List of Copa Libertadores winning managers

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This is a list of Copa Libertadores winning football managers. Uruguayan manager Roberto Scarone led Peñarol to success in the inaugural Copa Libertadores finals in 1960 and repeated the feat the following season. Argentine clubs and managers dominated the competition in the late 1960s and 1970s, winning 12 out of 15 tournaments from 1964 to 1978. In the 1990s Brazilian clubs and managers dominated the competition with six wins from 1992 to 1999, after which the second period of Argentine dominance began, with seven wins in the period from 2000 to 2009.

As of the most recent 2021 final, Argentine managers have been the most successful, winning 27 out of 62 tournaments held, followed by Brazilians with 18 wins and Uruguayans with 10 titles. On only eight occasions the tournament was won by foreign managers: then-Yugoslav coach Mirko Jozić led Chilean side Colo-Colo to victory in 1991, and Argentine Edgardo Bauza won the tournament with Ecuadorian club LDU Quito. All three wins by Paraguayan side Olimpia came under foreign managers: Uruguayan Luis Cubilla led them to victory in 1979 and 1990, and Argentine Nery Pumpido in 2002. Portuguese managers Jorge Jesus and Abel Ferreira won the title with Brazilian sides Flamengo and Palmeiras, respectively. Jesus won it in 2019 and Ferreira in 2020 and 2021. Jozić, Jesus, and Ferreira are also the only managers from outside South America to have won the competition.

The most successful individual manager is Argentine Carlos Bianchi who won the tournament on four occasions, leading Vélez Sársfield to success in 1994, and then again Boca Juniors in 2000, 2001 and 2003. He is followed by fellow Argentine Osvaldo Zubeldía with three consecutive wins in 1968, 1969 and 1970 (all with Estudiantes), while eleven other managers won the tournament twice.

Along with Carlos Bianchi, only three other managers have won the title with more than one club: Brazilians Paulo Autuori (with Cruzeiro in 1997 and São Paulo in 2005), Luiz Felipe Scolari (with Grêmio in 1995 and Palmeiras in 1999), and Argentine Edgardo Bauza (with LDU Quito in 2008 and San Lorenzo in 2014). Bauza is also the only manager to have won the competition with two clubs from different countries.

The data below does not include the 1948 South American Championship of Champions, as it is not listed by CONMEBOL either as a Copa Libertadores edition or as an official competition. However, at least in the years 1996 and 1997, CONMEBOL entitled equal status to both Copa Libertadores and the 1948 tournament, in that the 1948 champion club (CR Vasco da Gama) was allowed to participate in Supercopa Libertadores, a CONMEBOL official competition that allowed participation for former Libertadores champions only (for example, not admitting participation for champions of other CONMEBOL official competitions, such as Copa CONMEBOL).

By year[edit]

Osvaldo Zubeldía, winning manager in 1968, 1969 and 1970
Telê Santana, winning manager in 1992 and 1993
Luiz Felipe Scolari, winning manager in 1995 and 1999
Alejandro Sabella, winning manager in 2009
Finals Nationality Winning manager Country Club Ref
001960  URU Roberto Scarone  URU Peñarol [1]
001961  URU Roberto Scarone (2)  URU Peñarol (2) [1]
001962  BRA Lula  BRA Santos [1]
001963  BRA Lula (2)  BRA Santos (2) [1]
001964  ARG Manuel Giúdice  ARG Independiente [1]
001965  ARG Manuel Giúdice (2)  ARG Independiente (2) [1]
001966  URU Roque Máspoli  URU Peñarol (3) [1]
001967  ARG Juan José Pizzuti  ARG Racing [1]
001968  ARG Osvaldo Zubeldía  ARG Estudiantes [1]
001969  ARG Osvaldo Zubeldía (2)  ARG Estudiantes (2) [1]
001970  ARG Osvaldo Zubeldía (3)  ARG Estudiantes (3) [1]
001971  URU Washington Etchamendi  URU Nacional [1]
001972  ARG Pedro Dellacha  ARG Independiente (3) [1]
001973  ARG Humberto Maschio  ARG Independiente (4) [1]
001974  ARG Roberto Ferreiro  ARG Independiente (5) [1]
001975  ARG Pedro Dellacha (2)  ARG Independiente (6) [1]
001976  BRA Zezé Moreira  BRA Cruzeiro [1]
001977  ARG Juan Carlos Lorenzo  ARG Boca Juniors [1]
001978  ARG Juan Carlos Lorenzo (2)  ARG Boca Juniors (2) [1]
001979  URU Luis Cubilla  PAR Olimpia [1]
001980  URU Juan Mujica  URU Nacional (2) [1]
001981  BRA Paulo César Carpegiani  BRA Flamengo [1]
001982  URU Hugo Bagnulo  URU Peñarol (4) [1]
001983  BRA Valdir Espinosa  BRA Grêmio [1]
001984  ARG José Pastoriza  ARG Independiente (7) [1]
001985  ARG José Yudica  ARG Argentinos Juniors [1]
001986  ARG Héctor Veira  ARG River Plate [1]
001987  URU Oscar Tabárez  URU Peñarol (5) [1]
001988  URU Roberto Fleitas  URU Nacional (3) [1]
001989  COL Francisco Maturana  COL Atlético Nacional [1]
001990  URU Luis Cubilla (2)  PAR Olimpia (2) [1]
001991  YUG Mirko Jozić  CHI Colo-Colo [1]
001992  BRA Telê Santana  BRA São Paulo [1]
001993  BRA Telê Santana (2)  BRA São Paulo (2) [1]
001994  ARG Carlos Bianchi  ARG Vélez Sársfield [1]
001995  BRA Luiz Felipe Scolari  BRA Grêmio (2) [1]
001996  ARG Ramón Díaz  ARG River Plate (2) [1]
001997  BRA Paulo Autuori  BRA Cruzeiro (2) [1]
001998  BRA Antônio Lopes  BRA Vasco da Gama [1]
001999  BRA Luiz Felipe Scolari (2)  BRA Palmeiras [1]
002000  ARG Carlos Bianchi (2)  ARG Boca Juniors (3) [1]
002001  ARG Carlos Bianchi (3)  ARG Boca Juniors (4) [1]
002002  ARG Nery Pumpido  PAR Olimpia (3) [1]
002003  ARG Carlos Bianchi (4)  ARG Boca Juniors (5) [1]
002004  COL Luis Fernando Montoya  COL Once Caldas [1]
002005  BRA Paulo Autuori (2)  BRA São Paulo (3) [2]
002006  BRA Abel Braga  BRA Internacional
002007  ARG Miguel Ángel Russo  ARG Boca Juniors (6) [3]
002008  ARG Edgardo Bauza  ECU LDU Quito [4]
002009  ARG Alejandro Sabella  ARG Estudiantes (4) [5]
002010  BRA Celso Roth  BRA Internacional (2)
002011  BRA Muricy Ramalho  BRA Santos (3)
002012  BRA Tite  BRA Corinthians
002013  BRA Cuca  BRA Atlético Mineiro
002014  ARG Edgardo Bauza (2)  ARG San Lorenzo
002015  ARG Marcelo Gallardo  ARG River Plate (3)
002016  COL Reinaldo Rueda  COL Atlético Nacional (2)
002017  BRA Renato Gaúcho  BRA Grêmio (3)
002018  ARG Marcelo Gallardo (2)  ARG River Plate (4)
002019  POR Jorge Jesus  BRA Flamengo (2)
002020  POR Abel Ferreira  BRA Palmeiras (2)
002021  POR Abel Ferreira (2)  BRA Palmeiras (3)
002022  BRA Dorival Júnior  BRA Flamengo (3)
002023  BRA Fernando Diniz  BRA Fluminense

Managers with multiple titles[edit]

Rank Nation Manager Won Runner-up Years won Years runner-up Clubs won
1 Argentina Carlos Bianchi 4 1 1994, 2000, 2001, 2003 2004 Vélez Sarsfield, Boca Juniors
2 Argentina Osvaldo Zubeldía 3 — 1968, 1969, 1970 — Estudiantes
3 Uruguay Luis Cubilla 2 2 1979, 1990 1989, 1991 Olimpia
Brazil Luiz Felipe Scolari 2 2 1995, 1999 2000, 2022 Grêmio, Palmeiras
5 Uruguay Roberto Scarone 2 1 1960, 1961 1972 Peñarol
Argentina Juan Carlos Lorenzo 2 1 1977, 1978 1979 Boca Juniors
Brazil Telê Santana 2 1 1992, 1993 1994 São Paulo
Argentina Marcelo Gallardo 2 1 2015, 2018 2019 River Plate
9 Brazil Lula 2 — 1962, 1963 — Santos
Argentina Manuel Giúdice 2 — 1964, 1965 — Independiente
Argentina Pedro Dellacha 2 — 1972, 1975 — Independiente
Brazil Paulo Autuori 2 — 1997, 2005 — Cruzeiro, São Paulo
Argentina Edgardo Bauza 2 — 2008, 2014 — LDU Quito, San Lorenzo
Portugal Abel Ferreira 2 — 2020, 2021 — Palmeiras
Bold = Still active as manager

By nationality[edit]

This table lists the total number of titles won by managers of each nationality.

Nationality Number
of wins
 Argentina 27
 Brazil 20
 Uruguay 10
 Colombia 3
 Portugal 3
 Yugoslavia 1

See also[edit]

References[edit]

General
  • "Copa Libertadores de América". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF. 2009-07-16. Retrieved 2010-01-06.
  • "Copa Libertadores - Winning Coaches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF. 2004-07-10. Retrieved 2010-01-06.
Specific
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as Andrés, Juan Pablo (10 July 2004). "Copa Libertadores - Winning Coaches". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  2. ^ Homewood, Brian (10 September 2013). "Sao Paulo fire Autuori after 13 games". Reuters. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Russo ready for Japanese challenge". FIFA. 2007-11-16. Archived from the original on March 27, 2008. Retrieved 2010-01-06.
  4. ^ "Edgardo Bauza, Quito's redeemer". FIFA. 2008-07-08. Archived from the original on October 12, 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-06.
  5. ^ "Así llegó Estudiantes de La Plata a su cuarto título de América" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 2009-07-16. Retrieved 2010-01-06.
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