Ancelotti coach. Carlo Ancelotti - biography and career of one of the best coaches in the world. Continuation of coaching activities

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 major 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 Reggiolo into a family of simple village workers. He studied at a regular school and helped his parents with agricultural work.

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

Carlo Ancelotti - football player

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

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

Ancelotti played as a defensive central midfielder (now called a defensive midfielder). Powerful and physically strong, Carlo did not give up on his opponents, 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 had just headed the club, insisted on this. At the same time as Ancelotti, Dutch stars and, and a year later he 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 humble hard worker Carlo, but he was the most important mechanism in the machine created by Arigo Sacchi. A car that, in addition to victories within Italy, managed to win the European Champions Cup two times in a row.

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

Carlo Ancelotti - coach

Start coaching activities

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

Having gained experience, in the summer of 1995 Ancelotti began working independently, heading the Serie B club Reggiana, which, under the leadership of a young coach, won a ticket to the elite division Italian football. By the way, one of the main players of that team was Russian striker Igor Simutenkov.

After this, Ancelotti accepts the offer from Parma, the club where he took his first steps in professional football. , and with the arrival of Ancelotti she achieved highest achievement in the Italian Championship, finishing second in the 1996-1997 season. The Scudetto was two points short.

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

But from new football year The “old lady” gets off to a strong start and leads Serie A until the last round. The team plays especially well at home – 14 wins, 2 draws and only 1 defeat. Juventus's main competitor at that time was the Roman Lazio, which was celebrating the centenary of the club's founding.

Before last round Juve is two points ahead of the Romans and goes to an away match with Perugia, which no longer has any tournament goals. 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 experienced the biggest disappointment of my life"

This is how Carlo Ancelotti reacted to this defeat.

"Milan"

2001-2009

Of course, Carlo Ancelotti's work at this club should be placed on a separate line. In Milan he achieved his greatest success as a footballer, and here he finally emerged as a world-class coach.

Ancelotti has become one of the most successful trainers in the history of Milan. Do not be confused by the fact that in eight years of his coaching career, only one Scudetto was won. We must remember the crazy competition in Serie A in those years and the consistently high results of the Rossoneri - over the years, Milan were among the winners five times and only once found themselves lower than the fourth, league championship place.

And Ancelotti more than made up for his lack of championship titles with two victories in the Champions League. But it was also when Milan actually presented the main European trophy with their own hands club football to your opponent.

There, in Milan, Carlo Ancelotti made his most famous coaching move, placing a pure playmaker in the position of a defensive midfielder. The decision, which at first seemed, to put it mildly, controversial, actually turned out to be brilliant, and the whole football world I saw that you can control the attack by positioning yourself deep in the field.

Continuation of coaching activities

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 was already assigned to Ancelotti) had never worked outside of Italy, and the difference between the English and Italian championships is very significant.

Ancelotti did not disappoint - after a four-year break, the team regained the championship title, managing to score more than 100 goals in the championship for the first time, and simultaneously won the League Cup. It misfired in the Champions League, where Chelsea lost to Inter already at the 1/8 final stage. True, as it turned out in May, the Londoners lost to the eventual winner of the tournament.

Chelsea management and fans have long dreamed of winning the Champions League, and before the 2010-2011 season the team had a very specific task. Ancelotti failed to cope with it, losing to Manchester United in the quarter-finals and was fired, despite the fact that the team took second place in the Premier League.

Papa Carlo did not remain unemployed for long - already in December 2011 he received an offer to head Paris-Saint Germain, which had just received Middle Eastern money. Then in Paris, in fact, it was created new team, and Ancelotti, who arrived 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 large margin (the third in history and the first since the beginning new era) and reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League, 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 customary to refuse such a thing in the world of football, and Carlo moves to Madrid. For 12 long years, Real Madrid, while 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.

The Madrid team coped with this task, defeating both finalists of the previous edition and their fellow countrymen from Atlético on the way to the final. 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 championship title. Well, Real is such a club, and any coach should be prepared to be fired not even in case of failure, but simply in the absence of trophies for a year.

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

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

But don't let the numbers confuse you... return match Real Madrid received a lot of help from the Hungarian referee Viktor Kassai. Madrid won 2-1 in Munich, but Bayern responded in kind at the Santiago Bernabeu. At the end of regular time, Kashshai unreasonably sent off Arturo Vidal from the field, and during extra time the refereeing team successfully missed two offside calls for Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored the second and third goals of Real Madrid, which decided the outcome of the confrontation.

“But I believe that the referee may be wrong. But not at this level and not in such quantities,”

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 is not a tournament that can be taken and won on demand, 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 a conflict with the leading players of the club.

From the point of view of logic and common sense, the decision of the Bayern management is absolutely correct, otherwise half of the main team would have to be benched, and it would be impossible to strengthen before the opening of the new transfer window. From a moral point of view, evaluate for yourself. In the world of big money and big interests (this applies not only to football), morality has never been in honor.

So, a brief 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 - by doing this you will 100% insure yourself against failure, guarantee at least some title or advancement, and about 85 percent will ensure the achievement of truly significant goals.

Titles of Carlo Ancelotti

Achievements of Carlo Ancelotti - football player

Three-time Italian champion.
Four-time winner of the Italian Cup.
Winner of the Italian Super Cup.
Two-time winner of the European Cup.
Winner of the UEFA Super Cup.
Winner of the Intercontinental Cup.
Bronze medalist of the World Championship.
Bronze medalist of the European Championship.

Achievements of Carlo Ancelotti - coach

Team

Champion of Italy.
Winner of the Italian Cup.
Winner of the Italian Super Cup.
Champion of England.
FA Cup winner.
Winner of the English Super Cup.
Champion of France.
Winner of the Spanish Cup.
German champion.
Winner of the German Super Cup.
Three-time Champions League winner.
Two-time UEFA Super Cup winner.
Two-time winner of the Club World Championship.

Individual

Best coach of the Italian Championship 2003 and 2004 (Golden Bench Award).
Serie A Coach of the Year 2001 and 2004 (award given by the Italian Footballers' Association).
Coach of the Year in France (2013).
Best coach in the world 2003.
Four times named coach of the month in the Premier League.
Inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame.
Awarded the Order of Merit for the Italian Republic.

Family and personal life of Carlo Ancelotti

Carlo Ancelotti's first wife's name is Louise Gibbelini, from this marriage Carlo has two children - daughter Katya and son Davide. However, the couple divorced, and in 2010 Ancelotti married for the second time, Marianne Barrena became his chosen one.

As a child, Ancelotti supported Inter Milan. Unfortunately, Carlo was not able to play for this team or coach it. Not yet.
At the age of 28, a knee injury nearly ended 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 win the championships of England, Germany, Italy and Spain.
Carlo Ancelotti has written several biographical books: “I Prefer the Cup”, “My Christmas Tree”, “Beautiful Games of an Ordinary Genius”, “Gentle Leadership” and “Carlo Ancelotti. Autobiography".
“I relax 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 eat a lot. This feature of Papa Carlo is noted by many players who worked under his leadership.

Carlo Ancelotti tried himself as 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 if he won. Since then no one has seen him with a cigarette.
Carlo Ancelotti is an electrical engineer by training.
As Bayern coach, Carlo Ancelotti found himself at the center of a scandal when he showed the middle finger to Hertha fans, for which he was fined 5 thousand euros. Regarding this, the coach explained that the fans of the Berlin club spat at him.
In 2015, Zenit negotiated with the coach, but Carlo Ancelotti rejected the offer from the Russian club.

While Carlo Ancelotti is sitting without work. Various rumors connect him either with Arsenal or with the Italian national team. I think we won’t have to wait long; Papa Carlo will definitely not be left without work.

Position:

Team number: -

Citizenship: Italy

Height: 179 cm

Weight: 74 kg

Position: Midfielder
Height: 179 cm
Weight: 74 kg

PLAYER CAREER:

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

Nicknames : “Terminator”, “Carlo Martelo”, “Panettone”, “Baby”, “Carletto Capoccione”.

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

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

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

Total official matches: 160

Goals scored: 11

Trophies with the Rossoneri: 2 Scudetto (1987-88, 1991-92), 2 European 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 - Italy 1-1 (Mundialito di Montevideo)

Total matches for the national team : 26

Goals scored for the national team : 1

TRAINING CAREER:

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

Debut on the coaching stage in Milan in official meetings : 11/13/2001: Milan 3-0 Perugia

Last match on the coaching team in Milan: 05/31/2009: Fiorentina 0-2 Milan (Serie A)

Total official matches as Milan head coach: 420

Achievements : 1 Scudetto (2003-04), 2 Champions Leagues (2003, 2007), 1 Italian Cup (2003), 2 European Super Cups (2003, 2007), 1 Italian Super Cup (2004), 1 Club World Cup (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 : promotion to Serie A (1995-96, Reggina), 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 English Championship (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: Italian national team (1992-95), Regina (1995-96), Parma (1996-98), Juventus (1999-01), Chelsea (2009-11), PSG (2011- n.v.).

“It was acquired by Silvio Berlusconi at the end of the 1987 summer transfer window at the personal request of Arrigo Sacchi. President of Roma Main coach 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 stated that Ancelotti subsequently not only became an indispensable man in the center of the field " Rossoneri", but also won a place in the national team, taking part in the 1990 World Cup. Its unforgettable last match in the championship at the San Siro in the triumphant 1991-92 season, when on the last day of the tournament he scored a brilliant double against Verona (the game ended with a score of 4-0). A memorial poster at the San Siro stadium in honor of the midfielder: “Ancelotti cuore dei Tigre”, personifying the feelings that the tifosi had for the player. Il suo sogno (inconfessato pubblicamente) è quello di allenare, un giorno, il Milan. Ci riuscirà?" (Nota di Colombo Labate del 1998).

“When he went on the field, whether it was a Champions Cup final or a friendly game, he always gave his best.”Ancelotti began his football career V "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 Rossoneri's midfield. Here he won everything possible. At the age of 28, Ancelotti could end his career due to two knee surgeries. His unforgettable joy after scoring against Real Madrid in the historic Champions Cup match, which ended in a 5-0 victory for the Italians. Carlo Ancelotti appeared for the national team 26 times, scoring one goal - the only one, but a truly special one 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 income from his father Giuseppe's agricultural work. He attends the Technical Institute first in Modena, then in Parma. In Rome he receives a diploma as an electronics expert. Carlo Ancelotti made his Serie C debut in the 1976/77 season with Parma at the age of 18. He played at Parma until the 1978/79 season, crowned by promotion to Serie B after a decisive match with Trestina, which ended in a 3-1 victory. In this match he scored a double.

So the player was discovered by Nils Liedholm, who brought Ancelotti to Roma in the summer of 1979. His debut in Serie A dates back to 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 becoming captain of the team, with which he won the Scudetto (1982/83) and 4 Italian Cups (1979/80, 1980/81, 1983/84, 1985 /86) for 8 seasons with Roma.

In 1987, he moved to Milan, with whom he won almost everything: 2 Scudetto (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 a League Super Cup (1988).

At 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 invincible Milan of Arrigo Sacchi.

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

He was one of the most powerful midfielders in European football: physically powerful and adept at tackling the ball, in addition to having impressive technical characteristics and an excellent shot from long distances. Numerous knee injuries (in 1981 in a match against Fiorentina in Rome and in 1983 against Juventus) did not allow Carlo to take part in the World Cup in Spain in 1982.

Team

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

Carlo Ancelotti scored his only goal for the national team against the Netherlands.
In 1988 in Germany, he became one of the best midfielders, while at the 1990 World Championship he took part in only 3 matches (including the match for 3rd place) due to a muscle strain.

Coaching career

Ancelotti began his coaching career replacing Arrigo Sacchi at the helm of the Italian national team. In 1995, he coached Regina in Serie B, with which he took 4th place and advanced to Serie A. He started the next year as coach of Parma. With her, for two seasons he took second place (qualification for the Champions League) and fifth place (qualification for the UEFA Cup) in Serie A.

In February 1999, he replaced Marcelo Lippi at the helm of Juventus, with whom he finished fifth. Still, in Turin, Ancelotti could not become his own, including because of the Bianconeri tifosi, who took into account the Italian specialist’s past as a player for Milan and Roma. The following season, he won the Intertoto Cup in the summer and qualified for the Champions League, finishing second in Serie A, dominating the top of the table and coming close to winning the championship, but missing out on the final matchday against Perugia. " The following season at the helm, the Bianconeri also took second place in the championship, after which it said goodbye to the management of the Turin team, despite scoring 144 points in two seasons at Juventus.

On November 5, 2001, he replaced Fatih Terim on the coaching bridge of Milan. In his first season in the Rossoneri camp, he took 4th place, qualifying for the Champions League. In the 2002/03 season, Milan takes 3rd place in the championship, but the main event of the season is the victory in the Champions League in the match with Juventus at Old Trafford in Manchester (May 28, 203, 0-0 after regular and extra time, and 3-2 in the penalty shootout), as well as the Italian Cup in the final game against Roma. The next season began with a victory in the European Super Cup against Porto and winning the Scudetto. But, unfortunately, it was not possible 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 for 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 at Atatürk Stadium in Turkey on May 25, 2005, when the Milanese went into the first half break with a score of 3-0, but ended up losing to the English in a penalty shootout. 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 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's team took 4th place in Serie A, but won the Champions League at Olympic Stadium in Athens on May 23, 2007 in a match against Liverpool (2-1: Filippo Inzaghi’s double), taking revenge for the defeat two years ago. Thanks to this achievement, Milan was 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 Kaká (3-1).

On December 16, Carlo won his first Club World Cup in Yokohama, defeating 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 scored 193 points, ahead of Alex Ferguson (Manchester 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 qualify for the Champions League.

In the 2008/09 season, Ancelotti's Milan, despite a brilliant start, finished the championship in 3rd place and was eliminated at the 1/8 stage of the UEFA Cup.

On the last playing day of Serie A of the 2008/09 season, Carlo confirmed numerous rumors that appeared in the press about the termination by mutual consent of the contract with the Rossoneri management. For 420 matches as a coach over 8 years in the “devils” camp, he became the second allenator of Milan in the number of matches spent at the helm of the team after Nereo Rocco (459).

Carletto is our prince

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

Manchester. It's Carlo Ancelotti's revenge night. They said he was a failure, he was leading the team in the Champions League on a beautiful night 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 am 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 Champions Cup and 6th final. Captain's words: “My wife was here, 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 in a penalty shootout. It's a huge disappointment for Juve, but we played well. And, of course, the magnificent Dida in the penalty shootout.”

Gallini rages into microphones Italia Uno
Galliani does not hide his emotions in front of the microphones of Aguanno (Italia Uno): “I don’t understand how you can talk about an unsuccessful season when Milan plays in the Champions League final, in the Italian Cup final and finishes the championship in third place. I still don’t understand this... I salute the team.” The Rossoneri vice-president also commented on the game itself: “Shevchenko’s strike in the penalty shootout changed the history of Milan.” We turned out to be stronger in this lottery: we will not have to go through the preliminary stage of the Champions League, we will fight for the European Super Cup, as well as the Intercontinental Cup. This is a big holiday. During the penalty shootout, my face changed, and I didn’t see the last kick with my own eyes. When Shevchenko was preparing to strike, I turned towards the audience, and when I saw their 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: Nedved was disqualified, then Tudor and Davids received injuries this evening. It's a terrible thing to lose in the third final, a big disappointment. “Milan started the first half well, 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, but also Gianluca Zambrotta showed his disappointment: "We didn't play in the best possible way. Anything can happen in a penalty shootout. It ended in failure for us: excitement and the unfounded concentration that we demonstrated in the final played a role. We are very disappointed, first of all, because for some of our teammates this is the third defeat in the Champions League final. Our season, however, remains successful: we won the Scudetto and tonight we proved that we are a great team.”

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

Carlo Ancelotti won his first Scudetto as coach of Milan, and continued the success of last season (victory in the Champions League and Coppa Italia), when the label of “loser” was almost attached to the Italian specialist after two seasons coaching Juventus and the national team Italy. The triumphant victory in Serie A brought the Rossoneri their 17th Scudetto.

Carletto's merits are undoubted: he rebuilt the team's tactics, moving from a scheme with two strikers to a scheme with two trequartistas. These steps were a necessity and the subsequent categorical choice of the coach. The injury to Inzaghi and the brilliant play of Kaka, who revealed himself in a new way compared to last season and became the key player of the team, the real main force of the Rossoneri. Perhaps the most difficult moment for the coach was President Silvio Berlusconi's demand to use two forwards. Ancelotti continued to work hard, making the most of his team's capabilities and confidently pursuing victory in the championship.

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

Milan was his destiny: however, at the beginning only 4th place in Serie A in the first season. Victory in the Champions League final in Manchester over Juventus followed, with the team appearing unstoppable at times and producing truly stellar football. In the championship, however, things were not going well: Milan was letting Juve and Inter advance. The team later won the European Super Cup in August against Porto. Maldini and Co. failed to win the Intercontinental Cup and played a fatal match in the Champions League against Deportivo La Coruña at the quarter-final stage. The Milanese were unstoppable in the championship, winning and producing performances in all matches, culminating in the long-awaited Scudetto. Congratulations Carletto...

Ancelotti: “A well-deserved Scudetto, I don’t realize it yet”

Carlo Ancelotti couldn't hold back his admiration after Milan's triumph and winning his first Scudetto as head coach: "Great excitement- says the Italian specialist after the match with Roma, - I don't realize it yet. A well-deserved Scudetto, without any doubt. My eyes are shining because I am very excited. We had a great championship. The result is fair. We had a wonderful championship. This is a great experience. Such a triumph must be enjoyed slowly. The game against Chievo was the best of the season. Now I have experienced the taste of great coaching victories.”

This is Carlo Ancelotti

If he remains with the team until the end of his contract (until 2007), which was extended on August 31, 2004, he will find himself compared to the big names of his long successful management of the team, such as Arrigo Sacchi and Fabio Capello, two specialists who personified the era of Milan " Carlo Ancelotti is a brave innovator, ascetic and peasant. Ideas for tactics that are truly revolutionary in their own way are floating around in his head.

From excellent player for Parma (1976-1979) to captain of Roma (1979-80 to 1986-87). Lots of trophies and memorable matches with such great players as Bartolomei, Bruno Conti, Sebino Nela, Roberto Pruzzo and others. His only real sporting disappointment came in the Champions Cup final against Liverpool. In 1981, he left athletic activity until 1983 due to frequent painful injuries. Even in these conditions, being the captain of the Gialorossi, he continues his career by moving to Milan when the player was bothered by his knees, which require serious treatment (from 1987-1988 to 1991-1992), and subsequently plays side by side in the famous “dream team” Rossoneri in the company of Marco van Basten, Paolo Maldini, Mauro Tassotti, Ruud Gulit, Franco Baresi and many other champions.

The genius of Sacchi, the coach of the future: the innovative cocktail and other experiments that led him to win it all. In 1992, due to physical problems, he left his playing career and began his coaching career, starting as assistant to Arrigo Sacchi, in a team led by the majestic Roberto Baggio. Consistently in the coaching field, he achieves enviable results in Regina (1995), consistently winning 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. Then comes the experience of a coaching career at the helm of the same Juventus, replacing Marcelo Lippi at the post of Allenatore of the Turin team. First 5, and then 2 places become an unsatisfactory result for the Bianconeri management, and in 2003 Milan showed interest in him. The Rossoneri team brought together skilled players in the center of the field, such as Andrea Pirlo and Gennaro Gattuso. The Devils win the championship two rounds before its end. Ancelotti amazed with his ideas, which at first glance seemed crazy, 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 certain sense, Ancelotti is a “tactical philosopher” and a great connoisseur of secret mechanisms, small details in tactical schemes.

Place of birth: Reggiolo, Italy
Date of birth: 06/10/1959
Citizenship: Italy

Experience, success and reliability are the qualities that characterize Carlo Ancelotti's work in every team he has led. The experienced Italian coach takes the helm of the best club of the 20th century after a successful season in France, where he was named coach of the year. Ancelotti is only 54 years old, but he is already a “living” coaching legend: he has been working as a head coach for 20 seasons, 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 Allenatore has not yet conquered: he has won almost all the trophies at the international level (2 Champions Leagues, 2 European Super Cups, 1 Club World Cup and 1 Intertoto Cup); Ancelotti also won national tournaments in three different countries(Italy, England and France).

As a player, Ancelotti never left his home country, but did not fail to take advantage of the opportunity to work abroad as a coach, which enriched him both personally and professional level. Coaching career Carlo started in the same city in which he was born, heading "Reggiolo" in the 1995/96 season, and already in his first season at the club he led "Reggiolo" to Serie A. His feat did not go unnoticed: all the powerful people paid attention to the promising coach Italian football teams; and already the next season Ancelotti took charge of Parma. As a result of thorough work, already in the first season, Parma, led by the young Allenatore, 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 he was already in charge of Juventus.

However, Ancelotti's greatest coaching successes came at the same club where he shone 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 moved to England, where he easily adapted to a completely different style of play. As was the case before, in the first season under Ancelotti's leadership, success came to Chelsea and resulted in a triplet of trophies: the FA Super Cup, victory in the Premier League and the FA Cup.

The following year, Ancelotti took charge of an ambitious project called PSG. In a short period of time, Carlo managed to make PSG a giant 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 (in 1999 with Juventus);
- 1 victory in Serie A (in 2004 with Milan);
- 1 victory 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 2007 with Madrid);
- 1 Italian Cup (in 2003 with Milan);
- 1 FA Cup (in 2010 with Chelsea);
- 1 Italian Super Cup (in 2004 with Milan);
- 1 English Super Cup (in 2009 with Chelsea);
- 1 Spanish Cup:

Individual achievements :

IFFHS: 2007
- UEFA Best Coach of the Year: 2003
- Best Coach of the Year according to World Soccer: 2003
- Twice the best coach of Serie A: 2001 and 2004
- Best Coach of French Ligue 1: 2013

Carlo Ancelotti is a famous Italian coach whose career is connected with famous European football clubs. Having trained more than one generation of young players, the experienced mentor won dozens of trophies in national and international championships and was among the three-time winners of the UEFA Champions League.

Childhood and youth

Carlo Ancelotti was born in the city of Reggiolo on June 10, 1959 in the family of farmer Giuseppe, who owned a cheese factory that specialized in the production of Parmesan cheese. The boy received a traditional Italian upbringing and, thanks to friendly relationships in the family, was a good-natured and cheerful child.

Carlo spent his childhood on the farm, helping his mother, father and brother work in production and run the household. Endowed with a practical mind, Ancelotti with early age understood 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 passing and scoring goals against his opponents. The parents noticed their son's abilities and sent him to the local sports school, which was the basis for youth club"Reggiolo". Since then, the teenager spent all his time training, studying theory and improving technique. When Ancelotti was 15 years old, he moved to the Parma youth team, where in the 1976/1977 season he first appeared on the field as a professional football player.

Football

Cesare Maldini, who became Ancelotti's first coach, 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, scoring 2 goals in decisive match playoffs

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

The failure of the 1985/1986 season forced Carlo to leave Roma and move to Milan under the leadership of the famous coach Arrigo Sacchi. The talented footballer organically fit into the star team of the new club and became the owner of prestigious Italian and European awards.

After this, Carlo began to be plagued by 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 of the Italian national team, and in 1995 he became the main coach of the Reggiana football club, where the main achievement of the novice specialist was the team’s entry into Serie A and record number victories in the 1995/1996 season.

The next stage in Ancelotti's coaching biography was joining the Italian club Parma, for which he played in his youth. Leading strong players including Fabio Cannavaro, Gianfranco Zola and Hristo Stoichkov, Carlo led 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 standings, and the club management asked Ancelotti to leave the post of head coach. Carlo decided to correct his previous mistakes at Juventus, where he was appointed in 1999. The new tactics did not help achieve good results, and the coach was fired after the final game of the Italian Championship on July 17, 2001.

Ancelotti was unemployed for several months, and then invited him to lead Milan. 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 reached the semi-finals of the tournament.

On next year Carlo made a number of changes to the team and promoted forwards Filippo Inzaghi and. This led to Milan winning the Champions League in 2003 and defeating Roma in the Coppa Italia decider. Having earned 82 points in 32 games, Ancelotti's team consolidated their success by winning the European Super Cup, and at the beginning of the new season they strengthened the squad with such stars as Alessandro Costacurta, Alessandro Nesta.

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

In Foggy Albion, the Italian received a 3-year contract, a solid salary and the opportunity to work with young talented football players. Having started new stage career with failures, Carlo mobilized and won the Premier League in 2010, and then won the FA Cup.

It seemed that the time for defeats had passed for Ancelotti, 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 payment less than 2 hours after the end of the devastating match with Everton.

The Italian coach spent the next 2 seasons as an assistant to the head specialist of the French team PSG, and then replaced him as coach of Real Madrid. On 16 April 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 winner of the Champions League Cup and won another award in the UEFA Super Cup.

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

A year later, problems arose in the team, and the winning streak was interrupted. The club's owners made a difficult decision and relieved Carlo of his position. In an interview with reporters, the coach admitted that he could no longer meet the high demands Spanish championship and would like to relax after 3 years of hard work.

Ancelotti's vacation did not last long. A few months after resigning from Real Madrid, the eminent specialist was invited to head the German Bayern. In December 2015, Carlo signed a contract and immediately began training.

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

After this, Carlo took a six-month break, which he dedicated to re-publishing 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 contains rare photographs illustrating certain stages of the career of the famous Italian specialist.

Personal life

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

In 2008, the Ancelotti couple separated, and Carlo became interested in the young reporter Marina Cretu. However, the 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 3 years later married this educated and well-mannered woman.

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

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

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

In 1998, the club was relegated from Serie A, having won only two victories during the season. This was followed by a quick relegation to Serie C1 and the loss of professional status in 2004. In the 15 years since then, the Neapolitans have won the Italian Cup twice, become regulars in the Champions League and the main competitor of Juventus in the fight for the national 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 “punch” 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, “Sarriball” helped the Neapolitans rise almost to the top of Serie A, however, even when Sarri’s “Plan A” did not work, the team almost never deviated from it.

Sarri's game concept was very high level 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 lack of rotation led to the fact that the Neapolitans simply ran out of steam during the season, unlike Juventus, which had much greater resources, and therefore the Parthenopeans were able to impose competition in only one of the tournaments in which they took part.

Ancelotti's task is to improve the style of play that Sarri instilled in the team, and not to change it. “I have become much more flexible in terms of tactics than I was at the beginning of my career,” Ancelotti admitted. “I still adhere to certain principles of organizing the play and moving the ball, maintaining a high tempo and playing active defense, but I have become more flexible in how and when to apply these principles.”

“Possession of the ball is very important - it helps control the game. However, ownership must ultimately lead to something. Do you know how many times a season a team scores after a combination of 20 accurate passes? In a year, if you're lucky, there will be only two such goals. Teams try to score after combinations of 5-6 passes. 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, that’s great, but if there is a risk of making a mistake, then it is better to play simpler, but more reliable,” continues the Italian coach.

Ancelotti retained the principle of possession, but made it much less dogmatic than under Sarri: now, if the 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 during the Sarri era, when the team periodically could not score large number short passes can open up the defense of some teams.

This also means that players who were not included in the squad under Sarri have every chance of making it there: Ancelotti rotates the squad much more and more often, which also allows the players to be in the best physical fitness.

Pressing

One of the changes in Napoli's game was the pressing. The pressure system that Sarri used was inspired by the tactical developments of Arrigo Sacchi: a zonal system of marking, within which players moved and applied pressure depending on the location of the ball.

Ancelotti has restructured his pressing system to a man-oriented model, in which the Neapolitans meet players on the ball and guard passing lanes to other opposition players. 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 forward to intercept.

This system allows players to play closer to their opponents; it makes it much more convenient to choose the position and moment to start pressing. In addition, such a system does not require any coordinated interaction from the players - the position 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 Neapolitans, which the opponent can use if he manages to get through the pressure.