Best Barcelona managers ever!
Here we have for you a list of the Best Barcelona managers ever!
Who do you think will qualify for the Best Barcelona managers ever? One of the obvious choices will be modern day great Pep Guardiola. But how many managers from the previous millennium will make the Best Barcelona managers ever list?
Here we first start by taking a sneak peak at all the Barcelona managers ever! Watch & Bet Here =>
Best Barcelona managers ever: All managers ever
| Name | From | To | Honours | No. of honours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Billy Lambe |
1912 | 1912 | 1 Copa del Rey, 1 Pyrenees Cup | 2 |
| Miles Barron |
1912 | 1912 | ||
| Jack Alderson |
1913 | 1913 | ||
| Jack Greenwell |
1913 | 1923 | 3 Copa del Rey, 5 Campionat de Catalunya, 1 Pyrenees Cup | 9 |
| Alf Spouncer |
1923 | 1924 | 1 Campionat de Catalunya | 1 |
 Jesza Poszony |
1924 | December 1924 | ||
| Ralph Kirby |
December 1924 | February 1926 | 1 Copa del Rey, 1 Campionat de Catalunya | 2 |
 Richard Dombi |
February 1926 | December 1926 | 1 Campionat de Catalunya, 1 Copa del Rey | 2 |
 Romà Forns |
December 1926 | March 1929 | 1 Campionat de Catalunya, 1 Copa del Rey | 2 |
| James Bellamy |
March 1929 | July 1931 | 1 La Liga, 2 Campionat de Catalunya | 3 |
| Jack Greenwell |
July 1931 | July 1933 | 1 Campionat de Catalunya | 1 |
| Richard Dombi |
July 1933 | February 1934 | ||
 Ramón Zabalo |
February 1934 | July 1934 | ||
| Franz Platko |
July 1934 | July 1935 | 1 Campionat de Catalunya | 1 |
 Patrick O’Connell |
July 1935 | March 1940 | 2 Campionat de Catalunya | 2 |
 Josep Planas |
March 1940 | July 1941 | ||
| Ramón Guzmán |
July 1941 | January 1942 | ||
| Joan Josep Nogués |
January 1942 | June 1944 | 1 Copa del Rey | 1 |
| Josep Samitier |
June 1944 | July 1947 | 1 La Liga, 1 Copa Eva Duarte | 2 |
 Enrique Fernández |
July 1947 | May 1950 | 2 La Liga, 1 Copa Eva Duarte, 1 Latin Cup | 4 |
 Ramón Llorens |
May 1950 | June 1950 | ||
 Ferdinand Daučík |
June 1950 | July 1954 | 2 La Liga, 3 Copa del Rey, 2 Copa Eva Duarte, 1 Latin Cup | 8 |
 Sandro Puppo |
July 1954 | June 1955 | ||
 Franz Platko |
June 1955 | June 1956 | ||
| Domingo Balmanya |
June 1956 | April 1958 | 1 Copa del Rey, 1 Small Club World Cup | 2 |
 Helenio Herrera |
April 1958 | May 1960 | 2 La Liga, 1 Copa del Rey, 1 Fairs Cup | 4 |
| Enric Rabassa |
May 1960 | June 1960 | 1 Fairs Cup | 1 |
 Ljubiša Broćić |
June 1960 | January 1961 | ||
| Enrique Orizaola |
January 1961 | June 1961 | ||
| Luis Miró |
June 1961 | November 1961 | ||
 Ladislao Kubala |
November 1961 | January 1963 | ||
| Josep Gonzalvo |
January 1963 | July 1963 | 1 Copa del Rey | 1 |
| César Rodríguez |
July 1963 | October 1964 | ||
| Vicente Sasot |
October 1964 | June 1965 | ||
| Roque Olsen |
June 1965 | June 1967 | 1 Fairs Cup | 1 |
| Salvador Artigas |
June 1967 | October 1969 | 1 Copa del Rey | 1 |
| Josep Seguer |
October 1969 | December 1969 | ||
| Vic Buckingham |
December 1969 | July 1971 | 1 Copa del Rey | 1 |
 Rinus Michels |
July 1971 | May 1975 | 1 La Liga | 1 |
 Hennes Weisweiler |
May 1975 | April 1976 | ||
| Laureano Ruiz |
April 1976 | May 1976 | ||
| Rinus Michels |
May 1976 | May 1978 | 1 Copa del Rey | 1 |
 Lucien Muller |
May 1978 | April 1979 | ||
 Joaquim Rifé |
April 1979 | March 1980 | 1 Cup Winners’ Cup | 1 |
| Helenio Herrera |
March 1980 | May 1980 | ||
| Ladislao Kubala |
May 1980 | November 1980 | ||
| Helenio Herrera |
November 1980 | June 1981 | 1 Copa del Rey | 1 |
| Udo Lattek |
June 1981 | March 1983 | 1 Cup Winners’ Cup | 1 |
| José Luis Romero |
March 1983 | March 1983 | ||
| César Luis Menotti |
March 1983 | June 1984 | 1 Copa del Rey, 1 Copa de la Liga, 1 Supercopa de España | 3 |
| Terry Venables |
June 1984 | September 1987 | 1 La Liga, 1 Copa de la Liga | 2 |
| Luis Aragonés |
September 1987 | May 1988 | 1 Copa del Rey | 1 |
| Carles Rexach |
June 1988 | June 1988 | ||
| Johan Cruyff |
May 1988 | May 1996 | 1 Copa del Rey, 1 Cup Winners’ Cup,4 La Liga, 3 Supercopa de España, 1 European Cup, 1 European Super Cup | 11 |
| Carles Rexach |
May 1996 | June 1996 | ||
| Bobby Robson |
July 1996 | June 1997 | 1 Copa del Rey, 1 Supercopa de España, 1 Cup Winners’ Cup | 3 |
| Louis van Gaal |
June 1997 | May 2000 | 2 La Liga, 1 Copa del Rey, 1 UEFA Super Cup | 4 |
| Lorenzo Serra Ferrer |
May 2000 | April 2001 | ||
| Carles Rexach |
April 2001 | May 2002 | ||
| Louis van Gaal |
May 2002 | January 2003 | ||
| Antonio de la Cruz |
January 2003 | February 2003 | ||
 Radomir Antić |
February 2003 | June 2003 | ||
| Frank Rijkaard |
June 2003 | June 2008 | 2 La Liga, 2 Supercopa de España, 1 UEFA Champions League | 5 |
| Pep Guardiola |
June 2008 | June 2012 | 3 La Liga, 2 Copa del Rey, 3 Supercopa de España, 2 UEFA Champions League, 2 UEFA Super Cup, 2 FIFA Club World Cup | 14 |
| Tito Vilanova |
July 2012 | July 2013 | 1 La Liga | 1 |
| Gerardo Martino |
July 2013 | May 2014 | 1 Supercopa de España | 1 |
| Luis Enrique |
May 2014 | May 2017 | 2 La Liga, 3 Copa del Rey, 1 Supercopa de España, 1 UEFA Champions League, 1 UEFA Super Cup, 1 FIFA Club World Cup | 9 |
| Ernesto Valverde |
May 2017 | January 2020 | 2 La Liga, 1 Copa del Rey, 1 Supercopa de España | 4 |
| Quique Setién |
January 2020 | August 2020 | ||
| Ronald Koeman |
August 2020 | October 2021 | 1 Copa del Rey | 1 |
| Sergi Barjuán |
October 2021 | November 2021 | ||
| Xavi |
November 2021 | May 2024 | 1 La Liga, 1 Supercopa de España | 2 |
Best Barcelona managers ever:
5. Luis Aragones
The former manager of Spain was credited with letting Spain adopt the style of Pep’s Barcelona which laid foundation to a passing style of football followed by unprecedented success in Spanish history of football.
He was however a former Barcelona coach whose biggest achievement was breaking down the dominance of the bureaucrats at Barcelona back in the 1980s in Camp Nou.
He came in as a manager but supported the players in their protest against a president who was just not the right fit for Barcelona.
4. Frank Rijkaard
Frank Rijkaard arrived at FC Barcelona in the year 2003 and stayed till 2008. He led the Blaugrana to their second ever UEFA Champions League trophy by beating Arsenal in the finals. The Dutch head coach also won the European Super Cup and two League titles, focusing mostly on a strong hold defense while apply pressure on the attacking front.
He managed Barcelona over the course of 283 matches out of which he won 167, lost 52 and drew the other 64. He left with a win percentage of over 59%!
3. Johann Cryuff
Johann Cryuff laid down the foundation on which the club exists now. He came into the club as their manager in 1988 and introduced the world to a style of football that the team practices to this day – tiki-taka.
He created the Barcelona “dream team” and went on to win the La Liga, Copa Del Rey, European Cup, the European Super Cup and the Supercopa de Espana. One of the greatest minds on football and also, one of the most successful Barcelona managers ever.
2. Marinus Michels
Marinus Michels defeated Leeds United in the Fairs Cup while managing his first spell from 1971 to 1975. He was only able to win one trophy in his second season and then was sakced after a dry spell in 1974-1975. Michels returned briefly from 1976 to 1978 to win Barcelona the Copa del Rey trophy.
1. Pep Guardiola : Best Barcelona managers ever : BEST
Yes, he was the man who has transformed Barcelona again into one of the most dangerous teams in the world. It has been over 7 years since he left the club but his style of play has been imprinted so deep that Barcelona still follow it.
Moreover, there are now other clubs who follow the same model. The Guardiola effect has taken over the world and most clubs had no answer to his football for years.
At Barcelona, he won every single trophy which can be won and most of them he won multiple times. There were two seasons when they were winners of everything.
He changed Barcelona forever. We are living in Pep’s world. Watch & Bet Here =>
Previous Manager: Xavi
The Barcelona legend and previous club manager Xavi took the managerial job in 2021 and made quite the recovery in first seasons. With Lionel Messi’s departure in 2021, the club had a negative impact on their squad as fans and players were not prepared to for life without the Copa América winner.
He has helped to improve the morale and mood of the current squad and has brought the team to a Champions League qualifying spot. A Champions League qualification was his only aim in his debut season and has certainly nailed it with priority.
He later won the La Liga title for the first time since Messi’s departure and also won Supercopa de Espana. He helped Barcelona to beat Real Madrid thrice in a single season. He had a poor season in 2023/24 and Barcelona allowed him to leave.
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