List_of_Asian_national_football_team_managers
This is a list of the current managers of national teams in men's association football. Appointed by the country's association, a manager is responsible for selecting the team of players for the matches of the national team, among other duties.
The list encompasses all teams that are members, full or associate, of one of FIFA's six continental confederations: AFC (Asia), CAF (Africa), CONCACAF (North and Central America and the Caribbean), CONMEBOL (South America), OFC (Oceania), and UEFA (Europe). The great majority of those nations are also members of FIFA itself; where this is not the case, this is noted.
Unlike players, who must meet eligibility rules including holding legal nationality of the country they represent, and have very limited options for changing national team allegiance, managers are bound by no such restrictions; it is not uncommon for associations to hire foreign managers, and for managers to have been in charge of different national teams during their careers.
Managers of FIFA member national teams, along with captains of those teams and media representatives, are able to vote for nominees of The Best FIFA Men's Player award.
The Asian Football Confederation has 47 members, one of which, the Northern Mariana Islands, is not affiliated with FIFA.
The Confederation of African Football has 54 full members, and 2 associate members not affiliated with FIFA: Réunion and Zanzibar.
The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football has 41 members, of which 6 are not affiliated with FIFA: Bonaire, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint Martin, and Sint Maarten.
The South American Football Confederation has 10 members.
Team | Manager | Assumed role | Refs |
---|---|---|---|
Argentina | Lionel Scaloni | 3 August 2018 | [125][F 132] |
Bolivia | Antônio Carlos Zago | 31 October 2023 | [126][F 133] |
Brazil | Dorival Junior | 10 January 2024 | [127][F 134] |
Chile | Ricardo Gareca | 25 January 2024 | [128][F 135] |
Colombia | Néstor Lorenzo | 2 June 2022 | [129][F 136] |
Ecuador | Félix Sánchez | 11 March 2023 | [130][F 137] |
Paraguay | Daniel Garnero | 20 September 2023 | [131][F 138] |
Peru | Jorge Fossati | 14 December 2023 | [132][F 139] |
Uruguay | Marcelo Bielsa | 15 May 2023 | [133][F 140] |
Venezuela | Fernando Batista | 10 March 2023 | [134][F 141] |
The Oceania Football Confederation has 11 full members, and 2 associate members not affiliated with FIFA: Kiribati and Tuvalu.
Team | Manager | Assumed role | Refs |
---|---|---|---|
American Samoa | Rupeni Luvu | January 2023 | [F 142] |
Cook Islands | Jess Ibrom | 19 December 2023 | [135][F 143] |
Fiji | Rob Sherman | 8 May 2023 | [136][F 144] |
Kiribati[lower-alpha 3] | Jake Kewley | 2015 | [137] |
New Caledonia | Johann Sidaner | September 2022 | [138][F 145] |
New Zealand | Darren Bazeley | March 2023 | [139][F 146] |
Papua New Guinea | Warren Moon | 26 October 2023 | [140][F 147] |
Samoa | Ryan Stewart | 2023 | [F 148] |
Solomon Islands | vacant | [141][F 149] | |
Tahiti | Samuel Garcia | 20 May 2019 | [142][F 150] |
Tonga | Timote Moleni | 2015 | [F 151] |
Tuvalu[lower-alpha 3] | Osamesa Mesako | 2023 | |
Vanuatu | Emerson Alcântara | 2023 | [F 152] |
The Union of European Football Associations has 55 members.
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FIFA profiles
- Afghanistan, fifa.com
- Bangladesh, fifa.com
- Chinese Taipei, fifa.com
- The Kyrgyz Football Union, fifa.com
- DPR Korea Football Association, fifa.com
- Philippines, fifa.com
- Saudi Arabia, fifa.com
- Korea Republic, fifa.com
- Syrian Football Association, fifa.com
- Tajikistan, fifa.com
- Timor-Leste, fifa.com
- Turkmenistan, fifa.com
- United Arab Emirates, fifa.com
- Uzbekistan, fifa.com
- Burkina Faso, fifa.com
- Cape Verde, fifa.com
- Central African Republic, fifa.com
- Equatorial Guinea, fifa.com
- Guinea-Bissau, fifa.com
- Ivory Coast, fifa.com
- Madagascar, fifa.com
- Mauritania, fifa.com
- Mozambique, fifa.com
- São Tomé and Príncipe, fifa.com
- Seychelles, fifa.com
- Sierra Leone, fifa.com
- Somali Football Federation, fifa.com
- South Africa, fifa.com
- South Sudan, fifa.com
- Antigua and Barbuda, fifa.com
- British Virgin Islands, fifa.com
- Cayman Islands, fifa.com
- Costa Rica, fifa.com
- Dominican Republic, fifa.com
- El Salvador, fifa.com
- Montserrat, fifa.com
- Puerto Rico, fifa.com
- St Kitts and Nevis, fifa.com
- Saint Lucia, fifa.com
- St Vincent and the Grenadines, fifa.com
- Trinidad and Tobago, fifa.com
- Turks and Caicos Islands, fifa.com
- United States, fifa.com
- US Virgin Islands, fifa.com
- Chilean Football Association, fifa.com
- American Samoa, fifa.com
- Cook Islands, fifa.com
- New Caledonia, fifa.com
- New Zealand, fifa.com
- Papua New Guinea, fifa.com
- Solomon Islands, fifa.com
- Azerbaijan, fifa.com
- Belarus Football Federation, fifa.com
- Bosnia and Herzegovina, fifa.com
- Czech Republic, fifa.com
- Faroe Islands, fifa.com
- Kazakhstan, fifa.com
- Liechtenstein, fifa.com
- Luxembourg, fifa.com
- Montenegro, fifa.com
- Netherlands, fifa.com
- North Macedonia, fifa.com
- Northern Ireland, fifa.com
- Republic of Ireland, fifa.com
- Russian Football Union, fifa.com
- San Marino, fifa.com
- Switzerland, fifa.com