Top 10 Richest Football Managers in the World 2025

Top 10 Richest Football Managers in the World

Diego Simeone	$300 million
Pep Guardiola	$120 million
José Mourinho	$120 million
zinedine zidane	$120 million
Fabio Cannavaro	$100 million
Antonio Conte	$90 million
Jürgen Klopp	$80 million
Rafael Benítez	$80 million
Carlo Ancelotti	$70 million
Ole Gunnar Solskjær	$80 million

Top 10 Richest Football Managers in the World

Diego Simeone – $350 million

Diego Simeone is the wealthiest football manager inn the world. Hetakes a whooping 43 million euros annually as salary. Semeone is an Argentine professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder; he has been the manager of Atlético Madrid since December 2011.

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Simeone is considered a legendary figure in the history of Atlético Madrid due to his achievements as a player and manager with them.

Pep Guardiola -$120 million

Pep Guardiola is among the richest football managers in the world. Josep “Pep” Guardiola Sala  is a Spanish professional football manager and former player, who is the current manager of Premier League club Manchester City. 

He is often considered to be one of the greatest managers of all time and holds the record for the most consecutive league games won in La Liga, the Bundesliga and the Premier League. Pep Guardiola currently takes an annual salary of $23 million euros.

José Mourinho -$120 million

José Mário dos Santos Mourinho Félix, GOIH is a Portuguese professional football manager and former player who is set to become the head coach of Serie A club Roma from the 2021–22 season. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest managers of all time, and is one of the most decorated managers ever. Jose Mourinho is one of the richest football managers in the world.

Zinedine Zidane -$120 million

Zinedine Yazid Zidane popularly known as Zizou, is a French former professional football player who played as an attacking midfielder. He is the current manager of La Liga club Real Madrid and is one of the most successful managers in the world. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. he is one of the richest football managers in the world. Zidane takes a salary of $10 million anuually

Fabio Cannavaro -$100 million

Fabio Cannavaro is an Italian former professional footballer and current manager of Chinese club Guangzhou. Fabio is the highest paid football manager in China with an annual salary of $12 million. He is among the wealthiest managers in the world.

Antonio Conte -$90 million

Antonio Conte  is an Italian professional football manager and former player. He is the head coach at Serie A club Inter Milan. Conte currently takes a salary of $12 million making him one of the richest football managers in the world.

Jürgen Klopp -$80 million

Jürgen Norbert Klopp is a German professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Premier League club Liverpool. He is widely regarded as one of the best managers in the world.

Rafael Benítez -$80 million

Rafael “Rafa” Benítez Maudes is a Spanish professional football manager. He is the current manager of Chinese Super League club Dalian Professional. Benitez takes a salary of $15.83 million making him one of the richest football managers

Carlo Ancelotti -$80 million

Carlo Ancelotti is an Italian professional football manager and former player who manages Premier League club Everton. Carlo is among the wealthiest managers inn the world. He takes a salary of 11 million euros as manager of Everton

Ole Gunnar Solskjær -$80 million

Ole Gunnar Solskjær is a Norwegian professional football manager and former player who played as a Striker. He is the current manager of Premier League club Manchester United. He is paid £7.5 million annually as salary as Manchester United Manager.

Top 10 Richest Football Managers in the World