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Carlo Ancelotti

March 15, 2023

Carlo Ancelotti Cavaliere OMRI, Ufficiale OSI (born 10 June 1959) is an Italian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of La Liga club Real Madrid. Regarded as one of the greatest managers of all time,[4][5][6] Ancelotti is the most decorated manager in UEFA Champions League history, having won the trophy a record four times as coach (twice with AC Milan and twice with Real Madrid). He is also the first and only one to have managed teams in five Champions League finals.[7] As a player, he won the Champions League twice with AC Milan, making him one of eight people to have won the European Cup or Champions League as both a player and a manager. Ancelotti is also the first and only manager ever to have won league titles in all of Europe's top five leagues.[8] He has won the FIFA Club World Cup a joint-record three times, and is also the manager with the most UEFA Super Cup triumphs, having won the trophy on four occasions, managing Milan and Real Madrid.[9][10]

Carlo Ancelotti
Ancelotti as Bayern Munich manager in 2016
Personal information
Full name Carlo Ancelotti[1]
Date of birth (1959-06-10) 10 June 1959 (age 63)[2]
Place of birth Reggiolo, Italy[2]
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Real Madrid (manager)
Youth career
1973–1975 Reggiolo
1975–1976 Parma
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1979 Parma 55 (13)
1979–1987 Roma 171 (12)
1987–1992 AC Milan 112 (10)
Total 338 (35)
International career
1981–1991 Italy 26 (1)
Managerial career
1992–1995 Italy (assistant)
1995–1996 Reggiana
1996–1998 Parma
1999–2001 Juventus
2001–2009 AC Milan
2009–2011 Chelsea
2011–2013 Paris Saint-Germain
2013–2015 Real Madrid
2016–2017 Bayern Munich
2018–2019 Napoli
2019–2021 Everton
2021– Real Madrid
Honours
Men's Football
Representing  Italy (as player)
FIFA World Cup
1990
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nicknamed Don Carlo,[11] Ancelotti played as a midfielder and began his career with Italian club Parma, helping the club to Serie B promotion in 1979. He moved to Roma the following season, where he won a Serie A title and four Coppa Italia titles, and also played for the late 1980s Milan team, with which he won two league titles and two European Cups, among other titles. At international level he played for the Italy national team on 26 occasions, scoring once, and appeared in two FIFA World Cups, finishing in third place in the 1990 edition of the tournament, as well as UEFA Euro 1988, where he helped his nation to reach the semi-finals.

As a manager, Ancelotti worked for Reggiana, Parma, Juventus between 1995 to 2001, before rising to prominence with Milan. Appointed as manager in 2001, he went onto win both the 2002–03 Champions League and 2002–03 Coppa Italia. The following season, he won the Scudetto with an Italian record of 82 points from 34 games, and three years later he won his second Champions League with Milan. During his tenure with Milan, Ancelotti was awarded the Serie A Coach of the Year twice. He announced his resignation from Milan after the 2008–09 season, leaving as Milan's longest-serving manager in a single spell.[12]

In 2009, he was appointed manager of Chelsea, winning the domestic double of the Premier League and FA Cup in his first season. In 2011, he became the manager of French club Paris Saint-Germain; the following season he won them their first Ligue 1 title in 19 years and was awarded joint Ligue 1 Manager of the Year. Following his success in France, Ancelotti was appointed manager of Real Madrid. In his first season, he led Real Madrid to their long-sought tenth Champions League title, La Décima, and also won the Copa del Rey. Despite collecting further honours with the club and being awarded the Miguel Muñoz Trophy in 2014–15 for the best performing manager in La Liga, Ancelotti was dismissed from Real Madrid in May 2015. He became the manager of Bayern Munich in 2016, where he won the Bundesliga title in his first season, and following stints at Napoli and Everton between 2018 and 2021, he returned to Real Madrid in the summer of 2021, where he went on to win a La Liga–Champions League double.

Club career

Parma

Ancelotti began his career in 1974 with Parma. He made his professional debut in Serie C during the 1976–77 season, at the age of 18. Under manager Cesare Maldini, he was often deployed behind the forwards, or as a second striker, due to his eye for goal. Ancelotti excelled in this role and helped Parma to a second place in the Serie C1 girone A during the 1978–79 season, which qualified the team for the Serie B play-offs. In the decisive match in Vicenza, against Triestina, with the score tied at 1–1, he scored two goals, which gave Parma a 3–1 victory and sealed their place in Serie B the following season.[13][14][15][16]

Roma

 
Ancelotti playing for Roma during the 1983–84 season

After attracting strong interest from Inter Milan, in mid-1979 Ancelotti transferred to Roma, and made his Serie A debut in a 0–0 draw against AC Milan on 16 September.[13][14][17] Under manager Nils Liedholm, he was deployed as a winger or central midfielder and became one of the club's most important players in a team which featured Brazilian midfielders Falcão and Toninho Cerezo, as well as Italian footballers Roberto Pruzzo, Bruno Conti, Agostino Di Bartolomei, and Pietro Vierchowod, immediately winning consecutive Coppa Italia titles in his first two seasons with the club. During his eight seasons at the club, he won the Coppa Italia a total of four times (1980, 1981, 1984, and 1986). After struggling with knee injuries, and managing second- and third-place league finishes in 1981 and 1982, Ancelotti helped lead the team to win the Italian championship in 1983, the club's second ever league title in their history.[14] The following season, he even helped Roma to win another Coppa Italia title and reach the European Cup final in 1984, although missed the final through injury as Roma were defeated by Liverpool on penalties at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.[13][14][17] He was named the team's captain in 1985 under new club manager Sven-Göran Eriksson, and served as a mentor to the young midfielder Giuseppe Giannini, as Roma won the Coppa Italia, but once again narrowly missed out on the league title during the 1985–86 Serie A season, finishing in second place behind Juventus.[13][14][16]

AC Milan

From 1987 until 1992, Ancelotti played for Milan, and was a key part of the squad that won the Serie A title in 1988, consecutive European Cups in 1989 and 1990, two European Super Cups, two Intercontinental Cups and a Supercoppa Italiana under manager Arrigo Sacchi.[13] During this time, Milan, under the financial backing of club president Silvio Berlusconi, featured players such as Paolo Maldini, Franco Baresi, Mauro Tassotti and Alessandro Costacurta as defenders; Frank Rijkaard, Ruud Gullit and Roberto Donadoni as midfielders; and Marco van Basten upfront.[14] One of Ancelotti's most memorable moments with Milan was when he received a pass from Ruud Gullit, dribbled around two Real Madrid players and netted a powerful long-range shot during the Rossoneri's 5–0 thrashing of Real Madrid in the 1989 European Cup semi-finals.[18] He went on to play all 90 minutes in Milan's 4–0 win over Steaua București in the final.[19]

The following season, Ancelotti suffered an injury to his left knee in the quarter-finals of the European Cup against KV Mechelen which forced him to miss the semi-finals, although he was able to return in time to help Milan defend their title against Benfica in the final, held in Vienna.[14] Following Sacchi's departure, he won a second Serie A title under replacement manager Fabio Capello during the 1991–92 Serie A season, as Milan won the title undefeated, but persistent knee injuries and competition from youngster Demetrio Albertini limited his playing time, and eventually forced him into premature retirement at the end of the season, at the age of 33. He played the final match of his career with the club in a 4–0 home win over Hellas Verona on 17 May 1992, in which he came off the bench in the final 20 minutes of the game and scored two goals, and was given an ovation by the fans.[13][14][16]

International career

Under manager Enzo Bearzot, Ancelotti made his Italy national team debut and scored his first and only goal on 6 January 1981 in the 1980 World Champions' Gold Cup against the Netherlands, which ended in a 1–1 draw.[14][17] He was very likely to be capped for the 1982 World Cup campaign, but a dramatic knee injury forced him away for several months, as Italy went on to win the tournament without him.[14][17]

He was a part of Italy's World Cup squad in the 1986 World Cup, where he did not make a single appearance, however, as both he and Paolo Rossi struggled during the team's fitness tests, due to the altitude of the region, and were replaced in the starting line-up by Fernando De Napoli and Giuseppe Galderisi respectively.[20]

Under new Italy manager Azeglio Vicini, he was also a key member of the Italy squad that reached the semi-finals of UEFA Euro 1988, and was also set to represent his nation at the Summer Olympics in Seoul that summer. An injury to the meniscus of his right knee, however, prevented him from taking part in the tournament, where Italy ultimately managed a fourth-place finish.[14]

Ancelotti later went on to play in the 1990 World Cup on home soil under Vicini at the age of 31, although an injury in the second group match against Austria once again limited his appearances in the competition to just three, and kept him on the sidelines until the third-place final against England, in which he returned to help Italy to a 2–1 win.[14]

Ancelotti made a total of 26 performances for the Italy national side, and announced his retirement from international football in 1991, making his final Italy appearance under Arrigo Sacchi.[14][17][16]

Style of play

A world-class player, Ancelotti was a creative, cautious, and efficient midfielder who was known for his leadership, skill, composure on the ball, and organisational ability; he is regarded as one of the best Italian midfielders of his generation.[13][14][15] Although he lacked pace, as well as notable physical and athletic characteristics, he was a highly talented, yet hard-working, combative, and tenacious team-player, who was competent defensively, but who above all possessed excellent technical ability, tactical intelligence, vision and passing range, as well as a powerful and accurate shot from outside the area; his wide range of skills enabled him to contribute to his team's offensive play with goals and assists. A versatile midfielder, he was capable of being deployed in several positions: while he was usually deployed as a playmaker in the centre of the pitch during his time with Milan under Arrigo Sacchi, he often played on the wings during his time with Roma, and was also capable of playing as an attacking midfielder, or even in a box-to-box role; in his youth, he was often deployed in a more advanced role as a forward, usually as a second striker.[14][17][21] As with Milan he was often deployed in front of the back-line, as a central or defensive midfielder, a position which allowed him to set the tempo of his team's play after winning back possession; he is regarded as having been the mentor and predecessor of Demetrio Albertini and Andrea Pirlo in the deep-lying playmaking role at the club. Despite his ability, his career was affected by several injuries, which limited his playing time, and forced him into retirement in 1992 at the age of 33.[14][21][16][22][23][24]

Managerial career

Reggiana

Ancelotti undertook his coaching studies at Coverciano, where he penned a research article entitled "Il Futuro del Calcio: Più Dinamicità"[25] (English: "The Future of Football: More Dynamism"). After serving as an assistant manager with the Italy national team under his former Milan coach Arrigo Sacchi between 1992 and 1995, and reaching the 1994 World Cup final,[13][15][17] Ancelotti began his managerial career with Serie B side Reggiana in 1995,[26] where he immediately aided the team in achieving promotion to Serie A;[17] he left after the 1995–96 Serie B season,[26] finishing with a record of 17 wins, 14 draws, and 10 losses in his only season with the club.[27]

Parma

 
Ancelotti at Parma in 1996

Ancelotti joined Parma the following season,[28] a team which had recently enjoyed several years of domestic and European success under the previous manager Nevio Scala, and which contained several promising young players, including future Italy stars Gianluigi Buffon and Fabio Cannavaro.[29] Ancelotti made his debut in the Coppa Italia in a 3–1 loss to Pescara.[30] Ancelotti made several changes at the club, implementing a rigorous Sacchi-inspired 4–4–2 formation, and initially deploying creative forward Gianfranco Zola out of position on the left wing in order to accommodate Hristo Stoichkov up-front, although both players were later eventually sold by the club after lack of playing time due to struggling to perform in this system.[31] With the new attacking partnership of Enrico Chiesa and Hernán Crespo, Parma finished second in Serie A during the 1996–97 season under Ancelotti, which guaranteed them a place in the next edition of the UEFA Champions League.[29][32] The following season, the club had agreed to sign another Italian creative forward, Roberto Baggio, but Ancelotti impeded the transfer as he once again did not feel that a player like Baggio would fit into his tactical plans.[29][31][33] Ancelotti later stated that he regretted this decision, stating that at the time he believed that the 4–4–2 was the ideal formation for success, and that offensive playmakers were not compatible with this system.[34] After suffering a first round elimination in the 1997–98 Champions League, and a semi–final appearance in the Coppa Italia,[35] Ancelotti was only able to guide Parma to a sixth-place finish in Serie A during the 1997–98 season, and was dismissed at the end of the season, despite qualifying the team for next season's UEFA Cup.[28][29][36]

Juventus

In February 1999, Ancelotti was appointed Juventus manager, where he both succeeded and preceded Marcello Lippi, who returned to the club when Ancelotti left.[37][38] With Juventus, Ancelotti became less rigorous with the team's formation, abandoning his favoured 4–4–2 in order to accommodate star French playmaker Zinedine Zidane in his preferred free role behind the forwards in the team's starting line-up.[31] His first full season at Juventus began promisingly, as he immediately won the Intertoto Cup with the club by beating Rennes 4–2 on aggregate,[39] although Juventus suffered a round of 16 elimination in the UEFA Cup, and lost the league title to Lazio by a single point on the final match-day of the season; this was after surrendering a five-point lead with three games remaining, which drew strong criticism from the fans and the board of directors.[17][36] The following season, Ancelotti went trophyless, finishing runner-up in Serie A yet again, to Roma, and he was dismissed by Juventus.[17][19] Ancelotti's dismissal was announced by Juventus at half-time in the final league game of the season at home against Atalanta, on 17 June 2001, even though they were still within a chance of winning the title; Juventus won the match 2–1, although the result was not enough to prevent them from finishing behind Roma in the league.[36][40] Ancelotti finished his tenure with Juventus with a record of 63 wins, 33 draws and 18 losses.[41]

AC Milan

Ancelotti was appointed Milan manager on 5 November 2001, after Fatih Terim was dismissed due to poor results.[13][15][17][42] He was inheriting another recently trophyless team in Milan, as the Rossoneri had floundered domestically and in Europe since their last Scudetto victory in 1999. In the 2001–02 season, Ancelotti led Milan to qualify for the Champions League once again, as the team managed a fourth-place finish in Serie A,[43] and also reached semi-finals of the UEFA Cup, their best ever finish in the competition, losing out to Borussia Dortmund,[44][45] and also suffered a semi-final elimination in the Coppa Italia to Juventus.[44]

The following season, Ancelotti – who was heavily criticised by club owner Silvio Berlusconi due to his supposedly defensive tactics – was able to adopt a creative play in Milan while making several changes to the team's squad. He made Dida – still maligned for his 2000–01 Champions League howler against Leeds United – his new starting goalkeeper barely a month into the season, while converting budding attacking midfielder Andrea Pirlo to a defensive midfielder, playing him behind the number 10 (either Rui Costa or Rivaldo) in front of the team's back-line as a deep-lying playmaker in a 4–3–1–2 or 4–1–2–1–2 formation.[16][46][47][48] At the same time, Filippo Inzaghi and Andriy Shevchenko proved to be dominant and dynamic strikers, who were prolific in front of goal.[49]

Milan won the 2003 Champions League final,[50] beating Juventus 3–2 on penalties at Old Trafford,[51] and also won the 2003 Coppa Italia Final over Roma.[13] The following season, with the addition of Brazilian attacking midfielder Kaká, and Ancelotti's formidable four-man back-line of Cafu, Costacurta, Alessandro Nesta and Maldini, Milan took home the UEFA Super Cup in 2003 over Porto,[52] followed by the Scudetto in 2004 with an Italian record of 82 points from 34 games,[53] while Shevchenko finished the season as the league's top-scorer.[13][54][55] The Rossoneri, however, suffered penalty-shootout defeats to Juventus in the 2003 Supercoppa Italiana,[56] and to Boca Juniors in the 2003 Intercontinental Cup.[57] They were also knocked out by Deportivo de La Coruña in the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League.[58]

Under Ancelotti's reign, Milan also won the 2004 Supercoppa Italiana,[59] and were also back-to-back Serie A runners-up to Juventus in 2004–05[60] and 2005–06[61] (both Scudetti were later wiped from the record books of Juventus due to the club's involvement in the Calciopoli scandal). During the 2004–05 season, Ancelotti also led Milan to the 2005 Champions League final, where they lost out to Liverpool 2–3 on penalties after a 3–3 draw in normal time.[19][62] In the Coppa Italia, the team was unable to get past the quarter finals.[63] The following season, Milan once again faced disappointment as they lost out to Barcelona in the Champions League semi-finals,[64] and only reached the quarterfinals of the Coppa Italia.[65]

 
Ancelotti with AC Milan in 2007

After the departure of striker Andriy Shevchenko at the beginning of the 2006–07 season, Ancelotti was forced to redesign Milan's line-up once again, devising a 4–3–2–1 system that would later be known as his "Christmas Tree" formation. Milan's line-up used Inzaghi as a lone striker, supported by attacking midfielders Clarence Seedorf and Kaká, in front of a three-man midfield which featured Andrea Pirlo as a creative playmaker, supported by hard-working defensive midfielders Gennaro Gattuso and Massimo Ambrosini.[66] Milan received an eight-point deduction during the 2006–07 Serie A season for their role in the Calciopoli scandal,[67] which virtually put the team out of the title race, and instead led Ancelotti to focus on winning the Champions League.[68] On 23 May 2007, Milan avenged their defeat to Liverpool two years earlier with a 2–1 win at the Olympic Stadium in Athens in the 2007 Champions League final,[69] leading to Ancelotti's second Champions League trophy as Milan coach and his fourth title overall, having also won it twice as a Milan player in 1989 and 1990.[19] During the 2006–07 season, Milan also finished fourth in Serie A,[70] and lost out to eventual champions Roma in the Coppa Italia semi-final.[71] The next season, Ancelotti also won the 2007 UEFA Super Cup,[72] as well as the club's first ever FIFA Club World Cup in 2007, becoming the first manager to do so with a European side.[13] After finishing the league in fifth place,[73] Milan missed out on Champions League qualification,[74] and also suffered round of 16 eliminations in the Champions League[75] and Coppa Italia (to Arsenal and Catania respectively).[76]

In Ancelotti's final season at the club, Milan managed a third-place finish in Serie A behind Juventus and cross-city rivals Inter, sealing a place in the next season's Champions League,[77] while they were eliminated in the round of 32 of the UEFA Cup,[75] and the round of 16 of the Coppa Italia.[78] After previously denying rumours that he would be leaving the club, on 31 May 2009 Ancelotti announced his resignation from Milan – less than an hour after their 2–0 victory over Fiorentina in the final match of the season.[19][77] In total, Ancelotti led Milan for 423 games; only Nereo Rocco has been in charge of the club for more matches.[13]

Chelsea

On 1 June 2009, Ancelotti succeeded interim manager Guus Hiddink when he was confirmed as the new Chelsea manager after agreeing to a three-year contract, and formally assumed his duties on 1 July.[79] Ancelotti became the club's fourth permanent manager in 21 months, following José Mourinho, Avram Grant and Luiz Felipe Scolari. He was also the third Italian to manage Chelsea, after Gianluca Vialli and Claudio Ranieri.[citation needed]

On 9 August 2009, Ancelotti won his first trophy as Chelsea manager, the Community Shield, beating Manchester United on penalties, following a 2–2 draw. His first Premier League game in charge of the Blues ended in a 2–1 home victory over Hull City on 15 August.[80] Chelsea lost their first match under Ancelotti at the DW Stadium away to Wigan Athletic on 26 September, losing 1–3. They were eliminated from the League Cup on 2 December, reaching the quarter-finals stage, after a penalty shootout defeat to Blackburn Rovers after a 3–3 draw at Ewood Park.[citation needed]

 
Ancelotti celebrates Chelsea's first League and Cup double with team captain John Terry in 2010

In the Champions League, Ancelotti returned to the San Siro for the first time since his departure from Milan, when his team faced Inter Milan, who was at the time coached by ex-Chelsea manager José Mourinho, at the Round of 16 stage. Ancelotti and Mourinho had a tense relationship from the previous season, as managers of Milan and Inter respectively.[81] Chelsea was eliminated from the Champions League on 16 March 2010 after a 1–3 aggregate loss to Inter, having lost 1–2 away and 0–1 at Stamford Bridge.[82][83]

On 9 May 2010, Ancelotti led Chelsea to the Premier League title, beating Manchester United by one point[84] and setting scoring records. The team finished the campaign with 103 goals, becoming the first team in the Premier League to score more than 100 goals in a season, and the first in the English top flight since Tottenham Hotspur in the 1962–63 season.[85] Chelsea secured the title with an 8–0 victory over Wigan at Stamford Bridge.[86] Ancelotti also became the first Italian manager to win the Premier League[87] and only the fifth manager overall in the League's 18 seasons. On 15 May 2010, Ancelotti led Chelsea to its first ever domestic double by defeating Portsmouth 1–0 in the FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium;[88] this was Chelsea's third FA Cup in four years, equalling the record set by Arsenal between 2002 and 2005.[citation needed]

The following season, after having lost to Manchester United in the 2010 FA Community Shield in August, Ancelotti led Chelsea to the top of the table on the first weekend of the season thanks to a 6–0 rout of newly promoted West Bromwich Albion. Chelsea followed up this result with another 6–0 win, this time over Wigan, while Stoke City were beaten 2–0 in the next match. Chelsea had a good start to the season, winning their first five matches. Chelsea then lost 3–4 against Newcastle United on 23 September 2010 in the League Cup.[89] They then went on to lose against Manchester City in the Premier League 0–1 after a cleverly-taken strike by City captain Carlos Tevez. Chelsea made a good start in Europe by beating MŠK Žilina and Marseille 4–1 and 2–0, respectively, in the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League. Chelsea then defeated fourth-placed Arsenal 2–0 on 3 October 2010, courtesy of a goal from Didier Drogba and a free-kick by defender Alex.[citation needed]

Chelsea's next defeat of the season came against Liverpool at Anfield on 7 November 2010, where they lost 0–2 with both goals coming from Fernando Torres. A week later, Chelsea suffered their second Premier League defeat in three matches with a remarkable 0–3 home defeat to Sunderland. In their following five league games, they lost two and drew three games, culminating in a 1–3 loss to Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium. On 5 January 2011, Chelsea suffered a shock 0–1 defeat at struggling Wolverhampton Wanderers, leaving them fifth in the League and in real danger of missing out on a Champions League place for the first time since 2002.[90] This result led to Ancelotti ruling out Chelsea's chances of retaining the title, insisting that he did not fear that he would be dismissed.[91] After this match, however, Chelsea's form began to improve. First with a 7–0 thrashing of Ipswich Town in the FA Cup at Stamford Bridge and then a 2–0 victory over Blackburn, followed by emphatic away wins against Bolton Wanderers and Sunderland, putting them in fourth position in the league, though still ten points behind leaders Manchester United.[citation needed]

On 31 January 2011, Chelsea signed Liverpool striker Fernando Torres for a British record £50 million and Benfica defender David Luiz for £22 million. Chelsea lost 0–1 to Liverpool at Stamford Bridge but beat league leaders Manchester United on 1 March in a 2–1 comeback win that saw David Luiz net his first goal for Chelsea, which was followed by a 3–1 win away to Blackpool. Chelsea were later defeated by Manchester United at home and away (aggregate of 1–3) in the Champions League quarter-finals.[citation needed]

Following their defeat in the Champions League, Chelsea made a remarkable comeback in the league, defeating Wigan 1–0 at home, West Brom 3–1 away, Birmingham City 3–1, West Ham United 3–0 and Tottenham 2–1 at home. Chelsea, who at one point were fifth and 15 points behind leaders Manchester United, vaulted into the second position the league, just three points behind them with three games left of the season.[citation needed]

On 8 May, however, Chelsea lost 1–2 against Manchester United at Old Trafford to stay second in the league, now six points behind the leaders with just two more games to play.[92]

Ancelotti was dismissed less than two hours after a 0–1 away defeat against Everton on 22 May 2011, Chelsea's last Premier League match of the season.[93] They had finished the 2010–11 Premier League in second place.[94] He reportedly received a severance payment of £6 million from Chelsea.[95] Ancelotti finished with a record of 67 wins, 20 draws and 22 losses in 109 matches.[96] Ancelotti's win percentage at Chelsea was (as of May 2016) the third-highest in Premier League history, behind only José Mourinho and Alex Ferguson.[97]

Paris Saint-Germain

 
Ancelotti with Paris Saint-Germain in 2012

On 30 December 2011, with Paris Saint-Germain at the top of the Ligue 1 with three points down to Montpellier, Ancelotti was appointed as the new manager of the club on the same day as their previous manager, Antoine Kombouaré, was released from his contract.[98] On 21 March 2012, Ancelotti experienced his first defeat in charge of PSG as the club fell to a 1–3 defeat at the hands of Lyon in a Coupe de France quarter-final match.[99] Ten days later, PSG suffered their first Ligue 1 defeat under Ancelotti when they lost 1–2 away to Nancy.[100] PSG ended up as runners-up in Ligue 1 in Ancelotti's first season in charge, three points behind winners Montpellier.[101] He also took PSG to the Coupe de France quarter-finals.[102] The club were eliminated from the Coupe de la Ligue and UEFA Europa League prior to Ancelotti's appointment.[102]

During Ancelotti's first full season at the club, PSG entered the winter break at the top of the Ligue 1 table ahead of Lyon and Marseille on goal difference. They clinched the Ligue 1 title on 12 May 2013 with two matches to spare.[103][104][105] The club reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League, where they lost to Barcelona on the away goals rule (3–3 on aggregate), the quarter-finals of the Coupe de France and the quarter-finals of the Coupe de la Ligue.[106] On 19 May 2013, Ancelotti asked to leave the club, then joined Real Madrid.[107]

Real Madrid

On 25 June 2013, Ancelotti became the manager of Real Madrid as the replacement for the departing José Mourinho, signing a three-year contract.[108][109] He was introduced at a press conference at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, where it was also announced that Zinedine Zidane and Paul Clement would be his assistant coaches. Shortly following his arrival, Real Madrid confirmed the signing of Isco for a fee of €24 million which was followed by the signing of Asier Illarramendi for €32 million. Argentinean striker Gonzalo Higuaín left the club for €40 million to Napoli. This, along with the sale of Mesut Özil to Arsenal, paved the way for Gareth Bale's signing from Tottenham Hotspur for a new world record £86 million (€105M).[110] In Ancelotti's first league game in charge, on 18 August 2013, Real Madrid started the season by winning 2–1 at home against Real Betis.[111] Ancelotti eventually deviated from the 4–2–3–1 formation which had been deployed by his predecessor José Mourinho, switching instead to a 4–3–3 formation to great effect, in which Argentine winger Ángel Di María particularly excelled as a left-sided central midfielder, and played a key role in the club's successes.[112]

On 16 April 2014, Ancelotti won his first major trophy as Real Madrid manager after they defeated Barcelona 2–1 in the Copa del Rey final held at the Mestalla Stadium.[113] On 29 April, Real Madrid defeated Bayern Munich in the semi-finals of the Champions League by an aggregate score of 5–0 (1–0 in Madrid and 0–4 in Munich), with Los Blancos reaching their first final since they last won the competition in 2002.[114] Madrid finished third in the 2013–14 La Liga season, accumulating 87 points in total (level with Barcelona, losing out on the second place on a tie-breaker, and three behind champions Atlético Madrid).[115] On 24 May, Real Madrid won their tenth Champions League trophy after defeating recently crowned rivals Atlético Madrid in the final 4–1 after extra time.[116] Ancelotti became only the second manager after Liverpool's Bob Paisley to win the competition on three occasions and the first man to win the Champions League/European Cup twice as a player and three times as a manager to this day.[117]

On 12 August, Ancelotti started the new season by winning another European trophy, leading Real Madrid to a 2–0 victory over Sevilla in the 2014 UEFA Super Cup. In the last four months of 2014, his team set a Spanish record of 22 consecutive victories in all competitions that began on 16 September and culminated with Real Madrid's first FIFA Club World Cup title in December 2014, finishing the year with four trophies.[118] On 1 December 2014, Ancelotti was nominated as one of the three finalists for the 2014 FIFA World Coach of the Year Award.[119] On 19 January 2015, Ancelotti was inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame[120] and on 20 January 2015, he won the IFFHS 2014 Award as The World's Best Club Coach.[121] Real Madrid finished the 2014–15 league season in second place with 92 points, two off treble-winning Barcelona and scoring a record 118 goals in the process.[122] They were eliminated in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey by Atlético Madrid, whom they faced eight times throughout the season (including the UCL quarter-finals),[123] and lost 3–2 on aggregate to Juventus in the Champions League semi-finals.[124] On 25 May 2015, Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez announced that the club's board had taken "a very difficult decision" to relieve Ancelotti of his duties with immediate effect. Pérez stated that Ancelotti had won the hearts of both the board and fans, and would always have a place in the club's history because he was the coach that led them to the Décima. "However at this club the demands are huge and we need a new impulse in order to win trophies and be at our best," he added.[125][126][127]

After leaving Madrid, Ancelotti held talks about a return to Milan, which he rejected, saying, "It was hard to say no to such a beloved club to me, but I need some rest. I wish them the best." He stated that he wanted to take a year off and undergo an operation for his spinal stenosis.[128] He later relocated to Vancouver, Canada.[129]

Bayern Munich

 
Ancelotti with Bayern Munich in 2017

On 20 December 2015, Bayern Munich CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge confirmed that Ancelotti would replace Pep Guardiola as manager for the 2016–17 season, signing a three-year contract.[130] His contract started on 1 July 2016.[131] His first training session was on 11 July 2016[132] and his first match was a pre–season win against SV Lippstadt 08.[133] His first match at Allianz Arena was a 1–0 pre–season win over his predecessor Guardiolas's Manchester City.[134] Bayern participated in the International Champions Cup.[135] In the first match, Bayern lost to Milan in a shootout.[136] In the second match, Bayern defeated Inter Milan.[137] In the final match, Bayern lost to Real Madrid.[138]

On 14 August 2016, Bayern defeated Borussia Dortmund 2–0 in the 2016 DFL-Supercup.[139] This was his first trophy as Bayern's manager.[140] On 26 August 2016, in his Bundesliga debut, Bayern defeated Werder Bremen 6–0.[141] In addition to defeating Borussia Dortmund,[140] Carl Zeiss Jena,[142] and Werder Bremen,[141] they defeated Schalke 04,[143] Rostov,[143] Ingolstadt 04,[143] Hertha BSC,[143] and Hamburger SV[143] to win his first eight matches as head coach before losing to Atlético Madrid.[144] They continued their winless streak against 1. FC Köln and Eintracht Frankfurt before beating PSV.[143] After the win against Eindhoven, Bayern went on a three match winless streak.[143] Bayern drew against 1899 Hoffenheim and lost against Borussia Dortmund and Rostov before defeating Bayer Leverkusen.[143] On 29 April, Ancelotti led Bayern to their fifth consecutive Bundesliga title and their 27th overall following a 6–0 away win over VfL Wolfsburg.[145] However, Bayern were eliminated in the Champions League in a quarter-final clash against Ancelotti's former team Real Madrid.[146] They also lost 3–2 to Borussia Dortmund in the DFB-Pokal semi-finals.[147]

On 5 August 2017, Ancelotti started the 2017–18 season with Bayern Munich by retaining the DFL-Supercup, beating out Borussia Dortmund 5–4 on penalties, following a 2–2 draw after 90 minutes; this was the sixth time that Bayern had managed to win the title.[148] However, on 28 September 2017, Ancelotti was dismissed as manager of Bayern Munich, following a 3–0 away loss to Paris Saint-Germain in the club's second group match of the 2017–18 Champions League the night before.[149] After the Paris Saint-Germain match, reports surfaced that Ancelotti had lost the dressing room. It was reported that five senior players wanted Ancelotti out as manager which Bayern's president Uli Hoeneß later confirmed. Questions were also raised about Ancelotti's tactical setup and team selection against Paris Saint-Germain when he left several key players on the bench and one was left to watch the match from the stands.[150]

Napoli

On 23 May 2018, Ancelotti was appointed as coach of Napoli, signing a three-year contract, replacing Maurizio Sarri in the role.[151][152] On 19 August, he made his return to the Serie A, winning his first match as manager with a 2–1 away victory over Lazio.[153] On 10 December 2019, Ancelotti was dismissed despite a 4–0 home win against Genk in their final 2019–20 UEFA Champions League match of the group stage that ensured Napoli's advancement to the round of 16.[154] The decision came after a summit with Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis that had followed the match that was originally scheduled for 11 December.[155]

Everton

On 21 December 2019, Ancelotti was appointed as the manager of Everton on a four-and-a-half-year contract.[156] His first match as manager was a 1–0 home victory over Burnley on 26 December.[157] On 1 March 2020, Ancelotti was sent off after the full-time whistle following an on-pitch conversation with the referee Chris Kavanagh, who had ruled out a would-be late match-winning goal against Manchester United due to an offside that was determined by VAR.[158] He was charged with misconduct by the FA the following day.[159] Ancelotti went on to record a total of eight wins, five draws and six losses in the league in his first season with the Blues, as Everton finished in twelfth place.[160]

During the close-season Ancelotti signed his former players James Rodríguez and Allan, along with Ben Godfrey, Abdoulaye Doucouré, Niels Nkounkou and loanee Robin Olsen.[161] Everton started the 2020–21 season with seven consecutive wins in all competitions,[162] and Ancelotti was named September's Premier League Manager of the Month.[163] After a drop in form a resumption of good results saw Everton ending 2020 in fourth place, but knocked out of the EFL Cup, losing 2–0 to Manchester United in the quarter-final.[164] Results for the remainder of the season were mixed, and Everton finished the season in 10th place.[165]

Return to Real Madrid

On 1 June 2021, Ancelotti resigned from his position at Everton to rejoin Real Madrid (after Zidane resigned as manager), signing a contract until 2024.[166] On 19 September 2021, Ancelotti reached the milestone of 800 league matches as a manager with clubs from the top five European leagues.[167] On the domestic front, he delivered two trophies out of possible three, winning La Liga and the Supercopa de España.[168][169][170] As such, Ancelotti won all six available top trophies at Madrid,[171] in addition to becoming the first manager to win all of Europe's top five leagues.[172] In the Champions League final against Liverpool, a lone Vinícius goal sealed the 14th European Cup for Los Blancos, and Ancelotti's second in charge. Real also claimed their fourth ever European double.[173][174] With this win, Ancelotti became the first manager in history to win four Champions League titles.[175]

At the start of the 2022–23 season, Ancelotti guided his club to a UEFA Super Cup victory, his eighth trophy at Madrid.[176] On 2 November 2022, he won a record of 103 Champions League matches, after a 5–1 win over Celtic.[177] On 11 February 2023, Ancelotti guided his club to the 5th FIFA Club World Cup Club trophy as Real Madrid beat Al Hilal 5-3 at the Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah.[178]

Style of management and reception

 
Ancelotti coaching his players from the technical area in 2012

Toward the beginning of his coaching career, and during his time with Parma, Ancelotti preferred to use a rigorous 4–4–2 formation, which made use of heavy pressing, and drew influence from that of his Milan and Italy coach Arrigo Sacchi, and which he believed to be the most successful system for his team; however, this system did not allow for more creative forwards, such as Gianfranco Zola, Hristo Stoichkov and Roberto Baggio, to play in their preferred positions, and ultimately led to Zola and Stoichkov's departure from the club, while Baggio's transfer to Parma in 1997 was impeded by Ancelotti. Ancelotti later stated that he regretted his intransigence, and when he joined Juventus, he abandoned his favoured 4–4–2 in favour of a 3–4–1–2 system, in order to accommodate Zinedine Zidane in his preferred advanced playmaking role behind the forwards.[16][179][29][34][31][33][180] In addition to Sacchi, Ancelotti has also cited his former Roma manager Nils Liedholm, and his youth coach Bruno Mora as major influences.[181][182][183]

Despite his initial reputation as a tactically inflexible coach, with Milan Ancelotti later drew praise for his ability to find systems which would best suit his players, and which allowed several talented and creative players to co-exist; under Ancelotti's management, the club enjoyed one of the most fruitful spells in its history. Carlo Ancelotti's Milan sides usually almost always used a strong four-man back-line, a main striker and an attacking midfielder. In his first seasons with the club, although he was initially criticised by the club's president Berlusconi, due to his supposedly defensive tactics, Ancelotti was able to implement a more creative playing style based on possession when he notably adopted a 4–3–1–2, 4–1–2–1–2 or 4–4–2 diamond formation. While still preserving the team's strong defensive line, Ancelotti converted attacking midfielder Andrea Pirlo to a deep-lying playmaker, which saw him play in a seemingly defensive midfield role in front of the back-line, and behind the team's advanced playmaker, either Rui Costa or Rivaldo, giving the Italian more time on the ball to orchestrate the team's attacking moves from deeper areas, or to create goalscoring opportunities for the team's prolific strikers with his accurate long passing ability; the team's two playmakers were supported defensively by box-to-box midfielders on either side of them in the midfield diamond. Due to competition from Alessandro Nesta, Paolo Maldini, Roque Júnior, Dario Šimić, and later Jaap Stam in defence, he also converted former centre-back Alessandro Costacurta to a defensive left-back, alternating him with Kakha Kaladze or Giuseppe Pancaro, while, due to the club's narrow midfield, the club's attacking right-back, Cafu, was given licence to attack and provide width to the team; due to Cafu's offensive capabilities, Ancelotti occasionally fielded a 4–4–1–1 or 3–4–1–2 formation, which saw Cafu used as an outright winger, along with Serginho or Marek Jankulovski on the left.[16][46][47][48][49][180][181][184][185][186][187][188][189][190][excessive citations]

After the departure of one of the club's main strikers at the beginning of the 2006–07 season, Andriy Shevchenko, Ancelotti redesigned Milan's line-up, devising a 4–3–2–1 system, later known as his "Christmas Tree" formation. Milan's line-up used either Filippo Inzaghi or Alberto Gilardino as a lone striker, supported by two attacking midfielders, Clarence Seedorf and Kaká, in front of a three-man midfield which once again featured Andrea Pirlo as a deep-lying playmaker, supported by two hard-working defensive midfielders, such as Gennaro Gattuso, Massimo Ambrosini, or Cristian Brocchi.[16][66]

Moving to Chelsea, in the 2009–10 season Ancelotti continued with the 4–4–2 diamond formation used previously at Milan, often with Michael Essien or Mikel John Obi in the defensive role, Michael Ballack or Frank Lampard as box to box midfielders and Deco in a creative role, with full-backs Ashley Cole and José Bosingwa pushing forward and providing width to the narrow midfield. Later in the season the Africa Cup of Nations left Chelsea without strikers Salomon Kalou or Didier Drogba (as well as midfielders Essien and Mikel) and harder to play with a 4–4–2, so Ancelotti switched to the 4–3–2–1 "Christmas Tree" formation he had also used at Milan, using Joe Cole and Florent Malouda to support lone striker Nicolas Anelka. He also used the 4–2–3–1 and 4–3–3 to be less predictable and better use creative players like Lampard and Malouda.[191][192][193]

At Real Madrid, Ancelotti similarly drew praise for his versatility; he modified the team's 4–2–3–1 formation, which had been used under José Mourinho, to a 4–4–2 formation, before settling on a 4–3–3 formation, in which Argentine former winger Ángel Di María was converted to a left-sided central midfielder, while Cristiano Ronaldo was played in his preferred free role on the left wing rather than as a striker, as Ancelotti had initially intended. Di María particularly excelled in this new role and played a key role in the club's successes.[112][194][195][196] Ancelotti later explained that his use of Cristiano Ronaldo in a free role on the left flank was due to the fact that the winger's style of play was less suited to a playing with his back to goal as a centre-forward; the wider role instead allowed him space to roam freely around the attack.[197] Striker Karim Benzema was instead tasked with acting as a false 9 in the centre, while Bale played as an inverted winger on the opposite flank to Ronaldo.[196]

In addition to his tactical prowess and adaptability, Ancelotti has also drawn praise for his kindness, good humour, and his calm, balanced approach as a manager, as well as his ability to motivate his players and cultivate a good relationship with them, and foster a united, winning team environment, although he has also been known to lose his temper at times.[16][181][194][195][198][199][200] During Ancelotti's first season with Bayern Munich, Spanish midfielder Thiago praised Ancelotti for the freedom he gave the players to express themselves and for the confidence with which he instilled them; Ancelotti commented on the tactical changes he implemented at Bayern Munich, stating "[t]he main change is we press a bit more intermittently and we try to play more directly, more vertically," also adding that "if you're organised even an ordinary player can do very well because he'll have options and he'll know where they are and how to find them. But when you get to the final third, everything changes. That's where you need creativity and freedom because without it you only have sterile possession. Especially if your opponent's defence is organised and has been paying attention."[180][201]

During his second spell at Real Madrid, although he implemented a more simple but effective counter–attacking style with the team, Ancelotti once again earned praise in the media for his balanced approach, adaptability, and man–managment abilities during the club's run to a Liga–Champions League double; his ability to develop a strong relationship with his players and his willingness to consult them on tactical decisions were singled out by several pundits in particular as reasons for the team's success and unity. Regarding this aspect of his coaching philosophy, he commented in 2022: "I think that the methodology of training in football has changed a lot in the last 20 years. So I’ve had to be ready to change my style and my idea of football, because the rules have changed. It’s a completely different sport. But what hasn’t changed is my relationship with the players. That’s the same." In contrast to his first spell in the Spanish capital, Benzema was now given a free attacking role, becoming the focal point of the team's offensive line; this new role enabled the striker to be extremely prolific, which was a key component to the team's success.[196][202][203][204]

Nicknamed Don Carlo by the Spanish media,[11] Ancelotti is regarded as one of the greatest and most successful managers of all time, and has drawn praise in the press for his longevity as well as his record–breaking achievements.[4][5][6][203]

Personal life

Ancelotti has two children: a daughter, Katia; and a son, Davide, who was his assistant coach at Everton, and now also at Real Madrid. Davide previously also played in the Milan youth team and joined Borgomanero in June 2008.[205] In 2008, Ancelotti confirmed in an interview that he had broken up with his wife of 25 years, Luisa Gibellini.[205][206] He subsequently dated Romanian Marina Crețu. In 2011, it was announced he was dating Canadian businesswoman Mariann Barrena McClay.[207] Ancelotti and Barrena McClay married in Vancouver in July 2014.[208]

In May 2009, Ancelotti's autobiography, Preferisco la Coppa ("I Prefer the Cup", with a word-play by Ancelotti on the Italian word "coppa" that stands both for "cup" and a type of cured cold pork meat cut, which is produced in Ancelotti's native region of Emilia-Romagna), was published, with all proceeds from sales of the book going to the Fondazione Stefano Borgonovo for the funding of research on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.[209]

In his last season with Chelsea, Ancelotti had to travel back to Italy on a regular basis to visit his 87-year-old father who was in poor health with diabetes and other issues. On the issue, he said: "I don't have a problem managing the team for this reason. It's difficult, emotionally, when it's your father... but this is life. I have to do my best to stay close to him, but this is the life."[210] His father died on 29 September 2010, aged 87.[211]

On 31 January 2019, Ancelotti became the grandfather of twins, born to his son Davide's partner Ana Galocha.[212] In February 2021, Ancelotti's home in Crosby was burgled and a safe stolen by two male offenders wearing black clothing and balaclavas.[213] The safe was later found dumped in a car park in nearby Thornton. It had been forced open and stripped of its contents.[214]

Pandora Papers

Ancelotti is among the 13 sports personalities mentioned in the Pandora Papers published by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ).[215]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[216][217][218]
Club Season League Coppa Italia Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Parma 1976–77 Serie C 1 0 — — — 1 0
1977–78 Serie C 21 8 — — — 21 8
1978–79 Serie C1 33 5 — — — 33 5
Total 55 13 — — — 55 13
Roma 1979–80 Serie A 27 3 9 0 — — 36 3
1980–81 Serie A 29 2 6 2 2[a] 1 — 37 5
1981–82 Serie A 5 0 0 0 3[a] 1 — 8 1
1982–83 Serie A 23 2 3 0 6[b] 0 — 32 2
1983–84 Serie A 9 0 5 0 4[c] 0 — 18 0
1984–85 Serie A 22 3 2 0 3[a] 0 — 27 3
1985–86 Serie A 29 0 4 0 — — 33 0
1986–87 Serie A 27 2 7 1 2[a] 0 — 36 3
Total 171 12 36 3 20 2 — 227 17
AC Milan 1987–88 Serie A 27 2 7 0 4[b] 0 — 38 2
1988–89 Serie A 28 2 2 0 7[c] 1 1[d] 0 38 3
1989–90 Serie A 24 3 4 0 6[c] 0 1[e] 0 35 3
1990–91 Serie A 21 1 4 0 4[c] 0 2[f] 0 31 1
1991–92 Serie A 12 2 6 0 — — 18 2
Total 112 10 23 0 21 1 4 0 160 11
Career total 338 35 59 3 41 3 4 0 442 41
  1. ^ a b c d Appearances in European Cup Winners' Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Cup
  3. ^ a b c d Appearances in European Cup
  4. ^ Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
  5. ^ Appearance in Intercontinental Cup
  6. ^ Appearances in European Super Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[219]
National team Year Apps Goals
Italy 1981 4 1
1983 4 0
1986 5 0
1987 3 0
1988 5 0
1990 4 0
1991 1 0
Total 26 1
Italy score listed first, score column indicates score after each Ancelotti goal[220]
List of international goals scored by Carlo Ancelotti
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 6 January 1981 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay   Netherlands 1–0 1–1 1980 World Champions' Gold Cup

Manager

As of match played 11 March 2023
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref.
P W D L Win %
Reggiana 1 July 1995[26] 30 June 1996[26] 45 17 16 12 037.78 [27]
Parma 1 July 1996[28] 30 June 1998[28] 87 42 27 18 048.28 [30][35]
Juventus 9 February 1999[38] 17 June 2001[36][40] 114 63 33 18 055.26 [41]
AC Milan 6 November 2001[42] 31 May 2009[37] 420 238 101 81 056.67 [44][50][58][63]
[65][71][221][222]
Chelsea 1 July 2009[79] 22 May 2011[93] 109 67 20 22 061.47 [80][89][96]
Paris Saint-Germain 30 December 2011[98] 25 June 2013[109] 77 49 19 9 063.64 [102][106]
Real Madrid 25 June 2013[109] 25 May 2015[126] 119 89 14 16 074.79 [223][123]
Bayern Munich 1 July 2016[131] 28 September 2017[149] 60 42 9 9 070.00 [131][139]
Napoli 23 May 2018[152] 10 December 2019[155] 73 38 19 16 052.05 [224]
Everton 21 December 2019 1 June 2021 67 31 14 22 046.27 [225]
Real Madrid 1 June 2021[226] Present 97 68 14 15 070.10 [227]
Total 1,268 743 287 238 058.60 —

Honours

Player

Roma

AC Milan

Italy

Manager

Juventus

AC Milan

Chelsea

Paris Saint-Germain

Real Madrid

Bayern Munich

Individual

Orders

See also

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Bibliography

  • Alessandro Alciato, Carlo Ancelotti, Preferisco la coppa. Vita, partite e miracoli di un normale fuoriclasse, Milan, Rizzoli, 2009, ISBN 88-17032-00-X (I Prefer the Cup. The Life, Games, and Miracles of an Ordinary Genius). (in Italian)

External links

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Carlo Ancelotti.
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  • Profile at magliarossonera.it (in Italian)

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Carlo Ancelotti Cavaliere OMRI Ufficiale OSI born 10 June 1959 is an Italian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of La Liga club Real Madrid Regarded as one of the greatest managers of all time 4 5 6 Ancelotti is the most decorated manager in UEFA Champions League history having won the trophy a record four times as coach twice with AC Milan and twice with Real Madrid He is also the first and only one to have managed teams in five Champions League finals 7 As a player he won the Champions League twice with AC Milan making him one of eight people to have won the European Cup or Champions League as both a player and a manager Ancelotti is also the first and only manager ever to have won league titles in all of Europe s top five leagues 8 He has won the FIFA Club World Cup a joint record three times and is also the manager with the most UEFA Super Cup triumphs having won the trophy on four occasions managing Milan and Real Madrid 9 10 Carlo AncelottiAncelotti as Bayern Munich manager in 2016Personal informationFull nameCarlo Ancelotti 1 Date of birth 1959 06 10 10 June 1959 age 63 2 Place of birthReggiolo Italy 2 Height1 79 m 5 ft 10 in 3 Position s MidfielderClub informationCurrent teamReal Madrid manager Youth career1973 1975Reggiolo1975 1976ParmaSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1976 1979Parma55 13 1979 1987Roma171 12 1987 1992AC Milan112 10 Total338 35 International career1981 1991Italy26 1 Managerial career1992 1995Italy assistant 1995 1996Reggiana1996 1998Parma1999 2001Juventus2001 2009AC Milan2009 2011Chelsea2011 2013Paris Saint Germain2013 2015Real Madrid2016 2017Bayern Munich2018 2019Napoli2019 2021Everton2021 Real MadridHonours Men s FootballRepresenting Italy as player FIFA World Cup1990 Club domestic league appearances and goalsNicknamed Don Carlo 11 Ancelotti played as a midfielder and began his career with Italian club Parma helping the club to Serie B promotion in 1979 He moved to Roma the following season where he won a Serie A title and four Coppa Italia titles and also played for the late 1980s Milan team with which he won two league titles and two European Cups among other titles At international level he played for the Italy national team on 26 occasions scoring once and appeared in two FIFA World Cups finishing in third place in the 1990 edition of the tournament as well as UEFA Euro 1988 where he helped his nation to reach the semi finals As a manager Ancelotti worked for Reggiana Parma Juventus between 1995 to 2001 before rising to prominence with Milan Appointed as manager in 2001 he went onto win both the 2002 03 Champions League and 2002 03 Coppa Italia The following season he won the Scudetto with an Italian record of 82 points from 34 games and three years later he won his second Champions League with Milan During his tenure with Milan Ancelotti was awarded the Serie A Coach of the Year twice He announced his resignation from Milan after the 2008 09 season leaving as Milan s longest serving manager in a single spell 12 In 2009 he was appointed manager of Chelsea winning the domestic double of the Premier League and FA Cup in his first season In 2011 he became the manager of French club Paris Saint Germain the following season he won them their first Ligue 1 title in 19 years and was awarded joint Ligue 1 Manager of the Year Following his success in France Ancelotti was appointed manager of Real Madrid In his first season he led Real Madrid to their long sought tenth Champions League title La Decima and also won the Copa del Rey Despite collecting further honours with the club and being awarded the Miguel Munoz Trophy in 2014 15 for the best performing manager in La Liga Ancelotti was dismissed from Real Madrid in May 2015 He became the manager of Bayern Munich in 2016 where he won the Bundesliga title in his first season and following stints at Napoli and Everton between 2018 and 2021 he returned to Real Madrid in the summer of 2021 where he went on to win a La Liga Champions League double Contents 1 Club career 1 1 Parma 1 2 Roma 1 3 AC Milan 2 International career 3 Style of play 4 Managerial career 4 1 Reggiana 4 2 Parma 4 3 Juventus 4 4 AC Milan 4 5 Chelsea 4 6 Paris Saint Germain 4 7 Real Madrid 4 8 Bayern Munich 4 9 Napoli 4 10 Everton 4 11 Return to Real Madrid 5 Style of management and reception 6 Personal life 6 1 Pandora Papers 7 Career statistics 7 1 Club 7 2 International 7 3 Manager 8 Honours 8 1 Player 8 2 Manager 8 3 Orders 9 See also 10 References 11 Bibliography 12 External linksClub career EditParma Edit Ancelotti began his career in 1974 with Parma He made his professional debut in Serie C during the 1976 77 season at the age of 18 Under manager Cesare Maldini he was often deployed behind the forwards or as a second striker due to his eye for goal Ancelotti excelled in this role and helped Parma to a second place in the Serie C1 girone A during the 1978 79 season which qualified the team for the Serie B play offs In the decisive match in Vicenza against Triestina with the score tied at 1 1 he scored two goals which gave Parma a 3 1 victory and sealed their place in Serie B the following season 13 14 15 16 Roma Edit Ancelotti playing for Roma during the 1983 84 season After attracting strong interest from Inter Milan in mid 1979 Ancelotti transferred to Roma and made his Serie A debut in a 0 0 draw against AC Milan on 16 September 13 14 17 Under manager Nils Liedholm he was deployed as a winger or central midfielder and became one of the club s most important players in a team which featured Brazilian midfielders Falcao and Toninho Cerezo as well as Italian footballers Roberto Pruzzo Bruno Conti Agostino Di Bartolomei and Pietro Vierchowod immediately winning consecutive Coppa Italia titles in his first two seasons with the club During his eight seasons at the club he won the Coppa Italia a total of four times 1980 1981 1984 and 1986 After struggling with knee injuries and managing second and third place league finishes in 1981 and 1982 Ancelotti helped lead the team to win the Italian championship in 1983 the club s second ever league title in their history 14 The following season he even helped Roma to win another Coppa Italia title and reach the European Cup final in 1984 although missed the final through injury as Roma were defeated by Liverpool on penalties at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome 13 14 17 He was named the team s captain in 1985 under new club manager Sven Goran Eriksson and served as a mentor to the young midfielder Giuseppe Giannini as Roma won the Coppa Italia but once again narrowly missed out on the league title during the 1985 86 Serie A season finishing in second place behind Juventus 13 14 16 AC Milan Edit From 1987 until 1992 Ancelotti played for Milan and was a key part of the squad that won the Serie A title in 1988 consecutive European Cups in 1989 and 1990 two European Super Cups two Intercontinental Cups and a Supercoppa Italiana under manager Arrigo Sacchi 13 During this time Milan under the financial backing of club president Silvio Berlusconi featured players such as Paolo Maldini Franco Baresi Mauro Tassotti and Alessandro Costacurta as defenders Frank Rijkaard Ruud Gullit and Roberto Donadoni as midfielders and Marco van Basten upfront 14 One of Ancelotti s most memorable moments with Milan was when he received a pass from Ruud Gullit dribbled around two Real Madrid players and netted a powerful long range shot during the Rossoneri s 5 0 thrashing of Real Madrid in the 1989 European Cup semi finals 18 He went on to play all 90 minutes in Milan s 4 0 win over Steaua București in the final 19 The following season Ancelotti suffered an injury to his left knee in the quarter finals of the European Cup against KV Mechelen which forced him to miss the semi finals although he was able to return in time to help Milan defend their title against Benfica in the final held in Vienna 14 Following Sacchi s departure he won a second Serie A title under replacement manager Fabio Capello during the 1991 92 Serie A season as Milan won the title undefeated but persistent knee injuries and competition from youngster Demetrio Albertini limited his playing time and eventually forced him into premature retirement at the end of the season at the age of 33 He played the final match of his career with the club in a 4 0 home win over Hellas Verona on 17 May 1992 in which he came off the bench in the final 20 minutes of the game and scored two goals and was given an ovation by the fans 13 14 16 International career EditUnder manager Enzo Bearzot Ancelotti made his Italy national team debut and scored his first and only goal on 6 January 1981 in the 1980 World Champions Gold Cup against the Netherlands which ended in a 1 1 draw 14 17 He was very likely to be capped for the 1982 World Cup campaign but a dramatic knee injury forced him away for several months as Italy went on to win the tournament without him 14 17 He was a part of Italy s World Cup squad in the 1986 World Cup where he did not make a single appearance however as both he and Paolo Rossi struggled during the team s fitness tests due to the altitude of the region and were replaced in the starting line up by Fernando De Napoli and Giuseppe Galderisi respectively 20 Under new Italy manager Azeglio Vicini he was also a key member of the Italy squad that reached the semi finals of UEFA Euro 1988 and was also set to represent his nation at the Summer Olympics in Seoul that summer An injury to the meniscus of his right knee however prevented him from taking part in the tournament where Italy ultimately managed a fourth place finish 14 Ancelotti later went on to play in the 1990 World Cup on home soil under Vicini at the age of 31 although an injury in the second group match against Austria once again limited his appearances in the competition to just three and kept him on the sidelines until the third place final against England in which he returned to help Italy to a 2 1 win 14 Ancelotti made a total of 26 performances for the Italy national side and announced his retirement from international football in 1991 making his final Italy appearance under Arrigo Sacchi 14 17 16 Style of play EditA world class player Ancelotti was a creative cautious and efficient midfielder who was known for his leadership skill composure on the ball and organisational ability he is regarded as one of the best Italian midfielders of his generation 13 14 15 Although he lacked pace as well as notable physical and athletic characteristics he was a highly talented yet hard working combative and tenacious team player who was competent defensively but who above all possessed excellent technical ability tactical intelligence vision and passing range as well as a powerful and accurate shot from outside the area his wide range of skills enabled him to contribute to his team s offensive play with goals and assists A versatile midfielder he was capable of being deployed in several positions while he was usually deployed as a playmaker in the centre of the pitch during his time with Milan under Arrigo Sacchi he often played on the wings during his time with Roma and was also capable of playing as an attacking midfielder or even in a box to box role in his youth he was often deployed in a more advanced role as a forward usually as a second striker 14 17 21 As with Milan he was often deployed in front of the back line as a central or defensive midfielder a position which allowed him to set the tempo of his team s play after winning back possession he is regarded as having been the mentor and predecessor of Demetrio Albertini and Andrea Pirlo in the deep lying playmaking role at the club Despite his ability his career was affected by several injuries which limited his playing time and forced him into retirement in 1992 at the age of 33 14 21 16 22 23 24 Managerial career EditReggiana Edit Ancelotti undertook his coaching studies at Coverciano where he penned a research article entitled Il Futuro del Calcio Piu Dinamicita 25 English The Future of Football More Dynamism After serving as an assistant manager with the Italy national team under his former Milan coach Arrigo Sacchi between 1992 and 1995 and reaching the 1994 World Cup final 13 15 17 Ancelotti began his managerial career with Serie B side Reggiana in 1995 26 where he immediately aided the team in achieving promotion to Serie A 17 he left after the 1995 96 Serie B season 26 finishing with a record of 17 wins 14 draws and 10 losses in his only season with the club 27 Parma Edit Ancelotti at Parma in 1996 Ancelotti joined Parma the following season 28 a team which had recently enjoyed several years of domestic and European success under the previous manager Nevio Scala and which contained several promising young players including future Italy stars Gianluigi Buffon and Fabio Cannavaro 29 Ancelotti made his debut in the Coppa Italia in a 3 1 loss to Pescara 30 Ancelotti made several changes at the club implementing a rigorous Sacchi inspired 4 4 2 formation and initially deploying creative forward Gianfranco Zola out of position on the left wing in order to accommodate Hristo Stoichkov up front although both players were later eventually sold by the club after lack of playing time due to struggling to perform in this system 31 With the new attacking partnership of Enrico Chiesa and Hernan Crespo Parma finished second in Serie A during the 1996 97 season under Ancelotti which guaranteed them a place in the next edition of the UEFA Champions League 29 32 The following season the club had agreed to sign another Italian creative forward Roberto Baggio but Ancelotti impeded the transfer as he once again did not feel that a player like Baggio would fit into his tactical plans 29 31 33 Ancelotti later stated that he regretted this decision stating that at the time he believed that the 4 4 2 was the ideal formation for success and that offensive playmakers were not compatible with this system 34 After suffering a first round elimination in the 1997 98 Champions League and a semi final appearance in the Coppa Italia 35 Ancelotti was only able to guide Parma to a sixth place finish in Serie A during the 1997 98 season and was dismissed at the end of the season despite qualifying the team for next season s UEFA Cup 28 29 36 Juventus Edit In February 1999 Ancelotti was appointed Juventus manager where he both succeeded and preceded Marcello Lippi who returned to the club when Ancelotti left 37 38 With Juventus Ancelotti became less rigorous with the team s formation abandoning his favoured 4 4 2 in order to accommodate star French playmaker Zinedine Zidane in his preferred free role behind the forwards in the team s starting line up 31 His first full season at Juventus began promisingly as he immediately won the Intertoto Cup with the club by beating Rennes 4 2 on aggregate 39 although Juventus suffered a round of 16 elimination in the UEFA Cup and lost the league title to Lazio by a single point on the final match day of the season this was after surrendering a five point lead with three games remaining which drew strong criticism from the fans and the board of directors 17 36 The following season Ancelotti went trophyless finishing runner up in Serie A yet again to Roma and he was dismissed by Juventus 17 19 Ancelotti s dismissal was announced by Juventus at half time in the final league game of the season at home against Atalanta on 17 June 2001 even though they were still within a chance of winning the title Juventus won the match 2 1 although the result was not enough to prevent them from finishing behind Roma in the league 36 40 Ancelotti finished his tenure with Juventus with a record of 63 wins 33 draws and 18 losses 41 AC Milan Edit Ancelotti was appointed Milan manager on 5 November 2001 after Fatih Terim was dismissed due to poor results 13 15 17 42 He was inheriting another recently trophyless team in Milan as the Rossoneri had floundered domestically and in Europe since their last Scudetto victory in 1999 In the 2001 02 season Ancelotti led Milan to qualify for the Champions League once again as the team managed a fourth place finish in Serie A 43 and also reached semi finals of the UEFA Cup their best ever finish in the competition losing out to Borussia Dortmund 44 45 and also suffered a semi final elimination in the Coppa Italia to Juventus 44 The following season Ancelotti who was heavily criticised by club owner Silvio Berlusconi due to his supposedly defensive tactics was able to adopt a creative play in Milan while making several changes to the team s squad He made Dida still maligned for his 2000 01 Champions League howler against Leeds United his new starting goalkeeper barely a month into the season while converting budding attacking midfielder Andrea Pirlo to a defensive midfielder playing him behind the number 10 either Rui Costa or Rivaldo in front of the team s back line as a deep lying playmaker in a 4 3 1 2 or 4 1 2 1 2 formation 16 46 47 48 At the same time Filippo Inzaghi and Andriy Shevchenko proved to be dominant and dynamic strikers who were prolific in front of goal 49 Milan won the 2003 Champions League final 50 beating Juventus 3 2 on penalties at Old Trafford 51 and also won the 2003 Coppa Italia Final over Roma 13 The following season with the addition of Brazilian attacking midfielder Kaka and Ancelotti s formidable four man back line of Cafu Costacurta Alessandro Nesta and Maldini Milan took home the UEFA Super Cup in 2003 over Porto 52 followed by the Scudetto in 2004 with an Italian record of 82 points from 34 games 53 while Shevchenko finished the season as the league s top scorer 13 54 55 The Rossoneri however suffered penalty shootout defeats to Juventus in the 2003 Supercoppa Italiana 56 and to Boca Juniors in the 2003 Intercontinental Cup 57 They were also knocked out by Deportivo de La Coruna in the 2003 04 UEFA Champions League 58 Under Ancelotti s reign Milan also won the 2004 Supercoppa Italiana 59 and were also back to back Serie A runners up to Juventus in 2004 05 60 and 2005 06 61 both Scudetti were later wiped from the record books of Juventus due to the club s involvement in the Calciopoli scandal During the 2004 05 season Ancelotti also led Milan to the 2005 Champions League final where they lost out to Liverpool 2 3 on penalties after a 3 3 draw in normal time 19 62 In the Coppa Italia the team was unable to get past the quarter finals 63 The following season Milan once again faced disappointment as they lost out to Barcelona in the Champions League semi finals 64 and only reached the quarterfinals of the Coppa Italia 65 Ancelotti with AC Milan in 2007 After the departure of striker Andriy Shevchenko at the beginning of the 2006 07 season Ancelotti was forced to redesign Milan s line up once again devising a 4 3 2 1 system that would later be known as his Christmas Tree formation Milan s line up used Inzaghi as a lone striker supported by attacking midfielders Clarence Seedorf and Kaka in front of a three man midfield which featured Andrea Pirlo as a creative playmaker supported by hard working defensive midfielders Gennaro Gattuso and Massimo Ambrosini 66 Milan received an eight point deduction during the 2006 07 Serie A season for their role in the Calciopoli scandal 67 which virtually put the team out of the title race and instead led Ancelotti to focus on winning the Champions League 68 On 23 May 2007 Milan avenged their defeat to Liverpool two years earlier with a 2 1 win at the Olympic Stadium in Athens in the 2007 Champions League final 69 leading to Ancelotti s second Champions League trophy as Milan coach and his fourth title overall having also won it twice as a Milan player in 1989 and 1990 19 During the 2006 07 season Milan also finished fourth in Serie A 70 and lost out to eventual champions Roma in the Coppa Italia semi final 71 The next season Ancelotti also won the 2007 UEFA Super Cup 72 as well as the club s first ever FIFA Club World Cup in 2007 becoming the first manager to do so with a European side 13 After finishing the league in fifth place 73 Milan missed out on Champions League qualification 74 and also suffered round of 16 eliminations in the Champions League 75 and Coppa Italia to Arsenal and Catania respectively 76 In Ancelotti s final season at the club Milan managed a third place finish in Serie A behind Juventus and cross city rivals Inter sealing a place in the next season s Champions League 77 while they were eliminated in the round of 32 of the UEFA Cup 75 and the round of 16 of the Coppa Italia 78 After previously denying rumours that he would be leaving the club on 31 May 2009 Ancelotti announced his resignation from Milan less than an hour after their 2 0 victory over Fiorentina in the final match of the season 19 77 In total Ancelotti led Milan for 423 games only Nereo Rocco has been in charge of the club for more matches 13 Chelsea Edit On 1 June 2009 Ancelotti succeeded interim manager Guus Hiddink when he was confirmed as the new Chelsea manager after agreeing to a three year contract and formally assumed his duties on 1 July 79 Ancelotti became the club s fourth permanent manager in 21 months following Jose Mourinho Avram Grant and Luiz Felipe Scolari He was also the third Italian to manage Chelsea after Gianluca Vialli and Claudio Ranieri citation needed On 9 August 2009 Ancelotti won his first trophy as Chelsea manager the Community Shield beating Manchester United on penalties following a 2 2 draw His first Premier League game in charge of the Blues ended in a 2 1 home victory over Hull City on 15 August 80 Chelsea lost their first match under Ancelotti at the DW Stadium away to Wigan Athletic on 26 September losing 1 3 They were eliminated from the League Cup on 2 December reaching the quarter finals stage after a penalty shootout defeat to Blackburn Rovers after a 3 3 draw at Ewood Park citation needed Ancelotti celebrates Chelsea s first League and Cup double with team captain John Terry in 2010 In the Champions League Ancelotti returned to the San Siro for the first time since his departure from Milan when his team faced Inter Milan who was at the time coached by ex Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho at the Round of 16 stage Ancelotti and Mourinho had a tense relationship from the previous season as managers of Milan and Inter respectively 81 Chelsea was eliminated from the Champions League on 16 March 2010 after a 1 3 aggregate loss to Inter having lost 1 2 away and 0 1 at Stamford Bridge 82 83 On 9 May 2010 Ancelotti led Chelsea to the Premier League title beating Manchester United by one point 84 and setting scoring records The team finished the campaign with 103 goals becoming the first team in the Premier League to score more than 100 goals in a season and the first in the English top flight since Tottenham Hotspur in the 1962 63 season 85 Chelsea secured the title with an 8 0 victory over Wigan at Stamford Bridge 86 Ancelotti also became the first Italian manager to win the Premier League 87 and only the fifth manager overall in the League s 18 seasons On 15 May 2010 Ancelotti led Chelsea to its first ever domestic double by defeating Portsmouth 1 0 in the FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium 88 this was Chelsea s third FA Cup in four years equalling the record set by Arsenal between 2002 and 2005 citation needed The following season after having lost to Manchester United in the 2010 FA Community Shield in August Ancelotti led Chelsea to the top of the table on the first weekend of the season thanks to a 6 0 rout of newly promoted West Bromwich Albion Chelsea followed up this result with another 6 0 win this time over Wigan while Stoke City were beaten 2 0 in the next match Chelsea had a good start to the season winning their first five matches Chelsea then lost 3 4 against Newcastle United on 23 September 2010 in the League Cup 89 They then went on to lose against Manchester City in the Premier League 0 1 after a cleverly taken strike by City captain Carlos Tevez Chelsea made a good start in Europe by beating MSK Zilina and Marseille 4 1 and 2 0 respectively in the 2010 11 UEFA Champions League Chelsea then defeated fourth placed Arsenal 2 0 on 3 October 2010 courtesy of a goal from Didier Drogba and a free kick by defender Alex citation needed Chelsea s next defeat of the season came against Liverpool at Anfield on 7 November 2010 where they lost 0 2 with both goals coming from Fernando Torres A week later Chelsea suffered their second Premier League defeat in three matches with a remarkable 0 3 home defeat to Sunderland In their following five league games they lost two and drew three games culminating in a 1 3 loss to Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium On 5 January 2011 Chelsea suffered a shock 0 1 defeat at struggling Wolverhampton Wanderers leaving them fifth in the League and in real danger of missing out on a Champions League place for the first time since 2002 90 This result led to Ancelotti ruling out Chelsea s chances of retaining the title insisting that he did not fear that he would be dismissed 91 After this match however Chelsea s form began to improve First with a 7 0 thrashing of Ipswich Town in the FA Cup at Stamford Bridge and then a 2 0 victory over Blackburn followed by emphatic away wins against Bolton Wanderers and Sunderland putting them in fourth position in the league though still ten points behind leaders Manchester United citation needed On 31 January 2011 Chelsea signed Liverpool striker Fernando Torres for a British record 50 million and Benfica defender David Luiz for 22 million Chelsea lost 0 1 to Liverpool at Stamford Bridge but beat league leaders Manchester United on 1 March in a 2 1 comeback win that saw David Luiz net his first goal for Chelsea which was followed by a 3 1 win away to Blackpool Chelsea were later defeated by Manchester United at home and away aggregate of 1 3 in the Champions League quarter finals citation needed Following their defeat in the Champions League Chelsea made a remarkable comeback in the league defeating Wigan 1 0 at home West Brom 3 1 away Birmingham City 3 1 West Ham United 3 0 and Tottenham 2 1 at home Chelsea who at one point were fifth and 15 points behind leaders Manchester United vaulted into the second position the league just three points behind them with three games left of the season citation needed On 8 May however Chelsea lost 1 2 against Manchester United at Old Trafford to stay second in the league now six points behind the leaders with just two more games to play 92 Ancelotti was dismissed less than two hours after a 0 1 away defeat against Everton on 22 May 2011 Chelsea s last Premier League match of the season 93 They had finished the 2010 11 Premier League in second place 94 He reportedly received a severance payment of 6 million from Chelsea 95 Ancelotti finished with a record of 67 wins 20 draws and 22 losses in 109 matches 96 Ancelotti s win percentage at Chelsea was as of May 2016 the third highest in Premier League history behind only Jose Mourinho and Alex Ferguson 97 Paris Saint Germain Edit Ancelotti with Paris Saint Germain in 2012 On 30 December 2011 with Paris Saint Germain at the top of the Ligue 1 with three points down to Montpellier Ancelotti was appointed as the new manager of the club on the same day as their previous manager Antoine Kombouare was released from his contract 98 On 21 March 2012 Ancelotti experienced his first defeat in charge of PSG as the club fell to a 1 3 defeat at the hands of Lyon in a Coupe de France quarter final match 99 Ten days later PSG suffered their first Ligue 1 defeat under Ancelotti when they lost 1 2 away to Nancy 100 PSG ended up as runners up in Ligue 1 in Ancelotti s first season in charge three points behind winners Montpellier 101 He also took PSG to the Coupe de France quarter finals 102 The club were eliminated from the Coupe de la Ligue and UEFA Europa League prior to Ancelotti s appointment 102 During Ancelotti s first full season at the club PSG entered the winter break at the top of the Ligue 1 table ahead of Lyon and Marseille on goal difference They clinched the Ligue 1 title on 12 May 2013 with two matches to spare 103 104 105 The club reached the quarter finals of the Champions League where they lost to Barcelona on the away goals rule 3 3 on aggregate the quarter finals of the Coupe de France and the quarter finals of the Coupe de la Ligue 106 On 19 May 2013 Ancelotti asked to leave the club then joined Real Madrid 107 Real Madrid Edit On 25 June 2013 Ancelotti became the manager of Real Madrid as the replacement for the departing Jose Mourinho signing a three year contract 108 109 He was introduced at a press conference at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium where it was also announced that Zinedine Zidane and Paul Clement would be his assistant coaches Shortly following his arrival Real Madrid confirmed the signing of Isco for a fee of 24 million which was followed by the signing of Asier Illarramendi for 32 million Argentinean striker Gonzalo Higuain left the club for 40 million to Napoli This along with the sale of Mesut Ozil to Arsenal paved the way for Gareth Bale s signing from Tottenham Hotspur for a new world record 86 million 105M 110 In Ancelotti s first league game in charge on 18 August 2013 Real Madrid started the season by winning 2 1 at home against Real Betis 111 Ancelotti eventually deviated from the 4 2 3 1 formation which had been deployed by his predecessor Jose Mourinho switching instead to a 4 3 3 formation to great effect in which Argentine winger Angel Di Maria particularly excelled as a left sided central midfielder and played a key role in the club s successes 112 On 16 April 2014 Ancelotti won his first major trophy as Real Madrid manager after they defeated Barcelona 2 1 in the Copa del Rey final held at the Mestalla Stadium 113 On 29 April Real Madrid defeated Bayern Munich in the semi finals of the Champions League by an aggregate score of 5 0 1 0 in Madrid and 0 4 in Munich with Los Blancos reaching their first final since they last won the competition in 2002 114 Madrid finished third in the 2013 14 La Liga season accumulating 87 points in total level with Barcelona losing out on the second place on a tie breaker and three behind champions Atletico Madrid 115 On 24 May Real Madrid won their tenth Champions League trophy after defeating recently crowned rivals Atletico Madrid in the final 4 1 after extra time 116 Ancelotti became only the second manager after Liverpool s Bob Paisley to win the competition on three occasions and the first man to win the Champions League European Cup twice as a player and three times as a manager to this day 117 On 12 August Ancelotti started the new season by winning another European trophy leading Real Madrid to a 2 0 victory over Sevilla in the 2014 UEFA Super Cup In the last four months of 2014 his team set a Spanish record of 22 consecutive victories in all competitions that began on 16 September and culminated with Real Madrid s first FIFA Club World Cup title in December 2014 finishing the year with four trophies 118 On 1 December 2014 Ancelotti was nominated as one of the three finalists for the 2014 FIFA World Coach of the Year Award 119 On 19 January 2015 Ancelotti was inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame 120 and on 20 January 2015 he won the IFFHS 2014 Award as The World s Best Club Coach 121 Real Madrid finished the 2014 15 league season in second place with 92 points two off treble winning Barcelona and scoring a record 118 goals in the process 122 They were eliminated in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey by Atletico Madrid whom they faced eight times throughout the season including the UCL quarter finals 123 and lost 3 2 on aggregate to Juventus in the Champions League semi finals 124 On 25 May 2015 Real Madrid president Florentino Perez announced that the club s board had taken a very difficult decision to relieve Ancelotti of his duties with immediate effect Perez stated that Ancelotti had won the hearts of both the board and fans and would always have a place in the club s history because he was the coach that led them to the Decima However at this club the demands are huge and we need a new impulse in order to win trophies and be at our best he added 125 126 127 After leaving Madrid Ancelotti held talks about a return to Milan which he rejected saying It was hard to say no to such a beloved club to me but I need some rest I wish them the best He stated that he wanted to take a year off and undergo an operation for his spinal stenosis 128 He later relocated to Vancouver Canada 129 Bayern Munich Edit Ancelotti with Bayern Munich in 2017 On 20 December 2015 Bayern Munich CEO Karl Heinz Rummenigge confirmed that Ancelotti would replace Pep Guardiola as manager for the 2016 17 season signing a three year contract 130 His contract started on 1 July 2016 131 His first training session was on 11 July 2016 132 and his first match was a pre season win against SV Lippstadt 08 133 His first match at Allianz Arena was a 1 0 pre season win over his predecessor Guardiolas s Manchester City 134 Bayern participated in the International Champions Cup 135 In the first match Bayern lost to Milan in a shootout 136 In the second match Bayern defeated Inter Milan 137 In the final match Bayern lost to Real Madrid 138 On 14 August 2016 Bayern defeated Borussia Dortmund 2 0 in the 2016 DFL Supercup 139 This was his first trophy as Bayern s manager 140 On 26 August 2016 in his Bundesliga debut Bayern defeated Werder Bremen 6 0 141 In addition to defeating Borussia Dortmund 140 Carl Zeiss Jena 142 and Werder Bremen 141 they defeated Schalke 04 143 Rostov 143 Ingolstadt 04 143 Hertha BSC 143 and Hamburger SV 143 to win his first eight matches as head coach before losing to Atletico Madrid 144 They continued their winless streak against 1 FC Koln and Eintracht Frankfurt before beating PSV 143 After the win against Eindhoven Bayern went on a three match winless streak 143 Bayern drew against 1899 Hoffenheim and lost against Borussia Dortmund and Rostov before defeating Bayer Leverkusen 143 On 29 April Ancelotti led Bayern to their fifth consecutive Bundesliga title and their 27th overall following a 6 0 away win over VfL Wolfsburg 145 However Bayern were eliminated in the Champions League in a quarter final clash against Ancelotti s former team Real Madrid 146 They also lost 3 2 to Borussia Dortmund in the DFB Pokal semi finals 147 On 5 August 2017 Ancelotti started the 2017 18 season with Bayern Munich by retaining the DFL Supercup beating out Borussia Dortmund 5 4 on penalties following a 2 2 draw after 90 minutes this was the sixth time that Bayern had managed to win the title 148 However on 28 September 2017 Ancelotti was dismissed as manager of Bayern Munich following a 3 0 away loss to Paris Saint Germain in the club s second group match of the 2017 18 Champions League the night before 149 After the Paris Saint Germain match reports surfaced that Ancelotti had lost the dressing room It was reported that five senior players wanted Ancelotti out as manager which Bayern s president Uli Hoeness later confirmed Questions were also raised about Ancelotti s tactical setup and team selection against Paris Saint Germain when he left several key players on the bench and one was left to watch the match from the stands 150 Napoli Edit On 23 May 2018 Ancelotti was appointed as coach of Napoli signing a three year contract replacing Maurizio Sarri in the role 151 152 On 19 August he made his return to the Serie A winning his first match as manager with a 2 1 away victory over Lazio 153 On 10 December 2019 Ancelotti was dismissed despite a 4 0 home win against Genk in their final 2019 20 UEFA Champions League match of the group stage that ensured Napoli s advancement to the round of 16 154 The decision came after a summit with Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis that had followed the match that was originally scheduled for 11 December 155 Everton Edit On 21 December 2019 Ancelotti was appointed as the manager of Everton on a four and a half year contract 156 His first match as manager was a 1 0 home victory over Burnley on 26 December 157 On 1 March 2020 Ancelotti was sent off after the full time whistle following an on pitch conversation with the referee Chris Kavanagh who had ruled out a would be late match winning goal against Manchester United due to an offside that was determined by VAR 158 He was charged with misconduct by the FA the following day 159 Ancelotti went on to record a total of eight wins five draws and six losses in the league in his first season with the Blues as Everton finished in twelfth place 160 During the close season Ancelotti signed his former players James Rodriguez and Allan along with Ben Godfrey Abdoulaye Doucoure Niels Nkounkou and loanee Robin Olsen 161 Everton started the 2020 21 season with seven consecutive wins in all competitions 162 and Ancelotti was named September s Premier League Manager of the Month 163 After a drop in form a resumption of good results saw Everton ending 2020 in fourth place but knocked out of the EFL Cup losing 2 0 to Manchester United in the quarter final 164 Results for the remainder of the season were mixed and Everton finished the season in 10th place 165 Return to Real Madrid Edit On 1 June 2021 Ancelotti resigned from his position at Everton to rejoin Real Madrid after Zidane resigned as manager signing a contract until 2024 166 On 19 September 2021 Ancelotti reached the milestone of 800 league matches as a manager with clubs from the top five European leagues 167 On the domestic front he delivered two trophies out of possible three winning La Liga and the Supercopa de Espana 168 169 170 As such Ancelotti won all six available top trophies at Madrid 171 in addition to becoming the first manager to win all of Europe s top five leagues 172 In the Champions League final against Liverpool a lone Vinicius goal sealed the 14th European Cup for Los Blancos and Ancelotti s second in charge Real also claimed their fourth ever European double 173 174 With this win Ancelotti became the first manager in history to win four Champions League titles 175 At the start of the 2022 23 season Ancelotti guided his club to a UEFA Super Cup victory his eighth trophy at Madrid 176 On 2 November 2022 he won a record of 103 Champions League matches after a 5 1 win over Celtic 177 On 11 February 2023 Ancelotti guided his club to the 5th FIFA Club World Cup Club trophy as Real Madrid beat Al Hilal 5 3 at the Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah 178 Style of management and reception Edit Ancelotti coaching his players from the technical area in 2012 Toward the beginning of his coaching career and during his time with Parma Ancelotti preferred to use a rigorous 4 4 2 formation which made use of heavy pressing and drew influence from that of his Milan and Italy coach Arrigo Sacchi and which he believed to be the most successful system for his team however this system did not allow for more creative forwards such as Gianfranco Zola Hristo Stoichkov and Roberto Baggio to play in their preferred positions and ultimately led to Zola and Stoichkov s departure from the club while Baggio s transfer to Parma in 1997 was impeded by Ancelotti Ancelotti later stated that he regretted his intransigence and when he joined Juventus he abandoned his favoured 4 4 2 in favour of a 3 4 1 2 system in order to accommodate Zinedine Zidane in his preferred advanced playmaking role behind the forwards 16 179 29 34 31 33 180 In addition to Sacchi Ancelotti has also cited his former Roma manager Nils Liedholm and his youth coach Bruno Mora as major influences 181 182 183 Despite his initial reputation as a tactically inflexible coach with Milan Ancelotti later drew praise for his ability to find systems which would best suit his players and which allowed several talented and creative players to co exist under Ancelotti s management the club enjoyed one of the most fruitful spells in its history Carlo Ancelotti s Milan sides usually almost always used a strong four man back line a main striker and an attacking midfielder In his first seasons with the club although he was initially criticised by the club s president Berlusconi due to his supposedly defensive tactics Ancelotti was able to implement a more creative playing style based on possession when he notably adopted a 4 3 1 2 4 1 2 1 2 or 4 4 2 diamond formation While still preserving the team s strong defensive line Ancelotti converted attacking midfielder Andrea Pirlo to a deep lying playmaker which saw him play in a seemingly defensive midfield role in front of the back line and behind the team s advanced playmaker either Rui Costa or Rivaldo giving the Italian more time on the ball to orchestrate the team s attacking moves from deeper areas or to create goalscoring opportunities for the team s prolific strikers with his accurate long passing ability the team s two playmakers were supported defensively by box to box midfielders on either side of them in the midfield diamond Due to competition from Alessandro Nesta Paolo Maldini Roque Junior Dario Simic and later Jaap Stam in defence he also converted former centre back Alessandro Costacurta to a defensive left back alternating him with Kakha Kaladze or Giuseppe Pancaro while due to the club s narrow midfield the club s attacking right back Cafu was given licence to attack and provide width to the team due to Cafu s offensive capabilities Ancelotti occasionally fielded a 4 4 1 1 or 3 4 1 2 formation which saw Cafu used as an outright winger along with Serginho or Marek Jankulovski on the left 16 46 47 48 49 180 181 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 excessive citations After the departure of one of the club s main strikers at the beginning of the 2006 07 season Andriy Shevchenko Ancelotti redesigned Milan s line up devising a 4 3 2 1 system later known as his Christmas Tree formation Milan s line up used either Filippo Inzaghi or Alberto Gilardino as a lone striker supported by two attacking midfielders Clarence Seedorf and Kaka in front of a three man midfield which once again featured Andrea Pirlo as a deep lying playmaker supported by two hard working defensive midfielders such as Gennaro Gattuso Massimo Ambrosini or Cristian Brocchi 16 66 Moving to Chelsea in the 2009 10 season Ancelotti continued with the 4 4 2 diamond formation used previously at Milan often with Michael Essien or Mikel John Obi in the defensive role Michael Ballack or Frank Lampard as box to box midfielders and Deco in a creative role with full backs Ashley Cole and Jose Bosingwa pushing forward and providing width to the narrow midfield Later in the season the Africa Cup of Nations left Chelsea without strikers Salomon Kalou or Didier Drogba as well as midfielders Essien and Mikel and harder to play with a 4 4 2 so Ancelotti switched to the 4 3 2 1 Christmas Tree formation he had also used at Milan using Joe Cole and Florent Malouda to support lone striker Nicolas Anelka He also used the 4 2 3 1 and 4 3 3 to be less predictable and better use creative players like Lampard and Malouda 191 192 193 At Real Madrid Ancelotti similarly drew praise for his versatility he modified the team s 4 2 3 1 formation which had been used under Jose Mourinho to a 4 4 2 formation before settling on a 4 3 3 formation in which Argentine former winger Angel Di Maria was converted to a left sided central midfielder while Cristiano Ronaldo was played in his preferred free role on the left wing rather than as a striker as Ancelotti had initially intended Di Maria particularly excelled in this new role and played a key role in the club s successes 112 194 195 196 Ancelotti later explained that his use of Cristiano Ronaldo in a free role on the left flank was due to the fact that the winger s style of play was less suited to a playing with his back to goal as a centre forward the wider role instead allowed him space to roam freely around the attack 197 Striker Karim Benzema was instead tasked with acting as a false 9 in the centre while Bale played as an inverted winger on the opposite flank to Ronaldo 196 In addition to his tactical prowess and adaptability Ancelotti has also drawn praise for his kindness good humour and his calm balanced approach as a manager as well as his ability to motivate his players and cultivate a good relationship with them and foster a united winning team environment although he has also been known to lose his temper at times 16 181 194 195 198 199 200 During Ancelotti s first season with Bayern Munich Spanish midfielder Thiago praised Ancelotti for the freedom he gave the players to express themselves and for the confidence with which he instilled them Ancelotti commented on the tactical changes he implemented at Bayern Munich stating t he main change is we press a bit more intermittently and we try to play more directly more vertically also adding that if you re organised even an ordinary player can do very well because he ll have options and he ll know where they are and how to find them But when you get to the final third everything changes That s where you need creativity and freedom because without it you only have sterile possession Especially if your opponent s defence is organised and has been paying attention 180 201 During his second spell at Real Madrid although he implemented a more simple but effective counter attacking style with the team Ancelotti once again earned praise in the media for his balanced approach adaptability and man managment abilities during the club s run to a Liga Champions League double his ability to develop a strong relationship with his players and his willingness to consult them on tactical decisions were singled out by several pundits in particular as reasons for the team s success and unity Regarding this aspect of his coaching philosophy he commented in 2022 I think that the methodology of training in football has changed a lot in the last 20 years So I ve had to be ready to change my style and my idea of football because the rules have changed It s a completely different sport But what hasn t changed is my relationship with the players That s the same In contrast to his first spell in the Spanish capital Benzema was now given a free attacking role becoming the focal point of the team s offensive line this new role enabled the striker to be extremely prolific which was a key component to the team s success 196 202 203 204 Nicknamed Don Carlo by the Spanish media 11 Ancelotti is regarded as one of the greatest and most successful managers of all time and has drawn praise in the press for his longevity as well as his record breaking achievements 4 5 6 203 Personal life EditAncelotti has two children a daughter Katia and a son Davide who was his assistant coach at Everton and now also at Real Madrid Davide previously also played in the Milan youth team and joined Borgomanero in June 2008 205 In 2008 Ancelotti confirmed in an interview that he had broken up with his wife of 25 years Luisa Gibellini 205 206 He subsequently dated Romanian Marina Crețu In 2011 it was announced he was dating Canadian businesswoman Mariann Barrena McClay 207 Ancelotti and Barrena McClay married in Vancouver in July 2014 208 In May 2009 Ancelotti s autobiography Preferisco la Coppa I Prefer the Cup with a word play by Ancelotti on the Italian word coppa that stands both for cup and a type of cured cold pork meat cut which is produced in Ancelotti s native region of Emilia Romagna was published with all proceeds from sales of the book going to the Fondazione Stefano Borgonovo for the funding of research on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 209 In his last season with Chelsea Ancelotti had to travel back to Italy on a regular basis to visit his 87 year old father who was in poor health with diabetes and other issues On the issue he said I don t have a problem managing the team for this reason It s difficult emotionally when it s your father but this is life I have to do my best to stay close to him but this is the life 210 His father died on 29 September 2010 aged 87 211 On 31 January 2019 Ancelotti became the grandfather of twins born to his son Davide s partner Ana Galocha 212 In February 2021 Ancelotti s home in Crosby was burgled and a safe stolen by two male offenders wearing black clothing and balaclavas 213 The safe was later found dumped in a car park in nearby Thornton It had been forced open and stripped of its contents 214 Pandora Papers Edit Ancelotti is among the 13 sports personalities mentioned in the Pandora Papers published by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists ICIJ 215 Career statistics EditClub Edit Appearances and goals by club season and competition 216 217 218 Club Season League Coppa Italia Europe Other TotalDivision Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps GoalsParma 1976 77 Serie C 1 0 1 01977 78 Serie C 21 8 21 81978 79 Serie C1 33 5 33 5Total 55 13 55 13Roma 1979 80 Serie A 27 3 9 0 36 31980 81 Serie A 29 2 6 2 2 a 1 37 51981 82 Serie A 5 0 0 0 3 a 1 8 11982 83 Serie A 23 2 3 0 6 b 0 32 21983 84 Serie A 9 0 5 0 4 c 0 18 01984 85 Serie A 22 3 2 0 3 a 0 27 31985 86 Serie A 29 0 4 0 33 01986 87 Serie A 27 2 7 1 2 a 0 36 3Total 171 12 36 3 20 2 227 17AC Milan 1987 88 Serie A 27 2 7 0 4 b 0 38 21988 89 Serie A 28 2 2 0 7 c 1 1 d 0 38 31989 90 Serie A 24 3 4 0 6 c 0 1 e 0 35 31990 91 Serie A 21 1 4 0 4 c 0 2 f 0 31 11991 92 Serie A 12 2 6 0 18 2Total 112 10 23 0 21 1 4 0 160 11Career total 338 35 59 3 41 3 4 0 442 41 a b c d Appearances in European Cup Winners Cup a b Appearances in UEFA Cup a b c d Appearances in European Cup Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana Appearance in Intercontinental Cup Appearances in European Super Cup International Edit Appearances and goals by national team and year 219 National team Year Apps GoalsItaly 1981 4 11983 4 01986 5 01987 3 01988 5 01990 4 01991 1 0Total 26 1Italy score listed first score column indicates score after each Ancelotti goal 220 List of international goals scored by Carlo Ancelotti Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition1 6 January 1981 Estadio Centenario Montevideo Uruguay Netherlands 1 0 1 1 1980 World Champions Gold CupManager Edit As of match played 11 March 2023Managerial record by team and tenure Team From To Record Ref P W D L Win Reggiana 1 July 1995 26 30 June 1996 26 45 17 16 12 0 37 78 27 Parma 1 July 1996 28 30 June 1998 28 87 42 27 18 0 48 28 30 35 Juventus 9 February 1999 38 17 June 2001 36 40 114 63 33 18 0 55 26 41 AC Milan 6 November 2001 42 31 May 2009 37 420 238 101 81 0 56 67 44 50 58 63 65 71 221 222 Chelsea 1 July 2009 79 22 May 2011 93 109 67 20 22 0 61 47 80 89 96 Paris Saint Germain 30 December 2011 98 25 June 2013 109 77 49 19 9 0 63 64 102 106 Real Madrid 25 June 2013 109 25 May 2015 126 119 89 14 16 0 74 79 223 123 Bayern Munich 1 July 2016 131 28 September 2017 149 60 42 9 9 0 70 00 131 139 Napoli 23 May 2018 152 10 December 2019 155 73 38 19 16 0 52 05 224 Everton 21 December 2019 1 June 2021 67 31 14 22 0 46 27 225 Real Madrid 1 June 2021 226 Present 97 68 14 15 0 70 10 227 Total 1 268 743 287 238 0 58 60 Honours EditPlayer Edit Roma Serie A 1982 83 228 Coppa Italia 1979 80 1980 81 1983 84 1985 86 228 AC Milan Serie A 1987 88 1991 92 228 Supercoppa Italiana 1988 228 European Cup 1988 89 229 1989 90 230 European Super Cup 1990 231 Intercontinental Cup 1989 232 Italy FIFA World Cup third place 1990 228 Manager Edit Juventus UEFA Intertoto Cup 1999 39 AC Milan Serie A 2003 04 233 Coppa Italia 2002 03 233 Supercoppa Italiana 2004 233 UEFA Champions League 2002 03 234 2006 07 235 runner up 2004 05 236 UEFA Super Cup 2003 237 2007 238 FIFA Club World Cup 2007 239 Chelsea Premier League 2009 10 240 FA Cup 2009 10 241 FA Community Shield 2009 242 Paris Saint Germain Ligue 1 2012 13 233 Real Madrid La Liga 2021 22 243 Copa del Rey 2013 14 244 Supercopa de Espana 2021 22 245 UEFA Champions League 2013 14 246 2021 22 247 UEFA Super Cup 2014 248 2022 249 FIFA Club World Cup 2014 250 2022 251 Bayern Munich Bundesliga 2016 17 145 DFL Supercup 2016 252 2017 253 Individual Serie A Coach of the Year 2001 2004 254 Panchina d Oro 2002 03 2003 04 255 Ligue 1 Coach of the Year 2012 13 joint 256 IFFHS World s Best Club Coach 2007 2014 257 2022 258 European Coach of the Year Alf Ramsey Award 2003 citation needed UEFA Men s Coach of the Year 2021 22 259 Globe Soccer Awards Best Coach of the Year 2014 2022 260 261 Onze d Or Coach of the Year 2021 22 262 Premier League Manager of the Month November 2009 August 2010 March 2011 April 2011 September 2020 240 Globe Soccer Awards Best Media Attraction in Football 2014 260 Enzo Bearzot Award 2014 263 FIFA World Coach of the Year runner up 2014 264 Miguel Munoz Trophy 2014 15 citation needed A S Roma Hall of Fame 2014 265 Italian Football Hall of Fame 2015 120 AC Milan Hall of Fame 13 Orders Edit 5th Class Knight Cavaliere Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana 1991 266 4th Class Ufficiale Cavaliere dell Ordine della Stella d Italia 2014 267 See also EditList of English football championship winning managersReferences Edit Comunicato Ufficiale N 37 Official Press Release No 37 PDF Lega Serie A 17 September 2019 p 6 Retrieved 6 December 2020 a b Ancelotti Carlo Ancelotti Manager BDFutbol Retrieved 28 December 2017 Carlo Ancelotti in Italian SSC Napoli Archived from the original on 1 April 2019 a b Hayward Paul 25 May 2015 Champions League final 2014 Carlo Ancelotti proves he is greatest manager in Europe after Real Madrid s victory The Daily Telegraph Retrieved 20 December 2015 a b Del Piero Ancelotti is the best manager of all time Marca Madrid 29 July 2014 Retrieved 26 March 2015 a b Kidd Dave 26 May 2014 Carlo Ancelotti s third European Cup means he joins Bob Paisley in the 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Real Madrid to the Supercopa title Marca Madrid Retrieved 16 January 2022 Real Madrid 4 0 Espanyol BBC Sport 30 April 2022 Retrieved 30 April 2022 Ancelotti completes Grand Slam as Real win title BBC Sport Retrieved 30 April 2022 Ancelotti completes Grand Slam as Real win title BBC Sport 28 May 2022 Retrieved 28 May 2022 Garcia Javier Madrid clinch the Decimocuarta Real Madrid CF Retrieved 29 May 2022 Real Madrid beats Liverpool 1 0 for 14th European Cup title CNBC Associated Press Retrieved 29 May 2022 Carlo Ancelotti Becomes Most Successful Manager in Champions League History Sports Illustrated 28 May 2022 Real Madrid 2 0 Eintracht Frankfurt BBC Sport 10 August 2022 Retrieved 10 August 2022 Thumping win sends Madrid into last 16 as group leaders Real Madrid CF 2 November 2022 Real Madrid 5 3 Al Hilal Los Blancos score five in eight goal thriller to win Club World Cup Eurosport 11 February 2023 Retrieved 12 February 2023 Wiltse Matt 1 April 2017 How Zidane s experience in Italy shaped his coaching philosophy Managing Madrid Archived from the original on 3 April 2017 Retrieved 4 April 2017 a b c Marcotti Gabriele 25 January 2017 Carlo Ancelotti talks Bayern Ronaldo player egos and bears ESPN FC Retrieved 12 May 2017 a b c Mura Gianni 19 March 2009 Ancelotti a cuore aperto E non dite che sono buono La Repubblica in Italian Rome Retrieved 12 May 2017 Carlo Ancelotti si confessa Mai avuto feeling con la citta La Repubblica in Italian Rome 19 March 2009 Retrieved 12 May 2017 Intorcia Francesco Saverio 12 April 2017 Il fascino del contagio tra il metodo Ancelotti e l icona di nome Zidane La Repubblica in Italian Rome Retrieved 26 October 2019 Giordano Christian 13 August 2008 Da Tardelli a Desailly cambiare serve La Repubblica in Italian Rome Retrieved 3 February 2015 Curro Enrico 7 February 2005 Shevchenko e Crespo San Siro tra brividi e gioia La Repubblica in Italian Rome Retrieved 12 May 2017 Cafu e l attaccante aggiunto Rui Costa e Tomasson in ombra La Repubblica in Italian Rome 1 March 2004 Retrieved 12 May 2017 Coppa Italia Milan Chievo pareggio a reti inviolate La Repubblica in Italian Rome 14 January 2003 Retrieved 12 May 2017 Milan bene un tempo ma non segna e Dida nel finale lo salva dai francesi La Repubblica in Italian Rome 26 September 2006 Retrieved 12 May 2017 La Juve travolge il Milan grinta vittoria e sorpasso La Repubblica in Italian Rome 10 November 2002 Retrieved 12 May 2017 Curro Enrico 12 April 2003 La forza di capitan Maldini Non sara l anno dei rimpianti La Repubblica in Italian Rome Retrieved 12 May 2017 House Future Publishing Limited Quay Ambury The Engl Bath BA1 1UA All rights reserved number 2008885 Wales company registration 5 October 2015 Ancelotti at Chelsea When Carlo came to England the first time around FourFourTwo Retrieved 18 December 2019 Carlo Ancelotti set to stick with his Chelsea diamond formation The Daily Telegraph 30 October 2009 ISSN 0307 1235 Retrieved 18 December 2019 Chelsea s Premiership win a lesson in bringing the best out of star players Zonal Marking Retrieved 18 December 2019 a b Marco Ercole 25 October 2016 Real Madrid Ancelotti A Ronaldo lasciavo scegliere dove giocare in Italian FoxSports it Retrieved 12 May 2017 a b Williams Richard 27 May 2016 Carlo Ancelotti the arch firefighter who always pays his way The Guardian Retrieved 12 May 2017 a b c Real Madrid s Ancelotti the players coach is on the brink of UCL history ESPN com 26 May 2022 Retrieved 18 July 2022 Webber Tom 19 March 2016 Cristiano Ronaldo needs freedom Carlo Ancelotti www goal com Retrieved 3 June 2022 Carlo Nesti Ancelotti finto buono TUTTOmercatoWEB com in Italian 26 September 2006 Retrieved 12 May 2017 Ancelotti che feeling con Ribery Per me lui e come una Ferrari Fox Sports in Italian 4 April 2017 Retrieved 12 May 2017 Edwards Piers 10 October 2016 Carlo Ancelotti Football s Diva Whisperer learns from The Godfather CNN Retrieved 12 May 2017 Thiago reveling in Bayern freedom under Ancelotti FourFourTwo 11 April 2017 Retrieved 12 May 2017 Carlo Ancelotti Record man delighted as Real Madrid win Champions League 90min com 28 May 2022 Retrieved 18 July 2022 a b Feehely Alan 11 May 2022 Carlo Ancelotti explains the secret to his famed man management ability Football Espana Retrieved 18 July 2022 Ancelotti s counterattack that destroys possession football MARCA 14 January 2022 Retrieved 18 July 2022 a b Carlo e Luisa c eravamo tanto amati Gazzetta di Reggio in Italian 24 October 2008 Archived from the original on 18 February 2013 Retrieved 2 June 2009 Saltalamacchia Stefania 8 July 2014 Carlo Ancelotti si e sposato Vanity Fair in Italian Retrieved 21 December 2015 Carlo Ancelotti younger girlfriend Marina FabWags com March 2013 Retrieved 21 December 2015 Carlo Ancelotti sposa la donna del mistero Carlo Ancelotti marries his mystery woman in Italian Eurosport 8 July 2014 Archived from the original on 8 August 2016 Retrieved 10 June 2016 Ancelotti contro Mourinho E se il Milan vuole resto La Gazzetta dello Sport in Italian Milan 26 May 2009 Retrieved 2 June 2009 Ancelotti keeps Chelsea focus despite father s illness ESPN FC 18 September 2011 Retrieved 21 December 2015 Carlo Ancelotti to attend Chelsea v Arsenal despite father s death The Guardian 30 September 2010 Retrieved 14 May 2013 Napoli Ancelotti nonno ecco i gemelli di Davide La Gazzetta dello Sport Milan Retrieved 31 January 2019 Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti s Crosby home burgled BBC News 13 February 2021 Retrieved 13 February 2021 Carlo Ancelotti burglary Everton boss s stolen safe found BBC News 15 February 2021 Retrieved 15 February 2021 Perez Daniele Grasso Montse Hidalgo 3 October 2021 The Pandora Papers Secret files from 14 law firms reveal more than 700 offshore companies linked to Spain EL PAIS English Edition Retrieved 24 January 2023 Carlo Ancelotti Football Database eu Retrieved 21 December 2015 Ancelotti s league Stats Lega Serie A Archived from the original on 11 January 2014 Retrieved 10 May 2013 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BDFutbol Retrieved 12 August 2022 Acta del Partido celebrado el 16 de abril de 2014 en Valencia Minutes of the Match held on 16 April 2014 in Valencia in Spanish Royal Spanish Football Federation Retrieved 28 April 2022 Acta del Partido celebrado el 16 de enero de 2022 en Prince Bandar Ibn Abd Al Aziz Riad 13233 Arabia Saudi Minutes of the Match held on 16 January 2022 in Prince Bandar Ibn Abd Al Aziz 13233 Saudi Arabia in Spanish Royal Spanish Football Federation Retrieved 28 April 2022 McNulty Phil 24 May 2014 Real Madrid 4 1 Atletico Madrid BBC Sport Retrieved 28 April 2022 McNulty Phil 28 May 2022 Liverpool 0 1 Real Madrid BBC Sport Retrieved 12 August 2022 Real Madrid 2 0 Sevilla Updates UEFA Retrieved 28 April 2022 Bysouth Alex 10 August 2022 Real Madrid 2 0 Eintracht Frankfurt BBC Sport Retrieved 12 August 2022 Match Report Real Madrid Club de Futbol San Lorenzo FIFA Archived from the original on 23 December 2019 Real Madrid 5 3 Al Hilal BBC Sport 11 February 2023 Retrieved 2 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Ancelotti wins UEFA Men s Coach of the Year award UEFA 25 August 2022 Retrieved 25 August 2022 a b Wall of Fame Globe Soccer Retrieved 28 December 2015 Bettoni Lorenzo 17 November 2022 Globe Soccer Awards all the winners Maldini Osimhen Ibra Ancelotti Salah and more Football Italia Retrieved 18 November 2022 Onze d Or 2022 Carlo Ancelotti sacre meilleur entraineur de la saison Onze Mondial in French 1 June 2022 Retrieved 1 June 2022 Ad Ancelotti il Premio Bearzot Il 27 maggio la cerimonia di consegna in Italian Italian Football Federation 13 March 2014 Archived from the original on 16 April 2016 Retrieved 25 April 2016 FIFA Ballon d Or 2014 voting results PDF FIFA 12 January 2015 Archived from the original PDF on 12 January 2015 Retrieved 12 January 2015 Hall of Fame 2014 Ghiggia Ancelotti Voeller and Candela inducted A S Roma Archived from the original on 19 February 2015 Retrieved 10 February 2015 Onoreficenze quirinale it in Italian 30 September 1991 Archived from the original on 20 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