Which Football Managers Have Won the Most Trophies in History?
The football managers that have won the most trophies in history are Alex Ferguson, Pep Guardiola, Carlo Ancelotti and Ottmar Hitzfeld. Footballing ability is measured by various criteria, but trophies don't lie. Championships are pursued and treasured with equal vigor, but it is not only the players who win cups. The best managers create the circumstances for a team of players to succeed. Without them, the best teams in the world would not be where the are today. At oneHOWTO, we ask which football managers have won the most trophies in history? In addition to the names already shared, we provide a top 10 best manages in history list according to championships won.
- Alex Ferguson
- Pep Guardiola
- Mircea Lucescu
- Valeri Lobanovsky
- Ottmar Hitzfeld
- Carlo Ancelotti
- Jock Stein
- Luis Felipe Scolari
- José Mourinho
- Giovanni Trapattoni
Alex Ferguson
Alex Ferguson's legend as Manchester United manager will forever go down in the history of world football. The manager's manage has won a total of 49 titles, despite only managing two clubs in his career, Aberdeen and Manchester United.
His extensive list of achievements includes:
- 2 European Cups as Manchester United manager
- 1 Club World Cup
- 13 Premier League titles
- 2 European Super Cups
- 10 Community Shields
- 5 FA Cups
- 4 English League Cups
Ferguson has also won the award for best manager in the world twice, in 1998 and 2007.
Pep Guardiola
His career as a coach of FC Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Manchester City has allowed him to become one of the most successful managers of all time. Guardiola has won 38 titles between these three clubs.
His trophies are distributed as follows:
- Between 2008 and 2012: he won 14 titles with FC Barcelona. These include 3 Ligas, 2 Champions Leagues, 2 European Super Cups and 2 Club World Cups, among others.
- Between 2013 and 2016: he won 7 titles with Bayern Munich : 3 Bundesligas, 2 German Cups, 1 European Super Cup and 1 Club World Cup.
- Between 2016 and 2024: he won 17 titles with Manchester City. These include 6 Premier Leagues, 4 English League Cups, 1 Champions League, 1 European Super Cup and 1 Club World Cup, among others.
Mircea Lucescu
Despite never having coached in the top 5 leagues, Lucescu is a legendary coach in Europe. He has won 32 titles, most of them as coach of Shakhtar Donetsk. His list of achievements includes 9 Ukrainian Leagues, 8 Ukrainian Super Cups, 7 Ukrainian Cups and 1 UEFA Cup, among other trophies.
Valeri Lobanovsky
Lobanovski was a legend as a footballer and coach in Soviet football. He was almost always associated with Dynamo Kiev, the club with which he won his most important titles (30 in total). His achievements include 8 Soviet Leagues, 6 Soviet Cups, 2 European Cup Winners' Cups and 1 European Super Cup, among other trophies.
Ottmar Hitzfeld
Hitzfeld won 28 trophies during his coaching career. He managed several teams in Switzerland and Germany. In German football he was coach of Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich. With both teams he made football history. With Dortmund he won the Champions League in 1997, the most important title in the club's history.
As Bayern coach, he also won a Champions League and an Intercontinental Cup. His last professional stint as a coach was with the Swiss national team between 2008 and 2014.
Carlo Ancelotti
Ancelotti has a total of 28 titles as a manager. He has also played for several of the best clubs in Europe such as Juventus, Milan, PSG, Chelsea, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich. His list of achievements is divided as follows:
- 8 titles with Milan, including 2 Champions Leagues
- 3 titles with Chelsea
- 1 title with PSG
- 3 titles with Bayern Munich
- 13 titles with Real Madrid, including 3 Champions Leagues
Jock Stein
Scottish manager Jock Stein made football history in his home country as manager of Celtic FC. He won 10 Scottish League Cups and a European Cup, among other titles, adding a total of 26 to his extensive list of honors.
Luis Felipe Scolari
Scolari is another of the coaches who has made history in the world of football. He has 26 titles to his name , including a World Cup with Brazil in 2002. It is his greatest achievement as a coach, but he has also won other trophies at club level.
As a club coach, he has been twice champion of the Brazilian League, twice champion of the Copa Libertadores and has also won 4 Brazilian Cups.
José Mourinho
Together with his long list of successes, his strong character and personality have made José Mourinho one of the best coaches in the history of football. He has won a total of 26 titles between the different clubs he has managed, such as Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Real Madrid, Manchester United and AS Roma.
In addition to winning many national titles, his list of achievements includes continental titles. These include 2 Champions Leagues, 2 Europa Leagues and 1 UEFA Conference League.
Giovanni Trapattoni
The top 10 football managers with the most trophies in history is completed by Giovanni Trapattoni. He has a total of 23 trophies to his name, including a European Cup won with Juventus in the 1984-1985 season, 7 Serie A, a Bundesliga, a European Super Cup, a European Cup Winners' Cup and 3 UEFA Cups, among others.
Image: FC Bayern Munich
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