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Who are Chelsea’s best manager of all time? Jose Mourinho is arguably the greatest manager in Chelsea’s history especially if you look at his achievements at the club.
The Portuguese manager move to England with Chelsea in 2004 on the back of his Champions League-winning stint at Porto.
With Chelsea, he won two Premier League titles, an FA Cup, and two League Cups in his three seasons at Stamford Bridge, before he departed in 2007 following disagreements with the then-club owner, Roman Abramovich.
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Top 10 Greatest Chelsea Managers Ever
Let’s now pick the top 10 best Managers in Chelsea FC history.
10. Rafael BenÃtez
Benitez was appointed as the interim manager of Chelsea in November 2012 until the end of the season after the dismissal of Roberto Di Matteo.
Under his management, Chelsea lost to Corinthians 1-0 in the Club World Cup final but won the Europa League trophy after defeating Benfica 2-1 in the final, and they also finished third in the Premier League.
9. Maurizio Sarri
Sarri was appointed as the head coach of Chelsea in 2018. He remained their head coach for one season and won the UEFA Europa League after defeating Arsenal 4-1 in the final.
The Italian also reached the EFL Cup final that season but unfortunately lost to Manchester City 4-3 on penalties.
8. Avram Grant
Grant was the manager of Chelsea from 2007 to 2008. He guided the Bles to a Champions League final in 2008 but his team lost 6-5 on penalties to English rivals Manchester United.
The former Israel manager also reached the EFL Cup final that season but unfortunately lost to Tottenham 2-1 after extra time. During his time at the West London club, he never lost any home game in the Premier League.
7. Roberto Di Matteo
Roberto Di Matteo was the head coach of Chelsea from March to November 2012. He led Chelsea to their first-ever Champions League trophy after defeating Bayern Munich 4-3 on penalties in the final.
He also guided the team to an FA Cup trophy that year after beating Liverpool 2-1 in the final.
6. Gianluca Vialli
Gianluca Vialli became the manager of Chelsea in 1998 and delivered immediate success with the team as he led the team to win the European Cup Winners Cup and the EFL Cup in his first season.
The following season Chelsea won the UEFA Super Cup after defeating Real Madrid 1–0 in the final and finished third in the Premier League. He also guided the team to a FA Cup trophy and Community Shield in 2000.
5. Claudio Ranieri
Ranieri managed Chelsea for four years from 2000 to 2004. He did not ever lift any trophy with the Blues but he led the club to an FA Cup final in 2002 which his team lost to Arsenal 2-0.
His best league performance came in his last season at Stamford Bridge when he guided the team to a second-place finish behind London rivals Arsenal who went on an incredible unbeaten season.
4. Thomas Tuchel
Tuchel was appointed as manager of Chelsea in 2021. He joined the club during the middle of the season and led them to the Champions League final which they won 1-0 against Manchester City and the FA Cup final which they lost 1-0 to Leicester City.
He won the UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup in his second season in charge of the Blues and also reached the final of both the EFL Cup and FA Cup, losing both of them to Liverpool on penalties; 11-10 in the EFL Cup and 6-5 in the FA Cup.
3. Carlo Ancelotti
Ancelotti managed Chelsea from 2009 to 2011. He won a domestic treble in his first season in charge of the Blues including the Premier League, FA Cup, and Community Shield.
However, in his second season in charge of the club, he guided them to a second-place finish in the Premier League.
2. Antonio Conte
Conte joined Chelsea as their manager in 2016. He won the Premier League title in his first season with a seven-point lead over runners-up Tottenham and won the FA Cup n his second season after defeating Manchester United 1-0 in the final.
He was sacked in 2018 after the team failed to qualify for the Champions League.
1. José Mourinho
Mourinho was appointed as manager of Chelsea in 2004. He won two Premier League titles, one FA Cup, two EFL Cups, and one Community Shield in his first spell at the club.
In his second spell as manager of Chelsea, he led The Blues to another Premier League title and EFL Cup after defeating Tottenham 2-0 in the final. The club parted ways with José by mutual consent after a poor run of form.
This article was updated 7 months ago