Lars Lagerback and Guus Hiddink: The Recordmen

Sweden’s head coach Lars Lagerback will become the first national team coach to lead his team at three European Championships.

If Sweden reaches the quarterfinals, Lagerback equals Berti Vogts’ record for most matches (11) as head coach at the European Championships.

Russia’s head coach Guus Hiddink will become the first coach to lead two different countries at a European Championship.

Most European Championships by coaches

3 Lars Lagerback SWE Sweden (2000, 2004, 2008)
2 Helmut Schon FRG West Germany (1972, 1976)
2 Jupp Derwall FRG West Germany (1980, 1984)
2 Guy Thys BEL Belgium (1980, 1984)
2 Tommy Soderberg SWE Sweden (2000, 2004)
2 Miguel Muñoz ESP Spain (1984, 1988)
2 Sepp Piontek FRG Denmark (1984, 1988)
2 Rinus Michels NED Netherlands (1988, 1992)
2 Berti Vogts GER Germany (1992, 1996)
2 Richard Moller Nielsen DEN Denmark (1992, 1996)
2 Guus Hiddink NED Netherlands (1996), Russia (2008)
2 Fatih Terim TUR Turkey (1996, 2008)
2 Otto Rehhagel GER Greece (2004, 2008)
2 Luiz Felipe Scolari BRA Portugal (2004, 2008)
2 Karel Bruckner CZE Czech Republic (2004, 2008)

Source: Infostrada Sports