Top 5 Club Managers Of All Time, Klopp and Wenger Miss Out
Former Manchester United and Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho while speaking on his football legacy as a manger revealed no one is on his level asides from Pep Guardiola.
No doubt Mourinho and Guardiola have shone in the last 2 decades going head to head as adversaries and exhibiting great tactical ingenuities that has cemented their place in the history books but other managers have proven to be equally successful and here we take a look at our most successful Club managers in Recent Times.
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Top 5 Club Managers: Records and Achievements
Zinedine Zidane
A distinguished career as a player, he was one of only 9 players to win the world cup, Champions League and Ballon d’or so many expected him to be a successful manager as he took over the reigns at Real Madrid in 2016 but few thought he would go on to become the first manager to win the Uefa Champions League three times in a row between 2015-16 to 2017-18 season.
Many would raise a eye brow including a Zidane who has ever only handled Real Madrid as a manager but asides from the consecutive Champions league win, the French man also won the UEFA Super Cup, 2 Club World Cup, two league titles and 2 Super Copa Espana all within the space of 5 and a half years. The entire continues to wait for his return to management because when that time comes, he will not be short of suitors.
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Sir Alex Ferguson
The legendary Manchester United manager remains till date the most successful manager in British football history with a unique brand of football that culminated in multiple trophies domestically and continental.
The Scotman won 49 trophies in his entire career, 38 of those trophies came with Manchester United, which included 13 Premier League trophies, 5 FA Cup titles, four league Cup and 2 Champions league titles. Sir Alex Ferguson won a further 3 Scottish league titles with Aberdeen in Scotland, 4 Scottish Cup and a UEFA Cup winners Cup alongside the UEFA Super Cup.
To say Sir Alex Ferguson is a ‘Legend of the game’ is true but would also fail to properly attest to his level of contribution to football till date.
Jose Mourinho
The Father of Modern day Modern day Portuguese football, Jose Mourinho has been argued as the manager who paved the way for younger managers like Fulham’s, Marco Silva, Nottingham Forest’s Nuno Espirito Santo and Ruben Amorim of Manchester United.
Now 62 years of age, Jose Mourinho won 28 titles across his entire managerial career, with 2 league titles with Inter Milan, 1 la liga title, 3 Premier league titles with Chelsea and one Europa league triumph with Manchester United and a Conference league win with AS Roma. The highlight of the success being the 2 champions league title with Inter Milan and Porto.
His early success from FC Porto in 2003-04 to Inter Milan in 2009-10 is the stuff of legends especially for the fan base of both teams concerned. To others it is commendable but not enough for Jose Mourinho to see himself as the best of managers in football history.
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Pep Guardiola
The Spanish Coach has often been referred to by rival coaches as the best coach in the last 20 years, Juve Manager Igor Tudor after losing 4-1 to Mancity in the Club World Cup described Guardiola as the best coach while Simone Inzaghi was equally full of praise for the exploits of Guardiola.
Many pundits have referred to Guardiola as the greatest coach of all time with his unique style of play and his obsession with winning, few would disagree when looking at his achievements in the last 20 years.
Pep Guardiola announced himself to the World with Barcelona in the 2008-09 season and has not looked back since then winning 12 league titles In Spain, Germany and England while winning 16 domestic cups across these countries and 9 international trophies that includes 3 Champions League titles, Club World Cup, UEFA Super Cup.
Carlo Ancelotti
The Italian coach is described by some as the most underrated coach in football whose low hype never corresponds with his successful career.
A managerial career that began in 1992 as an assistant national team coach. fully morphed when he looked over at Reggina in 1995 and covers 3 decades has proven to be the most succesfull of all managers till date.
From AC Milan to Chelsea, PSG and Real Madrid, he has proven to be a success in ever league and club. Managing the most successful clubs and the not so successful ones.
The most succesfull manager in Champions league History with 5 triumphs he has led with over 25 titles won and has now decided to manage the Brazilian national team with many expecting him to continue his success story.
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