Carlo Ancelotti is an Italian former player and current manager of the La Liga team Real Madrid.He has previously managed Reggiana, Parma, Juventus, Milan, Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid, Bayern, and Napoli, as well as playing for Parma, Roma, and Milan.
As a coach, he has led his teams to fourUEFA Champions League titles, twice with Milan in 2003 and 2007, and then again twicewith Real Madrid in 2014 and in 2022. He is widely recognized as one of the most successful managers in the world.
Despite preferring a 4-3-3 system, Ancelotti is noted for his versatility in formations, opting to accommodate great players wherever feasible. Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, Andrea Pirlo, Ashley Cole, Clarence Seedorf, Didier Drogba, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Robert Lewandowski, Filippo Inzaghi, and Sergio Ramos are just several among the outstanding players who have excelled under the 62-year-old.
Carlo Ancelotti managerial titles by year
Carlo Ancelotti of Real Madrid. (Alex Livesey/Getty Images)
At the age of 36, Ancelotti started his first position as a manager at Reggiana in Italy, where he guided the club to Serie A promotion. With Milan’s Serie A championship in the 2003-04 season, Ancelotti began an unparalleled run of European league titles.
He returned to England and led Chelsea to Premier League triumph in 2009-10. In the 2012-13 French Ligue 1, Paris Saint-Germain finished second. Bayern Munich won their sixth consecutive Bundesliga championship under Ancelotti in the 2016-17 season.
Aside from these accolades, the Italian coach has also won the UEFA Champions League fourtimes, the FIFA Club World Cup twice, and the UEFA European Super Cup three times.Real Madrid were crowned champions of the 2021-2022 La Liga season and Ancelotti thus became the first coach in history to win all five major league titles.
Number | Season | Team | Trophy |
1. | 2002-03 | Milan | Coppa Italia |
2. | 2002-03 | Milan | UEFA Champions League |
3. | 2003-04 | Milan | UEFA Super Cup |
4. | 2003-04 | Milan | Serie A |
5. | 2004-05 | Milan | Supercoppa Italiana |
6. | 2006-07 | Milan | UEFA Champions League |
7. | 2007-08 | Milan | UEFA Super Cup |
8. | 2007-08 | Milan | FIFA Club World Cup |
9. | 2009-10 | Chelsea | Premier League |
10. | 2009-10 | Chelsea | FA Cup |
11. | 2009-10 | Chelsea | FA Community Shield |
12. | 2012-13 | PSG | Ligue 1 |
13. | 2013-14 | Real Madrid | Copa del Rey |
14. | 2013-14 | Real Madrid | UEFA Champions League: |
15. | 2014-15 | Real Madrid | UEFA Super Cup |
16. | 2014-15 | Real Madrid | FIFA Club World Cup |
17. | 2016-17 | Bayern | Bundesliga |
18. | 2016-17 | Bayern | DFL-Supercup |
19. | 2017-18 | Bayern | DFL-Supercup |
20. | 2021-22 | Real Madrid | Supercopa de España |
21. | 2021-22 | Real Madrid | La Liga |
22. | 2021-22 | Real Madrid | Champions League |