Managers
Who has managed FC Bayern, and what did each of them win?
A chronological list of head coaches with tenure dates, honours and a one-line verdict on the spell.
By MiaSanMia Editorial · Last updated
Accuracy note. Figures on this page are documented facts, current to the end of the 2024-25 season. Transfer fees are reported figures: German clubs rarely confirm them officially.
Udo Lattek
1970–1975, 1983–1987 · trophies Six Bundesliga titles across two spells
Built the side that won the club's first European Cup in 1974 and returned a decade later to win three more league titles.
Dettmar Cramer
1975–1977 · trophies Two European Cups
Took over mid-season and won Europe's biggest prize twice, in 1975 and 1976.
Franz Beckenbauer
1993–1994, 1996 (caretaker) · trophies Bundesliga 1994, UEFA Cup 1996
Stepped down from the boardroom to the bench twice, and won a trophy each time.
Ottmar Hitzfeld
1998–2004, 2007–2008 · trophies Five Bundesliga titles, Champions League 2001
Lost the 1999 final in stoppage time and won the 2001 final on penalties. One of only a handful of coaches to win the European Cup with two clubs.
Jupp Heynckes
1987–1991, 2009, 2011–2013, 2017–2018 · trophies Four Bundesliga titles, Champions League 2013
Answered the 2012 final defeat with the 2013 treble, then retired — and came back at 72 to steady the club again in 2017.
Pep Guardiola
2013–2016 · trophies Three Bundesliga titles, two DFB-Pokals
Rebuilt how the team occupied the pitch and won every domestic league available, but lost three consecutive Champions League semi-finals.
Hansi Flick
2019–2021 · trophies Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal, Champions League 2020
Promoted from assistant in November 2019 and won every one of the six competitions he entered in 2020.
Vincent Kompany
2024–present · trophies Bundesliga 2024-25
Arrived from Burnley to an unconvinced reception and won the title back from Bayer Leverkusen in his first season.