List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winning managers
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The European Cup was an association football competition contested from 1956 to 1992. Spanish manager José Villalonga led Real Madrid to success in the inaugural final in 1956 and repeated the feat the following season. Italian managers have been the most successful, winning thirteen of the tournaments since 1956.
The competition became the UEFA Champions League in 1992,[1] with Belgian Raymond Goethals leading French club Marseille to success that season.
Carlo Ancelotti is the only manager to have won the tournament more than three times, winning five in total. Bob Paisley, Zinedine Zidane and Pep Guardiola have won the tournament three times. Ancelotti won five titles and reached six finals with Milan and Real Madrid, Paisley led Liverpool to three titles in five seasons, and Zidane won three consecutive titles with Real Madrid. Sixteen other managers have won the competition twice. Only six managers have won the title with two clubs: Ancelotti with Milan in 2003 and 2007 and Real Madrid in 2014, 2022, and 2024; Ernst Happel with Feyenoord in 1970 and Hamburg in 1983; Ottmar Hitzfeld with Borussia Dortmund in 1997 and Bayern Munich in 2001; José Mourinho with Porto in 2004 and Inter Milan in 2010; Jupp Heynckes with Real Madrid in 1998 and Bayern Munich in 2013; and Guardiola with Barcelona in 2009 and 2011 and Manchester City in 2023. Seven men have won the tournament both as a player and as a manager: Miguel Muñoz, Giovanni Trapattoni, Johan Cruyff, Frank Rijkaard, Ancelotti, Guardiola and Zidane.[2][3]
European Cup and UEFA Champions League winning managers
[edit]By year
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Managers with multiple titles
[edit]Managers in bold are still active.
Most wins as both player and manager
[edit]This table lists the individuals who have won the competition both as a player and a manager, in order of frequency.
Wins as player | Wins as manager | Total | |
Carlo Ancelotti | 2 | 5 | 7 |
Miguel Munoz | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Johan Cruyff | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Frank Rijkaard | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Josep Guardiola | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Zinedine Zidane | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Giovanni Trapattoni | 2 | 1 | 3 |
By nationality
[edit]This table lists the total number of titles won by managers of each country. Accurate as of the 2024 final.
Nationality | Number of wins |
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- ^ Includes West Germany.
- ^ Includes the titles won by Helenio Herrera, who also had French citizenship.
See also
[edit]References
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- ^ "Josep Guardiola". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 5 February 2008. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
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- ^ "Shevchenko spot on for Milan". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 1 January 2006. Archived from the original on 20 December 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2008.
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- ^ "Ronaldinho delivers for Barça". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 1 June 2006. Archived from the original on 20 December 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2008.
- ^ "Milan avenge Liverpool defeat". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 July 2007. Archived from the original on 20 December 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2008.
- ^ "United strike gold in shoot-out". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 22 May 2008. Archived from the original on 10 April 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2008.
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- ^ "Barça crowned as Messi and Villa see off United". Union of European Football Associations. 28 May 2011. Archived from the original on 14 June 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
- ^ "Chelsea 1–1 Bayern Munich (aet, 4–3 pens)". British Broadcasting Corporation. 19 May 2022. Archived from the original on 9 October 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "Super Bayern crowned champions of Europe". FC Bayern Munich AG. 25 May 2013. Archived from the original on 20 December 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ^ "Madrid finally fulfil Décima dream". Union of European Football Associations. 24 May 2014. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ "Barcelona claim fifth crown". Union of European Football Associations. 27 January 2016. Archived from the original on 13 June 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ "Zidane proud after Real Madrid penalties win". Union of European Football Associations. 29 May 2016. Archived from the original on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "Zidane completes player/coach double double". Union of European Football Associations. 4 June 2017. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ^ "Zidane reaches more milestones in Kyiv". Union of European Football Associations. 26 May 2018. Archived from the original on 20 December 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ "Liverpool beat Tottenham to win sixth European Cup". Union of European Football Associations. 1 June 2019. Archived from the original on 13 February 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ "Paris St-Germain 0–1 Bayern Munich: German side win Champions League final". British Broadcasting Corporation. 23 August 2020. Archived from the original on 23 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ "Man. City 0–1 Chelsea: Havertz gives Blues second Champions League triumph". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 29 May 2021. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
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- ^ "Pep Guardiola: Man City's Champions League win was written in the stars". Sky Sports. 11 June 2023. Archived from the original on 11 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ Pettit, Mark (1 June 2024). "Real Madrid win Champions League: Carvajal and Vinícius Júnior see off Dortmund". UEFA.com. UEFA. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
External links
[edit]- UEFA Champions league official history Archived 6 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- RSSSF European Cups Archive Archived 14 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine