This is a list of world champion football club winning managers. It includes victories in the Intercontinental Cup (defunct) and the FIFA Club World Cup.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Pep Guardiola is the most successful manager with four titles followed by Carlos Bianchi and Carlo Ancelotti, claiming three titles each. Six managers also won the competitions twice: five achieved two consecutive titles, while Sir Alex Ferguson became the only manager to win both Intercontinental Cup and Club World Cup. As of 2023[update], Argentinean managers have won more tournaments than any other nationality, securing twelve world titles, while Brazilian managers are closely behind with ten competition victories and Italian with nine. Sir Alex Ferguson is the only manager to have won both world champion titles.
Winning managers
editThe following lists are correct as of the conclusion of the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup.
By number of titles
edit- Key
IC | Intercontinental Cup (defunct) |
FCWC | FIFA Club World Cup |
By nationality
editThis table lists the total number of titles won by managers of each nationality.
Nationality | IC | FCWC | Total |
---|---|---|---|
Argentina | 11 | 1 | 12 |
Brazil | 6 | 4 | 10 |
Italy | 6 | 3 | 9 |
Spain | 4 | 5 | 9 |
Uruguay | 7 | – | 7 |
Germany | 2 | 3 | 5 |
France | – | 2 | 2 |
Netherlands | 2 | – | 2 |
Scotland | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Yugoslavia | 2 | – | 2 |
Austria | 1 | – | 1 |
Romania | 1 | – | 1 |
References
edit- ^ "FIFA Council approves key organisational elements of the FIFA World Cup". FIFA.com. 27 October 2017. Archived from the original on October 27, 2017.
- ^ "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2017: Statistical Kit FIFA" (PDF). FIFA. pp. 15, 40, 41, 42. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 15, 2017.
- ^ "Manchester United recognised as two-time world club champions following FIFA ruling". The Mirror. 27 October 2017.
- ^ "Man United retrospectively declared 1999 world club champions by FIFA". ESPN. 27 October 2017.
- ^ "Real Madrid! Sixth Club World Cup!". Real Madrid CF. 16 December 2017.
- ^ "Historical decision, register Club World Cup is rewritten" (in Italian). Fox Sports Italia. 28 October 2017.
- ^ "La FIFA reconoció a los ganadores de la Intercontinental como campeones mundiales". Goal.com (in Spanish). 27 October 2017.
External links
edit- "Intercontinental Cup and FIFA Club World Cup - Winning Coaches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF.