Arezzo After retiring from playing, Conte worked as an assistant manager for
Siena alongside
Luigi De Canio in the 2005–06 season. In July 2006, he was appointed coach of
Serie B side
Arezzo. After a series of disappointing results, he was sacked on 31 October 2006. On 13 March 2007, Conte was reinstated as Arezzo head coach as his predecessor
Maurizio Sarri failed to gain any significant improvement with the club mired in a relegation struggle. He subsequently led the team to five consecutive wins, securing 19 points from 7 matches, which allowed the Tuscan side to close the points gap between them and safety. Despite this turnaround in form, Arezzo was relegated to
Serie C1 on the final day of the league season, finishing one point behind
Spezia.
Bari On 27 December 2007, Conte was appointed by
Bari to replace
Giuseppe Materazzi for the second half of their
2007–08 Serie B campaign. He oversaw a considerable upturn in form, leading the team out of the relegation battle and placing them comfortably mid-table. The following season, 2008–09, Bari were crowned Serie B champions, being promoted to Serie A for the
2009–10 season, Conte's first major honour as a manager. In June 2009, after weeks of rumours linking Conte to the vacant managerial role at Juventus, he agreed in principle for a contract extension to keep him at Bari for the new season. On 23 June, Bari announced they had rescinded the contract with Conte by mutual consent. After
Claudio Ranieri was sacked by Juventus, Conte was again reported to be a potential replacement. Shortly prior to Ranieri's termination, Conte had made public his ambition to be Juventus coach at some stage and was confident he was ready for the demands of the role. Again, Juventus declined to hire their former midfielder and appointed
Ciro Ferrara instead.
Atalanta match On 21 September 2009, Conte replaced
Angelo Gregucci as manager of
Atalanta. Despite a good start at the helm of the
Orobici, the club found itself struggling by November, leading to protests from local supporters and friction between Conte and the club's ultra supporters. On 6 January 2010, Conte was repeatedly confronted by Atalanta fans during a home game against
Napoli which ended in a 0–2 defeat for the
Nerazzurri. The match ended with Conte receiving police protection to avoid an altercation with the Atalanta
ultras. The next day, Conte tendered his resignation to the club, leaving them in 19th place.
Siena On 9 May 2010, Conte was announced as new head coach of Siena, with the aim of leading the Tuscan side back to the top flight after relegation to the
2010–11 Serie B. Conte successfully secured promotion for Siena, which would be competing in the
2011–12 Serie A season.
Juventus On 22 May 2011, Juventus sporting director
Giuseppe Marotta announced Juventus had appointed Conte as its new head coach, replacing
Luigi Delneri. Conte arrived amid high expectations that he, a former fan favourite as a midfielder for the club, would lead them back to the summit of the Italian and European game. His first ten months as manager saw the club reach a number of landmarks, such as following a 5–0 win over rivals
Fiorentina, equalling
Fabio Capello's run of 28 unbeaten matches between November 2005 and May 2006. On 20 March 2012, Conte became the first coach to lead Juventus to a
Coppa Italia final since Marcello Lippi in the
2004 Coppa Italia final. On 25 March, following a 2–0 victory at the
Juventus Stadium, he became the first coach to complete the league double in the ''
Derby d'Italia against rivals Inter Milan since Capello in 2005–06. In November 2012, Conte was awarded the Trofeo Maestrelli'', an award honouring the three best Italian coaches working in the professional league, the country's youth coaching system and outside Italy, respectively. Despite drawing a large number of matches during the season, on 6 May 2012 Conte led Juventus to their 28th league title with one match remaining by beating
Cagliari 2–0. After beating Atalanta 3–1, Juventus finished the league unbeaten, the first team to do so since Serie A expanded to 20 teams and 38 rounds. Conte's innovative 3–5–2 formation, which featured wingbacks and two box-to-box midfielders in a three-man midfield, gave more creative freedom to the newly acquired deep-lying playmaker
Andrea Pirlo, who was key to the club's success that season. The club's strong and highly organised three-man back-line, which was predominantly composed of
Giorgio Chiellini,
Leonardo Bonucci, and
Andrea Barzagli, was regarded to have played a large part in the title triumph, and only conceded 20 goals, finishing the league with the best defence in Italy. Conte's Juventus won the
2012–13 Serie A title as they accumulated 87 points, three more than the previous season, nine more than second-placed Napoli and 15 more than third-placed Milan. Despite their dominance, Juventus' top goalscorers in the league were midfielder
Arturo Vidal and forward
Mirko Vučinić, both with just ten goals, making them joint 23rd in the goal-scoring chart. In his first
Champions League campaign, Juventus was eliminated by eventual winners
Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals, losing 4–0 on aggregate. After winning a second consecutive
Supercoppa Italiana in 2013, Juventus won their third consecutive Serie A title under Conte during the
2013–14 season, winning the league with a Serie A record of 102 points. This was also the club's 30th league title. Juventus were eliminated from the group stage of the
Champions League that season, although they subsequently managed to reach the semi-finals of the
UEFA Europa League. On 15 July 2014, Conte resigned as manager. During his three seasons as Juventus manager, he won the ''
Panchina d'Oro'' for each one, for best Serie A coach of the season.
Italy national team On 14 August 2014, following
Italy national team manager
Cesare Prandelli's resignation, the
Italian Football Federation (FIGC) announced to have agreed a two-year deal with Conte as new head coach of the national team until
Euro 2016. With the national side, Conte continued to field formations which he had employed during his successful spell with Juventus, varying between the
4–3–3,
4–2–4,
3–3–4, and the
3–5–2 in particular, with the latter being the tactical choice that ultimately replaced Prandelli's
4–3–1–2 midfield diamond formation. His first match as Italy manager was a 2–0 win over
Netherlands, during which
Ciro Immobile and
Daniele De Rossi scored the goals for
Gli Azzurri. Conte won his first competitive match on 9 September 2014, defeating
Norway 2–0 in their opening
Euro 2016 qualifying match in
Oslo, with goals by
Simone Zaza and
Leonardo Bonucci. This was the first time Italy had managed to defeat the Norwegians in Norway since 1937. After ten matches as Italy manager, Conte suffered his first defeat on 16 June 2015, in a 1–0 international friendly loss against
Portugal. He sealed Euro 2016 qualification for Italy on 10 October 2015, as Italy defeated
Azerbaijan 3–1 in
Baku. The result meant Italy had managed to go 50 matches unbeaten in European qualifiers. On 15 March 2016, the FIGC confirmed Conte would step down as manager after Euro 2016. Although many fans and members of the media were initially critical of Conte's tactics and the level of the Italian squad chosen for the competition, Italy opened the tournament with a promising 2–0 victory over the number-one ranked European team
Belgium on 13 June. Following the win, Conte drew praise from the media for the team's unity, defensive strength, and for his tactical approach to the match, which impeded Belgium from creating many goalscoring opportunities. Conte led Italy out of the group to the Round of 16 with one match to spare on 17 June after a 1–0 victory against
Sweden. Italy had not won the second group match in a major international tournament since Euro 2000, in which Conte had coincidentally appeared as a player. Conte also led Italy to the top of the group, the first time in a major tournament since the
2006 World Cup. After the 2–0 round of 16 win over defending champions
Spain, Conte's Italy then faced off against
rivals and reigning world champions
Germany in the quarter-final, which ended 1–1 after extra time and 6–5 in favour of Germany after the resulting
penalty shoot-out, ending his time as Italy manager. Speaking after the match, Conte said, "[T]he decision to leave the national team after two years was taken early," and that the reason for leaving was because he "wanted to return to the cut and thrust of club football".
Chelsea On 4 April 2016, it was confirmed Conte would officially become the new first-team head coach of English side
Chelsea from the
2016–17 season after signing a three-year contract, which would keep him at the club until 2019. Conte maintained a strict approach when it comes to his players' diets, by limiting what could be served in the training centre's
canteen, and having his players sleep at the Chelsea Harbour Hotel at Stamford Bridge the night before matches. On 15 August, Chelsea started off the season with a 2–1 win over
West Ham United. On 17 December, Conte set a new club record with 11 consecutive league victories in a single season, following a 1–0 away triumph over
Crystal Palace. After securing a 4–2 home win over
Stoke City on 31 December, Chelsea recorded a 13th consecutive league victory, equalling Arsenal's
2002 record for most consecutive league wins in a single season. The team's league winning streak came to an end in the following match, on 4 January 2017, in a 2–0 away loss to
Tottenham Hotspur. On 13 January, Conte became the first manager in history to win three consecutive
Premier League Manager of the Month awards (October, November and December). On 12 May, Conte's Chelsea side defeated
West Bromwich Albion 1–0 away, with a late goal from substitute
Michy Batshuayi, and secured the points required to win the
2016–17 Premier League title with two matches to spare. Following a 5–1 home win over
Sunderland on 21 May, Chelsea also set a new Premier League record for the most wins in a single season, with 30 league victories out of 38 league matches. On 18 July, Conte signed a new two-year contract with Chelsea. Conte was sent to the stands for the first time in his Chelsea career during the first half of a home match against
Swansea City on 29 November. He argued with the fourth official
Lee Mason over referee
Neil Swarbrick's decision to award a goal kick rather than a corner for Chelsea, after which the referee dismissed him. Conte apologised afterwards but was nonetheless charged with misconduct by the
FA. On 19 May 2018, Conte led Chelsea to a 1–0 victory over
Manchester United in the
2018 FA Cup final. Chelsea finished fifth in the league at the end of the season, missing out on Champions League qualification. Conte was sacked as Chelsea manager on 13 July and was replaced by
Maurizio Sarri. The club reportedly had to pay £26.6m in compensation to Conte and his backroom staff for the early dismissal.
Inter Milan On 31 May 2019, Conte was appointed head coach of Serie A club Inter Milan on a three-year contract. On 26 August 2019, Inter won their first league match of the season by 4–0 against Lecce. Inter finished second behind Juventus by just one point in the
Serie A title race. Inter also reached the
final of the Europa League, but suffered a 3–2 defeat to Sevilla in Cologne on 21 August 2020. Following
Atalanta's draw against
Sassuolo on 2 May 2021, Inter were confirmed as
Serie A champions for the first time in eleven years, ending
Juventus' run of nine consecutive titles.
Tottenham Hotspur Conte was appointed as head coach of
Tottenham Hotspur on 2 November 2021, following the sacking of
Nuno Espírito Santo the previous day. He signed an 18-month contract with the option of a further year. His first match in-charge of Tottenham was a 3–2 win against
Eredivisie side
Vitesse. His first Premier League game was a 0–0 draw away to
Everton on 7 November 2021. On 1 January 2022, following a late win against
Watford, Conte became the first Tottenham manager to go unbeaten in their first eight league games. Conte helped Tottenham qualify for the
Champions League for the first time since
2019–20, after winning 5–0 away against
Norwich City and finishing fourth in the
2021–22 Premier League season. After a 2–0 victory against
Everton, Conte had secured Tottenham their best ever start to a Premier League season; however, Tottenham's form dipped following this, with the defence in particular struggling. In February 2023, Conte underwent surgery, and management responsibilities were temporarily handed over to assistant Cristian Stellini, who managed to earn a well-deserved 1–0 win against Manchester City. Conte returned to the Tottenham dugout for the club's following games, a 4–1 defeat to
Leicester City and a 1–0 defeat to
AC Milan. Following a check-up on 16 February, it was announced that Conte would be returning to Italy to further his recovery, with Stellini once again taking over his duties. On 18 March 2023, Conte gave a press conference following a 3–3 draw away to bottom of the league
Southampton, after Tottenham conceded a 3–1 lead. Conte said that he sees "selfish players" that "don't put their heart [into it]", and intending to explain
Spurs' current situation, he said: "Tottenham's story is this. Twenty years there is the owner and they never won something, but why? The fault is only for the club, or for every manager that stay[s] here?" Club captain
Harry Kane and former midfielder
Jamie O'Hara agreed with Conte that the club was in disarray. On 26 March, following exits in the Champions League as well as the FA Cup, it was announced by Tottenham that Conte had left the club by mutual consent. At the time of his departure, Tottenham were fourth in the Premier League, two points ahead of
Newcastle United who had two games in hand.
Napoli On 5 June 2024, Conte was officially appointed as the head coach of Serie A side
Napoli, signing a three-year contract with the club, which was activated on 1 July. On 23 May 2025, Conte led Napoli to their fourth
Scudetto. It was Conte's fifth championship win in Italy as a coach and made him the first manager to win the Serie A title with three different clubs. For winning the league in his first season at the club, Conte was nominated for the 2025 Men's Coach of the Year at the
2025 Ballon d'Or. ==Style of management and reception==