Coaches with the longest tenure in the top 5 European leagues

2025-12-24 12:52 © „Reuters“

Yesterday, Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone mentioned a special anniversary – the Argentine has been working at the La Liga club for exactly 14 years.

In times when teams are not hesitant to change several strategists during a season – this is a huge rarity.

The Spanish media decided to count which coaches in the current European TOP 5 leagues have kept their positions the longest.

At the top of the list is Bundesliga's Heidenheim specialist Frank Schmidt (18 years and 3 months).

Second is D. Simeone, third is the symbol of Man City Josep Guardiola (9 years and 5 months).

The top five is completed by London's Arsenal and Seville's Betis representatives Mikel Arteta (6 years) and Manuel Pellegrini (5 years and 4 months).