5 of the best managerial appointments in the last decade

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European football has had some world-class managers

#3 Jupp Heynckes - FC Bayern Munich

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Heynckes won it all in 2012-13

The former Bayern boss makes it to this list courtesy of his third spell at the club which ended in 2013 with him being at the top of European football.

On 25 March 2011, it was announced that Heynckes would be replacing Louis Van Gaal as the manager of Bayern Munich going into the 2011-12 season. The manager was the oldest man in charge in the league at 66.

That season was an absolute disaster for the club as they lost both the Bundesliga and DFB Pokal Cup to rivals Dortmund. However, the team had a Champions League final yet to be played against Chelsea. Bayern infamously lost the final after taking it to penalties.

In the 2012-13 season, Heynckes's men lost just one league game and held the record for the earliest title victory, winning it on 6th April 2013. Bayern owned the record books for their stellar performance during the campaign.

In the Champions League, Bayern thrashed the favourites Barcelona 7–0 in the semis on aggregate to reach a second successive final. The German champions then defeated arch-rivals Borussia Dortmund 2–1 to lift their fifth European title.

The manager added one more piece of silverware in the form of the DFB Pokal Cup, which completed the team's treble. The club appointed Pep Guardiola as the manager's successor in January.

Bayern remain the only German side to have won a treble till date. Heynckes is arguably the best manager Bayern have had in a long time.

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