Reaching the UEFA Champions League final is the pinnacle of club football in Europe, and it requires a combination of tactical nous, team spirit, and individual brilliance to get there. Over the years, there have been several managers who have led different clubs to the final of this prestigious tournament. However, only a select few have achieved this feat with two different clubs. Let's take a look at six managers who have accomplished this incredible feat:
1. Jose Mourinho
Mourinho is widely regarded as one of the greatest football managers of all time, and he has led two different clubs to the Champions League final. He won the trophy with FC Porto in 2004, beating AS Monaco in the final, and then led Inter Milan to victory in 2010, defeating Bayern Munich in the final.
2. Carlo Ancelotti
Ancelotti has also won the Champions League with two different clubs. He first won the trophy with AC Milan in 2003 and then led Real Madrid to victory in 2014, defeating city rivals Atletico Madrid in the final.
3. Ottmar Hitzfeld:
Hitzfeld is a legendary German football coach who has won the Champions League with two different clubs. He won the trophy with Borussia Dortmund in 1997 and then led Bayern Munich to victory in 2001.
4. Ernst Happel
Happel is an Austrian football manager who led two different clubs to the Champions League final. He first reached the final with Feyenoord Rotterdam in 1970, beating Celtic in the final, and then led Hamburg to the final in 1983, where they lost to Juventus.
5. Jupp Heynckes
Heynckes is a former German footballer who has also won the Champions League with two different clubs. He won the trophy with Real Madrid in 1998 and then led Bayern Munich to victory in 2013, beating Borussia Dortmund in the final.
6. Fabio Capello
Capello is an Italian football coach who has led two different clubs to the Champions League final. He first reached the final with AC Milan in 1994, beating Barcelona in the final, and then led Juventus to the final in 2003, where they lost to AC Milan.