Overview
- Luis de la Fuente led the IFFHS 2025 list with 136 points, followed by Portugal’s Roberto Martínez on 83 and Argentina’s Lionel Scaloni on 59.
- The published Top 10 spans four continents and includes Ståle Solbakken, Thomas Tuchel, Didier Deschamps, Walid Regragui, Timur Kapadze, Néstor Lorenzo and Javier Aguirre.
- IFFHS said the ranking is based on expert voting and an annual performance analysis of each national-team coach.
- Spain’s case under De la Fuente features Euro 2024 and the 2023 Nations League titles, a return to FIFA’s No. 1 spot in 2025 and a 31-match official unbeaten run.
- Scaloni, the IFFHS winner in 2022 and 2023, stays on the podium as coverage points toward the Spain–Argentina Finalissima on March 27, 2026 at Lusail ahead of the 2026 World Cup cycle.