BBC Sports Personality of the Year Coach Award

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BBC Sports Personality of the Year Coach Award
CountryUnited Kingdom
Presented by BBC Sports Personality of the Year
First awarded1999;26 years ago (1999)
Currently held by Jenny Meadows and Trevor Painter (2024)

The BBC Sports Personality of the Year Coach Award is an award given annually as part of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year ceremony each December. The award is given to the coach who was considered to have made the most substantive contribution to British sport in that year.

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History

Warren Gatland, the winner in 2013 Warren Gatland Wales coach at the Wales Grand Slam Celebration, Senedd 19 March 2012.png
Warren Gatland, the winner in 2013

The first recipient of the award was Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson in 1999. The award has been presented to a football manager on ten occasions. It has been awarded to nine Britons, and eleven of the other fourteen winners were European. Daniel Anderson, the only winner from the Southern Hemisphere, was in his native Australia at the time of the awards, so the then St. Helens captain, Paul Sculthorpe, collected it on his behalf. [1] In 2007, Enzo Calzaghe was the first recipient of the award who had coached an individual and not a team. The most recent award was presented in 2024 to athlete Keely Hodgkinson's coaches Jenny Meadows and Trevor Painter. [2] [3]

Nomination procedure

The award is decided by a panel of over 30 sporting journalists. Each panellist votes for their top two choices; their first preference is awarded two points, and their second preference is awarded one point. The winning coach is the one with the largest points total. In the case of a points tie, the person chosen as first preference by the most panellists is the winner. If this is also a tie the award is shared. [4]

Winners

By year

Alex Ferguson, the inaugural winner in 1999. Alex Ferguson.jpg
Alex Ferguson, the inaugural winner in 1999.
Arsene Wenger, two times winner in 2002 and 2004. Arsene Wenger.JPG
Arsène Wenger, two times winner in 2002 and 2004.
Jose Mourinho, winner in 2005. JoseMourinho.jpg
José Mourinho, winner in 2005.
Fabio Capello, the winner in 2009 Fabio-Capello.jpg
Fabio Capello, the winner in 2009
BBC Sports Personality of the Year Coach Award winners
YearNat.WinnerSportCoach ofRationaleRef.
1999Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Alex Ferguson Football Flag of England.svg Manchester United for guiding Manchester United to be "the first side to complete a unique treble" of the Premier League, FA Cup, and Champions League. [5] [6]
2000Flag of Germany.svg  GER Jürgen Gröbler Rowing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Olympic team for guiding "Redgrave, Matthew Pinsent, Tim Foster & James Cracknell to their coxless fours gold" at the Olympics. [7] [8]
2001Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Sven-Göran Eriksson Football Flag of England.svg England for guiding England through qualification for the World Cup, defeating Germany 5–1 in the process. [9] [10]
2002Flag of France.svg  FRA Arsène Wenger (1/2) Football Flag of England.svg Arsenal for guiding Arsenal to the Double of the Premiership and FA Cup. [11] [12]
2003Flag of England.svg  ENG Clive Woodward Rugby Union Flag of England.svg England for guiding "his team to a famous World Cup victory in Australia." [13] [14]
2004Flag of France.svg  FRA Arsène Wenger (2/2) Football Flag of England.svg Arsenal for guiding Arsenal to a "third Premiership-winning campaign (...) as his side went through the entire season unbeaten." [15] [16]
2005Flag of Portugal.svg  POR José Mourinho Football Flag of England.svg Chelsea for guiding "Chelsea to their first title for 50 years in his first season in charge." [17] [18]
2006Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Daniel Anderson Rugby league Flag of England.svg St Helens R.F.C. "for guiding the team to Challenge Cup, minor Premiership and Grand Final triumph." [19] [20]
2007Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Enzo Calzaghe Boxing Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Joe Calzaghe for training Joe Calzaghe to 44 undefeated fights and 10 years as world champion. [21] [22]
2008Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL David Brailsford (1/2)Cycling Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Olympic team for guiding the British Olympic cycling team to "14 medals in total in Beijing, including eight golds." [23] [24]
2009Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Fabio Capello Football Flag of England.svg England for guiding "England to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa winning an impressive nine out of the 10 qualifiers played". [25]
2010Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Colin Montgomerie Golf Flag of Europe.svg European Ryder Cup team for guiding Europe to victory in the 2010 Ryder Cup. [26]
2011Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Andy Flower Cricket Flag of England.svg England cricket team for guiding England to victory in The Ashes and to the top of the ICC Test Ranking [27]
2012Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL David Brailsford (2/2)Cycling Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Olympic team/Team Sky for guiding the British Olympic cycling team to "12 medals in total in London, including eight golds, and for guiding Bradley Wiggins towards winning the Tour de France" [28]
2013Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Warren Gatland Rugby Union Flag of the United Kingdom.svg / Flag of Ireland.svg British & Irish Lions for guiding the British & Irish Lions to a 2–1 series victory over Australia, the first series win since 1997. [29]
2014Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Paul McGinley Golf Flag of Europe.svg European Ryder Cup team for guiding Europe to victory in the Ryder Cup. [30]
2015Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Michael O'Neill Football Ulster Banner.svg Northern Ireland national football team for guiding Northern Ireland to qualification for Euro 2016, the country's first major finals in 30 years [31]
2016Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Claudio Ranieri Football Flag of England.svg Leicester City F.C. for leading Leicester City to their first Premier League title; the 2015–16 Premier League, despite pre-season odds of 5000–1. [32]
2017Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE/Ulster Banner.svg  NIR/Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Benke Blomkvist, Stephen Maguire & Christian Malcolm Athletics Flag of the United Kingdom.svg UK Athletics sprint relay teamsfor coaching the UK Athletics relay teams. At the 2017 World Athletics championships the UK men's 4x100m relay won Gold and all four relay teams won medals [33] [34]
2018Flag of England.svg  ENG Gareth Southgate (1/2) Football Flag of England.svg England for leading England Men to the 2018 World Cup semi-finals for the first time in 28 years. [35]
2019Flag of England.svg  ENG John Blackie Athletics Flag of England.svg Dina Asher-Smith for guiding Dina Asher-Smith to 200m gold at the 2019 World Athletics Championships. [36]
2020Flag of Germany.svg  GER Jürgen Klopp Football Flag of England.svg Liverpool F.C. for leading Liverpool to their first top-flight title in 30 years by winning the 2019–20 Premier League. [37]
2021Flag of England.svg  ENG Gareth Southgate (2/2) Football Flag of England.svg England Men for leading England to the UEFA Euro 2020 final at Wembley, ending the nation's 55-year wait for a major final since the 1966 World Cup. [38]
2022Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Sarina Wiegman Football Flag of England.svg England Women for guiding England to victory at UEFA Women's Euro 2022, the nation's first major women's football trophy. [39]
2023Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Pep Guardiola Football Flag of England.svg Manchester City F.C. for guiding Manchester City to complete the treble of the Premier League, Champions League, and FA Cup. [40]
2024Flag of England.svg  ENG Jenny Meadows and Trevor Painter Athletics Flag of England.svg Keely Hodgkinson
Georgia Bell
Lewis Davey
for guiding Keely Hodgkinson to the 800m gold medal, and Georgia Bell and Lewis Davey to 1500m and 4x400m relay bronze medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics. [41]

By nationality

This table lists the total number of awards won by coaches of each nationality based on the principle of jus soli .

Winners by nationality
NationalityNumber of wins
Flag of England.svg  England 5
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 3
Flag of France.svg  France 2
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2
Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 2
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1
Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 1
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 1
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1

By sport

This table lists the total number of awards won by coaches' sporting profession.

Winners by sport
Sporting professionNumber of wins
Football 11
Athletics 3
Cycling2
Golf2
Rugby Union 2
Boxing 1
Cricket 1
Rowing 1
Rugby league 1

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