It is not just the players who take home hefty pays off of football. Coaching jobs are also extremely lucrative. This is the amount of money the national coaches earn as salaries 2022 (World Cup in Qatar). Germany’s national coach Hansi Flick takes the top spot.
There are also a few surprises in the ranking. Here are the top 10:
10th place: Murat Yakin (Switzerland)
Annual salary: 1.6 million euros
9th place: Fernando Santos (Portugal)
Annual salary: 2.2 million euros
8th place: Félix Sánchez Bas (Qatar)
Annual salary: 2.4 million euros
7th place: Lionel Scaloni (Argentina)
Annual salary: 2.6 million euros
6th place: Gerardo Martino (Mexico)
Annual salary: 2.9 million euros
5th place: Louis van Gaal (Netherlands)
Annual salary: 2.9 million euros
4th place: Tite (Brazil)
Annual salary: 3.6 million euros
3rd place: Didier Deschamps (France)
Annual salary: 3.8 million euros
2nd place: Gareth Southgate (England)
Annual salary: 5.8 million euros
1st place: Hans-Dieter Flick (Germany)
Annual salary: 6.5 million euros