There is no greater legend in football than Carlo Ancelotti. Although he was a superb athlete, his managerial career has been even more fruitful. He is now recognized as one of the game’s most reputable strategists. In addition to his numerous awards, the Italian most recently assisted Real Madrid in winning La Liga in 2021–2022.
As a result, he became the first manager in history to win the English Premier League, German Bundesliga, Italian Serie A, French Ligue 1, and Spanish La Liga, which are the top five European leagues. One of the hardest things a manager has to do these days is win a league title. With five championships in the top five European leagues, Ancelotti is the clear leader, though.
Carlo Ancelotti’s resume lists 22 trophies in total. Throughout his management career, the strategist has set a number of records. Thus, focusing on his accomplishments, these are Carlo Ancelotti’s top five records:
5. One of three to win three titles in the UCL
Ancelotti is one of just three managers to have won the UEFA Champions League three times. The strategist has two victories with AC Milan and one with Real Madrid in the esteemed European championship.
The other managers who have achieved the same accomplishment are Bob Paisley and Zinedine Zidane. The former won three UCL championships with Liverpool, and the latter also won three with Real Madrid—all in a row.
4. One of two to lead squads in four UCL championship games
Carlo Ancelotti is among the most respected figures in the UEFA Champions League. As indicated previously, the Italians have won the competition three times. He also has the notable accomplishment of leading teams to four UCL finals.
In addition to leading AC Milan to three UCL victories, Ancelotti oversaw the team’s defeat against Liverpool in the championship game. The Reds defeated the Rossoneri in the 2005–06 season due to penalties.
3. One of seven players and managers to win the UCL
Carlo Ancelotti’s accomplishments as a manager are well-liked. The world is aware of his reputation as a manager who has won trophies. The Italian not only managed football to three UCL titles as a manager, but he also won them as a player.
As a player, he won two European club championships with AC Milan, in 1988–89 and 1989–90. He is just one of seven players in the history of the competition to have won the UCL in both managerial and playing capacities.
2. Most of the manageable UEFA club trophies
The most UEFA titles won by Ancelotti as a manager is another incredibly difficult accomplishment. Apart from his three UEFA Champions League victories, the manager also holds three UEFA Super Cups and a UEFA Intertoto Cup.
With this, he now has the most UEFA Club Trophies—seven. With seven UEFA titles, Ancelotti is the only manager to match the record held by the two renowned former Manchester United managers, Sir Alex Ferguson and Giovanni Trapattoni.
1. The first to win five major league championships
This is perhaps Carlo Ancelotti’s greatest record to date. He is the only manager to have won every league in Europe. The sixty-two-year-old won the German Bundesliga with FC Bayern Munich, the Spanish La Liga with Real Madrid, the Italian Serie A with AC Milan, the Premier League with Chelsea FC, the French Ligue 1 with Paris Saint-Germain, and the German Bundesliga with FC Bayern Munich.
It is difficult to think of anyone, if anyone, that could top this utterly amazing accomplishment. Ancelotti has solidified his status as the “don” of European football with this specific record.
