UNFP: Luis Enrique Wins Manager of the Year

Enrique beat out tough competition, such as Liam Rosenior, who has RC Strasbourg fighting for a European competition spot heading into the final matchday. Adi Hütter is another runner-up, with the 55-year-old guiding AS Monaco to clinching UEFA Champions League football for a second straight season.

The Spanish manager also edged out Bruno Génésio, with LOSC Lille battling for European competition, and Stade Brestois coach Éric Roy, who won the award in 2024.

Despite PSG having won multiple league titles in recent years, Enrique became the first manager to win Manager of the Year since Unai Emery accomplished this feat in 2018.

He also becomes the second Spanish manager, after Unai Emery, to win the award. The PSG coach is now the fifth non-French manager to receive the honor since it was first introduced in 1994, joining a list that includes Eric Gerets (Marseille, 2009), Carlo Ancelotti (PSG, 2013), Leonardo Jardim (Monaco, 2017), and Emery (PSG, 2018).

Enrique has made a big impact on the 2024–2025 season, not least by leading his team to a historic milestone: 39 consecutive unbeaten matches in Ligue 1—the longest streak of its kind in the history of Europe’s top five leagues, surpassing AC Milan’s 38-game run from 1991 to 1993.

Along with winning the Ligue 1 McDonald’s title, the 55-year-old also claimed the Trophée des Champions with a 1-0 victory over Monaco in Doha last January.

While these accomplishments didn't factor into the voting for Enrique as Manager of the Year, he does have PSG in two finals that are coming up this month. The first is the Coupe de France against fellow Ligue 1 McDonald's club Stade de Reims and the Champions League final against Inter Milan.

Now that the league title is wrapped up, Enrique will look to win the treble and add to an impressive second season with PSG that could result in even more awards for the manager should the capital club win both of these finals. 

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