# List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winning managers

The European Cup was an association football competition contested from 1956 to 1992. Spanish manager José Villalonga led Real Madrid to success in the inaugural final in 1956 and repeated the feat the following season. Italian managers have been the most successful, winning thirteen of the tournaments since 1956.
The competition became the UEFA Champions League in 1992, with Belgian Raymond Goethals leading French club Marseille to success that season. Bob Paisley, Zinedine Zidane and Pep Guardiola have won the tournament three times. Ancelotti won five titles and reached six finals with Milan and Real Madrid, Paisley led Liverpool to three titles in five seasons, and Zidane won three consecutive titles with Real Madrid. Sixteen other managers have won the competition twice. Only six managers have won the title with two clubs: Ancelotti with Milan in 2003 and 2007 and Real Madrid in 2014, 2022, and 2024; Ernst Happel with Feyenoord in 1970 and Hamburg in 1983; Ottmar Hitzfeld with Borussia Dortmund in 1997 and Bayern Munich in 2001; José Mourinho with Porto in 2004 and Inter Milan in 2010; Jupp Heynckes with Real Madrid in 1998 and Bayern Munich in 2013; and Guardiola with Barcelona in 2009 and 2011 and Manchester City in 2023. Seven men have won the tournament both as a player and as a manager: Miguel Muñoz, Giovanni Trapattoni, Johan Cruyff, Frank Rijkaard, Ancelotti, Guardiola and Zidane.

## European Cup and UEFA Champions League winning managers
### By year

European Cup and UEFA Champions League winning managers* :
| Final | Nationality | Winning manager | Nation | Club |
| 1956 | Spain | José Villalonga | Spain | Real Madrid |
| 1957 | Spain | José Villalonga | Spain | Real Madrid |
| 1958 | Argentina | Luis Carniglia | Spain | Real Madrid |
| 1959 | Argentina | Luis Carniglia | Spain | Real Madrid |
| 1960 | Spain | Miguel Muñoz | Spain | Real Madrid |
| 1961 | Hungary | Béla Guttmann | Portugal | Benfica |
| 1962 | Hungary | Béla Guttmann | Portugal | Benfica |
| 1963 | Italy | Nereo Rocco | Italy | Milan |
| 1964 | Argentina | Helenio Herrera | Italy | Inter Milan |
| 1965 | Argentina | Helenio Herrera | Italy | Inter Milan |
| 1966 | Spain | Miguel Muñoz | Spain | Real Madrid |
| 1967 | Scotland | Jock Stein | Scotland | Celtic |
| 1968 | Scotland | Matt Busby | England | Manchester United |
| 1969 | Italy | Nereo Rocco | Italy | Milan |
| 1970 | Austria | Ernst Happel | Netherlands | Feyenoord |
| 1971 | Netherlands | Rinus Michels | Netherlands | Ajax |
| 1972 | Romania | Ștefan Kovács | Netherlands | Ajax |
| 1973 | Romania | Ștefan Kovács | Netherlands | Ajax |
| 1974 | West Germany | Udo Lattek | West Germany | Bayern Munich |
| 1975 | West Germany | Dettmar Cramer | West Germany | Bayern Munich |
| 1976 | West Germany | Dettmar Cramer | West Germany | Bayern Munich |
| 1977 | England | Bob Paisley | England | Liverpool |
| 1978 | England | Bob Paisley | England | Liverpool |
| 1979 | England | Brian Clough | England | Nottingham Forest |
| 1980 | England | Brian Clough | England | Nottingham Forest |
| 1981 | England | Bob Paisley | England | Liverpool |
| 1982 | England | Tony Barton | England | Aston Villa |
| 1983 | Austria | Ernst Happel | West Germany | Hamburger SV |
| 1984 | England | Joe Fagan | England | Liverpool |
| 1985 | Italy | Giovanni Trapattoni | Italy | Juventus |
| 1986 | Romania | Emerich Jenei | Romania | Steaua București |
| 1987 | Portugal | Artur Jorge | Portugal | Porto |
| 1988 | Netherlands | Guus Hiddink | Netherlands | PSV Eindhoven |
| 1989 | Italy | Arrigo Sacchi | Italy | Milan |
| 1990 | Italy | Arrigo Sacchi | Italy | Milan |
| 1991 | Yugoslavia | Ljupko Petrović | Yugoslavia | Red Star Belgrade |
| 1992 | Netherlands | Johan Cruyff | Spain | Barcelona |
| 1993 | Belgium | Raymond Goethals | France | Marseille |
| 1994 | Italy | Fabio Capello | Italy | Milan |
| 1995 | Netherlands | Louis van Gaal | Netherlands | Ajax |
| 1996 | Italy | Marcello Lippi | Italy | Juventus |
| 1997 | Germany | Ottmar Hitzfeld | Germany | Borussia Dortmund |
| 1998 | Germany | Jupp Heynckes | Spain | Real Madrid |
| 1999 | Scotland | Alex Ferguson | England | Manchester United |
| 2000 | Spain | Vicente del Bosque | Spain | Real Madrid |
| 2001 | Germany | Ottmar Hitzfeld | Germany | Bayern Munich |
| 2002 | Spain | Vicente del Bosque | Spain | Real Madrid |
| 2003 | Italy | Carlo Ancelotti | Italy | Milan |
| 2004 | Portugal | José Mourinho | Portugal | Porto |
| 2005 | Spain | Rafael Benítez | England | Liverpool |
| 2006 | Netherlands | Frank Rijkaard | Spain | Barcelona |
| 2007 | Italy | Carlo Ancelotti | Italy | Milan |
| 2008 | Scotland | Alex Ferguson | England | Manchester United |
| 2009 | Spain | Pep Guardiola | Spain | Barcelona |
| 2010 | Portugal | José Mourinho | Italy | Inter Milan |
| 2011 | Spain | Pep Guardiola | Spain | Barcelona |
| 2012 | Italy | Roberto Di Matteo | England | Chelsea |
| 2013 | Germany | Jupp Heynckes | Germany | Bayern Munich |
| 2014 | Italy | Carlo Ancelotti | Spain | Real Madrid |
| 2015 | Spain | Luis Enrique | Spain | Barcelona |
| 2016 | France | Zinedine Zidane | Spain | Real Madrid |
| 2017 | France | Zinedine Zidane | Spain | Real Madrid |
| 2018 | France | Zinedine Zidane | Spain | Real Madrid |
| 2019 | Germany | Jürgen Klopp | England | Liverpool |
| 2020 | Germany | Hansi Flick | Germany | Bayern Munich |
| 2021 | Germany | Thomas Tuchel | England | Chelsea |
| 2022 | Italy | Carlo Ancelotti | Spain | Real Madrid |
| 2023 | Spain | Pep Guardiola | England | Manchester City |
| 2024 | Italy | Carlo Ancelotti | Spain | Real Madrid |

### Managers with multiple titles

Managers in bold are still active.
| Rank | Nationality | Manager | Number of wins | Years won | Club(s) |
| 1 | Italy | Carlo Ancelotti | 5 | 2003, 2007, 2014, 2022, 2024 | Milan (2), Real Madrid (3) |
| 2 | England | Bob Paisley | 3 | 1977, 1978, 1981 | Liverpool |
| 2 | France | Zinedine Zidane | 3 | 2016, 2017, 2018 | Real Madrid |
| 2 | Spain | Pep Guardiola | 3 | 2009, 2011, 2023 | Barcelona (2), Manchester City |
| 5 | Spain | José Villalonga | 2 | 1956, 1957 | Real Madrid |
| 5 | Argentina | Luis Carniglia | 2 | 1958, 1959 | Real Madrid |
| 5 | Hungary | Béla Guttmann | 2 | 1961, 1962 | Benfica |
| 5 | Argentina | Helenio Herrera | 2 | 1964, 1965 | Inter Milan |
| 5 | Spain | Miguel Muñoz | 2 | 1960, 1966 | Real Madrid |
| 5 | Italy | Nereo Rocco | 2 | 1963, 1969 | Milan |
| 5 | Romania | Ștefan Kovács | 2 | 1972, 1973 | Ajax |
| 5 | Germany | Dettmar Cramer | 2 | 1975, 1976 | Bayern Munich |
| 5 | England | Brian Clough | 2 | 1979, 1980 | Nottingham Forest |
| 5 | Austria | Ernst Happel | 2 | 1970, 1983 | Feyenoord, Hamburger SV |
| 5 | Italy | Arrigo Sacchi | 2 | 1989, 1990 | Milan |
| 5 | Germany | Ottmar Hitzfeld | 2 | 1997, 2001 | Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich |
| 5 | Spain | Vicente del Bosque | 2 | 2000, 2002 | Real Madrid |
| 5 | Scotland | Alex Ferguson | 2 | 1999, 2008 | Manchester United |
| 5 | Portugal | José Mourinho | 2 | 2004, 2010 | Porto, Inter Milan |
| 5 | Germany | Jupp Heynckes | 2 | 1998, 2013 | Real Madrid, Bayern Munich |

### Most wins as both player and manager

This table lists the individuals who have won the competition both as a player and a manager, in order of frequency.
| Nationality | Name | Wins as player | Wins as manager | Total |
| Italy | Carlo Ancelotti | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Spain | Miguel Munoz | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Netherlands | Johan Cruyff | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Netherlands | Frank Rijkaard | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Spain | Josep Guardiola | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| France | Zinedine Zidane | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Italy | Giovanni Trapattoni | 2 | 1 | 3 |

### By nationality

This table lists the total number of titles won by managers of each country. Accurate as of the 2024 final.
European Cup and UEFA Champions League winning managers by nationality :
| Nationality | Number of wins |
| Italy | 13 |
| Spain | 11 |
| Germany | 10 |
| England | 7 |
| Netherlands | 5 |
| Argentina | 4 |
| Scotland | 4 |
| France | 3 |
| Portugal | 3 |
| Romania | 3 |
| Austria | 2 |
| Hungary | 2 |
| Belgium | 1 |
| Yugoslavia | 1 |
* ↑ Includes West Germany.
* ↑ Includes the titles won by Helenio Herrera, who also had French citizenship.