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Throughout the history of European football, clubs have had great managers guide them to the biggest trophies. These people have helped their teams achieve unprecedented levels of success in their time at the helm of the clubs' affairs.
For a manager, winning matches is the most important thing, because racking up these wins is what eventually leads to trophies. Winning keeps them in the job as most clubs are happy to cut them loose if they do not help the club achieve its aims. For this reason, managers with the highest win ratios are regarded as the best in the business.
The win ratio of a manager is dependent on their longevity and the quality of the teams they put forth and their tactics. Without further ado, here is a list of the five managers with the best win ratio in Europe's top five leagues this century.
#5 Jose Mourinho (63%)
Portuguese tactician Jose Mourinho is known as "The Special One" for a reason. He has enjoyed a highly successful career and is surely one of the greats in the game. Mourinho has won 365 out of 579 matches in his career, a brilliant 63% of his total matches as a manager.
Mourinho was an assistant at FC Barcelona before he moved back to Portugal and won the UEFA Champions League with FC Porto in 2004. His exploits with FC Porto earned him a move to Chelsea, where he won the Premier League in each of his first two seasons.
He went on to manage Real Madrid and Inter Milan before a second spell at Chelsea. He also managed Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur.
Mourinho is currently in charge of affairs at AS Roma, having been appointed as the club's manager before the 2021/22 season. He is also highly decorated, with a great deal of trophies to his name.
#4 Laurent Blanc (64%)
Former France captain Laurent Blanc makes this list as the manager with the fourth-highest win ratio in the 21st century. The vastly experienced Frenchman has won 146 of 228 matches in Europe's top five leagues, giving him a win ratio of 64%.
Blanc started his managerial career in the French Ligue 1 with Girondins de Bordeaux in 2007. He led the club to the league title before taking the national team job. He returned to club football with Paris Saint-Germain in 2013 and managed to win Ligue 1 three more times, in addition to other triumphs.
Blanc spent his entire managerial career in Europe in his native France before moving to Saudi Arabia to manage Al Rayyan. He was named Ligue 1 Manager of the Year three times and has a stacked trophy cabinet. He is currently without a job after he was fired by Al Rayyan earlier this month.
#3 Zinedine Zidane (67.6%)
Zinedine Zidane has had quite a peculiar managerial career. The Ballon d'Or winner has only ever been in charge of Spanish side Real Madrid, for whom he played, and has a win ratio of 67.6%. He won 123 of 182 matches in two spells in charge of the club.
Zidane was in charge of the club's youth team when he was put in charge of the senior team in 2016 following the sacking of Rafael Benitez. He had also previously worked as an assistant to Carlo Ancelotti at the club in 2013.
The Frenchman enjoyed a very successful spell at the helm of affairs at the Santiago Bernabeu, leading the club to three consecutive UEFA Champions League triumphs. He also won the Spanish La Liga in 2017, the club's 33rd in history. In his second spell at the club, Zidane led the side to the Spanish La Liga title before stepping down in 2021.
Zidane is currently without a club, but has been linked with a number of top jobs. The Frenchman has enjoyed a very successful career so far, and is expected to return to management in no time.
#2 Antonio Conte (68.7%)
Antonio Conte is a renowned serial winner who will leave no stone unturned in his bid to achieve victory. The Italian tactician has a win ratio of 68.7% after winning 180 of 262 matches in Europe's top five leagues.
Conte was appointed as Juventus manager in 2011 and led the club to the Serie A title in each of his three seasons in charge. He laid the foundation for a dominant Juventus side that would win nine consecutive Serie A titles before he ended the streak in 2021 by winning Serie A with Internazionale. He also coached Chelsea to Premier League success in his first season at the club in 2016/17.
Conte is presently in charge of Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League after his appointment in 2021. The Italian will look to deliver the club its first trophy since 2008.
#1 Pep Guardiola (76.2%)
Manchester City's Pep Guardiola is widely regarded as the greatest manager of his generation, and one of the greatest ever. He has won 358 of 470 matches as a manager, earning him a win ratio of 76.2%.
Guardiola was appointed at FC Barcelona in 2008, promoting him from his job at the helm of Barcelona B. He led the club to its first treble in his first season in charge and won a host of other trophies before moving to Bayern Munich.
At Bayern Munich, he won the Bundesliga title thrice consecutively before leaving the club. He joined Manchester City where he has won the league title thrice in five years, setting a number of records along the way.
Guardiola is on track for his fourth Premier League title with Manchester City. He will be looking to win the club its first Champions League title before he leaves the club.
