The FIFA World Coach of the Year
was an association football award given annually to the
football
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coach
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who is considered to have performed the best in the previous 12 months. It was awarded based on votes from coaches and captains of international teams, as well as journalists from around the world.
The award started in 2010 after ''
France Footballs
Ballon d'Or and the
FIFA World Player of the Year award were merged.
José Mourinho
José Mário dos Santos Mourinho Félix GOIH (; born 26 January 1963), is a Portuguese professional football manager and former player who is the current head coach of Italian Serie A club Roma. Once dubbed "The Special One" by the British ...
was the first winner of the men's FIFA World Coach of the Year award in 2010. The women's version of the award was won by head coach
Silvia Neid in 2010. Starting in 2016 this award was replaced with the
Best FIFA Football Coach Award.
Winners
FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men's Football
FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women's Football
Wins by manager
See also
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The Best FIFA Football Coach
The Best FIFA Football Coach is an association football award given annually to the men's and women's association football, football manager (association football), coaches who are considered to have performed the best in the previous 12 months.
...
(2016–present)
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FIFA Ballon d'Or
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FIFA World Player of the Year
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FIFA Puskás Award
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European Coach of the Year
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European Coach of the Season
References
External links
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2013 Results
{{FIFA Women's Coach of the Year
Coach of the Year
Fifa World
Awards established in 2010
Awards disestablished in 2015