The 50 Greatest Football Managers Of All Time Have Been Named
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Sir Alex Ferguson has been named the greatest football manager of all time in a definitive ranking of the game's best ever bosses.
Popular magazine FourFourTwo have ranked the legendary Manchester United boss ahead of other greats such as Rinus Michels, Pep Guardiola and Brian Clough.
The list's criteria is based on trophies won alongside tactical and motivational genius.
Check out the entire top 50 from the magazine's latest issue below.
50. George Graham
49. Aime Jacquet
48. Luis Aragones
47. Otto Rehhagel
46. Bobby Robson
45. Bill Struth
44. Tele Santana
43. Diego Simeone
42. Albert Batteux
41. Rafa Benitez
40. Jill Ellis
39. Luiz Felipe Scolari
38. Udo Lattek
37. Guus Hiddink
36. Zinedine Zidane
35. Bill Nicholson
34. Viktor Maslov
33. Sir Kenny Dalgish
32. Jupp Heynckes
31. Helmut Schon
30. Jock Stein
29. Jurgen Klopp
28. Jose Villalonga
27. Mario Zagallo
26. Alf Ramsey
25. Herbert Chapman
24. Fabio Capello
23. Arsene Wenger
22. Bob Paisley
21. Bela Guttmann
20. Louis van Gaal
19. Nereo Rocco
18. Carlo Ancelotti
17. Ottmar Hitzfeld
16. Miguel Munoz
15. Vicente del Bosque
14. Giovanni Trapattoni
13. Marcello Lippi
12. Jose Mourinho
11. Brian Clough
10. Valeriy Lobanovskyi
9. Ernst Happel
8. Helenio Herrera
7. Matt Busby
6. Arrigo Sacchi
5. Pep Guardiola
4. Bill Shankly
3. Johan Cruyff
2. Rinus Michels
1. Sir Alex Ferguson
It comes as no surprise that Ferguson tops the list considering his glittering career at Old Trafford.
His 26 year reign at the Red Devils saw United win every top trophy and become one of English football's greatest ever teams.
Of managers currently active in the game, it's Manchester City's Pep Guardiola who ranks highest in fifth place.
Guardiola has delivered trophies in all three of his top level jobs so far, including two Champions League trophies at Barcelona and a record breaking 'Centurions' season at the Etihad.
Current Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp finds himself in 29th place but it's likely he will be higher on the list when his career comes to an end.
Current Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti cracks the top 20 by placing 18th while Arsenal legend Arsene Wenger comes in at 23rd.
Wenger is credited as having one of the greatest minds in English football, but the top trophies dried up during the second half of his reign.
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