Juventus managers: The top four all-time greatest head coaches of Juventus

Juventus have changed numerous managers since the inception of the club. Betimate lists out all the coaches that have been in charge of Juve and notably emphasizes the top four best managers of all time.

By: Harry Siuu

09/07/2021 02:16

List of Juventus managers over time

Name	Nat.	From	To	W%
Jenő Károly	Hungary	1923	1926	57.14
József Viola	Hungary	1926 (interim manager) 1926	– 1928	56.72
William Aitken	Scotland	1928	1930	55.22
Carlo Carcano	Italy	1930	1935	68.94
Carlo Bigatto Benè Gola	Italy	1934 (interim manager)	1935	55.17
Virginio Rosetta	Italy	1935	1939	43.88
Umberto Caligaris	Italy	1939	1940	52.78
Federico Munerati	Italy	1941(interim manager)	–	40.00
Giovanni Ferrari	Italy	1941	1942	41.18
Luis Monti	Italy	1942 (interim manager)	–	52.63
Felice P. Borel	Italy	1942	1946	56.25
Renato Cesarini	Italy	1946	1948	52.63
Billy Chalmers	Scotland	1948	1949	50.00
Jesse Carver	England	1949	1951	67.11
Luigi Bertolini	Italy	1951 (interim manager)	–	80.00
György Sárosi	Hungary	1951	1953	51.61
Aldo Olivieri	Italy	1953	1955	47.06
Sandro Puppo	Italy	1955	1957	24.19
Teobaldo Depetrini	Italy	1957 1958 (interim manager)	– 1959	55.56
Ljubiša Broćić	Yugoslavia	1957	1958	64.15
Carlo Parola	Italy	1959 1961 1974	1961 1962 1976	57.92
Július Korostelev	Czechoslovakia	1961 (interim manager)	–	0.00
Paulo Amaral	Brazil	1962	1964	56.82
Eraldo Monzeglio	Italy	1964 (interim manager)	–	40.54
Heriberto Herrera	Paraguay	1964	1969	46.51
Luis Carniglia	Argentina	1969	1970	41.67
Ercole Rabitti	Italy	1970 (interim manager)	–	48.28
Armando Picchi	Italy	1970	1971	58.62
Čestmír Vycpálek	Czechoslovakia	1971	1974	50.32
Giovanni Trapattoni	Italy	1976 1991	1986 1994	53.52
Rino Marchesi	Italy	1986	1988	47.19
Dino Zoff	Italy	1988	1990	50.96
Luigi Maifredi	Italy	1990	1991	46.94
Marcello Lippi	Italy	1994 2001	1999 2004	56.05
Carlo Ancelotti	Italy	1999	2001	55.26
Fabio Capello	Italy	2004	2006	64.76
Didier Deschamps	France	2006	2007	70.45
Giancarlo Corradini	Italy	2007 (interim manager)	–	0.00
Claudio Ranieri	Italy	2007	2009	48.94
Ciro Ferrara	Italy	2009	2010	50.00
Alberto Zaccheroni	Italy	2010	2010	38.10
Luigi Delneri	Italy	2010	2011	40.00
Antonio Conte	Italy	2011	2014	67.55
Massimiliano Allegri	Italy	2014 2021	2019 present	69.96
Maurizio Sarri	Italy	2019	2020	65.38
Andrea Pirlo	Italy	2020	2021	65.38

Manager records

Rank	Manager	Serie A	Coppa Italia	Suppercoppa Italiana	UCL	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	UEL	UEFA Super Cup	UEFA Intertoto Cup	Intercontinental Cup	Total
1	Giovanni Trapattoni	6	2	–	1	1	2	1	–	1	14
2	Marcello Lippi	5	1	4	1	–	–	1	–	1	13
3	Massimiliano Allegri	5	4	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	11
4	Antonio Conte	3	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	5
5	Carlo Carcano	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4
6	Renato Cesarini	2	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3
7	Heriberto Herrera	1	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2
	Čestmír Vycpálek	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	Dino Zoff	–	1	–	–	–	1	–	–	–
	Andrea Pirlo	–	1	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
11	Carlo Parola	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
	Jenő Károly	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	Carlo Bigatto	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	Jesse Carver	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	György Sárosi	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	Ljubiša Broćić	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	Maurizio Sarri	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	Virginio Rosetta	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	Teobaldo Depetrini	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	Giovanni Ferrari	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	Carlo Ancelotti	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–

The top four all-time best Juventus coaches

4. Antonio Conte (2011-2014)

Antonio Conte arrives at Juventus with great hopes as a former player. Due to his time as a midfielder with Juventus, he was a great fan favorite. Under Marcello Lippi, he led Juventus on the field and earned the hearts of the fans with his toughness, hard effort, and leadership as a player. In 2011, he returned to Juventus to replace the previous coach Luigi Delneri. Conte, despite all the hoopla and high expectations that surrounded him, kept his head down and delivered. Conte rapidly established himself at the club and achieved several milestones in his first season, including matching Fabio Capello's 28-game undefeated record.

While Antonio Conte's main failing appears to be Juventus' repeated defeats in Europe, the club was nearly invincible at times in Seria A. He deserves credit for a remarkable turnaround, for shaping a team and guiding them to a strong position in the years ahead.

Antonio Conte

Antonio Conte

3. Massimiliano Allegri (2014-19, 2021-present)

Allegri's entrance in Turin drew mixed reactions from supporters after he proved his value to Milan. Allegri's presence did not sit well with everyone when it came to form squads. However, in recent seasons, he has silenced his detractors by winning. After all, a professional manager's primary goal is to win, not to please.

Allegri spent his time molding the team to perfect his tactics and approaches after inheriting a very strong group from his predecessor, Antonio Conte. However, his tremendous success and historical significance demonstrate why he deserves to be on this list. Allegri guided Juventus to unparalleled success in Italy, winning three consecutive domestic doubles, a record that will be difficult to replicate in the future. The great strategist led Juventus to further European success, although they lost two UEFA Champions League finals in the last several seasons against Barcelona and Real Madrid.

Massimiliano Allegri

Massimiliano Allegri

Massimiliano Allegri remains an important member of the current Juventus group, and with the addition of Cristiano Ronaldo, they are off to their best start in club history. Allegri will be remembered for the rest of his life by the club and the supporters, regardless of what happens.

2. Giovanni Trapattoni (1976-1986, 1991-1994)

Giovanni Trapattoni is widely considered as one of the finest managers of all time, as well as one of Turin's most awarded and famous managers. The 'Old Lady' rose to new heights of prosperity under his leadership.

Giovanni Trapattoni

Giovanni Trapattoni

The incredible thing about this man's devotion for Juventus is that he managed the team not once, but twice—the first time for a decade. He demonstrated his excellence by winning every prize available at the time. Trapattoni won six league crowns, two Coppa Italia cups, and all of the European trophies available at the time. Juventus won the UEFA Cup in 1977, the Cup Winners’ Cup in 1984, the Intercontinental Cup the following summer, and their first European Cup against Liverpool in 1985. In 1991, he returned to win the UEFA Cup for the second time. Despite his defensive tactics, he was a great success in Italy, with another European Cup Final participation with Juve being one of his many significant accomplishments.

Due to his great managing ability, it's no surprise that he's a fan favorite with few detractors. He took Juve to new heights that no other coach had achieved before, cementing his place in the club's history.

1. Marcello Lippi (1994-1999, 2001-2004)

Lippi is perhaps the only manager in history to have won every major football award. He is widely considered as one of the best coaches of all time, having won the World Cup, the UCL, and several league titles. His most notable spell was at Juventus when he was able to resurrect the 'Old Lady' and lead them back to glory. He took over when Trapattoni's second spell at Juventus came to an end, and Juventus began a new age of success.

Lippi, who was known for his winning attitude, used to teach his players how to think like champions. He won four Seria A titles and led Juventus to three consecutive Champions League Finals, although only one of them was won. What was genuinely remarkable about Lippi was that he was a man who believed in the game's continual growth. During his time with Juventus, Italy was split between two other revolutionaries, Sacchi and Rocco, who had opposing styles and methods.

Marcello Lippi was able to adapt his structure and tactics to the needs of his various teams. With Juventus, he was in charge of numerous fantastic players with a few names that come to mind: Zinedine Zidane, Baggio, Ravanelli, Del Piero, and Antonio Conte.

Marcello Lippi