This is a list of the current managers of national teams in men's association football. Appointed by the country's association, a manager is responsible for selecting the team of players for the matches of the national team, among other duties.
The list encompasses all teams that are members, full or associate, of one of FIFA's six continental confederations: AFC (Asia), CAF (Africa), CONCACAF (North and Central America and the Caribbean), CONMEBOL (South America), OFC (Oceania), and UEFA (Europe). The great majority of those nations are also members of FIFA itself; where this is not the case, this is noted.
Unlike players, who must meet eligibility rules including holding legal nationality of the country they represent, and have very limited options for changing national team allegiance, managers are bound by no such restrictions; it is not uncommon for associations to hire foreign managers, and for managers to have been in charge of different national teams during their careers.
Managers of FIFA member national teams, along with captains of those teams and media representatives, are able to vote for nominees of The Best FIFA Men's Player award.
The Asian Football Confederation has 47 members, one of which, the Northern Mariana Islands, is not affiliated with FIFA.
The Confederation of African Football has 54 full members, and 2 associate members not affiliated with FIFA: Réunion and Zanzibar.
The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football has 41 members, of which 6 are not affiliated with FIFA: Bonaire, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint Martin, and Sint Maarten.
The South American Football Confederation has 10 members.
Team | Manager | Assumed role | Refs |
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Argentina | Lionel Scaloni | 3 August 2018 | [123] [F 130] |
Bolivia | Óscar Villegas | 20 July 2024 | [124] [F 131] |
Brazil | Dorival Júnior | 10 January 2024 | [125] [F 132] |
Chile | Ricardo Gareca | 25 January 2024 | [126] [F 133] |
Colombia | Néstor Lorenzo | 2 June 2022 | [127] [F 134] |
Ecuador | Sebastián Beccacece | 2 August 2024 | [128] [F 135] |
Paraguay | Gustavo Alfaro | 16 August 2024 | [129] [F 136] |
Peru | Jorge Fossati | 14 December 2023 | [130] [F 137] |
Uruguay | Marcelo Bielsa | 15 May 2023 | [131] [F 138] |
Venezuela | Fernando Batista | 10 March 2023 | [132] [F 139] |
The Oceania Football Confederation has 11 full members, and 2 associate members not affiliated with FIFA: Kiribati and Tuvalu.
Team | Manager | Assumed role | Refs |
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American Samoa | Rupeni Luvu | January 2023 | [F 140] |
Cook Islands | Jess Ibrom | 19 December 2023 | [133] [F 141] |
Fiji | Rob Sherman | 8 May 2023 | [134] [F 142] |
Kiribati [c] | Jake Kewley | 2015 | [135] |
New Caledonia | Johann Sidaner | September 2022 | [136] [F 143] |
New Zealand | Darren Bazeley | March 2023 | [137] [F 144] |
Papua New Guinea | Warren Moon | 26 October 2023 | [138] [F 145] |
Samoa | Ryan Stewart | 2023 | [F 146] |
Solomon Islands | vacant | [139] [F 147] | |
Tahiti | Samuel Garcia | 20 May 2019 | [140] [F 148] |
Tonga | Timote Moleni | 2015 | [F 149] |
Tuvalu [c] | Osamesa Mesako | 2023 | |
Vanuatu | Emerson Alcântara | 2023 | [F 150] |
The Union of European Football Associations has 55 members.
Hege Riise is a Norwegian football coach and former midfield player. She is considered one of the best footballers of her generation, having won the FIFA Women's World Cup, the Olympic Games, and the UEFA Women's Euro with the Norway women's national football team.
The Spain national football team has represented Spain in men's international football competitions since 1920. It is governed by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain.
Carlos Manuel Brito Leal de Queiroz is a Portuguese football manager. He has served as the manager of his native Portugal's national team, the United Arab Emirates, South Africa, Iran, Colombia, Egypt and Qatar, leading South Africa (2002), Portugal (2010) and Iran to the FIFA World Cup. At club level, he has also managed Sporting CP, the New York/New Jersey Metrostars in Major League Soccer and Spanish club Real Madrid. He also had two spells as Alex Ferguson's assistant manager at English club Manchester United.
The Kenya national football team, colloquially known as the Harambee Stars, represents Kenya in association football. It is controlled by the Football Kenya Federation, the governing body of football in Kenya, and competes as a member of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA). The team plays its home games primarily at the Nyayo National Stadium in the capital, Nairobi.
Javier Aguirre Onaindía, nicknamed El Vasco, is a Mexican football manager and former footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently manager of the Mexico national team.
Henri Louis Michel was a French football player and coach. He played as a midfielder for Nantes and the France national team, and later went on to coach various clubs and national teams all over the world. He coached France at the 1986 World Cup, where they reached the semi-final, eventually managing a third–place finish; he also helped the Olympic squad win a gold medal in the 1984 edition of the tournament.
Lionel Sebastián Scaloni is an Argentine professional football manager and former player who is the current manager of the Argentina national team. Under his leadership, Argentina achieved the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Scaloni is regarded as one of the best men’s national coaches in the world. A versatile player, he operated as a right-back or right midfielder.
Héctor Raúl Cúper is an Argentine football manager and former player who was most recently head coach of the Syria national team.
Hernán Darío Gómez Jaramillo, also known as El Bolillo, is a Colombian football manager and former player who played as a defensive midfielder.
Alain Jean Giresse is a French football coach and former player who last managed Kosovo.
Corentin da Silva Martins is a French former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, currently a manager.
Angelos Postekos is a soccer manager and former player who is the head coach of Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur.
Juan Carlos Osorio Arbeláez is a Colombian football manager and former footballer who is the current head coach of Liga MX club Tijuana.
Gernot Rohr is a German professional football coach and former player who is currently the technical adviser of the Benin national team.
Tom Saintfiet is a Belgian football coach and former player. He is the current head coach of the Mali national team.
Hervé Jean-Marie Roger Renard is a French professional football coach and former player who is the head coach of Saudi Arabia.
The Great Britain women's Olympic football team represent the United Kingdom in the women's football tournament at the Olympic Games. Normally, no team represents the whole of the United Kingdom in women's football, as separate teams represent England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Raoul Savoy is a Swiss football coach who was the head coach of the Central African Republic national football team.
Sarina Petronella Wiegman OON CBE, also known as Sarina Wiegman-Glotzbach, is a Dutch football manager and former player who has been the manager of the England women's national team since September 2021.