Having stepped into the Paris Saint-Germain dugout in the summer of 2023, Luis Enrique has turned the club's men's team into a machine for winning both football matches and people's hearts. Just under two years into his time in the French capital, the Spanish coach guided his side to the ultimate prize in European football by winning its first-ever UEFA Champions League trophy, and this success has been recognised by Onze Mondial's readers, who have awarded him the title of Manager of the Season for 2024–2025.
Led by the former manager of Spain's men's national team, Les Parisiens added five trophies to their collection last season: the Trophée des Champions, the Ligue 1 title, the Coupe de France, the UEFA Champions League and, most recently, the UEFA Super Cup. Beyond the silverware, though, it's the way in which Les Rouge et Bleu did so that is the most admirable, with their resounding 5-0 victory over Inter Milan in the UCL final four months ago exemplifying this perfectly: total football that is both flamboyant and relentless and that has commanded respect on the world stage.
By earning 59% of the votes, Enrique finished head and shoulders above the rest in the magazine's rankings, with his closest competitors being FC Barcelona's Hansi Flick (28.5%), Inter Milan's former boss Simone Inzaghi (5.5%), Liverpool's Arne Slot (5.3%) and Arsenal's Mikel Arteta (1.7%). As a result, this recognition from France's football fans confirms the Spaniard's place at the highest level of world football and further underlines his influence on the European game.