Euro 2012: Ranking the Coaches for Each Nation

Coaches are certainly an important part of the game. Euro 2012 has some coaches with varying amounts of experience but they all did well to get to the tournament.

Coaching an International team certainly isn't easy. Players are coming from team's that play all different styles and have to be honed into one unit.

As much as the players are the ones that end up making the difference on the field, the coach has a major part in everything that happens.

We are taking a look at these coaches international experience as well as the team's record during the qualifying period.

So here are the coaches for the Euro 2012 teams stack up.

16. England: Stuart Pearce(caretaker Manager)

We'll go with this one for now. Stuart Pearce has received backing from one England international and has told the FA he is ready to take the team to Euro 2012.

Pearce does have a good amount of experience with the England U-21 squad but of all the coaches in this list, he is the only one without experience at a senior international level.

That is what puts him here.

15. Poland: Franciszek Smuda

Franciszek Smuda took over as head coach of Poland in October 2009.

Since the team was selected as a co-host for Euro 2012, he has only taken charge of the team in friendlies and that will work against him.

The team's record during the qualification period was six wins, eight draws and five losses.

14. Ukraine: Oleg Blokhin

Oleg Blokhin started his second stint as Ukraine manager in April 2011. In his last time as coach, Blokhin took the team to 2006 World Cup and went as far the quarterfinal stage before being knocked out.

Ukraine has four wins, one draw and four losses since Blokhin has returned as manager.

The former Ukraine international certainly has the experience but he has a tough group with France, England and Sweden to contend with.

13. Czech Republic: Michal Bilek

Bilek had to guide his team through the playoff round of Euro 2012 qualifying against Montenegro after the Czech's finished second in their group to Spain.

The former Czech International amassed a record of eight wins, four draw and five losses from August 2010 onwards.

In a group that includes Poland, Greece and Russia, things may get very interesting for the young manager.

12. Portugal: Paulo Bento

Paulo Bento only managed one team before he was named the coach for the Portugal national team in September 2010.

Since taking charge, Bento has led the team to nine wins, two draws and two losses. Despite the positive record so far, his inexperience and his spat with Ricardo Carvalho may end up having a very negative effect on this Portuguese side.

11. Greece: Fernando Santos

Fernando Santos replaced longtime Greek coach Otto Rehhagel in July 2010. This Portuguese manager is in his first international coaching stint and has done a good job of it so far.

Santos led the team to an undefeated record in Euro 2012 qualifying with the team having scored 14 goals and conceded five.

The teams overall record during Santos' time in charge stands at ten wins, seven draws and one loss.

10. Sweden: Erik Hamren

Erik Hamren was still in charge of Rosenberg when he was appointed as the coach of Sweden.

Sweden had a pretty good record during the qualifying campaign with 13 wins, three draws and three losses. One of those wins was against Netherlands.

Hamren has the team playing some good football but Euro 2012, his first experience in a major tournament, will be a real test.

09. Italy: Cesare Prandelli

Cesare Prandelli guided his team to an undefeated run in the Euro 2012 qualifying campaign. The former Fiorentina coach took over the team in 2010 and has a overall record of 11 wins, four draws and three losses.

Some of Prandelli's notable achievements include a 1-1 draw with Germany and a 2-1 win over Spain.

08. Republic of Ireland: Giovanni Trapattoni

Giovanni Trappattoni has been the Republic of Ireland coach since 2008. He narrowly, and unfortunately, missed out on getting the team to the 2010 World Cup but there was no such problem this time around.

The former Milan, Juventus, and Italy manager led the team to a record of 11 wins, five draws and four losses during the qualification period.

He will make sure his team provides tough opposition for Spain, Italy, and Croatia during the tournament.

07. France: Laurent Blanc

After a good stint with Bordeaux, Laurent Blanc took charge of the French national team in May 2010.

His record as the coach stands at 11 wins, six draws and two losses. Those two losses came at the very beginning of Blanc's reign and since then he has gotten the team and the country to forget about the 2010 World Cup debacle.

06. Croatia: Slaven Bilic

Slaven Bilic was in charge of the team when they produced some fantastic displays in Euro 2008. He was unable to lead the team to the 2010 World Cup, but now they are back on the major tournament scene this year.

Under Bilic, Croatia has 10 wins, five draws and two losses since August 2010.

Bilic has one of the best attacking midfielders in the world running the show and he will have his team prepared to play some great football and make a good run in the competition.

05. Denmark: Morten Olsen

Morten Olsen has been in charge of the Danish National side since 2000 and he is by far the longest serving coach at the tournament.

He has seen his teams qualify for two World Cups and two European tournaments during that time. His team made it to the quarterfinals in Euro 2004.

With Olsen dictating from the sidelines, Denmark beat Portugal to first place in their qualifying group and chalked up a record of eight wins, three draws and three losses in all their fixtures during that time.

04. Russia: Dick Advocaat

Dick Advocaat stepped in as Russia's head coach in July 2010 after his compatriot, Guus Hiddink, stepped down.

This is Advocaat's fourth stint as an international head coach after he spent time with the Netherlands, United Arab Emirates and South Korea.

Advocaat inherited a very talented team and made the most of it by racking up a record of nine wins, five draws and three losses in both friendlies and Euro 2012 qualification.

03. Netherlands: Bert Van Marwijk

Bert Van Marwijk's time as the head coach of the Netherlands has been a success, especially judging by his recent contract renewal.

Van Marwijk already has four years of international experience under his belt and was one Andres Iniesta goal away from grabbing his first title in his first major tournament.

Since August 2010 the Netherlands have recorded 12 wins, four draws and two losses in both friendlies and qualification.

02. Germany: Joachim Low

Joachim Low is another well-tenured coach in the competition, having been in charge of the German national side since 2006.

His side was the runner-up in Euro 2008 and the third place team in the 2010 World Cup. The Germans waltzed through Euro 2012 qualifying with 10 wins and no losses or draws. The team had an overall record of 14 wins and five draws.

Low will hope that he'll get his first major trophy in his third try.

1. Spain: Vicente Del Bosque

Vicente Del Bosque took over from Luis Aragones in 2008 and continued Spain's success in his own way.

There is no doubting the amount of talent Spain has but Del Bosque has to manage it and he does that well. Since qualifying for Euro 2012 began, Spain has a record of 12 wins, one draw and four losses.

Del Bosque already has the experience of winning a major tournament and that puts him ahead of the rest.