The Best FIFA Football Coach is an association football award given annually to the men's and women's
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly ...
coaches
Coach may refer to:
Guidance/instruction
* Coach (sport), a director of athletes' training and activities
* Coaching, the practice of guiding an individual through a process
** Acting coach, a teacher who trains performers
Transportation
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who are considered to have performed the best in the previous 12 months.
History
The selection criteria for the coaches of the year were: performance and general behaviour of their teams on and off the pitch.
The votes were decided by media representatives, national team coaches, and national team captains. In October 2016, it was announced that the general public would also be allowed to vote.
Each group will have 25% of the overall vote.
The Best FIFA Men's Coach Award winners
Overall total
The Best FIFA Women's Coach Award winners
Overall total
See also
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List of sports awards honoring women
This list of sports awards honoring women is an index to articles about notable awards honoring sportswomen. The list gives the country of the sponsoring organization, but some awards are open to sportswomen around the world. The list includes sub ...
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The Best FIFA Football Awards
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FIFA World Coach of the Year
The FIFA World Coach of the Year was an association football award given annually to the football coach who is considered to have performed the best in the previous 12 months. It was awarded based on votes from coaches and captains of internatio ...
(2010–2015)
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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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{{FIFA Women's Coach of the Year
The Best FIFA Football Awards
Awards established in 2016
Women's association football trophies and awards