A successful career as a football coach can be a source of income of a very pleasant size. The online portal futebolfinance.com has collected salary data for the top tutors of thirty football clubs.
When looking at these amounts, it becomes clear why sometimes negotiations on moving from one club to another last for months, and the parties cannot agree on the amount of the fee - after all, we are talking about numbers with six zeros. Today we propose to drop envy and get familiar with the rating: 10 of the highest paid trainers in the world.
10. Harry Redknapp, Tottenham Hotspur
The holder of the prestigious title of Manager of the Year in the English Premier League of the 2009/10 season earns 4.700.000 € per year. Redknapp has on its account a charge of corruption, which, however, has been dropped.
9. Arsene Wenger, Arsenal
The head coach of the famous English club has been working in his post since 1996 and receives 4.700.000 € per year. Wenger began his career in football with the role of central defender, played for the Strasbourg club and even received the French title.
8. Kenny Dalglish, Liverpool
This Scottish coach and former footballer is a holder of the Order of the British Empire. Kenny played over 100 matches for the Scottish national team, becoming the national team's top scorer. As head coach of Liverpool, Dalglish has been working since January last year for a fee of 4.800.000 €.
7. Alex Ferguson, Manchester United
Fergie has been the permanent mentor of Manchester United since 1986. Ferguson is the most titled coach of British football. In 1999, he was knighted, and in 2002 - included in the English Football Hall of Fame. Sir Ferguson's salary is 4.800.000 € per year.
6. Jupp Heynckes, Bayern
Before starting a successful coaching career, Heynckes acted as a player in the role of striker. As part of the West German team, he became world and European champion. Today, Haines earns 5.000.000 € per year as the head coach of Bayern Munich.
5. Carlo Ancelotti, Paris Saint-Germain
As a player, Carlo played the role of a midfielder, having played 26 matches for the Italian national team. Ancelotti played for Parma, Roma and Milan. As a coach, the famous Italian managed to work with Chelsea, and since 2011 he heads PSG and can boast a fee of 5.900.000 € per year.
4. Roberto Mancini, Manchester City
During his career as a football player, Mancini was the bronze medalist of the World Cup, and was awarded the title of Chevalier of the Order of Merit for the Italian Republic. Coach Mancini has worked with clubs such as Lazio, Fiorentina and Inter. Roberto's current salary is 6.000.000 €.
3. Guus Hiddink, Anji
The former Dutch soccer player and current coach is known in Russia, primarily as an ex-coach of our team in 2006-2010. In general, in the coaching piggy bank of Hiddink, work with the teams of the Netherlands, Australia, South Korea and Turkey. As head coach of the Makhachkala “Anji” Gus every year promised 7.500.000 €.
2. Pep Guardiola, Barcelona
Jusep Guardiola i Sala is a six-time champion of Spain and the 1992 Olympic champion as an active player. Guardiola's successes as a coach are even more impressive - three-time champion of Spain, two-time winner of the Champions League and the best club coach in the world (2009, 2011). The salary of the head coach of Barcelona is 7.500.000 € per year.
1. Jose Mourinho, Real Madrid
Jose could not choose a profession other than football. His father Felix Mourinho is a goalkeeper and football coach. José's successes as a mentor are marked by the title of Cavalier of the Order of Infanta don Enrique and a salary of 10,000,000 € per year. Thus, at the moment, Jose is the highest paid football coach in the world.
By the way, Real Madrid provides a decent income not only to the coaching staff - two of their dozens of the highest paid football players in the world play for this Spanish club. Cristiano Ronaldo earns 10,000,000 € and his colleague Kaka earns 9,000,000 € per year.
