Top 10 highest paid trainers in the world 2017

What characterizes a coach as a successful specialist? Today, the work of any coach includes solving such problems as: organizing pre-season training, keeping players in shape during the season, building tactical schemes, constantly motivating the team to win and analyzing the results. However, only successful coaches solve all the tasks and lead their club to the championship and trophies. They are known all over the world and therefore are considered highly qualified specialists. It is, of course, no secret to anyone that their salary is consistent with their fame. Below are the top 10 most successful and highest paid trainers as of 2017.

10. Pete Carroll - Seattle Seahawks - $ 8 million

He is currently the head coach of the Seattle Seahawks professional American football club. Despite his lack of a player's career, he has been coaching the NFL (National Football League) for 32 years. Pete is widely known for his sense of humor and even has a nickname - "Daredevil Pete", given to him due to the characteristic aggressive style of play of the team. However, his humor sometimes goes beyond normality. For example, once on Halloween, he faked his own death, and on April 1, he faked the arrest of the newcomer to the team, Everson Griffen.

9. Sean Peyton - New Orleans Saints - $ 8 million

Another American football player on our list is Sean Peyton. He is the head coach of the New Orleans Saints team. He began his coaching career in the NFL as a quarterback coach for the New York Giants in 1997. In 2006 he was appointed head coach of the New Orleans Saints. In 2012, due to the outbreak of a scandal, on the basis of deliberately injuring players for a fee, he was removed from office for a year.

8. Jurgen Klopp - Liverpool - $ 8.7 million

Jurgen Klopp is the head coach of the English football club Liverpool. The previous place of work was the German club Borussia Dortmund. While still an active player, he wrote his thesis on the topic of walking. In one of his interviews, he said that after the games he walks home on foot, as at this time he reflects on the past game. During matches, he reacts very emotionally to the actions of his team. So, for example, recently during the celebration of a goal, he broke his glasses.

7. Arsene Wenger - Arsenal - $ 9.9 million

For over 20 years, the French mentor has been the permanent head coach of the English football club Arsenal. He is considered the most successful coach in club history, with 49 straight wins behind him in 2004. He is the first foreign coach to win the Premier League (Premier League). Throughout his career at Arsenal, he won three Premier League titles and six FA Cup Final. However, the main European trophy - the Champions League - is still out of reach. He also wrote a book in 1997 called Spirit of Victory. In addition to coaching, Wenger is fond of horse racing. It is also interesting that the Frenchman speaks English, French, Spanish, German and Japanese.

6. Tom Thibodeau - Minnesota Timberwolves - $ 10 million

He is the head coach of the American basketball club Minnesota Timberwolves. Prior to that, he worked for the Boston Celtics and the Chicago Bulls. When asked by journalists about his resignation from the Chicago club, he replied that "he does not regret anything."

In addition to his club activities, Thiboldo is also the assistant to the head coach of the US national team, Mike Krzhizhevsky.

5. Glenn "Doc" Rivers - Los Angeles Clippers - $ 10 million

Currently, he combines the position of head coach of the American basketball club "Los Angeles Clippers" with the post of senior vice president of basketball operations. He started his playing career in 1983. Played with the New York Knicks, San Antonio Spurs, Atlanta Hawks and Los Angeles Clippers. As a coach, he headed the Orlando Magic and the Boston Celtics, where he worked for nine years and won the NBA (National Basketball Association) title in 2008. Rivers tries to avoid constant media attention to his love life.

4. Gregg Popovich - San Antonio Spurs - $ 11 million

Gregg Popovich has been working with the American basketball club San Antonio Spurs for 20 years. Under his leadership, all four currently available NBA titles were taken. Among all the working coaches in the league, only he has such an achievement. Gregg attended the United States Air Force Academy, which he later graduated with a bachelor's degree. Then he served in the US Air Force for five years. Already there, he showed himself as an excellent player and coach. He also previously served as President of Basketball Operations.

3. Carlo Ancelotti - Bayern Munich - $ 13.7 million

Carlo Ancelotti, head coach of Munich football club, is one of the most famous and successful coaches in the world. Once upon a time, even Sir Alex Ferguson himself wanted Carlo to lead the English club Manchester United after his departure. Ancelotti managed to win the most important European trophy - the Champions League - both as a player in Italy's Milan and as coach of Spain's Real Madrid. The Italian has always attracted positive reviews. His close friends speak very well of him both as a coach and as a family man.

2. Jose Mourinho - Manchester United - $ 18.7 million

The Portuguese head coach of English Manchester United is considered a rather controversial coach. During his coaching career, he has led Portuguese Porto, British Chelsea (twice), Italian Inter and Spanish Real Madrid. Jose is one of the most demanded specialists, as he has always achieved high results with each of his clubs. So he once called himself "special." Mourinho has a verbal confrontation with Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger, whom he describes as a "failure specialist."

1. Josep Guardiola - Manchester City - $ 18.7 million

He is the highest paid coach in the world. Previous jobs were Spanish Barcelona and German Bayern, with which the specialist won a number of trophies. During his playing career, he managed to play in Europe and even in Qatar. Guardiola is known for his love of art and his command of three languages: English, Spanish and German. Author of the published book "My People, My Football".

From this list, you can see that the highest paid coaches work in football and basketball. The above salaries are received by specialists under the contract annually, however, these amounts may not correspond to reality, since the contracts also provide for bonuses for certain achievements.

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