List of Bundesliga managers

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Otto Rehhagel has managed the most Bundesliga games. Otto Rehhagel 01-2.jpg
Otto Rehhagel has managed the most Bundesliga games.

These are lists of Bundesliga managers who have taken charge of the most matches or have won a title in this league, which is the top level of the German football league system and started in 1963.

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Most Bundesliga games managed

Managers are sorted by number of games, then by year of first game.
Current Bundesliga managers and their current clubs are shown in bold.

As of 2 April 2024 [1] [2]
RankManagerNat.GamesFirstLast S Club(s)
1 Otto Rehhagel Flag of Germany.svg 8361974201228 Bremen 493, K'lautern 109, Dortmund 68, Offenbach 57, Düsseldorf 41, Bayern 30, Bielefeld 26, Hertha 12
2 Jupp Heynckes Flag of Germany.svg 6691979201823 M'gladbach 291, Bayern 248, Leverkusen 68, Schalke 38, Frankfurt 24
3 Erich Ribbeck Flag of Germany.svg 5691968199619 K'lautern 170, Frankfurt 170, Leverkusen 140, Bayern 65, Dortmund 24
4 Thomas Schaaf Flag of Germany.svg 5251999202118 Bremen 480, Frankfurt 34, Hannover 11
5 Udo Lattek Flag of Germany.svg 5221970200019 Bayern 299, M'gladbach 136, Dortmund 69, Schalke 17, Köln 1
6 Friedhelm Funkel Flag of Germany.svg 5181991202119 Frankfurt 136, Duisburg 127, Uerdingen 104, Düsseldorf 53, Rostock 43, Köln 28, Hertha 27
7 Felix Magath Flag of Germany.svg 5031995202218 Wolfsburg 118, Stuttgart 114, Bayern 87, Schalke 60, Hamburg 58, Frankfurt 36, Bremen 22, Hertha 8
8 Hennes Weisweiler Flag of Germany.svg 4701965198014 M'gladbach 340, Köln 130
9 Ottmar Hitzfeld Flag of Germany.svg 4611991200814 Bayern 253, Dortmund 208
10 Christoph Daum Flag of Germany.svg 4261986201115 Köln 163, Leverkusen 144, Stuttgart 112, Frankfurt 7
11 Dieter Hecking Flag of Germany.svg 4182006201913 Wolfsburg 126, Nürnberg 102, Hannover 101, M'gladbach 86, Aachen 3
12 Karl-Heinz Feldkamp Flag of Germany.svg 4141978199214 K'lautern 220, Uerdingen 102, Frankfurt 42, Dortmund 26, Bielefeld 24
13 Branko Zebec Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 4131968198314 Braunschweig 136, Hamburg 85, Stuttgart 62, Bayern 58, Frankfurt 38, Dortmund 34
14 Heinz Höher Flag of Germany.svg 3961972198813 Bochum 238, Nürnberg 119, Duisburg 21, Düsseldorf 18
15 Huub Stevens Flag of the Netherlands.svg 3881996202017 Schalke 249, Hamburg 49, Hertha 48, Stuttgart 32, Hoffenheim 10
16 Winfried Schäfer Flag of Germany.svg 3861987199812 Karlsruhe 371, Stuttgart 15
17 Christian Streich Flag of Germany.svg 3842012202412 Freiburg 384
18 Dietrich Weise Flag of Germany.svg 3701969198613 Frankfurt 208, K'lautern 94, Düsseldorf 68
19 Rolf Schafstall Flag of Germany.svg 3511976200114 Bochum 190, Schalke 52, Uerdingen 49, Duisburg 44, Düsseldorf 16
20 Helmuth Johannsen Flag of Germany.svg 3471963198111 Braunschweig 230, Bochum 68, Hannover 49
Gyula Lóránt Flag of Hungary.svg 3471965197912 K'lautern 125, Offenbach 62, Frankfurt 38, Bayern 34, Duisburg 34, Schalke 28, Köln 26
22 Volker Finke Flag of Germany.svg 3431993201111 Freiburg 340, Köln 3
23 Jürgen Klopp Flag of Germany.svg 3402004201510 Dortmund 238, Mainz 102
24 Jörg Berger Flag of Germany.svg 3261981200917 Frankfurt 100, Schalke 99, Köln 49, Düsseldorf 44, Rostock 21, Karlsruhe 7, Hannover 5, Bielefeld 1
25 Lucien Favre Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 3072007202012 M'gladbach 153, Dortmund 79, Hertha 75
26 Armin Veh Flag of Germany.svg 3042002201613 Stuttgart 108, Frankfurt 93, Rostock 58, Hamburg 26, Wolfsburg 19
27 Helmut Kronsbein Flag of Germany.svg 2981964198010 Hertha 212, Hannover 86
28 Ralf Rangnick Flag of Germany.svg 2941999201912 Hoffenheim 85, Stuttgart 61, Hannover 57, Schalke 57, Leipzig 34
29 Kuno Klötzer Flag of Germany.svg 2861966198211 Hamburg 136, Hertha 78, Düsseldorf 34, Duisburg 19, Offenbach 13, Nürnberg 6
30 Bruno Labbadia Flag of Germany.svg 2832008202314 Stuttgart 100, Hamburg 77, Wolfsburg 45, Leverkusen 34, Hertha 27
31 Willibert Kremer Flag of Germany.svg 2791973199210 Duisburg 113, Düsseldorf 84, Leverkusen 82
32 Thomas Tuchel Flag of Germany.svg 274200920249 Mainz 170, Dortmund 68, Bayern 36
33 Hannes Bongartz Flag of Germany.svg 2691985199410 Wattenscheid 129, K'lautern 83, M'gladbach 34, Duisburg 23
34 Horst Buhtz Flag of Germany.svg 266196419819 Wuppertal 78, Uerdingen 68, Neunkirchen 64, Hannover 56
35 Friedel Rausch Flag of Germany.svg 2471976200111 K'lautern 91, Schalke 65, Frankfurt 58, M'gladbach 17, Nürnberg 16
Werner Lorant Flag of Germany.svg 247199420018 1860 Munich 247
37 Zlatko Čajkovski Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 246196519768 Bayern 102, Köln 78, Hannover 49, Offenbach 17
38 Hermann Eppenhoff Flag of Germany.svg 245196319748 Stuttgart 83, Duisburg 68, Dortmund 60, Bochum 34
39 Jürgen Röber Flag of Germany.svg 2441994200710 Hertha 157, Stuttgart 41, Wolfsburg 38, Dortmund 8
Frank Pagelsdorf Flag of Germany.svg 244199520088 Hamburg 142, Rostock 102
41 Julian Nagelsmann Flag of Germany.svg 243201620238 Hoffenheim 116, Leipzig 68, Bayern 59
42 Klaus Toppmöller Flag of Germany.svg 242199320049 Bochum 124, Leverkusen 55, Hamburg 33, Frankfurt 30
43 Wolfgang Wolf Flag of Germany.svg 236199820068 Wolfsburg 166, Nürnberg 49, K'lautern 21
44 Ivica Horvat Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 231196419799 Schalke 157, Essen 41, Frankfurt 33
45 Max Merkel Flag of Austria.svg 230196319828 1860 Munich 110, Nürnberg 78, Schalke 22, Karlsruhe 20
Mirko Slomka Flag of Germany.svg 230200620149 Hannover 135, Schalke 79, Hamburg 16
Markus Weinzierl Flag of Germany.svg 230201220228 Augsburg 173, Schalke 34, Stuttgart 23
48 Ewald Lienen Flag of Germany.svg 2271993200510 Hannover 57, Rostock 55, Köln 53, Duisburg 45, M'gladbach 17
49 Rudi Gutendorf Flag of Germany.svg 225196319779 Schalke 57, Stuttgart 56, Duisburg 52, TeBe Berlin 34, Offenbach 14, Hamburg 12
50 Peter Neururer Flag of Germany.svg 2241991200610 Bochum 102, Köln 51, Saarbrücken 34, Hannover 25, Hertha 12
51 Dettmar Cramer Flag of Germany.svg 220197519857 Leverkusen 102, Bayern 101, Frankfurt 17
52 Reinhard Saftig Flag of Germany.svg 2131983199310 Dortmund 70, Leverkusen 67, Bochum 61, Hannover 12, Bayern 3
53 Aleksandar Ristić Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 211198119968 Düsseldorf 100, Braunschweig 60, Schalke 34, Hamburg 17
Michael Skibbe Flag of Germany.svg 211199820128 Leverkusen 94, Frankfurt 61, Dortmund 52, Hertha 4
55 Günter Brocker Flag of Germany.svg 209196319729 Bremen 71, Oberhausen 52, K'lautern 50, Schalke 36
Manfred Krafft Flag of Germany.svg 209197519899 K'lautern 56, Saarbrücken 49, Karlsruhe 48, Stuttg. Kickers 34, Düsseldorf 13, Darmstadt 9
57 Ernst Happel Flag of Austria.svg 204198119876 Hamburg 204
58 Horst Köppel Flag of Germany.svg 203198220068 Dortmund 102, M'gladbach 40, Bielefeld 34, Uerdingen 18, Düsseldorf 9
Minimum 200 games

Most Bundesliga games managed by club

Current Bundesliga managers who hold the record for the club are shown in bold.

As of 2 April 2024
RankClubManagerNat.Games S Years
1 Werder Bremen Otto Rehhagel Flag of Germany.svg 493151976 (13), 1981–1995 (480)
2 SC Freiburg Christian Streich Flag of Germany.svg 384122012–current
3 Karlsruher SC Winfried Schäfer Flag of Germany.svg 371111987–1998
4 Borussia Mönchengladbach Hennes Weisweiler Flag of Germany.svg 340101965–1975
5 Bayern Munich Udo Lattek Flag of Germany.svg 299101970–1975 (163), 1983–1987 (136)
6 Schalke 04 Huub Stevens Flag of the Netherlands.svg 249101996–2002 (195), 2011–2012 (44), 2019 (9), 2020 (1)
7 1860 Munich Werner Lorant Flag of Germany.svg 24781994–2001
8 VfL Bochum Heinz Höher Flag of Germany.svg 23871972–1979
Borussia Dortmund Jürgen Klopp Flag of Germany.svg 23872008–2015
10 Eintracht Braunschweig Helmuth Johannsen Flag of Germany.svg 23071963–1970
11 1. FC Kaiserslautern Karl-Heinz Feldkamp Flag of Germany.svg 22071978–1982 (136), 1990–1992 (84)
12 Hertha BSC Helmut Kronsbein Flag of Germany.svg 21271968–1974 (195), 1980 (17)
13 Eintracht Frankfurt Dietrich Weise Flag of Germany.svg 20871973–1976 (102), 1983–1986 (106)
14 Hamburger SV Ernst Happel Flag of Austria.svg 20461981–1987
15 FC Augsburg Markus Weinzierl Flag of Germany.svg 17362012–2016 (136), 2021–2022 (37)
16 Mainz 05 Thomas Tuchel Flag of Germany.svg 17052009–2014
17 VfL Wolfsburg Wolfgang Wolf Flag of Germany.svg 16661998–2003
18 1. FC Köln Christoph Daum Flag of Germany.svg 16351986–1990 (129), 2008–2009 (34)
19 Union Berlin Urs Fischer Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 14752019–2023
20 Bayer Leverkusen Christoph Daum Flag of Germany.svg 14451996–2000
21 VfB Stuttgart Jürgen Sundermann Flag of Germany.svg 14351977–1979 (68), 1980–1982 (68), 1995 (7)
22 Waldhof Mannheim Klaus Schlappner Flag of Germany.svg 13641983–1987
23 Hannover 96 Mirko Slomka Flag of Germany.svg 13552010–2013
24 Fortuna Düsseldorf Heinz Lucas Flag of Germany.svg 13041971–1975
25 Wattenscheid 09 Hannes Bongartz Flag of Germany.svg 12941990–1994
26 MSV Duisburg Friedhelm Funkel Flag of Germany.svg 12741996–2000
27 1. FC Nürnberg Heinz Höher Flag of Germany.svg 11941984–1988
28 1899 Hoffenheim Julian Nagelsmann Flag of Germany.svg 11642016–2019
29 Bayer Uerdingen Friedhelm Funkel Flag of Germany.svg 10441991–1996
30 Hansa Rostock Frank Pagelsdorf Flag of Germany.svg 10231995–1997 (68), 2007–2008 (34)
Energie Cottbus Eduard Geyer Flag of Germany.svg 10232000–2003
32 Arminia Bielefeld Ernst Middendorp Flag of Germany.svg 9341996–1998 (68), 2007 (25)
33 FC St. Pauli Helmut Schulte Flag of Germany.svg 8531988–1990
34 Wuppertaler SV Horst Buhtz Flag of Germany.svg 7831972–1974
Minimum 75 games

Bundesliga title-winning managers

Udo Lattek won a record eight Bundesliga titles as a manager. Udo Lattek.jpg
Udo Lattek won a record eight Bundesliga titles as a manager.
RankManagerNat.TitlesClub(s)
1 Udo Lattek Flag of Germany.svg 8 Bayern Munich (6), Borussia Mönchengladbach (2)
2 Ottmar Hitzfeld Flag of Germany.svg 7 Bayern Munich (5), Borussia Dortmund (2)
3 Jupp Heynckes Flag of Germany.svg 4 Bayern Munich (4)
Hennes Weisweiler Flag of Germany.svg 4 Borussia Mönchengladbach (3), 1. FC Köln (1)
5 Pep Guardiola Flag of Spain.svg 3 Bayern Munich (3)
Felix Magath Flag of Germany.svg 3 Bayern Munich (2), VfL Wolfsburg (1)
Otto Rehhagel Flag of Germany.svg 3 Werder Bremen (2), 1. FC Kaiserslautern (1)
8 Pál Csernai Flag of Hungary.svg 2 Bayern Munich (2)
Hansi Flick Flag of Germany.svg 2 Bayern Munich (2)
Ernst Happel Flag of Austria.svg 2 Hamburger SV (2)
Jürgen Klopp Flag of Germany.svg 2 Borussia Dortmund (2)
Max Merkel Flag of Austria.svg 2 1860 Munich (1), 1. FC Nürnberg (1)
Branko Zebec Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 2 Bayern Munich (1), Hamburger SV (1)
14 Carlo Ancelotti Flag of Italy.svg 1 Bayern Munich (1)
Franz Beckenbauer Flag of Germany.svg 1 Bayern Munich (1)
Helmut Benthaus Flag of Germany.svg 1 VfB Stuttgart (1)
Christoph Daum Flag of Germany.svg 1 VfB Stuttgart (1)
Karl-Heinz Feldkamp Flag of Germany.svg 1 1. FC Kaiserslautern (1)
Helmuth Johannsen Flag of Germany.svg 1 Eintracht Braunschweig (1)
Georg Knöpfle Flag of Germany.svg 1 1. FC Köln (1)
Niko Kovač Flag of Croatia.svg 1 Bayern Munich (1)
Willy Multhaup Flag of Germany.svg 1 Werder Bremen (1)
Julian Nagelsmann Flag of Germany.svg 1 Bayern Munich (1)
Matthias Sammer Flag of Germany.svg 1 Borussia Dortmund (1)
Thomas Schaaf Flag of Germany.svg 1 Werder Bremen (1)
Giovanni Trapattoni Flag of Italy.svg 1 Bayern Munich (1)
Thomas Tuchel Flag of Germany.svg 1 Bayern Munich (1)
Louis van Gaal Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1 Bayern Munich (1)
Armin Veh Flag of Germany.svg 1 VfB Stuttgart (1)

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