World Soccer Manager of the Year

World Soccer Magazine is an English language football magazine published by IPC Media. It specializes in the international football scene. Since 1982 World Soccer has organized "Player of the Year", "Manager of the Year", and "Team of the Year" awards.

The winners of the award for Manager of the Year to date:

  * 2006 - Marcello Lippi (  Italy)
  * 2005 - Jose Mourinho (Chelsea)
  * 2004 - Jose Mourinho (FC Porto and Chelsea)
  * 2003 - Carlo Ancelotti (AC Milan)
  * 2002 - Guus Hiddink (  South Korea and PSV Eindhoven)
  * 2001 - Gerrard Houllier (Liverpool)
  * 2000 - Dino Zoff (  Italy)
  * 1999 - Alex Ferguson (Manchester United)
  * 1998 - Arsene Wenger (Arsenal)
  * 1997 - Ottmar Hitzfield (Borussia Dortmund)
  * 1996 - Berti Vogts (  Germany)
  * 1995 - Louis van Gaal (Ajax)
  * 1994 - Carlos Alberto Parreira (  Brazil)
  * 1993 - Alex Ferguson (Manchester United)
  * 1992 - Richard Moller-Nielsen (  Denmark)
  * 1991 - Michel Platini (  France)
  * 1990 - Franz Beckenbauer (  Germany and Olimpique Marseille)
  * 1989 - Arrigo Sacchi (AC Milan)
  * 1988 - Rinus Michels (  Netherlands and Bayer Leverkusen)
  * 1987 - Johan Cruyff (Ajax)
  * 1986 - Guy Thys (  Belgium)
  * 1985 - Terry Venables (FC Barcelona)
  * 1984 - Michel Hidalgo (  France)
  * 1983 - Sepp Piontek (  Denmark)
  * 1982 - Enzo Bearzot (  Italy)