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Where Italy ranks among countries with most national team managers – Read

Samira Vishwas | May 13, 2025 1:18 AM CST

MADRID, SPAIN – MARCH 12: Carlo Ancelotti, Head Coach of Real Madrid, looks on prior to the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Round of 16 second leg match between Atletico de Madrid and Real Madrid C.F. at Estadio Metropolitano on March 12, 2025 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Angel Martinez/Getty Images)

Carlo Ancelotti’s appointment as head coach of the Brazil national team means that there are currently eight Italy representatives actively in charge of national team sides across the world, the same number as Germany, but there are four nations with even more national team head coaches currently under employment.

Ancelotti was officially announced as the head coach of the Brazil national team on Monday, on a contract that will run until the end of the 2026 World Cup.

He will become the only Italian head coach employed by a national team outside of Europe (currently active).

He Joins a List of Currently Active Italian Head Coaches That Also Includes Ct Luciano Spalletti, Vincenzo Montella, Francesco Calzona, Marco Rossi, Paolo Nicolato, Emilio De Leo and Roberto Cevoli.

Italy has the most active head coaches currently employed by nations in Europe (seven).

As things stand, no country has more active national team head coaches across the world than France, with 14, who have three in Europe, six in Africa, four in North and Central America and one in Asia.

Which country has the most national team managers currently active?

France – 14

France's head coach Didier Deschamps reacts during the UEFA Nations League Group A2 football match between France and Italy at the Parc des Princes in Paris on September 6, 2024. (Photo by Franck FIFE / AFP) (Photo by FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images) — France’s head coach Didier Deschamps reacts during the UEFA Nations League Group A2 football match between France and Italy at the Parc des Princes in Paris on September 6, 2024. (Photo by Franck FIFE / AFP) (Photo by FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images)

Didier Deschamps (France), Rudi Garcia (Belgium), Willy Sagnol (Georgia), Herve Renard (Saudi Arabia), Isaac Nata (Congo), Sebastien Desabre (Congo Dr), Michel Dussuyer (Guinea), Corentin Martins (Madagascar), Guillaume Moullec (Mauritius), Nicola) Dupuis (South Sudan), Jean-Claude Darcheville (French Guinea), Sebastien Migne (Haiti), Marc Collat (Martinique), Johann Sidaner (New Caledonia).

Spain – 13

Spain's head coach Luis de La Fuente gestures during the UEFA Euro 2024 Group B football match between Spain and Croatia at the Olympiastadion in Berlin on June 15, 2024. (Photo by Christophe SIMON / AFP) (Photo by CHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFP via Getty Images) — Spain’s head coach Luis de La Fuente gestures during the UEFA Euro 2024 Group B football match between Spain and Croatia at the Olympiastadion in Berlin on June 15, 2024. (Photo by Christophe SIMON / AFP) (Photo by CHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFP via Getty Images)

Luis De La Fuente (Spain), Roberto Martinez (Portugal), Carlos Alos (Belarus), Javier Cabrera (Bangladesh), Mario Rivera (Brunei), Manolo Marquez (India), Juan Antonio Pizzi (Kuwait), Albert Capellas (Philippines), Julen Lopetegui (Qatar), Jose Lana (Syria), Aritz Lopez Garai (Mauritania), David Perez (British Virgin Islands), Thomas Christiansen (Pagama), Felipe Vega-argo (Papua New Guinea).

England – 10

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - APRIL 23: Lee Bowyer, manager of Birmingham City pictured during the Sky Bet Championship match between Birmingham City and Millwall at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium on April 23, 2022 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Matthew Lewis/Getty Images) — BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND – APRIL 23: Lee Bowyer, manager of Birmingham City pictured during the Sky Bet Championship match between Birmingham City and Millwall at St Andrew’s Trillion Trophy Stadium on April 23, 2022 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Matthew Lewis/Getty Images)

Gary White (Chinese Taipei), Ashley Westweood (Hong Kong), Stephan Constantine (Pakistan), Terry Connor (Granada), Steve McClaren (Jamaica), Lee Bowyer (Montserrat), Charlie Trout (Puerto Rico), Ricky Hill (Turks and Caicos), Jake Kewley (Kiribati), Darren Bazeley (New Zealand).

Argentina – 9

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - MARCH 22: Lionel Scaloni Head Coach of Argentina at the start of the International Friendly match against El Salvador at Lincoln Financial Field on March 22, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Ira L. Black/Getty Images) — PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – MARCH 22: Lionel Scaloni Head Coach of Argentina at the start of the International Friendly match against El Salvador at Lincoln Financial Field on March 22, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Ira L. Black/Getty Images)

Lionel Scaloni (Argentina), Ricardo Gareca (Chile), Nestor Lorenzo (Colombia), Sebastian Beccacece (Ecuador), Gustavo Alfaro (Paraguay), Marcelo Bielsa (Uruguay), Fernando Batista (Venezuela), Marcelo Neveleff (Dominican Republic), Mauricio Pochettino (USA).

Italy – 8

epa11726490 Italy’s head coach Luciano Spalletti reacts during the UEFA Nations League soccer match between Italy and France at the Giuseppe Meazza stadium in Milan, Italy, 17 November 2024. EPA-EFE/DANIEL DAL ZENNARO

Luciano Spalletti (Italy), Marco Rossi (Hungary), Paolo Nicolato (Latvia), Emilio De Leo (Malta), Roberto Cevoli (San Marino), Francesco Calzona (Slovakia), Vincenzo Montella (Turkey), Carlo Ancelotti (Brazil).

Germany – 8

DORTMUND, GERMANY - MARCH 18: Head coach Julian Nagelsmann is seen during a Germany training session at Borussia Dortmund training ground on March 18, 2025 in Dortmund, Germany. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images) — DORTMUND, GERMANY – MARCH 18: Head coach Julian Nagelsmann is seen during a Germany training session at Borussia Dortmund training ground on March 18, 2025 in Dortmund, Germany. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images)

Julian Nagelsmann (Germany), Thomas Tuchel (England), Ralf Rangnick (Austria), Franco Foda (Kosovo), Konrad Funfstuck (Liechtenstein), Gernot Rohr (Benin), Torsten Spittler (Rwanda), Michael Nees (Zimbabwe).