Every Tottenham manager to win Premier League Manager of the Month in the last decade
Roberto De Zerbi has become the latest Tottenham manager to receive the Premier League Manager of the Month award, joining an exclusive group of his predecessors.
He becomes the ninth different Spurs manager to win the award, and the 17th time a Tottenham boss has picked up the trophy. The Italian was recognised for his side's performances in October 2026, overseeing three victories and a draw to help Spurs climb up the table.
However, De Zerbi is just the fifth different Spurs manager to win the award in the last ten years, and the first to do so in three years, a stark reminder of Tottenham's recent struggles in the Premier League.
Here are the five Tottenham managers to win the Premier League Manager of the Month award in the last decade.
Roberto De Zerbi (October 2026)
De Zerbi's first Manager of the Month award came after he oversaw a major turnaround in Tottenham's performances and results. Having failed to win any of their opening five league matches, Spurs entered October bottom of the table. However, De Zerbi guided his side through an unbeaten month, recording three wins and one draw.
Spurs rescued a point in the closing stages against Manchester United through Dominic Solanke's header despite playing with ten men, before picking up their first league win of the season with a 3-1 triumph over Coventry City.
The standout result came at Stamford Bridge, where Spurs claimed a 2-0 victory thanks to a Mike Penders own goal and a brilliant solo effort from Mathys Tel, winning away to Chelsea for just the second time in 36 years.
A 2-0 home win against Crystal Palace rounded off the month, with the three victories and a draw earning De Zerbi his first Premier League Manager of the Month award.
Ange Postecoglou (August, September and October 2023)
The most impressive achievement among Tottenham's recent Manager of the Month winners belongs to Postecoglou, who collected the award three months in a row at the beginning of the 2023/24 season.
The Australian made an immediate impact following his arrival in north London, guiding Spurs to an unbeaten August that included victories against Manchester United and AFC Bournemouth, alongside a 2-2 draw with Brentford.
Postecoglou continued that form in September, overseeing three wins and a draw. A 5-2 success at Burnley was followed by a dramatic stoppage-time comeback against Sheffield United, thanks to goals from Richarlison and Dejan Kulusevski.
Son Heung-min's brace then earned a point away at Arsenal before Spurs beat Liverpool 2-1 in a remarkable game that featured VAR controversy, Liverpool finishing with nine players and an injury-time own goal from Joel Matip.
October brought a third straight award, with Spurs winning all three of their Premier League fixtures against Luton Town, Crystal Palace and Fulham. They finished the month top of the table, having scored five goals and conceded just once.
Postecoglou became the first manager in Premier League history to win the first three Manager of the Month awards available in a season. His achievement put him alongside Antonio Conte, Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp as the only managers to have won the award in three consecutive months.
Nuno Espirito Santo (August 2021)
Nuno enjoyed an outstanding start to his Tottenham tenure, winning the August 2021 Manager of the Month award after guiding his side to three straight victories.
The Portuguese boss became the only Premier League manager to win all three of his opening matches of the 2021/22 campaign, with Tottenham recording three 1-0 victories to kick off their season.
The opening game, played without Harry Kane amid uncertainty surrounding his future, saw Son Heung-min's goal defeat Manchester City in north London. Dele Alli's penalty then proved enough to record another 1-0 success against Nuno's former club Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Spurs brought the month to a close with a 1-0 home victory over Watford, with Son finding the net again to maintain their flawless start to the campaign. The results took Tottenham to the top of the Premier League table and gave Nuno an ideal beginning to his short time at the club.
It was the fourth time the Portuguese manager had won the award, having previously won the prize three times during his time at Wolves. He has since won it three more times with Nottingham Forest.
Jose Mourinho (November 2020)
Mourinho was named Premier League Manager of the Month for November 2020 after leading Tottenham to the top of the table with an unbeaten run of results.
Spurs began the month with a 2-1 victory over Brighton, a game that saw Gareth Bale score his first Tottenham goal since returning to the club that summer, before Harry Kane's stoppage-time strike earned a narrow 1-0 win against West Bromwich Albion.
The best result of the month came against Manchester City, with Mourinho's Spurs producing a, excellent performance to earn a convincing 2-0 victory over Pep Guardiola's side, thanks to goals from Son and Giovani Lo Celso.
A hard-fought goalless draw against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge completed an unbeaten November, with Tottenham keeping three clean sheets in their four fixtures.
It was Mourinho's fourth and most recent Manager of the Month award. He was also the first Spurs boss to win the honour since 2017, making Tottenham genuine title contenders heading into the festive period before a drop-off in the new year ultimately led to his departure.
Mauricio Pochettino (April 2017)
Pochettino completes the list after receiving the April 2017 Manager of the Month award during one of Tottenham's strongest spells under his management.
Spurs won all six of their Premier League fixtures during the month, scoring 16 goals and conceding just once as they challenged Chelsea for the Premier League title.
A victory at Burnley was followed by a thrilling 3-1 comeback at Swansea City, with all three goals coming after the 88th minute. This was followed by successive 4-0 demolitions of Watford and Bournemouth at White Hart Lane.
Christian Eriksen's second-half strike then earned a 1-0 win away at Crystal Palace before the campaign's final north London derby at White Hart Lane ended in a 2-0 victory against rivals Arsenal. The result ensured Tottenham would finish above their fiercest rivals in the league for the first time since the 1994/95 season.
The triumph over the Gunners took Spurs to nine consecutive Premier League wins in a season in which they missed out on the league title by seven points, losing just four times in 38 games and finishing second.
Tottenham's recent Manager of the Month winners
De Zerbi's award win continues a notable run of Tottenham managers receiving the Premier League's monthly managerial honour.
The circumstances behind each award have been very different, from Pochettino's six straight victories and Mourinho's brief title challenge to Nuno's flawless opening month and Postecoglou's historic three-award streak.
For De Zerbi, the award is an encouraging early milestone as he looks to change Tottenham's fortunes. Joining a group that includes some of the club's most influential recent managers provides another reason for optimism among Spurs fans, although the Italian will ultimately be judged on whether he can turn individual successes into sustained progress and respond to the disappointing 1-0 defeat to Leeds United last time out.
