List of Bundesliga managers

Otto Rehhagel has managed the most Bundesliga games.

These are lists of Bundesliga managers who have taken charge of the most matches or have won a title in this league, which is the top level of the German football league system and started in 1963.

Most Bundesliga games managed

First / Last = year of first / last Bundesliga game managed
Seasons (S): number of Bundesliga seasons managed

Managers are sorted by number of games, then by year of first game.
Current Bundesliga managers and their current clubs are shown in bold.

As of 2 July 2026^[1]^[2]

Rank	Manager	Games	First	Last	S	Club(s)
1	Otto Rehhagel	836	1974	2012	28	Bremen 493, K'lautern 109, Dortmund 68, Offenbach 57, Düsseldorf 41, Bayern 30, Bielefeld 26, Hertha 12
2	Jupp Heynckes	669	1979	2018	23	M'gladbach 291, Bayern 248, Leverkusen 68, Schalke 38, Frankfurt 24
3	Erich Ribbeck	569	1968	1996	19	K'lautern 170, Frankfurt 170, Leverkusen 140, Bayern 65, Dortmund 24
4	Thomas Schaaf	525	1999	2021	18	Bremen 480, Frankfurt 34, Hannover 11
5	Udo Lattek	522	1970	2000	19	Bayern 299, M'gladbach 136, Dortmund 69, Schalke 17, Köln 1
6	Friedhelm Funkel	518	1991	2021	19	Frankfurt 136, Duisburg 127, Uerdingen 104, Düsseldorf 53, Rostock 43, Köln 28, Hertha 27
7	Felix Magath	503	1995	2022	18	Wolfsburg 118, Stuttgart 114, Bayern 87, Schalke 60, Hamburg 58, Frankfurt 36, Bremen 22, Hertha 8
8	Hennes Weisweiler	470	1965	1980	14	M'gladbach 340, Köln 130
9	Ottmar Hitzfeld	461	1991	2008	14	Bayern 253, Dortmund 208
10	Dieter Hecking	452	2006	2026	15	Wolfsburg 135, Nürnberg 102, Hannover 101, M'gladbach 86, Bochum 25, Aachen 3
11	Christoph Daum	426	1986	2011	15	Köln 163, Leverkusen 144, Stuttgart 112, Frankfurt 7
12	Karl-Heinz Feldkamp	414	1978	1992	14	K'lautern 220, Uerdingen 102, Frankfurt 42, Dortmund 26, Bielefeld 24
13	Branko Zebec	413	1968	1983	14	Braunschweig 136, Hamburg 85, Stuttgart 62, Bayern 58, Frankfurt 38, Dortmund 34
14	Heinz Höher	396	1972	1988	13	Bochum 238, Nürnberg 119, Duisburg 21, Düsseldorf 18
15	Christian Streich	391	2012	2024	12	Freiburg 391
16	Huub Stevens	388	1996	2020	17	Schalke 249, Hamburg 49, Hertha 48, Stuttgart 32, Hoffenheim 10
17	Winfried Schäfer	386	1987	1998	12	Karlsruhe 371, Stuttgart 15
18	Dietrich Weise	370	1969	1986	13	Frankfurt 208, K'lautern 94, Düsseldorf 68
19	Rolf Schafstall	351	1976	2001	14	Bochum 190, Schalke 52, Uerdingen 49, Duisburg 44, Düsseldorf 16
20	Helmuth Johannsen	347	1963	1981	11	Braunschweig 230, Bochum 68, Hannover 49
20	Gyula Lóránt	347	1965	1979	12	K'lautern 125, Offenbach 62, Frankfurt 38, Bayern 34, Duisburg 34, Schalke 28, Köln 26
22	Volker Finke	343	1993	2011	11	Freiburg 340, Köln 3
23	Jürgen Klopp	340	2004	2015	10	Dortmund 238, Mainz 102
24	Jörg Berger	326	1981	2009	17	Frankfurt 100, Schalke 99, Köln 49, Düsseldorf 44, Rostock 21, Karlsruhe 7, Hannover 5, Bielefeld 1
25	Lucien Favre	307	2007	2020	12	M'gladbach 153, Dortmund 79, Hertha 75
26	Armin Veh	304	2002	2016	13	Stuttgart 108, Frankfurt 93, Rostock 58, Hamburg 26, Wolfsburg 19
27	Helmut Kronsbein	298	1964	1980	10	Hertha 212, Hannover 86
28	Ralf Rangnick	294	1999	2019	12	Hoffenheim 85, Stuttgart 61, Hannover 57, Schalke 57, Leipzig 34
29	Kuno Klötzer	286	1966	1982	11	Hamburg 136, Hertha 78, Düsseldorf 34, Duisburg 19, Offenbach 13, Nürnberg 6
30	Bruno Labbadia	283	2008	2023	14	Stuttgart 100, Hamburg 77, Wolfsburg 45, Leverkusen 34, Hertha 27
31	Thomas Tuchel	281	2009	2024	9	Mainz 170, Dortmund 68, Bayern 43
32	Willibert Kremer	279	1973	1992	10	Duisburg 113, Düsseldorf 84, Leverkusen 82
33	Hannes Bongartz	269	1985	1994	10	Wattenscheid 129, K'lautern 83, M'gladbach 34, Duisburg 23
34	Horst Buhtz	266	1964	1981	9	Wuppertal 78, Uerdingen 68, Neunkirchen 64, Hannover 56
35	Friedel Rausch	247	1976	2001	11	K'lautern 91, Schalke 65, Frankfurt 58, M'gladbach 17, Nürnberg 16
35	Werner Lorant	247	1994	2001	8	1860 Munich 247
37	Zlatko Čajkovski	246	1965	1976	8	Bayern 102, Köln 78, Hannover 49, Offenbach 17
38	Hermann Eppenhoff	245	1963	1974	8	Stuttgart 83, Duisburg 68, Dortmund 60, Bochum 34
39	Jürgen Röber	244	1994	2007	10	Hertha 157, Stuttgart 41, Wolfsburg 38, Dortmund 8
39	Frank Pagelsdorf	244	1995	2008	8	Hamburg 142, Rostock 102
41	Julian Nagelsmann	243	2016	2023	8	Hoffenheim 116, Leipzig 68, Bayern 59
42	Klaus Toppmöller	242	1993	2004	9	Bochum 124, Leverkusen 55, Hamburg 33, Frankfurt 30
43	Wolfgang Wolf	236	1998	2006	8	Wolfsburg 166, Nürnberg 49, K'lautern 21
44	Ivica Horvat	231	1964	1979	9	Schalke 157, Essen 41, Frankfurt 33
45	Max Merkel	230	1963	1982	8	1860 Munich 110, Nürnberg 78, Schalke 22, Karlsruhe 20
	Mirko Slomka	230	2006	2014	9	Hannover 135, Schalke 79, Hamburg 16
	Markus Weinzierl	230	2012	2022	8	Augsburg 173, Schalke 34, Stuttgart 23
48	Niko Kovač	229	2016	2026	9	Frankfurt 77, Wolfsburg 60, Dortmund 48, Bayern 44
49	Ewald Lienen	227	1993	2005	10	Hannover 57, Rostock 55, Köln 53, Duisburg 45, M'gladbach 17
50	Rudi Gutendorf	225	1963	1977	9	Schalke 57, Stuttgart 56, Duisburg 52, TeBe Berlin 34, Offenbach 14, Hamburg 12
51	Peter Neururer	224	1991	2006	10	Bochum 102, Köln 51, Saarbrücken 34, Hannover 25, Hertha 12
52	Dettmar Cramer	220	1975	1985	7	Leverkusen 102, Bayern 101, Frankfurt 17
53	Reinhard Saftig	213	1983	1993	10	Dortmund 70, Leverkusen 67, Bochum 61, Hannover 12, Bayern 3
54	Aleksandar Ristić	211	1981	1996	8	Düsseldorf 100, Braunschweig 60, Schalke 34, Hamburg 17
54	Michael Skibbe	211	1998	2012	8	Leverkusen 94, Frankfurt 61, Dortmund 52, Hertha 4
56	Günter Brocker	209	1963	1972	9	Bremen 71, Oberhausen 52, K'lautern 50, Schalke 36
56	Manfred Krafft	209	1975	1989	9	K'lautern 56, Saarbrücken 49, Karlsruhe 48, Stuttg. Kickers 34, Düsseldorf 13, Darmstadt 9
58	Ernst Happel	204	1981	1987	6	Hamburg 204
59	Horst Köppel	203	1982	2006	8	Dortmund 102, M'gladbach 40, Bielefeld 34, Uerdingen 18, Düsseldorf 9
Minimum 200 games

Most Bundesliga games managed by club

Current Bundesliga managers who hold the record for the club are shown in bold.

As of 2 July 2026

Rank	Club	Manager	Games	S	Years
1	Werder Bremen	Otto Rehhagel	493	15	1976 (13), 1981–1995 (480)
2	SC Freiburg	Christian Streich	391	12	2012–2024
3	Karlsruher SC	Winfried Schäfer	371	11	1987–1998
4	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Hennes Weisweiler	340	10	1965–1975
5	Bayern Munich	Udo Lattek	299	10	1970–1975 (163), 1983–1987 (136)
6	Schalke 04	Huub Stevens	249	10	1996–2002 (195), 2011–2012 (44), 2019 (9), 2020 (1)
7	1860 Munich	Werner Lorant	247	8	1994–2001
8	VfL Bochum	Heinz Höher	238	7	1972–1979
8	Borussia Dortmund	Jürgen Klopp	238	7	2008–2015
10	Eintracht Braunschweig	Helmuth Johannsen	230	7	1963–1970
11	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Karl-Heinz Feldkamp	220	7	1978–1982 (136), 1990–1992 (84)
12	Hertha BSC	Helmut Kronsbein	212	7	1968–1974 (195), 1980 (17)
13	Eintracht Frankfurt	Dietrich Weise	208	7	1973–1976 (102), 1983–1986 (106)
14	Hamburger SV	Ernst Happel	204	6	1981–1987
15	FC Augsburg	Markus Weinzierl	173	6	2012–2016 (136), 2021–2022 (37)
16	Mainz 05	Thomas Tuchel	170	5	2009–2014
17	VfL Wolfsburg	Wolfgang Wolf	166	6	1998–2003
18	1. FC Köln	Christoph Daum	163	5	1986–1990 (129), 2008–2009 (34)
19	Union Berlin	Urs Fischer	147	5	2019–2023
20	Bayer Leverkusen	Christoph Daum	144	5	1996–2000
21	VfB Stuttgart	Jürgen Sundermann	143	5	1977–1979 (68), 1980–1982 (68), 1995 (7)
22	Waldhof Mannheim	Klaus Schlappner	136	4	1983–1987
23	Hannover 96	Mirko Slomka	135	5	2010–2013
24	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Heinz Lucas	130	4	1971–1975
25	Wattenscheid 09	Hannes Bongartz	129	4	1990–1994
26	MSV Duisburg	Friedhelm Funkel	127	4	1996–2000
27	1. FC Nürnberg	Heinz Höher	119	4	1984–1988
28	TSG Hoffenheim	Julian Nagelsmann	116	4	2016–2019
29	Bayer Uerdingen	Friedhelm Funkel	104	4	1991–1996
30	Hansa Rostock	Frank Pagelsdorf	102	3	1995–1997 (68), 2007–2008 (34)
	Energie Cottbus	Eduard Geyer	102	3	2000–2003
	1. FC Heidenheim	Frank Schmidt	102	3	2023–2026
33	Arminia Bielefeld	Ernst Middendorp	93	4	1996–1998 (68), 2007 (25)
34	RB Leipzig	Marco Rose	90	3	2022–2025
35	FC St. Pauli	Helmut Schulte	85	3	1988–1990
36	Wuppertaler SV	Horst Buhtz	78	3	1972–1974
Minimum 75 games

Bundesliga title-winning managers

Udo Lattek won a record eight Bundesliga titles as a manager.

Rank	Manager	Titles	Club(s)
1	Udo Lattek	8	Bayern Munich (6), Borussia Mönchengladbach (2)
2	Ottmar Hitzfeld	7	Bayern Munich (5), Borussia Dortmund (2)
3	Jupp Heynckes	4	Bayern Munich (4)
3	Hennes Weisweiler	4	Borussia Mönchengladbach (3), 1. FC Köln
5	Pep Guardiola	3	Bayern Munich (3)
	Felix Magath	3	Bayern Munich (2), VfL Wolfsburg
	Otto Rehhagel	3	Werder Bremen (2), 1. FC Kaiserslautern
8	Pál Csernai	2	Bayern Munich (2)
	Hansi Flick	2	Bayern Munich (2)
	Ernst Happel	2	Hamburger SV (2)
	Jürgen Klopp	2	Borussia Dortmund (2)
	Vincent Kompany	2	Bayern Munich (2)
	Max Merkel	2	1860 Munich, 1. FC Nürnberg
	Branko Zebec	2	Bayern Munich, Hamburger SV
15	Xabi Alonso	1	Bayer Leverkusen
	Carlo Ancelotti	1	Bayern Munich
	Franz Beckenbauer	1	Bayern Munich
	Helmut Benthaus	1	VfB Stuttgart
	Christoph Daum	1	VfB Stuttgart
	Karl-Heinz Feldkamp	1	1. FC Kaiserslautern
	Helmuth Johannsen	1	Eintracht Braunschweig
	Georg Knöpfle	1	1. FC Köln
	Niko Kovač	1	Bayern Munich
	Willy Multhaup	1	Werder Bremen
	Julian Nagelsmann	1	Bayern Munich
	Matthias Sammer	1	Borussia Dortmund
	Thomas Schaaf	1	Werder Bremen
	Giovanni Trapattoni	1	Bayern Munich
	Thomas Tuchel	1	Bayern Munich
	Louis van Gaal	1	Bayern Munich
	Armin Veh	1	VfB Stuttgart

References

↑ "Coach Finder - DFB data center". DFB.
↑ "Trainer Statistische Auswertungen" (PDF). DSFS (in German). Retrieved 25 May 2024.

[1] "Coach Finder - DFB data center". DFB.

[2] "Trainer Statistische Auswertungen" (PDF). DSFS (in German). Retrieved 25 May 2024.

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Bundesliga
2026–27 clubs	FC Augsburg Union Berlin Werder Bremen Borussia Dortmund SV Elversberg Eintracht Frankfurt SC Freiburg Hamburger SV TSG Hoffenheim 1. FC Köln RB Leipzig Bayer Leverkusen Mainz 05 Bayern Munich Borussia Mönchengladbach SC Paderborn Schalke 04 VfB Stuttgart
Former clubs	Alemannia Aachen Arminia Bielefeld Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin Tasmania Berlin Tennis Borussia Berlin Hertha BSC VfL Bochum Eintracht Braunschweig Energie Cottbus Darmstadt 98 Dynamo Dresden Meidericher SV/MSV Duisburg Fortuna Düsseldorf Rot-Weiss Essen Greuther Fürth Hannover 96 1. FC Heidenheim FC 08 Homburg FC Ingolstadt 1. FC Kaiserslautern Karlsruher SC Holstein Kiel Fortuna Köln VfB Leipzig Waldhof Mannheim 1860 Munich Preußen Münster Borussia Neunkirchen 1. FC Nürnberg Rot-Weiß Oberhausen Kickers Offenbach Hansa Rostock 1. FC Saarbrücken Stuttgarter Kickers FC St. Pauli Bayer 05 Uerdingen/KFC Uerdingen 05 SSV Ulm SpVgg Unterhaching Wattenscheid 09 VfL Wolfsburg Wuppertaler SV
History	Meisterschale Reichsliga Introduction in 1963 1965 scandal 1971 scandal 2005 scandal Promotion
Competition	Clubs winners Players foreign Managers
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Seasons	1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26 2026–27
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Most Bundesliga games managed

Most Bundesliga games managed by club

Bundesliga title-winning managers

See also

References