The UEFA Women's Coach of the Year Award is an association football award given to the manager coaching a women's football club in Europe that is considered the best in the previous season of both club and national team competition. The award, created in 2020 by UEFA in partnership with European Sports Media (ESM) group, was announced alongside the UEFA Men's Coach of the Year Award.[1]
| UEFA Women's Coach of the Year | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored by | ESM |
| Presented by | UEFA |
| First awarded | 2020 |
| Last awarded | 2023 |
| Most awards |  Sarina Wiegman(2nd awards) |
| Website | uefa.com |
Criteria
editAccording to UEFA, for this award, "coaches in Europe, irrespective of nationality, [are] judged in regard to their performances over the whole season in all competitions – both domestically and internationally – at either club, or national team level."[2]
Voting
editFor the inaugural award, the eight coaches from the clubs that participated in the quarter-finals of that year's UEFA Women's Champions League, along with 20 sports journalists selected by the European Sports Media group specializing in women's football, provided a list of their three best-ranked coaches from one to three, with the first player receiving five points, the second three points and the third one point. Coaches were not allowed to vote for themselves. The three coaches with the most points overall were shortlisted, and the winner was announced during the group stage draw of the next season's UEFA Champions League.[1]
Award history
editWinners
edit| Season | Coach | Team(s) managed |
|---|---|---|
| 2019–20 |  Jean-Luc Vasseur
|
Lyon
|
| 2020–21 |  Lluís Cortés
|
Barcelona
|
| 2021–22 | Sarina Wiegman
|
 England
|
| 2022–23 | Sarina Wiegman
|
England
|
Finalists
editWinner Shortlisted
2019–20
edit| Rank | Coach | Points[3] | Team(s) managed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean-Luc Vasseur
|
122 | Lyon
|
| 2 |  Stephan Lerch
|
78 | VfL Wolfsburg
|
| 3 | Lluís Cortés
|
36 | Barcelona
|
| 4 | Emma Hayes
|
28 | Chelsea
|
| 5 | Sarina Wiegman
|
22 | Netherlands
|
| 6 | Olivier Echouafni
|
18 | Paris Saint-Germain
|
| 7 | Jens Scheuer
|
15 | Bayern Munich
|
| 8 |  Joe Montemurro
|
5 | Arsenal
|
| 9 |  Scott Booth
|
4 | Glasgow City
|
| 10 | Dani González
|
3 | Atlético Madrid
|
2020–21
edit| Rank | Coach | Points[4] | Team(s) managed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lluís Cortés
|
151 | Barcelona
|
| 2 | Emma Hayes
|
78 | Chelsea
|
| 3 |  Peter Gerhardsson
|
37 | Sweden
|
| 4 | Olivier Echouafni
|
24 | Paris Saint-Germain
|
| 5 | Jens Scheuer
|
17 | Bayern Munich
|
| 6 |  Rita Guarino
|
10 | Juventus
|
| Anna Signeul
|
 Finland
| ||
| 8 | Sarina Wiegman
|
7 | Netherlands
|
| 9 | Gareth Taylor
|
5 | Manchester City
|
| 10 | Jorge Vilda
|
3 | Spain
|
2021–22
edit| Rank | Coach | Points[5] | Team(s) managed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarina Wiegman
|
200 | England
|
| 2 | Sonia Bompastor
|
94 | Lyon
|
| 3 | Martina Voss-Tecklenburg
|
71 | Germany
|
| 4 | Jonatan Giráldez
|
27 | Barcelona
|
| 5 | Tommy Stroot
|
22 | VfL Wolfsburg
|
2022–23
edit| Rank | Coach | Points[6][7] | Team(s) managed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarina Wiegman
|
211 | England
|
| 2 | Jorge Vilda
|
163 | Spain
|
| 3 | Jonatan Giráldez
|
139 | Barcelona
|
| 4 | Peter Gerhardsson
|
62 | Sweden
|
| 5 | Emma Hayes
|
56 | Chelsea
|
| 6 | Alessandro Spugna
|
12 | Roma
|
| 7 | Jonas Eidevall
|
11 | Arsenal
|
| 8 | Tommy Stroot
|
9 | VfL Wolfsburg
|
| 9 | Sonia Bompastor
|
7 | Lyon
|
| 10 | Marc Skinner
|
0 | Manchester United
|
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Shortlist of nominees for 2019/20 UEFA club competition awards revealed". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "UEFA Women's Coach of the Year nominees: Cortés, Lerch, Vasseur". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "Jean-Luc Vasseur wins UEFA Women's Coach of the Year award". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ "Lluís Cortés wins 2020/21 UEFA Women's Coach of the Year award". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "England's Sarina Wiegman wins 2021/22 UEFA Women's Coach of the Year award". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ "2022/23 UEFA Women's Coach of the Year nominees announced: Jonatan Giráldez, Jorge Vilda, Sarina Wiegman". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "Sarina Wiegman wins 2022/23 UEFA Women's Coach of the Year award". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.