The UEFA Champions League trophy is, without any doubt, one of the most coveted prizes in world soccer. Therefore, any player or manager who gets to taste European glory knows how difficult it is to get to the top.
Even from the European Cup days, continental success has been limited to a handful of head coaches. And of course, the list of managers who won the Champions League on multiple occasions is short as well.
But if lifting the UCL more than once is a challenging task, let alone to do so with different teams. So far, only seven managers have won UEFA Champions League titles with multiple clubs.
Which coaches have won Champions League trophies with multiple clubs?
Ernst Happel, Ottmar Hitzfeld, Jupp Heynckes, Carlo Ancelotti, Jose Mourinho, Pep Guardiola, and Luis Enrique are the only managers who boast Champions League triumphs with different European teams.
Head Coach, Carlo Ancelotti of Real Madrid celebrates with the Champions League trophy during the UEFA Champions League Final between Real Madrid and Atletico de Madrid at Estadio da Luz on May 24, 2014.
- Ernst Happel – 2 teams (Feyenoord 1970, Hamburg 1983)
- Ottmar Hitzfeld – 2 teams (Dortmund 1997, Bayern 2001)
- Jupp Heynckes – 2 teams (Real Madrid 1998, Bayern 2013)
- Carlo Ancelotti – 2 teams (AC Milan 2003, 2007; Real Madrid 2014, 2022, 2024)
- Jose Mourinho – 2 teams (Porto 2004, Inter 2010)
- Pep Guardiola – 2 teams (Barcelona 2009, 2011; Manchester City 2023)
- Luis Enrique – 2 teams (Barcelona 2015; PSG 2025)
see also
All-time UEFA Champions League top scorers: Who’s leading the record books?
Which managers have coached Champions League finals with different teams?
Curiously, Carlo Ancelotti is also the coach with the most Champions League titles in tournament history. In addition, the Italian is the manager who reached the most finals with more than one club.
Luis Enrique, who won the Champions League title with Barcelona in 2015, became the 10th manager to join this list in the 2024-25 season, when he reached (and won) the title decider in Munich at the helm of French side Paris Saint-Germain.
- Carlo Ancelotti – 5 finals (AC Milan 2003, 2007; Real Madrid 2014, 2022, 2024)
- Jurgen Klopp – 4 finals (Dortmund 2013; Liverpool 2018, 2019, 2022)
- Pep Guardiola – 4 finals (Barcelona 2009, 2011; Man City 2021, 2023)
- Louis van Gaal – 3 finals (Ajax 1995, 1996; Bayern 2010)
- Ernst Happel – 2 finals (Feyenoord 1970; Hamburg 1983)
- Jupp Heynckes – 2 finals (Real Madrid 1998; Bayern 2013)
- Ottmar Hitzfeld – 2 finals (Dortmund 1997; Bayern 2001)
- Jose Mourinho – 2 finals (Porto 2004; Inter 2010)
- Thomas Tuchel – 2 finals (PSG 2020; Chelsea 2021)
- Luis Enrique – 2 finals (Barcelona 2015; PSG 2025)
