Verified unemployed coaches ranked by GafferLens. A manager appears here only once we have confirmed they hold no active club, national-team or interim role — accuracy comes before filling the board. Each entry links to the same full profile employed managers receive: tactical DNA, career record, simulations and analytics.
Season: 2026/27Competition: Global availability boardUpdated: 20 August 2026
Best suited to
25 managers shown · 25 verified available · top 25 board
Spain · Age 5596/ 100
Head Coach
Last clubManchester City
2026-06-30
2 months available
Possession
Positional Play • Control • Counter-Press
3-2-4-1
Elite European
Italy · Age 5785/ 100
Head Coach
Last clubNapoli
2026-06-12
2 months available
Vertical Football
Vertical • Direct • Attacking
4-2-3-1
Top-five league
France · Age 5784/ 100
National Team Head Coach
Last clubFrance
2026-07-20
1 month available
Defensive Organisation
Organised • Disciplined • Low-Risk
4-4-2
Top-five league
Argentina · Age 7185/ 100
National Team Head Coach
Last clubUruguay
2026-06-30
2 months available
High Press
High Press • Vertical • Intense
4-2-2-2
Top-five league
Argentina · Age 5083/ 100
Head Coach
Last clubRiver Plate
2026-06-15
2 months available
Possession
Balanced • Modern • Organised
4-2-3-1
Top-five league
Germany · Age 3987/ 100
National Team Head Coach
Last clubGermany
2026-07-05
1 month available
Possession
Positional • Control • Structured
4-3-3
Elite European
Netherlands · Age 4786/ 100
Head Coach
Last clubLiverpool
2026-06-05
2 months available
Possession
Positional • Control • Structured
4-3-3
Top-five league
Spain · Age 6674/ 100
Head Coach
Last clubCelta Vigo
2025-03-31
Over a year available
Defensive Organisation
Organised • Disciplined • Low-Risk
4-4-2
Established top flight
Netherlands · Age 5682/ 100
Head Coach
Last clubBayer Leverkusen
2026-05-30
3 months available
Possession
Positional • Control • Structured
4-3-3
Top-five league
Portugal · Age 5180/ 100
Head Coach
Last clubAC Milan
2026-06-01
2 months available
Vertical Football
Vertical • Direct • Attacking
4-2-3-1
Top-five league
Spain · Age 5380/ 100
National Team Head Coach
Last clubPortugal
2026-07-01
1 month available
Possession
Balanced • Modern • Organised
4-2-3-1
Top-five league
England · Age 4884/ 100
Head Coach
Last clubNewcastle United
2026-05-24
3 months available
High Press
High Intensity • Direct • Aggressive Press
4-3-3
Top-five league
Italy · Age 6074/ 100
Head Coach
Last clubFiorentina
2025-11-25
9 months available
Possession
Balanced • Modern • Organised
4-2-3-1
Established top flight
Portugal · Age 5871/ 100
Head Coach
Last clubWolverhampton Wanderers
2026-04-15
4 months available
Defensive Organisation
Organised • Disciplined • Low-Risk
4-4-2
Emerging / second tier
Germany · Age 6674/ 100
Head Coach
Last clubGermany
2021-06-29
Over 5 years available
Possession
Positional • Control • Structured
4-3-3
Established top flight
Denmark · Age 5279/ 100
Head Coach
Last clubTottenham Hotspur
2026-06-28
2 months available
High Press
High Press • Vertical • Intense
4-2-2-2
Established top flight
England · Age 5578/ 100
Manager
Last clubEngland
2024-07-16
Over 2 years available
Defensive Organisation
Organised • Disciplined • Low-Risk
4-4-2
Established top flight
Croatia · Age 4872/ 100
Head Coach
Last clubJuventus
2026-05-18
3 months available
High Press
High Press • Vertical • Intense
4-2-2-2
Emerging / second tier
Scotland · Age 6270/ 100
National Team Head Coach
Last clubScotland
2026-07-05
1 month available
Defensive Organisation
Organised • Disciplined • Low-Risk
4-4-2
Emerging / second tier
England · Age 5574/ 100
Manager
Last clubEverton
2025-01-30
Over a year available
Defensive Organisation
Organised • Disciplined • Low-Risk
4-4-2
Established top flight
Italy · Age 4375/ 100
Head Coach
Last clubJuventus
2026-03-23
5 months available
Possession
Positional • Control • Structured
4-3-3
Established top flight
Denmark · Age 4969/ 100
National Team Head Coach
Last clubSweden
2026-06-20
2 months available
High Press
High Press • Vertical • Intense
4-2-2-2
Emerging / second tier
Austria · Age 5971/ 100
Head Coach
Last clubVfL Wolfsburg
2025-03-09
Over a year available
High Press
High Press • Vertical • Intense
4-2-2-2
Emerging / second tier
England · Age 4671/ 100
Head Coach
Last clubAl-Ettifaq
2025-01-29
Over a year available
Possession
Balanced • Modern • Organised
4-2-3-1
Emerging / second tier
Italy · Age 4272/ 100
Head Coach
Last clubFiorentina
2026-05-30
3 months available
Tactical Flexibility
Adaptive • Opponent-Specific • Varied
3-4-2-1
Emerging / second tier
Ranking methodology
Available Managers are ranked on the same provisional GafferScore used everywhere on GafferLens — a career-weighted view of results against expectation, level of competition, tactical control, development record and trophies. Recent-form inputs are excluded while a manager is out of work, because GafferLens does not invent match data. Availability is manually verified: a manager only appears here once a departure is confirmed and no new role is recorded.
Verification log
Every name in the research pool is checked against the GafferLens database before it can appear. A manager with any active club or national-team head-coach role is excluded automatically.
Pep Guardiola
Contract completed; no successor role recorded. Verified to the GafferLens baseline.
Arne Slot
Departure confirmed; no new appointment recorded.
Eddie Howe
Departure confirmed by the club; availability verified to the baseline.
Didier Deschamps
Federation cycle completed; no successor role recorded.
Julian Nagelsmann
Federation contract concluded after the tournament cycle; availability verified.
Roberto Martínez
Federation contract expired at the end of the cycle.
Thomas Frank
Dismissal confirmed by the club; availability verified.
Thiago Motta
Dismissal confirmed; no new appointment recorded.
Antonio Conte
Resignation confirmed; no new appointment recorded.
Zinedine Zidane
Holds an active role — France; excluded from Available Managers.
Gareth Southgate
Resignation confirmed; no managerial or head-coach role recorded since.
Rafael Benítez
Dismissal confirmed; no appointment recorded since.
Marcelo Bielsa
Federation contract expired; no successor role recorded.
Igor Tudor
Contract expired; no new appointment recorded.
Sean Dyche
Dismissal confirmed; no appointment recorded since.
Steve Clarke
Federation cycle completed; no successor role recorded.
Jon Dahl Tomasson
Federation departure confirmed; no new appointment recorded.
Joachim Löw
Stepped down at the end of the cycle; no role recorded since.
Raffaele Palladino
Resignation confirmed; no new appointment recorded.
Vítor Pereira
Dismissal confirmed; no new appointment recorded.
Sérgio Conceição
Contract terminated by mutual agreement; availability verified.
Stefano Pioli
Dismissal confirmed; no appointment recorded since.
Steven Gerrard
Contract terminated by mutual agreement; availability verified.
Ralph Hasenhüttl
Dismissal confirmed; no appointment recorded since.
Hervé Renard
Contract expiry confirmed; no role recorded since.
Jürgen Klopp
Holds an active role — Germany; excluded from Available Managers.
Thomas Tuchel
Holds an active role — England; excluded from Available Managers.
Filipe Luís
Holds an active role — AS Monaco; excluded from Available Managers.
Marcelo Gallardo
Verified replacement for a pool member holding an active role. Resignation confirmed at contract end; availability verified.
Erik ten Hag
Verified replacement for a pool member holding an active role. Dismissal confirmed by the club; availability verified.
