Argentine Lionel Scaloni, winner of the 2022 World Cup, won the award for the best coach in the world after he led his country to win the title in Qatar, during the FIFA Awards Ceremony, Monday.
Scaloni outperformed Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti and Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola.
And the Argentine Football Association announced earlier that Scaloni’s contract was extended until 2026.
The 44-year-old Scaloni has been coaching Argentina since 2018, and during his reign the team returned to the podium after winning the 2021 Copa America, in addition to the World Cup for the first time since 1986.
Scaloni achieved a record 37 victories, 15 draws and five defeats in 57 matches with Argentina.
Scaloni, who played for Argentine clubs Newell’s Old Boys, Italian Lazio, and Spanish Mallorca, began his cooperation with the national team within the coaching staff of coach Jorge Sampaoli, who was dismissed from his post after Argentina’s exit from the 16th round of the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
Scaloni said after winning the award: “I would like at the outset to thank everyone for this award, especially since it was voted by the players, and therefore it has a very great value.”
He added, “I want to thank the players who helped us achieve glory by winning the World Cup. I thank everyone who gave me the opportunity to coach the Argentine national team.
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