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Major European Trophies Winning Managers

Comprehensive table of managers who won major European club trophies from 1955–56 to 2023–24.

1

Carlo Ancelotti

5 European trophies

2

José Mourinho

5 European trophies

3

Giovanni Trapattoni

5 European trophies

Top 10 all-time

  1. 1 Carlo Ancelotti 5
  2. 2 José Mourinho 5
  3. 3 Giovanni Trapattoni 5
  4. 4 Unai Emery 5
  5. 5 Bob Paisley 4
  6. 6 Alex Ferguson 4
  7. 7 Nereo Rocco 4
  8. 8 Josep Guardiola 3
  9. 9 Zinedine Zidane 3
  10. 10 José Villalonga 3

Major European Trophies Winning Managers 1955-56 to 2023-24

Comprehensive table of managers who won major European club trophies from 1955–56 to 2023–24.
Trophies include the UEFA European Cup / Champions League, European Cup Winners’ Cup, UEFA Cup / Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League.

Manager (105)EC-CLECWCUEFA-ELCONFTotal
Carlo Ancelotti5 5
José Mourinho 2 215
Giovanni Trapattoni 113 5
Unai Emery55
Bob Paisley 3 1 4
Alex Ferguson 22 4
Nereo Rocco 22 4
Josep Guardiola3 3
Zinedine Zidane3 3
José Villalonga 21 3
Johan Cruijff 12 3
Udo Lattek 111 3
Rafael Benítez 1 2 3
Arrigo Sacchi 2 2
Béla Guttmann 2 2
Brian Clough 2 2
Dettmar Cramer 2 2
Ernst Happel 2 2
Helenio Herrera 2 2
Jupp Heynckes 2 2
Luis Carniglia 2 2
Miguel Muñoz 2 2
Ottmar Hitzfeld 2 2
Ştefan Kovács 2 2
Vicente del Bosque 2 2
Raymond Goethals 11 2
Louis van Gaal 1 1 2
Valeri Lobanovsky 2 2
Bill Nicholson 11 2
Bobby Robson 11 2
Nevio Scala 11 2
Sven-Göran Eriksson 11 2
Diego Simeone 2 2
Juande Ramos 2 2
Luis Molowny 2 2
José Luis Mendilibar 112
Artur Jorge 1 1
Emerich Jenei 1 1
Fabio Capello 1 1
Frank Rijkaard 1 1
Guus Hiddink 1 1
Hans-Dieter Flick1 1
Jock Stein 1 1
Joe Fagan 1 1
Jurgen Klopp1 1
Ljupko Petrović 1 1
Luis Enrique1 1
Marcello Lippi 1 1
Matt Busby 1 1
Rinus Michels 1 1
Roberto Di Matteo1 1
Thomas Tuchel1 1
Tony Barton 1 1
Aad de Mos 1 1
Alfredo di Stéfano 1 1
Anselmo Fernandes 1 1
Dave Sexton 1 1
George Graham 1 1
Gianluca Vialli 1 1
Hans Croon 1 1
Heinz Krügel 1 1
Howard Kendall 1 1
Joaquim Rifé 1 1
Joe Mercer 1 1
Kuno Klötzer 1 1
Luis Fernández 1 1
Michal Vičan 1 1
Nándor Hidegkuti 1 1
Nodar Akhalkatsi 1 1
Otto Rehhagel 1 1
Ron Greenwood 1 1
Víctor Fernández 1 1
Vujadin Boškov 1 1
Willi Multhaup 1 1
William Waddell 1 1
Zlatko Čajkovski 1 1
Alberto Malesani 1 1
André Villas-Boas 1 1
Bert van Marwijk 1 1
Bill Shankly 1 1
Dick Advocaat 1 1
Dino Zoff 1 1
Erich Ribbeck 1 1
Fatih Terim 1 1
Franz Beckenbauer 1 1
Friedel Rausch 1 1
Gérard Houllier 1 1
Giampiero Marini 1 1
Gian Piero Gasperini 1 1
Gunder Bengtsson 11
Hennes Weisweiler 1 1
Huub Stevens 1 1
Julen Lopetegui 1 1
Kees Rijvers 1 1
Keith Burkinshaw 1 1
Luigi Simoni 1 1
Maurizio Sarri 1 1
Mircea Lucescu 1 1
Oliver Glasner 1 1
Ottavio Bianchi 1 1

Major Trophies by Manager’s Nationality 1955-56 to 2023-24

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Ben Jardine

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Ben Jardine is the managing editor of My Football Facts and has covered football since 2014. He writes across football statistics, history and current affairs, from all-time records and World Cup deep dives to live transfer-window coverage, with a focus on rigorously fact-checked, data-led analysis. Connect with Ben on LinkedIn.

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