Carlo Ancelotti

Carlo Ancelotti
Ancelotti as Bayern Munich manager in 2016
Personal information
Full name Carlo Ancelotti[1]
Date of birth (1959-06-10) 10 June 1959 (age 65)[2]
Place of birth Reggiolo, Italy[2]
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Real Madrid (manager)
Youth career
1973–1975 Reggiolo
1975–1976 Parma
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1979 Parma 55 (13)
1979–1987 Roma 171 (12)
1987–1992 AC Milan 112 (10)
Total 338 (35)
International career
1981–1991 Italy 26 (1)
Managerial career
1992–1995 Italy (assistant)
1995–1996 Reggiana
1996–1998 Parma
1999–2001 Juventus
2001–2009 AC Milan
2009–2011 Chelsea
2011–2013 Paris Saint-Germain
2013–2015 Real Madrid
2016–2017 Bayern Munich
2018–2019 Napoli
2019–2021 Everton
2021– Real Madrid
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Italy
FIFA World Cup
Third place 1990
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Carlo Ancelotti Cavaliere OMRI Ufficiale OSI (born 10 June 1959) is an Italian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Real Madrid. Nicknamed "Carletto" in Italy and "Don Carlo" in Spain,[4][5] he is regarded as one of the greatest football managers of all time.[6][7][8] Ancelotti is the most successful manager in UEFA Champions League history, having won the trophy a record five times, plus two more when he was a player. He is also the first and only one to have managed teams in six Champions League finals.[9] As a player, he won the European Cup twice with AC Milan in 1989 and 1990, making him one of seven people to have won the European Cup or Champions League as both a player and a manager. Ancelotti is also the first and only manager ever to have won league titles in all of Europe's top five leagues.[10] He has won the FIFA Club World Cup three times, and is also the manager with the joint-most UEFA Super Cup triumphs, having won the trophy on four occasions, managing Milan and Real Madrid.[11][12]

Ancelotti played as a midfielder and began his career with Italian club Parma, helping the club to Serie B promotion in 1979. He moved to Roma the following season, where he won a Serie A title and four Coppa Italia titles, and also played for the late 1980s Milan team, with which he won two league titles and two European Cups, among other titles. At international level he played for the Italy national team on 26 occasions, scoring once, and appeared in two FIFA World Cups, finishing in third place in the 1990 edition of the tournament, as well as UEFA Euro 1988, where he helped his nation to reach the semi-finals.

As a manager, Ancelotti worked for Reggiana, Parma and Juventus between 1995 and 2001, before rising to prominence with Milan. Appointed as manager in 2001, he went onto win both the 2002–03 Champions League and 2002–03 Coppa Italia. The following season, he won the Scudetto with an Italian record of 82 points from 34 games, and three years later he won his second Champions League with Milan. During his tenure with Milan, Ancelotti was awarded the Serie A Coach of the Year twice. He resigned from Milan after the 2008–09 season, leaving as Milan's longest-serving manager in a single spell.[13]

In 2009, Ancelotti was appointed manager of Chelsea, winning the domestic double of the Premier League and FA Cup in his first season. In 2011, he became the manager of French club Paris Saint-Germain; the following season he won them their first Ligue 1 title in 19 years and was awarded joint Ligue 1 Manager of the Year. Following his success in France, Ancelotti was appointed manager of Real Madrid. In his first season, he led Real Madrid to their long-sought tenth Champions League title, La Décima, and also won the Copa del Rey. Despite collecting further honours with the club and being awarded the Miguel Muñoz Trophy in 2014–15 for the best performing manager in La Liga, Ancelotti was dismissed from Real Madrid in May 2015. He became the manager of Bayern Munich in 2016, where he won the Bundesliga title in his first season, and following stints at Napoli and Everton between 2018 and 2021, he returned to Real Madrid in the summer of 2021, where he won two La Liga–Champions League doubles in 2022 and 2024.

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  6. ^ Hayward, Paul (25 May 2015). "Champions League final 2014: Carlo Ancelotti proves he is greatest manager in Europe after Real Madrid's victory". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  7. ^ "Del Piero: 'Ancelotti is the best manager of all time'". Marca. Madrid. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  8. ^ Kidd, Dave (26 May 2014). "Carlo Ancelotti's third European Cup means he joins Bob Paisley in the unsung hero hall of fame". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  9. ^ "Real Madrid's Carlo Ancelotti makes history as first manager to reach five Champions League finals with Man City win". Sky Sports. Retrieved 29 May 2022.[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ Caygill, Graham (30 April 2022). "Carlo Ancelotti's famous five: How Real Madrid La Liga title success completes historic quintet in Europe's major leagues". The Sporting News. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
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  12. ^ "Real Madrid coast to Morocco 2014 title". FIFA. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
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