Oleh Blokhin among world's best national coaches in 2012

Oleh Blokhin among world's best national coaches in 2012

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Ukrainian football expert and former Ukraine manager Oleh Blokhin was among the world's best national coaches in 2012

KYIV, January 3 /UKRINFORM/. Ukrainian football expert and former Ukraine manager Oleh Blokhin was among the world's best national coaches in 2012 according to the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS), reads a statement posted on the federation's official website.

"Blokhin shared 15th place with German Ottmar Hitzfeld, who is at the helm of Switzerland, and Republic of Korea manager Hong Myung-Bo," reads the statement.

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The undisputed leader of the ranking is Vicente del Bosque, who led Spain to victory at EURO 2012.

The IFFHS ranking of the world's best national coach in 2012:

1. Vicente del Bosque (Spain) - 231 points

2. Cesare Prandelli (Italy) - 83

3. Luis Fernando Tena (Mexico) - 70

4. Joachim Loew (Germany) - 48

5. Herve Renard (Zambia) - 38

6. Alejandro Sabella (Argentina) - 21

7. Paulo Bento (Portugal) - 16

8. Jose Nestor Pekerman (Colombia) - 15

9. Fabio Capello (England) - 13

10. Reinaldo Rueda (Ecuador) - 9

Alberto Zaccheroni (Japan) - 9

12. Didier Deschamps (France) - 8

Oscar Tabarez (Uruguay) - 8

14. Mirjalal Kasimov (Uzbekistan) - 6

15. Oleh Blokhin (Ukraine) - 5

Ottmar Hitzfeld (Switzerland) - 5

Hong Myung-Bo (South Korea) - 5.

In 2011, the world's top three national coaches included Oscar Tabarez (200), Vicente del Bosque (186), and Joachim Loew (169).

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