MD Coach of the Year Award
In a nutshell:
Our annual award to the best coach or manager.
Awarded to:
It's open to any coach or manager in football.
Voted by:
Us, midfielddynamo.com
When:
At the end of each year.
Worth a mention:
1. We try not to pick the most obvious choice.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Gary Johnson (Bristol City) | Jorvan Vieira (Iraq) | Alex McLeish (Scotland) |
Details : 2007
It would be easy to pick Sir Alex Ferguson, Milan's Ancelotti or Capello for bringing the Spanish title back to the
Bernabeu. But our choice of coach of the year is Gary Johnson of Bristol City. Johnson guided the Robins to
promotion from League 1 to the Championship back in May 2007 in his 2nd season at the club. Since then he's
achieved the unthinkable - maintaining City's great start to the to the campaign and cementing their place in
the top 6 of one of Europe's most competitive leagues. His record of success wherever he has been is superb and
we really like the fact that he is one of few British football professionals to go abroad, in his case, Latvia,
and successfully broaden his horizons.
Our runners-up and third place spots go to coaches of national teams - Brazilian Jorvan Vieira for his incredible
feat of winning the Asian Cup with Iraq and Alex McLeish for the fantastic job he did taking over the reins
at Scotland and nearly getting to the European Championship finals. We'd also like to mention David Moyes at Everton
and Juande Ramos at Sevilla.
