanish National Team Coaches List not inducated.

Who head national team long time ?

Head (years) Coach National team Years
27 HERBERGER Zepp Germany 1936-63
25 MEIZL Hugo Austria 1912-37
20 POZZO Vittorio Italy 1924, 1929-48
17 GARZA GUTTERRES Rafael [1] Mexico 1923-28, 1934-35, 1937-47, 1949-50
17 STABILE Guillermo Argentina 1941-58
17 WINTERBOTTOM Walter England 1946-63
17 BINGHAM Billy Nothern Ireland 1967-71, 1980-93
16 GLENDINNING Bob Holland 1924-40

[1] - Mexican National Team played official games (where Giutterez was a senior coach) only in 1923 (6 games), 1934-35 (9 games), 1938 (5 games) and 1949 (4 games). In long period (1938-49) no Mexican National team.

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