With the arrival of Rúben Amorim to the Manchester United bench, this being the tenth ‘Red Devil’ coach in the last decade, there is a tendency to believe that the Old Trafford team is the one that has rotated the most in terms of coaches. However, one could not be further from the truth, in fact, he is not even the one who made the most replacements within the ‘Big Six’. Below, a review of the teams in each league that have seen the most coaches pass through their ranks.
LaLiga
Contrary to what you might think with the ‘constant’ rotation of coaches that teams like FC Barcelona have, in the last 10 years the LaLiga team that has had the most coaches has been Espanyol with 18 different variants. From 2014 until now, almost two dozen helmsmen have passed through the team now directed by Manolo González. This gives an average of 1.8 technical directors per year.
Altogether, counting all first division teams, a Spanish club has an average of 10.45 coaches in ten years. Overcoming the barrier of one per year. The team that lowers this average is Atlético de Madrid, which has respected Diego Simeone’s process for all this time.
Series A
Of the five major leagues, Serie A has the team that has changed its tactician the most times in the last decade. This is the Cagliari that has seen 19 different people sit on its bench. It is currently directed by the Italian Davide Nicola who took office in July of this year.
The average number of coaches per decade, per team, in this league is 10.95.
Bundesliga
The institution that has least managed to hit its ‘mister’ is Stuttgart, having 18 names in its history since 2014. Currently it is the German Sebastian Hoeneß who serves as coach and who arrived in April 2023.
The average number of coaches per decade, per team, in this league is 8.15.
Ligue 1
Of the five championships compared, this is the one with the team that has changed coaches the fewest times. This is Olympique de Marseille that has had 15 people in charge for the last ten years. At the moment, it is the former Brighton, Roberto De Zerbi who has been in charge since July 2024.
This is the league with the fewest turnovers in its teams, the average number of coaches per club in the last 10 years is 8.
Premier League
Finally, one of the most anticipated, the Premier League, for many the elite of world football. No, the team with the most strategists in the last 10 years is not Manchester United. This is Nottingham Forest, which has had 17 coaches since the 2014 season. The current ‘Profe’ of the club is the Portuguese coach, Nuno Espíritu Santo.
The average change in this league over the last two decades has been 8.9 coaches per team. The ‘Big Six’ team that has had the most changes is Chelsea with 11 rotations.
A citizen of the world
A coach who has gone through all the leagues throughout this time is none other than the current merengue, Carlo Ancelotti. In the last decade, the Italian has played for PSG in France, Real Madrid in Spain (twice), Bayern Munich in Germany, Napoli in Italy and Everton in England.
