Scaloni is the best coach of 2022
Scaloni surpassed two competitors, including La Liga and Champions League winning coach for Real Madrid, Carlo Ancelotti and Premier League champion for Man City, Pep Guardiola.
Scaloni led Argentina to the 2022 World Cup, their first world championship in 36 years. In the last 41 matches, Argentina lost only one. Scaloni also helped the team win the 2022 Intercontinental Super Cup and the 2021 Copa America.
"There is nothing better than making the people of your country happy," Scaloni said as he accepted the award in Paris on the evening of February 27. "Thanks to my wife, my children, my father, my mother and the 26 players who have brought us to glory. Without them we would not have achieved anything."
Scaloni also thanked the President of the Argentine Football Federation, who gave him the opportunity to lead the team, and the members of the coaching staff. "I want to thank everyone for this award, because it is an award voted for by football people," Scaloni added. "For me, it's of tremendous value."
As a player, Scaloni won one La Liga, one King's Cup and two Spanish Super Cups with Deportivo club. He also won the 1997 World Under-20 Championship and played for the national team seven times.
Scaloni began his coaching career as an assistant to Jorge Sampaoli, manager of Sevilla FC in 2016. He also held the same role when Sampaoli took over as national team coach a year later.
After the old boss left due to a failure at the 2018 World Cup, Scaloni and his former teammate Pablo Aimar became interim coaches. He became the official coach from November 2018. Aimar, Walter Samuel and Roberto Ayala all worked as assistants.
Scaloni took Argentina to the bronze medal of Copa America 2019 in Brazil. Two years later, he helped the team beat Brazil 1-0 in the final of this tournament to end their thirst for titles since 1993. He was nominated for the best coach award in 2021, but was not shortlisted. . A year later, Scaloni culminated with the Intercontinental Super Cup and the 2022 World Cup.
Scaloni made a strong impression on his composure on the coach's bench. At the 2022 World Cup, the 44-year-old coach almost did not smile to celebrate the goal. After Gonzalo Montiel successfully kicked the decisive penalty in the final, he cried for victory.
Scaloni was not the winner of the award ceremony of FIFA's The Best 2022. Lionel Messi won the Men's Player of the Year award, Emiliano Martinez won the Best Male Goalkeeper award, and the Argentina fan became the fan of the year.
