Abel Ferreira has gained recognition for his work at the helm of Palmeiras since October 2020. In fact, the Portuguese has forged such a reputation that English magazine FourFourTwo placed him at No. 13 in its ranking of the best coaches on Earth.
Ferreira boasts 10 titles in charge of Verdao, matching Osvaldo Brandão as the most successful manager in club history. Ferreira has so far led the team to three Campeonatos Paulistas (2022, 2023, and 2024), two Brasileiraos (2022 and 2023), one Copa do Brasil (2020), one Supercopa do Brasil (2023), one Recopa Sudamericana (2022), and notably, two Libertadores (2020 and 2021).
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The other manager in the Brazilian league that made the top 50 is Tite (40th). Even though Flamengo are not going through the best of times, Tite has built a great reputation throughout his career.
The world’s 50 best coaches according to FourFourTwo
- Pep Guardiola
- Jurgen Klopp
- Xabi Alonso
- Carlo Ancelotti
- Unai Emery
- Mikel Arteta
- Simone Inzaghi
- Luis Enrique
- Diego Simeone
- Julian Nagelsmann
- Eddie Howe
- Roberto De Zerbi
- Abel Ferreira
- Thomas Tuchel
- Sebastian Hoeness
- Ruben Amorim
- Ange Postecoglou
- Didier Deschamps
- Michel (Miguel Angel Sanchez)
- Arne Slot
- Imanol Alguacil
- Vincenzo Italiano
- Thiago Motta
- Andoni Iraola
- Gian Piero Gasperini
- Xavi Hernandez
- Marco Rose
- Gary O’Neil
- Edin Terzic
- Ivan Juric
- Eric Roy
- Adi Hutter
- Roger Schmidt
- Thomas Frank
- Massimiliano Allegri
- Erik ten Hag
- Marco Silva
- David Moyes
- Ernesto Valverde
- Tite
- Luciano Spalletti
- Peter Bosz
- Gareth Southgate
- Mauricio Pochettino
- Sergio Conceicao
- Frank Schmidt
- Kieran McKenna
- Stefano Pioli
- Roberto Martinez
- Christian Streich
Remembering Zagallo
Sambafoot Series launched a new documentary about the football legend Zagallo. Known as ‘Velho Lobo‘ and as superstitious as it gets, Zagallo helped shape what Brazilian football is nowadays — as a player and as a coach.
Binge the first episodes available on Sambafoot’s Youtube channel. Stay tuned for upcoming releases as we keep telling this legend’s life story.
