5 most successful managers in Bundesliga history

#3 Jupp Heynckes - 4 Bundesliga titles

Jupp Heynckes won the Bundesliga as both a player and a coach

Jupp Heynckes has a special place in Bayern Munich and Bundesliga history.

One of only six men to win the Bundesliga as both player and coach, Heynckes delivered the first continental treble by a German club in 2012-13. That season, the rampaging Bavarian giants registered a record Bundesliga points tally.

91 - In 2012-13, #OptaBLegends manager Jupp #Heynckes set the record for most points won in a #Bundesliga season with @FCBayernEN (91). Legend. https://t.co/GG1J8tGUnZ pic.twitter.com/es3Cc1ApXY

— OptaFranz (@OptaFranz) May 15, 2020

Heynckes returned to management in 2017 and promptly won his fourth Bundesliga title as a coach.

The 75-year-old, who managed five different teams in the German top flight, is the oldest manager to win the competition.

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#2 Ottmar Hitzfeld - 7 Bundesliga titles

Ottmar Hitzfeld has won almost every major title in German club football

Ottmar Hitzfeld is one of the most storied managers to have graced the Bundesliga.

The seven-time Bundesliga winner is one of the few men to have won the competition with multiple clubs.

Bundesliga: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆DFB-Pokal: 🏆🏆🏆DBP Ligapokal: 🏆🏆🏆🏆UEFA Champions League: 🏆Intercontinental Cup: 🏆Happy 7️⃣0️⃣th birthday, Ottmar Hitzfeld! 🎉🎂🎁#MiaSanMia pic.twitter.com/mOqQIuW837

— 🇺🇸 FC Bayern US 🇨🇦 (@FCBayernUS) January 12, 2019

Hitzfeld has won almost every major title in German club football, with his impressive resume boasting three DFB Pokal wins and one Champions League triumph among other domestic and continental honours.

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#1 Udo Lattek - 8 Bundesliga titles

Udo Lattek is one of the best managers of his time

With eight titles, the late Udo Lattek is the most successful manager in Bundesliga history.

Considered one of the finest managers of his time, Lattek won a record six Bundesliga titles with Bayern Munich.

Five German managers have won the #UCL:🇩🇪 Dettmar Cramer🇩🇪 Udo Lattek🇩🇪 Ottmar Hitzfeld🇩🇪 Jupp Heynckes🇩🇪 Jürgen KloppKlopp just the second to win it with a non-German club. 🏆 pic.twitter.com/R5xpfwEk2w

— Squawka Football (@Squawka) June 1, 2019

Lattek, who also managed Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund and Schalke, "left an impression on a generation of Bundesliga players", as described by the league's then-president Dr. Reinhard Rauball on the former's demise.