In this edition of the series about club records and record-holders we highlight the most successful coaches in Dynamo Kyiv’s history.
It is obvious that the most decorated head coach in Dynamo’s history is Valeriy Lobanovskyi. His dominance is so overwhelming that no one can even theoretically match it.
Under his leadership Dynamo won a record number of trophies in every competition they participated in — Soviet championships, Ukrainian championships, USSR Cups, Ukrainian Cups and European competitions (the Ukrainian Super Cup was introduced after his passing).
Lobanovskyi as a coach was a global phenomenon. He was included in the top 10 greatest coaches in football history by World Football, France Football and ESPN (only five coaches in the world have appeared in all three lists).
His most successful competition was the Soviet Top League where he won a record 8 titles. He also won every Ukrainian league season he completed. Dynamo’s dominance ended in 2002 when Lobanovskyi passed away after a match in Zaporizhzhia.
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Among the other successful coaches Viktor Maslov stands out. He is the only Dynamo coach besides Lobanovskyi to win three league titles.
He also won two USSR Cups, making it 5 major trophies in 6 years. Maslov played a key role in building the club’s winning mentality and traditions.
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Chronologically the next coach to reach five trophies was Anatolii Demianenko. However he won only one league title with the rest coming in cup competitions.
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Former Dynamo striker Serhiy Rebrov became a notable and modern coach. He won two league titles in three full seasons in charge.
He added two Ukrainian Cups and one Super Cup becoming one of the club’s most successful coaches.
Rebrov is also the only person in Dynamo history to win the Ukrainian league both as a player and as a head coach.
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Oleksii Mykhailychenko also belongs among the most decorated coaches. In his first two full seasons he won the league twice along with two dramatic Ukrainian Cup victories and the first Ukrainian Super Cup.
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József Szabó is a unique figure in Dynamo’s history. He managed the team five separate times.
He won two league titles and two Ukrainian Cups with a 9-year gap between the cup victories.
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