RTÉ Sports Manager of the Year Award
The RTÉ Sports Manager of the Year Award is an award given annually as part of the RTÉ Sports Awards ceremony each December. The award is given to the manager who was considered to have made the most substantive contribution to Irish sport in that year. The award is decided by RTÉ Sport department editorial staff.
The award was introduced in 2011 in recognition of the huge effort made behind the scenes and on the sidelines. The first recipient of the award was association football manager Giovanni Trapattoni. The award has been presented to people representing a wide range of sports. The most recent award was presented in 2018 to Graham Shaw.
Winners
By year
| Year | Nationality | Winner | Sport | Manager of | Rationale | Note |
| 2011 | Football |  Republic of Ireland national football team | for guiding the Republic of Ireland to Euro 2012 qualification, the team's first appearance at a major tournament in ten years. | |||
| 2012 | Boxing | Olympic team | for guiding the Irish Olympic boxing team to four medals in total in London, including one gold. | |||
| 2013 | Hurling | Clare senior hurling team | for guiding the Clare senior hurling team to the All-Ireland title for the first time since 1997. | |||
| 2014 | Rugby union | Ireland national rugby team | for guiding Ireland to RBS Six Nations glory and ending the year with a highest ever ranking of third in the world. | |||
| 2015 | Football |  Northern Ireland national football team | for guiding Northern Ireland to win their group and qualify for Euro 2016. | |||
| 2016 | Football | Dundalk F. C. | for guiding his team to a third successive League of Ireland Premier Division and achieving a first-ever victory for an Irish side in the group stage of European football. | |||
| 2017 | Horse racing | Ballydoyle | for setting a new world record by training 26 Group 1 winners in one calendar year. | |||
| 2018 | Field hockey | Ireland women's national hockey team | for guiding his team to a runners-up spot at the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup. |
By nationality
This table lists the total number of awards won by managers of each nationality based on the principle of jus soli.| Nationality | Number of wins |
| Ireland | 5 |
 Italy | 1 |
 New Zealand | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 |
By sport
This table lists the total number of awards won by managers' sporting profession.| Sporting profession | Number of wins |
| Football | 3 |
| Boxing | 1 |
| Hurling | 1 |
| Rugby union | 1 |
| Horse racing | 1 |