A manager is the driving force behind any successful Premier League team. Isn’t it obvious? Their oversized trophy cabinets serve as a reminder that it is all pointless without a man in the dugout to motivate victories, oversee practices, and yell directions from the sidelines.
There are many people who frequently struggle to win cutlery, but the best are able to make it a habit. It all comes down to leaving a legacy, and some managers in the top division of England are more distinguished than others.
We examine how many significant trophies each of the 20 Premier League managers—from Kieran McKenna of Ipswich Town to Ruben Amorim of Manchester United—has won. A list of items that qualify as “major trophies” is provided below.
Top flight titles in every nation, the Champions League, Europa League, and Europa Conference League, as well as each country’s first-choice cup competition, are all regarded as key prizes in Europe.
19. Enzo Maresca – 0
The people in charge at Stamford Bridge will be hoping that Enzo Maresca can win more trophies after being named as Mauricio Pochettino’s successor at Chelsea’s helm in the summer. The former Leicester City and Parma tactician has yet to win a trophy, but that could change later this month as his team competes for the 2024–2025 Europa Conference League title.
On May 28, the Blues will play Real Betis in Wroclaw. The Stamford Bridge team is sure that their travel to Poland will go more smoothly this time around because they have only lost once in this season’s third-tier European competition, a pointless 2-1 loss to Legia Warsaw following a 3-0 first-leg victory in the quarterfinals.
18. Iraola Andoni – 0
Andoni Iraola is a jewel for Bournemouth, as evidenced by the fact that he is being considered as Manchester City’s inevitable replacement for Pep Guardiola. For the entirety of his time in the dugout, the Spaniard on the south coast has not always had a smooth ride. He hasn’t won any significant prizes as of now. Keep an eye out!
17. 0 for Thomas Frank
People at Gtech Community Stadium think highly of Thomas Frank. He is a highly desirable alternative for teams of a higher calibre due to his tactical versatility as well as his distinct and well-coordinated abilities. Regretfully, given his long tenure at the helm, the seasoned Dane has yet to experience the taste of cutlery. Trophies are unavoidable; the question is whether he can win them in west London, where the Bees are always content to finish in the middle of the pack.
16. Kieran McKenna – 0
Kieran McKenna, who started his management career at Manchester United, is the talk of the town despite being relegated back to the second division of England. The 38-year-old from Coa, Northern Ireland, who is currently in charge of Ipswich Town, has not yet taken home a trophy. However, it appears that he will soon be draughted by a squad with more resources.
15. 0 for Fabian Hurzeler
Fabian Hurzeler, 31, joined Brighton & Hove Albion from St. Pauli to become the youngest permanent manager in Premier League history. Despite his lack of experience, he established himself in Germany and throughout his time in England, but even after winning the 2.Bundesliga, he has yet to win a major championship.
14. Santo Nuno Espirito – 1
Nuno Espirito Santo’s tenure as Nottingham Forest’s manager has been nothing short of spectacular, and City Ground supporters will be hoping he can repeat the success he saw with Al-Ittihad in Saudi Arabia. The veteran’s only career trophy came in 2022–2023 when he won the Saudi Pro League.
13. David Moyes, 1
Perhaps the best way to characterise David Moyes’ career is turbulent. It didn’t work out when he was chosen to carry on Sir Alex Ferguson’s legacy at Old Trafford, and he has subsequently managed at Everton and West Ham. Nevertheless, the east Londoners will always remember the moment he won the Europa Conference League gold at the former. We will have to wait and see what it means for the Toffees’ fortunes as he arrives to Merseyside for the second time, where he is welcomed by a new stadium and new owners.
12. Nistelrooy Ruud – 1
Ruud van Nistelrooy’s time as Leicester City’s manager has not gone well, but he has still won as many trophies as Arteta and Moyes. He wants to put as much effort into the game as he did when he was captaining the line for teams like Manchester United and Real Madrid. That was during the 2022–2023 season, when he and PSV Eindhoven won the Dutch Cup.
11. Graham Potter – 1
Born in Solihull At Brighton, Graham Potter was one of the world’s most exciting managers. His reputation was damaged during his time at Chelsea, and he is now back in England, leading West Ham United. When Ostersunds FK won the Swedish Cup in 2016–17, it was his only trophy of his career.
10. One Mikel Arteta
One of Pep Guardiola’s many protégés, Mikel Arteta of Arsenal, took over a team assembled by the great Arsene Wenger, and in a matter of months, he won the FA Cup, the oldest football championship in history. The north Londoners haven’t won anything since then. They’ve essentially turned into England’s nearmen in their quest for more hardware, and it seems like the Spaniard’s time (and patience) is running out after finishing second in the Premier League for the third straight season, losing out on glory to recently hired Liverpool manager Arne Slot, who demonstrated that success can come quickly.
9. Eddie Howe – 1
The transition of Bournemouth from League Two to the Premier League under Eddie Howe was nothing short of spectacular. Newcastle United hired him when his popularity in the English game skyrocketed, and he has since ended the team’s decades-long trophy drought by defeating Liverpool in the 2024–25 League Cup.
8. Marco Silva (2
Marco Silva has yet to taste success in the English capital, but the 47-year-old has had it elsewhere—a Portuguese Cup with Sporting GP and Greece’s top flight with Olympiacos. There’s a reason he’s so sought-after in the managerial world: his Fulham team is always a formidable opponent, and that’s due to the Portuguese’s genius.
One of the few Europa League champions on this list is fifty-year-old Oliver Glasner. The Austrian was the top player in Europe’s second tier while he was in the Eintracht Frankfurt dugout in 2021–2022.
He will have the opportunity to add a second FA Cup title the following season after leading Crystal Palace to the championship in just his second season in SE25. It all ended beautifully when the Eagles overcame Manchester City 1-0 to win their first major title under the arches of Wembley Stadium, after the Austrian threatened to discipline Pep Guardiola unless he altered his strategy.
6. Arne Slot: 3
Arne Slot, who recently brought his total to three, joined Jurgen Klopp’s all-star squad in the summer of 2024 and won the Premier League right away. In consecutive seasons, he won the Dutch Cup and the Eredivisie with his previous employers, Feyenoord. His collection will continue to expand rapidly as long as he stays in charge of Anfield.
5. Vitor Pereira – 5
Vitor Pereira had a talent for adding trophies to his resume before coming to England as the new manager of Wolverhampton Wanderers, particularly during his 93-game tenure with FC Porto. He earned two league titles in Portugal. He has also had success elsewhere, winning trophies at Shanghai SIPG and Olympiacos.
4. Ruben Amorim, number six
Ruben Amorim has struggled at Stretford ever since taking Erik ten Hag’s place at Manchester United. However, Amorim, who was born in Libson and made a strong case to be one of Europe’s most successful head managers prior to Old Trafford, as demonstrated by his collection of trophies, which includes two top-flight championships in his native country in 2020–2021 and 2023–2024.
When the Red Devils play Tottenham in the Europa League final on May 21, he will have the chance to earn seven major honours so early in his career. This match will also give him a reprieve by giving him a backdoor admission into the Champions League the following season.
3. Unai Emery, number nine
It would be considered that Unai Emery struggles to get the best out of some of the greatest players in Europe if you take his time at Arsenal at face value. Since entering the managerial profession, the 53-year-old has maintained success at Paris Saint-Germain and Sevilla, making him one of the Premier League’s longest-serving managers. Most notably, with four Europa League victories, he holds the record for most wins in the history of the competition.
2. Ange Postecoglou – 12
When Tottenham Hotspur plays Man United in Bilbao on May 21, it will be interesting to see if Ange Postecoglou’s belief that winning trophies in his second season is true holds true. However, he has won numerous awards before moving to North London, including two Scottish Premiership titles with Celtic, his previous employers.
1. Guardiola, Pep (29
There’s no prize for predicting who would be at the top of the list: Pep Guardiola of Manchester City is a consistent winner. The Catalan strategist was a trophy-winning force with Barcelona and Bayern Munich prior to England. Guardiola currently has 29 major titles in his collection, including three Champions Leagues.
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