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Fabregas becomes third foreign coach to win Serie A Coach of the Year

From The Punch · () English

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News From a news agency Outcome reported
  • Cesc Fabregas won the Serie A Coach of the Year award for his work with Como during the 2025/26 season.
  • Como finished fourth with 71 points, securing Champions League football for the first time in the club’s history.
  • Fabregas became only the third non-Italian winner, following Sven-Göran Eriksson and José Mourinho.

Cesc Fabregas has joined a select group of foreign coaches to win Serie A’s top coaching award after a landmark season with Como. The former Arsenal and Chelsea midfielder received the honour at the Gran Galà del Calcio AIC ceremony at Milan’s Teatro alla Scala.

The Italian Footballers’ Association named Fabregas Serie A Coach of the Year, while Inter Milan won the award for Club of the Year. Lega Serie A also recognised Inter’s Federico Dimarco as the league’s best overall player and Como midfielder Nico Paz as Young Player of the Year.

Fabregas’ award reflects Como’s rise during the 2025/26 campaign. The club finished fourth in the final standings with 71 points, behind champions Inter, Napoli and Roma. That result secured Como’s first-ever qualification for the Champions League, completing one of the most important milestones of Fabregas’ managerial career.

Cesc Fàbregas received the Coach of the Year award, while FC Internazionale Milano was elected Club of the Year.

· Lega Serie AThe league body announced the main award winners at the Gran Galà del Calcio.

Only two non-Italian coaches had previously won the award. Sweden’s Sven-Göran Eriksson became the first after leading Lazio to the 1999/2000 Serie A title. José Mourinho later won it in successive seasons after guiding Inter to domestic and European success, including the 2009/10 treble.

UEFA described Mourinho’s second award as recognition from his peers for Inter’s successes in the 2009/10 season. Fabregas now joins that foreign-coach list after Como turned its Champions League push into a historic finish.

José Mourinho has been voted Serie A’s best coach of 2009/10 after completing a famous treble with former club FC Internazionale Milano by winning the UEFA Champions League.

· UEFAUEFA recalled Mourinho’s previous award after Inter’s 2009/10 treble.
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