After 16 Years at the Top, Otto Rehhagel Drops to Fifth Oldest World Cup Coach
The German Otto Rehhagel, coach of Greece in the 2010 World Cup, held the record as the oldest coach in World Cup history at the age of 71 years and 317 days, a record that has stood since South Africa 2010.
However, in the 2026 edition, the tournament witnessed an extraordinary event, as four coaches succeeded in surpassing Rehhagel's historical record, causing the German to drop from first to fifth place.
The Dutchman Dick Advocaat, coach of Curaçao, tops the list at the age of 78, followed by Czech Miroslav Koubek and Belgian Hugo Broos at 74 years old, and then Portuguese Carlos Queiroz, coach of Ghana, at 73 years old.
Thus, after Rehhagel held the top spot for a full 16 years, the 2026 World Cup witnessed an unprecedented historical change, with four coaches in the same edition being older than him, shifting him from the record holder to the fifth oldest coach in the tournament's history.
However, in the 2026 edition, the tournament witnessed an extraordinary event, as four coaches succeeded in surpassing Rehhagel's historical record, causing the German to drop from first to fifth place.
The Dutchman Dick Advocaat, coach of Curaçao, tops the list at the age of 78, followed by Czech Miroslav Koubek and Belgian Hugo Broos at 74 years old, and then Portuguese Carlos Queiroz, coach of Ghana, at 73 years old.
Thus, after Rehhagel held the top spot for a full 16 years, the 2026 World Cup witnessed an unprecedented historical change, with four coaches in the same edition being older than him, shifting him from the record holder to the fifth oldest coach in the tournament's history.
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