Top 41 UEFA Champions League Club Coaches of All Time

Dynasty-builders, treble-winners and once-in-a-generation tacticians battle for European supremacy. Who deserves the crown?

1. 1
   Carlo Ancelotti

   Italian record holder with five Champions League titles across AC Milan and Real Madrid.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Ștefan Kovács

   Romanian who inherited Michels's Ajax and won the European Cup in 1972 and 1973 with Johan Cruyff at the peak of his powers.
   727pts
3. 3
   Jupp Heynckes

   German manager who won European Cups with Real Madrid and a famous treble with Bayern Munich.
   693pts
4. 4
   Brian Clough

   Outspoken English manager who won back-to-back European Cups with Nottingham Forest.
   636pts
5. 5
   Zinedine Zidane

   French coach who delivered an unprecedented three-in-a-row Champions League titles with Real Madrid.
   636pts
6. 6
   Ernst Happel

   Austrian who won the European Cup with Feyenoord in 1970 and Hamburg in 1983, one of the first coaches to win it with two clubs.
   555pts
7. 7
   Jürgen Klopp

   Reached Champions League finals with Dortmund and Liverpool and won the 2019 title with Liverpool against Tottenham in Madrid.
   555pts
8. 8
   Arrigo Sacchi

   Italian innovator whose AC Milan won consecutive European Cups in 1989 and 1990 with attacking football.
   555pts
9. 9
   Ljupko Petrović

   Coached Red Star Belgrade to the 1991 European Cup, beating Marseille on penalties in Bari.
   555pts
10. 10
    José Mourinho

    Charismatic Portuguese coach who lifted the Champions League with Porto and Inter Milan.
    555pts
11. 11
    Artur Jorge

    Portuguese coach who led Porto to the 1987 European Cup, coming from behind to beat Bayern Munich 2-1 in Vienna.
    508pts
12. 12
    Alex Ferguson

    Manchester United legend who masterminded two Champions League triumphs, including the 1999 treble.
    508pts
13. 13
    Ottmar Hitzfeld

    German coach who lifted the Champions League with Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich.
    508pts
14. 14
    Louis van Gaal

    Led a young Ajax side through the 1994-95 Champions League unbeaten, beating AC Milan in the final in Vienna.
    508pts
15. 15
    Helenio Herrera

    Father of the catenaccio who won back-to-back European Cups with Inter Milan in the 1960s.
    454pts
16. 16
    Marcello Lippi

    Italian tactician who won the Champions League with Juventus in 1996.
    454pts
17. 17
    Roberto Di Matteo

    Interim coach who won Chelsea's first Champions League in 2012, beating Bayern Munich on penalties in their own stadium.
    454pts
18. 18
    Rinus Michels

    Architect of Total Football who led Ajax to the 1971 European Cup, launching a Dutch hat-trick of titles.
    454pts
19. 19
    Raymond Goethals

    Belgian who led Marseille to the first Champions League title in 1993, making them the first French club to win Europe's top prize.
    454pts
20. 20
    Luis Carniglia

    Argentine who coached Real Madrid to the 1958 and 1959 European Cups, completing the club's run of five straight titles in the competition's first years.
    394pts
21. 21
    Bob Paisley

    Liverpool's quiet genius who won the European Cup in 1977, 1978 and 1981, the first coach to lift it three times.
    394pts
22. 22
    Miguel Muñoz

    Spanish coach who won two European Cups as Real Madrid manager in the 1960s.
    394pts
23. 23
    Udo Lattek

    Coached Bayern Munich to their first European Cup in 1974, winning a replayed final against Atlético Madrid 4-0.
    394pts
24. 24
    Tony Barton

    Took charge of Aston Villa midway through the 1981-82 season and won the 1982 European Cup final against Bayern Munich in Rotterdam.
    394pts
25. 25
    Dettmar Cramer

    Took over Bayern Munich in 1975 and won the European Cup in 1975 and 1976, completing the club's hat-trick of titles.
    394pts
26. 26
    Fabio Capello

    Won the 1994 Champions League with AC Milan, crushing Johan Cruyff's Barcelona 4-0 in the final in Athens.
    394pts
27. 27
    Frank Rijkaard

    Dutch coach who built Barcelona around Ronaldinho and won the 2006 Champions League final against Arsenal in Paris.
    394pts
28. 28
    Hansi Flick

    German coach who delivered Bayern Munich a perfect Champions League run in 2020.
    394pts
29. 29
    Béla Guttmann

    Hungarian coach who ended Real Madrid's reign by winning back-to-back European Cups with Benfica in 1961 and 1962.
    324pts
30. 30
    Matt Busby

    Rebuilt Manchester United after the Munich air disaster and won the 1968 European Cup at Wembley, the first English triumph in the competition.
    324pts
31. 31
    Emerich Jenei

    Romanian who made Steaua Bucharest the first Eastern European winner of the European Cup, beating Barcelona on penalties in 1986.
    324pts
32. 32
    Luis Enrique

    Won the Champions League with Barcelona in 2015 as part of a treble and delivered Paris Saint-Germain's first title in 2025.
    324pts
33. 33
    Rafael Benítez

    Masterminded Liverpool's 2005 'Miracle of Istanbul', recovering from 3-0 down at half-time to beat AC Milan on penalties.
    324pts
34. 34
    Nereo Rocco

    Catenaccio pioneer who won the European Cup with AC Milan in 1963, the first Italian triumph, and again in 1969.
    245pts
35. 35
    Johan Cruyff

    Barcelona's 'Dream Team' coach who delivered the club's first European Cup at Wembley in 1992.
    245pts
36. 36
    Guus Hiddink

    Guided PSV Eindhoven to a 1988 treble capped by the European Cup, won on penalties against Benfica in Stuttgart.
    245pts
37. 37
    Joe Fagan

    Paisley's successor who won the 1984 European Cup in Rome on penalties in his first season, completing a treble.
    245pts
38. 38
    Jock Stein

    Built Celtic's 'Lisbon Lions', who in 1967 became the first British club to win the European Cup with a squad born around Glasgow.
    151pts
39. 39
    Vicente del Bosque

    Won two Champions League titles with Real Madrid in 2000 and 2002 before later leading Spain to world and European glory.
    151pts
40. 40
    Pep Guardiola

    Catalan tactician who lifted the Champions League with Barcelona and Manchester City.
    151pts
41. 41
    Thomas Tuchel

    Took over Chelsea in January 2021 and won the Champions League within four months, beating Manchester City in Porto.
    0pts

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