Carlo Ancelotti is a renowned Italian coach whose career has been associated with renowned European football clubs. Having raised more than one generation of young players, the experienced mentor has won dozens of trophies in national and international championships and became one of the three-time winners of the UEFA Champions League.

Childhood and youth

Carlo Ancelotti was born in the city of Reggio on June 10, 1959 in the family of a farmer Giuseppe, who owned a cheese dairy specializing in the production of Parmesan varieties. The boy received a traditional Italian upbringing and thanks to the friendly relations in the family he was a good-natured and cheerful child.

Carlo spent his childhood on the farm, helping his mother, father and brother work in production and housekeeping. Endowed with a practical mind, Ancelotti understood from an early age that small business had no future and dreamed of a career that would lift his family out of poverty.

Like most Italians, Carlo loved to play football, skillfully delivering passes and scoring goals against opponents. The parents noticed their son's abilities and sent him to the local sports school, which was the base for the youth club "Reggio". Since then, the teenager spent all the time in training, studying theory and improving his technique. When Ancelotti turned 15, he moved to the Parma youth team, where he first appeared on the field in the 1976/1977 season as a professional footballer.

Football

Cesare Maldini, who became the first coach of Ancelotti, assigned the young player to the position of an attacking midfielder and made the right decision. Early in his career, Carlo excelled in this role and helped Parma rise from the lower division to the professional Serie B in the championship, scoring 2 goals in the playoff decider.

Thanks to these achievements, Carlo became interested in leading Italian clubs and in mid-1979 moved to Roma, which in 1981 and 1982 won the bronze medals of the Italian championship, and in 1983 rose to the highest step of the podium. Ancelotti's contribution to the victory was so great that after reaching the European Cup final in 1984, the footballer was made the team captain and mentor of novice players.

The failure of the 1985/1986 season forced Carlo to leave Roma and move to Milan under the guidance of renowned coach Arrigo Sacchi. The talented footballer organically fit into the star lineup of the new club and won prestigious Italian and European awards.

After that, Carlo began to haunt the setbacks associated with repeated knee injuries. The club's management limited the player's time on the field and soon replaced Ancelotti with the young Demetrio Albertini. As a result, the midfielder left Milan and ended his career as an active player.

Coaching career

In 1992, Carlo made his debut as an assistant coach for the Italian national team, and in 1995 became the main mentor of the Reggana football club, where the main achievement of the novice specialist was the team's entry into Serie A and a record number of victories in the 1995/1996 season.

The next stage in Ancelotti's coaching biography was the arrival at the Italian club Parma, for which he played in his youth. Leading strong players including Fabio Cannavaro, Gianfranco Zola and Hristo Stoichkov, Carlo took the team to 2nd place in the Italian Championship and secured participation in the Eurocup.

However, the strategy chosen by the coach at the beginning of the 1997/1998 season did not work. Parma lost the national championship, remaining in 6th place in the standings, and the club's management asked Ancelotti to step down as head coach. Carlo decided to correct his previous mistakes at Juventus, where he was appointed in 1999. The new tactics did not help to achieve high results, and the coach was fired after the final game of the Italian championship on July 17, 2001.

Ancelotti was out of work for several months, and then invited him to head Milan. The new coach made every effort to revive the once famous club, and in his debut season he achieved participation in the main stage of the UEFA Cup and reaching the semifinals of the tournament.

The following year, Carlo made a number of changes in the squad and put forward the strikers Filippo Inzaghi and. This resulted in Milan winning the Champions League in 2003 and defeating Roma in the decisive match against Coppa Italia. With 82 points in 32 games, Ancelotti's side consolidated their success by capturing the European Super Cup and added stars like Alessandro Costacurta and Alessandro Nesta at the start of the new season.

Under Carlo's leadership, Milan have won numerous awards, the most prestigious being the Supercoppa Italiana, the UEFA Super Cup and the 1st FIFA Club World Cup. On May 31, 2009, Ancelotti announced that he was stepping down as head coach of the team and moving to England to lead London club Chelsea.

In Foggy Albion, the Italian received a 3-year contract, a solid salary and the opportunity to work with young talented footballers. Starting a new phase of his career with a setback, Carlo mobilized and won the Premier League in 2010 and then won the FA Cup.

It seemed that the time of defeat for Ancelotti had passed, and Chelsea began the new season with convincing victories over eminent opponents. However, by the middle of the championship, the club lost ground and suffered a series of crushing defeats. The final 2nd place in the Premier League was regarded by the club's management as the greatest tragedy, and Carlo received the calculation less than 2 hours after the end of the crushing match with Everton.

The Italian coach spent the next 2 seasons as an assistant to the chief specialist of the French team PSG, and then replaced him as mentor for Real Madrid. On April 16, 2014, Ancelotti won his first major trophy, beating Barcelona 2-1 in the Copa del Rey final. And after some time, the Italian became a three-time Champions League Cup winner and won another award in the UEFA Super Cup.

In 2014, Real Madrid set a record under the Italian leadership, winning 22 games in a row and capturing 4 titles. For these achievements, Ancelotti was nominated for the FIFA World Coach of the Year Award and inducted into the Football Hall of Fame in his home country.

A year later, the team faced problems, and the winning streak was interrupted. The owners of the club made a difficult decision and dismissed Carlo from his post. In an interview with reporters, the coach admitted that he could no longer meet the high requirements of the Spanish championship and would like to rest after 3 years of hard work.

Ancelotti's vacation did not last long. A few months after his resignation from Real Madrid, the eminent specialist was invited to lead the German Bayern Munich. In December 2015, Carlo signed a contract and began training without delay.

Under the Italian leadership, the German team achieved success in the national championship, becoming the owner of the German Super Cup, and won gold medals in the Bundesliga, but did not show results in European tournaments. This situation did not suit the management of the club, and in September 2017, after the vote, Ancelotti resigned as head coach of the Munich team.

After that, Carlo took a six-month break, which he devoted to the reprint of his autobiography, in which he shared the secrets of coaching success, alternating his own statements with the opinions of famous players of the past and present. In addition to interviews, the book published rare photographs illustrating certain stages in the career of the renowned Italian specialist.

Personal life

Throughout his life, Carlo Ancelotti enjoyed success with women. Despite this, the Italian's first marriage lasted over 20 years. During this time, the coach and his wife had two children: son Davide, who became a professional footballer and coach, and daughter Katya, who linked fate with an employee of the Real Madrid team.

In 2008, the Ancelotti couple separated, and Carlo became interested in the young reporter Marina Cretu. However, a whirlwind romance did not lead to a serious relationship and soon ended by mutual agreement of the parties.

In 2011, the Chelsea coach met Marianne McClay and married this educated and well-bred woman 3 years later.

Now the spouses live happily together, occasionally sharing details of their personal lives with users.

The team from the provincial Italian city for the first time since Diego Maradona really wedged themselves into the race for the Scudetto, and the main creator of this miracle decided to go to build a new Chelsea (and now it seems that at the new place of work someone has put a curse on Sarri) ...

Of course, the Parthenopeans tiffozi had every reason to worry about the future of the team after the departure of the mentor, but the appointment of Carlo Ancelotti as head coach speaks of the high status of the Neapolitans. Since he took over Parma in 1998, Carlo has coached only the richest and most successful clubs in Europe - and the fact that he agreed to lead the Parthenopeans shows how Napoli's influence has grown in recent years.

In 1998, the club was eliminated from Serie A with only two victories in a season. This was followed by a quick departure to Serie C1 and the loss of professional status in 2004. In the 15 years that have passed since then, the Neapolitans have won the Italian Cup twice, have become regulars in the Champions League and Juventus's main rival in the fight for the national champion title.

For the first time in his career, Ancelotti went to coach a club from the southern part of Italy, and therefore his appointment is somewhat similar to the “coming” of Fabio Capello to “Roma”, when the Romans had the opportunity to “kick the nose” of all the top clubs in the country.

Basic principles of the game

Aurelio de Laurentiis's words that Sarri's style of play cost the club dearly can be attributed to emotions, but there is still some truth in them. Yes, “Sarribol” helped the Neapolitans rise to almost the top of Serie A, however, even when Sarri's “plan A” did not work, the team almost never left him.

The concept of Sarri's game implied a very high level of mutual understanding between the players, so the mentor built the game around a very limited number of players - only about 13 people. The almost complete absence of rotation led to the fact that the Neapolitans during the season simply fizzled out, in contrast to the much more resourced Juventus, and therefore the Parthenopeans were able to impose competition in only one of the tournaments in which they took part.

It is Ancelotti's job to improve the style of play that has instilled in Sarri's team, not to change it. “I have become much more flexible about the choice of tactics than I was at the beginning of my career,” Ancelotti admitted. "I still adhere to certain principles of organizing the game and promoting the ball, maintaining a high pace and using an active defense, but I have become more flexible in how and when to apply these principles."

“Ball possession is very important - it helps control the game. However, ownership must ultimately lead to something. Do you know how many times a team scores in a season after a combination of 20 accurate passes? For a year, if you're lucky, there will be only two such goals. Teams try to score after combinations of 5-6 assists. Perhaps the only such goal (after many accurate passes) was scored by Simone Verdi against Torino. If there is an opportunity to play such a combination, it is great, but if there is a risk of making a mistake, then it is better to play easier, but more reliable, ”continues the Italian coach.

Ancelotti retained the principle of possession, but made it much less dogmatic than under Sarri: now, if a team has the opportunity to make a quick vertical attack, then the players are more likely to take advantage of this opportunity. A more flexible approach to the organization of the game allows Napoli to cope with the problem that arose in the days of Sarri, when the team from time to time could not, due to a large number of short passes, open the defense of some teams.

It also means that players who were not included in the squad under Sarri have every chance of making their way there: Ancelotti rotates the squad much more and more often, which also allows the players to be in better physical shape.

Pressure

One of the changes in Napoli's game was pressure. Sarri's pressure system was inspired by the tactical design of Arrigo Sacchi: a zonal guarding system within which players moved around and applied pressure based on where the ball was located.

Ancelotti rebuilt the pressure system into a person-centered model, in which the Neapolitans meet the ball players and watch the transmission lines to other opponents. As soon as the opponent decides to find a pass to one of the partners supporting the attack, one of the Napoli players immediately moves to intercept.

This system allows players to play tighter with opponents; it is much more convenient to choose the position and the moment to start pressing. In addition, such a system does not require any kind of well-coordinated interaction from the players - the location and actions of the players on the field depend on the opponent. The downside is that there is a lot of free space behind the backs of the Neapolitans, which the opponent can use if he manages to get past the pressure.

Carlo Ancelotti can be called a unique coach - with almost all of his teams he won some significant trophy, and at the same time, there was not a single big failure in his coaching career.

Carlo Anchelotti

• Country - Italy.
• Position - midfielder.
• Born: June 10, 1959
• Height: 180 cm.

Biography and career of Carlo Ancelotti

Carlo Ancelotti was born in the commune of Reggio into a family of simple village workers. He studied in a regular school, helped his parents in agricultural work.

Like most Italian boys, he loved to play the ball, but until the age of 14 it did not promise to grow into something serious, until Carlo got into the football school of the local club.

Carlo Ancelotti - footballer

From Reggio he moved to the Parma youth team, which played in Serie C, but that was already professional football. In 1976, Carlo Ancelotti became a first-team player, and in the 1978-1979 season, Parma, headed by Cesare Maldini, sought a promotion. Moreover, in the playoff match against Trestina, Ancelotti scored two goals, which allowed his team to snatch the victory.

After that, Ancelotti was immediately invited to Roma, where he spent eight wonderful years. That was one of the best periods in Roma's history - the team won their second Scudetto, won four Italian Cups, and reached the Champions Cup final.

Ancelotti played as a defensive central midfielder (now called a defensive midfielder). Powerful, physically strong, Carlo did not let his rivals escape, for which he received the nickname "Gladiator", and after the release of the cult action movie with Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ancelotti began to be called the terminator.

In 1987 Carlo Ancelotti moved to Milan. They say that Arigo Sacchi, who has just become the head of the club, insisted on this. Simultaneously with Ancelotti, Dutch stars appeared in the club and, a year later, joined them.

The defensive line of that team is still considered the best in the history of world football, and the famous Dutch trio is also remembered. Few people remember the modest workaholic Carlo, but he was the most important mechanism of the machine created by Arigo Sacchi. A car that, in addition to victories in Italy, has won the European Cup twice in a row.

For 10 years (from 1981 to 1991), Carlo Ancelotti was called up to the Italian national team, was in its composition at the 1986 and 1990 World Championships, as well as at Euro 1988. In total, Ancelotti played 26 matches for Scuadru Azzurra, in which he scored one goal.

Carlo Ancelotti - coach

Beginning of coaching

Immediately after the end of his playing career, Carlo Ancelotti entered the coaching staff of the Italian national team, which was headed by Arigo Sacchi, who clearly favored his former ward.

Having gained experience, in the summer of 1995, Ancelotti switched to independent work, heading the Serie B club Reggana, which, under the guidance of a young coach, won a ticket to the elite division of Italian football. By the way, one of the main players of that team was the Russian striker Igor Simutenkov.

After that, Ancelotti accepts the offer from Parma, the club where he took his first steps in professional football. , and with the arrival of Ancelotti achieved the highest achievement in the Italian championship, finishing second in the 1996-1997 season. Two points were missing before the scudetto.

After the 20th round of the Italian Championship 1998-1999, Carlo Ancelotti replaces Marcelo Lippi on the coaching bridge of Juventus, under whose leadership Juve is in real disaster, hanging out at the end of the top ten of the standings.

But from the new football year, the "old lady" starts powerfully and until the last round is leading in the "A" series. The team plays especially well at home - 14 wins, 2 draws and only 1 defeat. The main rival of Juventus was then the Roman "Lazio", celebrating the centenary of the founding of the club.

Before the last round, Juve is ahead of the Romans by two points and is sent to an away match with Perugia, which no longer has any tournament tasks. It seemed that the title was secured for Juventus, but this is football - Perugia unexpectedly won 1: 0, and the Scudetto went to Rome.

“I have experienced the biggest disappointment of my life”,

this is how Carlo Ancelotti reacted to this defeat.

"Milan"

2001-2009

Of course, the work of Carlo Ancelotti in this club should be taken out on a separate line. At Milan, he achieved the greatest success as a footballer, and here he finally formed as a world-class coach.

Ancelotti has become one of the most successful coaches in Milan's history. Do not be confused by the fact that in eight years of his coaching career, only one Scudetto has been won. We must remember about the crazy competition in Serie A in those years and the consistently high results of the Rossoneri - over the years, Milan were among the prize-winners five times and only once was below the fourth, league-champion, place.

And Ancelotti has more than compensated for a certain lack of championship titles with two victories in the Champions League. But there was also when Milan actually handed over the main trophy of European club football to their rival with their own hands.

In the same place, in Milan, Carlo Ancelotti made his most famous coaching move, placing a clean playmaker in the position of a defensive midfielder. The decision, which at first seemed, to put it mildly, controversial, actually turned out to be a genius, and the whole football world saw that it was possible to control the attack from the depth of the field.

Continued coaching

In 2009, Ancelotti takes on a new challenge. Roman Abramovich, whose Chelsea could not find stability after the departure of Jose Mourinho, opted for Ancelotti.

There was a certain risk in this decision, because “Papa Carlo” (this nickname has already been assigned to Ancelotti) never worked outside Italy, and there is a very significant difference between the English and Italian championships.

Ancelotti did not disappoint - after a four-year break, the team regained the league title, having managed to score more than 100 goals in the championship for the first time, and along the way won the League Cup. The misfire came in the Champions League, where Chelsea lost to Inter already in the round of 16. True, as it turned out in May, the Londoners lost to the future winner of the tournament.

Chelsea's management and fans have long dreamed of winning the Champions League, and the team faced a very specific challenge ahead of the 2010-2011 season. Ancelotti did not cope with her, losing in the quarterfinals to Manchester United and was sacked, despite the fact that the team took second place in the Premier League.

Pope Carlo did not remain unemployed for long - already in December 2011 he received an offer to head Paris-Saint-Germain, which had just received money from the Middle East. Then in Paris, in fact, a new team was created, and Ancelotti, who came in the middle of the season, did not immediately manage to mold them into a single whole.

But already in the next season, Ancelotti's work bore fruit - PSG won the French championship by a wide margin (the third in history and the first since the beginning of a new era) and reached the Champions League quarterfinals, where they lost to Barcelona only due to the away goal rule.

After Paris, Carlo Ancelotti receives an offer to lead Real Madrid. It is not accepted to refuse such in the world of football, and Carlo moved to Madrid. For a long 12 years, Real Madrid, remaining in the leading roles in Europe, could not win the main European tournament, so Ancelotti's main task was to lead the club to victory in the Champions League.

Madrid coped with this task, having won on the way to the final both finalists of the previous draw, and in the countrymen from Atlético. However, at the end of the next season (2014-2015) Ancelotti leaves Madrid - Florentino Perez did not forgive the Italian for the second year without a champion title. Well, Real is such a club, and any coach should be ready to be fired, not even in case of failure, but simply in the absence of trophies during the year.

For a year, Ancelotti took a break from football, but a coach of his level cannot sit without work for a long time. On 1 July 2016, Carlo Ancelotti becomes the coach of Bayern Munich. And they invited him there with the aim of ... Yes, you were not mistaken - to win the Champions League. The Munich club, fed up with domestic trophies, literally dreamed of this victory.

Under the leadership of Ancelotti, Bayern predictably won the German championship, simultaneously capturing the country's Super Cup, but flew out of the Champions League in the quarterfinals, losing 3: 6 on aggregate to Real Madrid.

But do not be confused by the numbers, in the return match to Real Madrid then the Hungarian referee Viktor Kashshai helped a lot. Madrid won 2-1 in Munich, but Bayern responded in kind to the Santiago Bernabeu. At the end of normal time, Kashshai unreasonably removed Arturo Vidal from the field, and the extra time the refereeing team successfully missed two offside positions with Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored the second and third goals of Real Madrid, which decided the outcome of the confrontation.

“But I think that the referee can be wrong. But not at this level and not in such quantity ",

Carlo Ancelotti will say in the post-match interview. It's hard to disagree with him.

In principle, in Munich they understood that the Champions League was not the kind of tournament that could be taken and won by order, and therefore Ancelotti remained at the helm of the team. But at the end of September he was fired. Officially - for the 0-3 defeat in the Champions League group stage match against PSG. In fact - because of the conflict with the leading players of the club.

From the point of view of logic and common sense, the decision of the Bayern leadership is absolutely correct, otherwise half of the main squad would have to sit on the bench, and it is impossible to strengthen before the opening of a new transfer window. From a moral point of view, evaluate yourself. In the world of big money and big interests (this applies not only to football), morality has never been honored.

So, a short summary of the results of the work of coach Carlo Ancelotti. If you have your own football club, then feel free to invite Papa Carlo to the role of head coach - this will insure yourself 100% against failure, guarantee at least some title, or advancement, and somewhere around 85% you will ensure the achievement of truly significant goals.

Titles Carlo Ancelotti

Achievements of Carlo Ancelotti - football player

1. Three-time champion of Italy.
2. Four-time Italian Cup winner.
3. Winner of the Italian Super Cup.
4. Two-time winner of the European Champions Cup.
5. Winner of the UEFA Super Cup.
6. Winner of the Intercontinental Cup.
7. Bronze medalist of the World Championship.
8. Bronze medalist of the European Championship.

Achievements of Carlo Ancelotti - coach

Team

1. Champion of Italy.
2. Winner of the Italian Cup.
3. Winner of the Italian Super Cup.
4. Champion of England.
5. Winner of the FA Cup.
6. Winner of the English Super Cup.
7. Champion of France.
8. Winner of the Spanish Cup.
9. Champion of Germany.
10. Winner of the German Super Cup.
11. Three-time Champions League winner.
12. Two-time UEFA Super Cup winner.
13. Two-time winner of the World Club Championship.

Individual

1. The best coach of the Italian championship in 2003 and 2004 (Golden Bench award).
2. Serie A Coach of the Year 2001 and 2004 (awarded by the Italian Football Association).
3. Trainer of the Year in France (2013).
4. The best coach of the world in 2003.
5. Four times named coach of the month in the Premier League.
6. Inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame.
7. He was awarded the Order of Merit for the Italian Republic.

Family and personal life of Carlo Ancelotti

The first wife of Carlo Ancelotti is called Luisa Gibbelini, from this marriage Carlo has two children - daughter Katya and son Davide. However, the couple divorced, and in 2010, Ancelotti married a second time, his chosen one was Marianne Barrena.

• As a child, Ancelotti was rooting for Inter Milan. Unfortunately, Carlo did not manage to play for this team, or train it. Failed yet.
• At the age of 28, a knee injury nearly put an end to Carlo Ancelotti's career, but he managed to return to the field.
• Carlo Ancelotti became only the second coach in history to win the Champions League (Cup) three times.
• Ancelotti is the only coach in the world to have won championships in England, Germany, Italy and Spain.
• Carlo Ancelotti has written several biographical books: I Prefer The Cup, My Christmas Tree, The Wonderful Games of an Ordinary Genius, Soft Leadership, and Carlo Ancelotti. Autobiography".
• “I'm relaxing in the kitchen,” Ancelotti admitted in one of his books. Not in the sense that Ancelotti is a cook, but in the sense that he loves to eat well and to eat a lot. This feature of Pope Carlo is noted by many players who worked under his supervision.

• Carlo Ancelotti tried himself in the role of an actor, he starred in several films about football, where he played himself.
• Carlo Ancelotti previously smoked - a habit he acquired while still a player. But before he made a promise to quit smoking in case of victory. Since then, no one has seen him with a cigarette.
• Carlo Ancelotti is an electrical engineer by training.
• As Bayern's coach, Carlo Ancelotti found himself at the center of a scandal when he showed his middle finger to Hertha fans, for which he was fined € 5,000. About this, the coach explained that the fans of the Berlin club were spitting on him.
• In 2015, Zenit negotiated with the coach, but Carlo Ancelotti rejected the Russian club's offer.

While Carlo Ancelotti is out of work. Various rumors associate him with Arsenal, then with the Italian national team. I think the wait is not long, Papa Carlo will definitely not be left without work.

Place of birth: Reggiolo, Italy
Date of birth: 10.06.1959
Citizenship: Italy

Experience, success and reliability - these are the qualities that characterize the work of Carlo Ancelotti in every team he led. The seasoned Italian coach takes over at the helm of the best club of the 20th century after a successful season in France, where he was voted the best coach of the year. Ancelotti is only 54 years old, but he is already a "living" coaching legend: for 20 seasons he has been working as a head coach, and in Europe he is the second active coach in the number of European Cup matches.

There are only a few titles left in Europe that the Italian Allenator has not yet conquered: he won almost all trophies at the international level (2 Champions League, 2 European Super Cups, 1 Club World Cup and 1 Intertoto Cup); also Ancelotti won national tournaments in three different countries (Italy, England and France).

As a player, Ancelotti never left his home country, but he took the opportunity to work abroad as a coach, which enriched him both on a personal and professional level. Carlo began his coaching career in the same city in which he was born, heading Reggolo in the 1995/96 season, and in the first season at the club brought Reggio to Serie A. His feat did not go unnoticed: the promising coach was noticed all the strongest teams in Italian football; and already in the next season Ancelotti headed “Parma”. As a result of thorough work, already in the first season, Parma, led by a young Allenator, took second place in Serie A, and Carlo himself laid a solid foundation for future victories (in 1999 Parma won the UEFA Cup, and Ancelotti himself in this season was already headed by “Juventus”.

However, the greatest coaching successes came to Ancelotti in the same club where he shone and as a player - in Milan. Carlo worked for the team for 8 seasons, during which time Milan returned to the top of European football.

After a successful career in Italy, Ancelotti traveled to England where he easily managed to adapt to a completely different style of play. As before, in the first season under the leadership of Ancelotti, success came to Chelsea and resulted in a triplet of trophies: the FA Super Cup, the victory in the Premier League and the FA Cup.

The following year, Ancelotti took charge of an ambitious project called PSG. For a short period of time, Carlo managed to make PSG a grand not only of French, but also of European football.

Achievements:

3 Champions League titles (in 2003 and 2007 with Milan, in - with Madrid);
- 3 European Super Cups (in 2003 and 2007 with Milan, in - with Madrid);
- 1 Intertoto Cup (1999 with Juventus);
- 1 victory in Serie A (in 2004 with Milan);
- 1 win in the Premier League (in 2010 with Chelsea);
- 1 victory in the French Ligue 1 (in 2013 with PSG);
- 2 victories at the Club World Championship (in 2007 with Milan, in - with Madrid);
- 1 Italian Cup (2003 with Milan);
- 1 FA Cup (2010 with Chelsea);
- 1 Italian Super Cup (in 2004 with Milan);
- 1 FA Super Cup (2009 with Chelsea);
- 1 Spanish Cup:

Individual achievements:

IFFHS: 2007
- UEFA Coach of the Year: 2003
- The best coach of the year according to the version World soccer: 2003
- Twice best coach in Serie A: 2001 and 2004
- Best coach of the French League 1: 2013

Position:

Team number: -

Citizenship: Italy

Growth: 179 cm

Weight: 74 kg

Position: Midfielder
Growth: 179 cm
Weight: 74 kg

PLAYER CAREER:

Seasons at Milan: 5, from 1987-88 to 1991-92

Nicknames : "The Terminator", "Carlo Martelo", "Panettone", "The Kid", "Carletto Capoccione".

Debut with Milan in friendly matches: 08/02/1987: Milan 7-0 Solbiatese

Debut with Milan in official competitions: 08/23/1987: Milan 5-0 Bari

Last game with Milan: 05/24/1992: Foggia v Milan 2-8 (Serie A).

Total official matches: 160

Scored goals: 11

Trophies in the Rossoneri: 2 Scudetto (1987-88, 1991-92), 2 Champions Cups (1989, 1990), 2 Intercontinental Cups (1989, 1990), 2 European Super Cups (1989, 1990), 1 League Super Cup (1989), 1 Italian Cup final against Juventus (1990).

Serie A debut: 09/16/1979: Roma 0-0 Milan

More trophies: 1 Scudetto (1983, Roma), 4 Italian Cups (1980, 1981, 1984, 1986, Roma)

Debut in the Italian national team : 01/06/1981: Holland 1-1 Italy (Mundialito di Montevideo)

Total appearances for the national team : 26

Of goals scored for the national team : 1

CAREER TRAINER:

Seasons at Milan: 8, from 2001-02 (replaced by Fatih Terim on November 6, 2001) to 2008-09

Debut on coaches and momsticks in Milan in official meetings : 13/11/2001: Milan 3-0 Perugia

Last match at coaching momstick in Milan: 31/05/2009: Fiorentina 0-2 Milan (Serie A)

Total official matches as Milan head coach: 420

Achievements : 1 Scudetto (2003-04), 2 Champions League (2003, 2007), 1 Italian Cup (2003), 2 European Super Cups (2003, 2007), 1 Italian Super Cup (2004), 1 Club World Championship (2007), Best Serie A coach (2003), Oscar del Calcio "Best coach of the championship" (2000-01, 2003-04), 1 Intercontinental Cup final (2003), 1 Champions League final (2005)

Team achievements : advance to Serie A (1995-96, Regina), second place in Serie A (1996-97, Parma), 2 second places in Serie A (1999-00, 2000-01, Juventus), 1 Intertoto Cup (1999, Juventus), 1 FA Cup (2009-10, Chelsea), 1 FA Super Cup (2009-10, Chelsea), 1 FA Cup (2009-2010, Chelsea).

Also played for teams : Parma (1976-79), Roma (1979-87).

Also trained: Italy (1992-95), Regina (1995-96), Parma (1996-98), Juventus (1999-01), Chelsea (2009-11), PSG (2011- n.v.).

“Was acquired by Silvio Berlusconi at the end of the 1987 summer transfer window at the personal request of Arrigo Sacchi. The president of Roma, the head coach of Dino Viola, was confident that the footballer would not find his former glory on Via Turati, especially considering the serious injuries received earlier, however, it should be noted that subsequently Ancelotti not only became an indispensable man in the center of the Rossoneri field, but also won a place in the national team, taking part in the 1990 World Cup. His unforgettable last league game at San Siro in the triumphant 1991-92 season, when he scored a brilliant double against Verona on the last day of the tournament (the game ended 4-0). Commemorative poster at the San Siro stadium in honor of the midfielder: "Ancelotti cuore dei Tigre", which embodied the feelings that the tifosi had for the player. Il suo sogno (inconfessato pubblicamente) è quello di allenare, un giorno, il Milan. Cyriuscirà? "(Nota di Colombo Labate del 1998).

“Whenever he took to the pitch, whether it was a Champions Cup final or a friendly, he always gave his best.”Ancelotti started his football career at “Parma"In 1976. In 1979 he moved to "Roma”, Where he played for 8 years, taking part in 171 games, scoring 9 goals and winning the Scudetto (82-83), as well as 4 Italian Cups (79-80, 80-81, 83-84, 85-86). Once in "Milan”Immediately became a key figure in the middle of the Rossoneri field. Here he won everything he could. At the age of 28, Ancelotti could end his career due to two knee surgeries. His unforgettable joy after the goal against Real Madrid in the historic Champions Cup match, which ended in a 5-0 victory for the Italians. Carlo Ancelotti made 26 appearances for the national team, scoring one goal - the only one that was really special in the game Holland - Italy (1-1) on January 6, 1981. "

Club

Carlo Ancelotti was born in Reggiolo on June 10, 1959. He spent his childhood with his family, who lived on the farm work of Giuseppe's father. He attends the Technical Institute, first in Modena, then in Parma. In Rome, he earns a diploma in electronics expert. Carlo Ancelotti made his Serie C debut in 1976/77 with Parma at the age of 18. He played at Parma until the 1978/79 season, culminating in Serie B after a 3-1 win against Trestina. In this match, he scored a double.

So the player was discovered by Niels Liedholm, who brought Ancelotti to Roma in the summer of 1979. The Serie A debut dates from September 16, 1979 in the match Roma - Milan 0-0. Soon, as part of the "wolves" Carlo established himself as an excellent central midfielder, in 1985 he became the captain of the team with which he won the Scudetto (1982/83) and 4 Italian Cups (1979/80, 1980/81, 1983/84, 1985 / 86) in 8 seasons with Roma.

In 1987 he moved to Milan, with which he won almost everything: 2 Scudettos (1987/88 and 1991/92), 2 Champions Cups (1988/89 and 1989/90), 2 Intercontinental Cups (1989 and 1990), 2 European Super Cups (1989 and 1990) and League Super Cup (1988).

In Milan, Silvio Berlusconi, Ancelotti joins the team of such great players as Marco van Basten, Ruud Gulit, Frank Rijkaard, Franco Baresi, Paolo Maldini and others. This is the unforgettable era of the undefeated Milan Arrigo Sacchi.

Ancelotti retired in 1992 at the age of 33 with his third Scudetto (second with Milan).

He was one of the strongest midfielders in European football: physically strong and successful in tackling, in addition, with impressive technical characteristics and excellent long-range shots. Multiple knee injuries (in 1981 against Fiorentina in Rome and in 1983 against Juventus) prevented Carlo from taking part in the 1982 World Cup in Spain.

National team

As part of the Italian national team, Anceloti played 26 games, took part in the 1986 World Championships in Mexico, the 1988 European Championships, and the 1990 World Championships in Italy.

Carlo Ancelotti scored his only national goal against Holland.
In 1988 in Germany, he becomes one of the best midfielders, while at the 1990 World Cup he only takes part in 3 matches (among which the match for 3rd place) due to muscle strain.

Coach career

Ancelotti began his coaching career after replacing Arrigo Sacchi at the helm of the Italian national team. In 1995 he coached Regina in Serie B, with which he finished 4th and advanced to Serie A. The next year he started on the coaching bridge of Parma. With her, over two seasons, he finished second (qualifying for the Champions League) and fifth (qualifying for the UEFA Cup) in Serie A.

In February 1999, he replaced Marcelo Lippi at the helm of Juventus, with whom he finished fifth. Yet in Turin, Ancelotti could not become his own, including because of the tifosi of the Bianconeri, who reckoned with the past of the Italian specialist as a player of Milan and Roma. The following season, he wins the Intertoto Cup in the summer and qualifies for the Champions League, finishing second in Serie A, dominating the top of the standings and being close to winning the championship, but missing it on the last day of the match against Perugia ". Next season, at the helm of the Bianconeri, they also take second place in the championship, after which they say goodbye to the leadership of the Turin team, despite scoring 144 points in two seasons at Juventus.

On November 5, 2001, he replaced Fatih Terim on the Milan coaching bridge. In his first season at the Rossoneri, he finished 4th, qualifying for the Champions League. In the 2002/03 season, Milan are ranked 3rd in the league, but the highlight of the season is the Champions League win against Juventus at Old Trafford in Manchester (28 May 203, 0-0 after regular and extra time, and 3-2 in the penalty shootout), as well as the Italian Cup in the final against Roma. The next season began with a European Super Cup win against Porto and the capture of the Scudetto. But, unfortunately, they failed to win the Intercontinental Cup against Boca Juniors (1-1 after regular time, 1-3 in the penalty shootout). The 2004/05 season began with a victory in the Italian Super Cup against Lazio, but the epilogue was not so successful: 2nd place in the championship and qualification in the Champions League was accompanied by an inexplicable defeat in the most prestigious tournament of the old world for clubs in the match against Liverpool, held on Ataturk Stadium in Turkey on May 25, 2005, when Milanese were leading 3-0 after half-time, but lost to England on penalties. The 2005/06 season was very successful for Mr. Ancelotti, but in the end it ended without victories, behind Juventus in the championship, as well as a defeat in the semi-finals against Barcelona, ​​the future winners of the tournament in that Champions League (0-1 at home and 0 -0 in Catalonia).

In the 2006/07 season, Ancelotti finished 4th in Serie A, but won the Champions League at the Olympic Stadium in Athens on 23 May 2007 against Liverpool (2-1: double by Filippo Inzaghi), taking revenge for the defeat two years ago ... Thanks to this achievement, Milan were able to directly qualify for the 2007/08 Champions League without taking part in the preliminary part of the tournament. On 31 August 2007 the Rossoneri won their second European Super Cup under Ancelotti, beating Sevilla thanks to goals from Filippo Inzaghi, Marek Jankulovski and Kaka (3-1).

Carlo won his first Club World Cup in Yokohama on December 16, beating Boca Juniors 4-2.

According to the International Institute of Football History and Statistics, Carlo Ancelotti became the best coach in the world in 2007. His Milan have 193 points ahead of Alex Ferguson (Man. United, 134 points) and Juande Ramos (Sevilla, 104 points). In the 2007/08 season, the Devils took 5th place in Serie A: for the first time, under the leadership of Ancelotti, the Rossoneri did not get a ticket to the Champions League.

In the 2008/09 season, Milan Ancelotti, despite a brilliant start, ends the championship on the 3rd line and is eliminated at the 1/8 of the UEFA Cup.

On the last game day of Serie A of the 2008/09 season, Carlo confirmed numerous rumors that appeared in the press about the termination of the contract with the Rossoneri management by mutual agreement. In 420 matches as a coach for 8 years in the camp of the devils, he became Milan's second most allenator in the number of matches played at the helm, after Nereo Rocco (459).

Carletto is our prince

"Am I a loser? Yes, I'm a festival!"

Manchester. This is Carlo Ancelotti's rematch night. They said that he was a loser, leading the team in the Champions League in a beautiful evening for Milan. Juve beat at the football theater at Old Trafford. “Indescribable joy, we deservedly won. Penalty shootout? This is a complete victory, not an accidental one. I'm a loser? I'm not interested in this, let them say what they want. Now we will celebrate the victory, and tomorrow we will see ".

Tears of happiness Paolo Maldini on the field. This is his 4th European Cup and 6th final. The captain's words: “My wife, my family was here. I won a lot, but I will never forget this match. "

Inzaghi: « Amazing year».
Filippo Inzaghi: “An amazing year for Milan. I have to say that it is very disappointing to lose on penalties. It's a huge disappointment for Juve, but we played well. And, of course, the magnificent Dida in the penalty shootout. "

Gallini is mad at the microphones Italia uno
Galliani does not hide his emotions in front of Aguano's microphones (Italia Uno): “I don’t understand how you can talk about a bad season, when Milan play in the Champions League final, in the Italian Cup final and finish the championship in third place. I still don’t understand this ... I welcome the team. ” The Rossoneri vice president also commented on the game itself: “Shevchenko's kick in the penalty shootout changed the history of Milan. In this lottery we turned out to be stronger: we do not have to go through the preliminary stage in the Champions League, we will fight for the European Super Cup, as well as the Intercontinental Cup. This is a great holiday. In the penalty shootout, my face changed, and I didn't see the last blow with my own eyes. When Shevchenko was preparing to strike, I turned away from the audience, and when I saw her reaction, I realized that Sheva was not mistaken. "

Marcelo Lippi: "What do you want me to say? This match was unsuccessful for us from the very beginning: the disqualification of Nedved, then the injuries to Tudor and Davids received tonight. The terrible thing is losing in the third final, a big disappointment. Milan started the first half perfectly, then we played better, but unsuccessful episodes of the game did not allow us to win this match. "

Zambrotta: "It hurts me to lose on penalties."
Not only Lippi showed his disappointment, but also Gianluca Zambrotta: “We didn’t play the best way. Anything can happen in a penalty shootout. It ended in failure for us: the excitement and unreasonable concentration that we demonstrated in the finale played a role. We are very upset, first of all, because for some teammates this is the third defeat in the Champions League final. Our season, however, remains successful: we conquered the Scudetto and proved tonight that we are a big team. ”

Ancelotti: Scudetto at last. After two 3 places, the first place is a great joy.

Carlo Ancelotti won his first Scudetto as Milan coach, and continued his successes last season (winning the Champions League and Italian Cup) when the Italian specialist nearly stuck the “loser” label after two seasons on the Juventus bridge and the national team. Italy. The triumphant Serie A win brought the Rossoneri their 17th Scudetto.

The merits of Carletto are undeniable: he restructured the tactics of the team, moving from a scheme with two strikers to a scheme with two trequartists. These steps were a necessity and a subsequent categorical choice of the coach. The injury to Inzaghi and the flamboyant performance of Kaka, who has revealed himself in a new way compared to last season and has become a key player for the team, the real main force of the Rossoneri. Probably the most difficult moment for the coach was President Silvio Berlusconi's requirement to use two forwards. Ancelotti continued to work hard, using all the capabilities of his team and confidently following the victory in the championship.

Apprentice Arrigo Sacchi, being his assistant for three years (92-95), this was the most important experience. Ancelotti began his coaching career at Reggiana in 1995/96, followed by promotion to Serie B. Later, fourth place and promotion to Serie A. season 96/97. The result achieved by the team is 2nd place behind Juventus, the champions of Italy. This achievement was not repeated the next year: 6th place and farewell to Parma. In the 98/99 season, he takes the place of Marcelo Lippi at Juventus. A “bewitched” period began for Ancelotti: after the 5th place in the championship, the curse of the 2nd place began, which continued for the next two years: the disappointment match with Lazio in the 99/00 season, as well as the lost match with Perugia. The desire to return home was great, but Carlo could not refuse Galliani and Berlusconi.

Milan was his destiny: though at the beginning only 4th place in Serie A in the first season. The Champions League victory in the final in Manchester over Juventus followed: from time to time the team seemed unstoppable and showed truly stellar football. In the championship, things were not going in the best way: Milan gave way to Juve and Inter. The team later won the European Super Cup in August against Porto. Maldini & Co failed to win the Intercontinental Cup and played a fatal Champions League match against Deportivo La Coruña in the quarter-finals. In the championship, the Milanese were unstoppable, winning victories and showing performances in all matches, which culminated in the long-awaited conquest of the Scudetto. Congratulations to Carletto ...

Ancelotti: "Honored Scudetto, I am not yet aware of it"

Carlo Ancelotti hasn't held back his admiration after Milan's triumph and winning his first Scudetto as head coach: “Great excitement,- says the Italian specialist after the fight with Roma, - I am not yet aware of it. Honored Scudetto, no doubt about it. My eyes are sparkling as I am very excited. We had a great championship. The bottom line is fair. We had a great championship. It's a huge experience. Such a triumph must be enjoyed slowly. The game against Chievo was the best of the season. Now I have also learned the taste of great coaching victories. "

Such is Carlo Ancelotti

If he remains on the team until the end of his contract with the club (until 2007), which was renewed on 31 August 2004, he will be compared with the big celebrities of the long successful management of the team, such as Arrigo Sacchi and Fabio Capello, two specialists who personified the Milan era. ". Carlo Ancelotti is a brave innovator, ascetic and peasant. In his head, tactical ideas are truly revolutionary in their own way.

From excellent Parma player (1976-1979) to Roma captain (1979-80 to 1986-87). Many trophies and memorable matches with such great players as Bartolomei, Bruno Conti, Sebino Nela, Roberto Pruzzo and others. His only real sporting disappointment is in the Champions Cup final against Liverpool. In 1981, he retired from athletic activity until 1983 due to frequent excruciating injuries. Even so, as captain of the Gialorossi, he continues his career, moving to Milan, when the player is worried about his knees, which need serious treatment (from 1987-1988 to 1991-1992), and later plays side by side in the famous Dream Team Rossoneri in company with Marco van Basten, Paolo Maldini, Mauro Tassotti, Ruud Gulit, Franco Baresi and many other champions.

The genius of Sacca, the coach of the future: an innovative cocktail and other experiments that led him to win everything. In 1992, due to physical problems, he left his playing career and began his career as a coach, starting as an assistant to Arrigo Sacchi, in a team led by the majestic Roberto Baggio. Consistently in the coaching career, he achieves enviable results in Regina (1995), consistently gaining access to Serie A.

Subsequently, Carlo becomes the head coach of Parma, under the guidance of the Tanzi family, achieving impressive success - 2nd place in the championship, losing the top of the standings to the formidable Juventus. This is followed by the experience of a coaching career at the helm of the same Juventus, replacing Marcelo Lippi at the post of Allenator. First 5, and then 2 places became an unsatisfactory result for the management of the Bianconeri, and in 2003 Milan showed an interest in him. The Rossoneri team brought together skilled players in the center of the pitch, such as Andrea Pirlo, Gennaro Gattuso. The Devils win the championship two rounds before the end of the championship. Ancelotti impressed with his ideas, which at first glance seemed insane, inherited by the great Arrigo Sacchi, who at one time was not afraid to take risks and use new, previously untested tactical methods, skillfully using the Dutch model. In a sense, Ancelotti is a "tactical philosopher" and a great connoisseur of secret mechanisms, small details in tactical schemes.