List of UEFA Cup Winners' Cup winning managers

Summary

The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (called European Cup Winners' Cup prior to 1994–95) was an association football competition contested between UEFA member associations' domestic cup winners, such as the English FA Cup champions. Hungarian manager Nándor Hidegkuti led Italian club Fiorentina to victory in the inaugural tournament in 1961. As part of UEFA's reorganisation of their cup competitions, the Cup Winners' Cup was abolished and the last final of the competition was held in 1999;[1] Swede Sven-Göran Eriksson's Italian team Lazio triumphed over Spanish opponents, Mallorca.

Four managers have twice led their teams to victory in the tournament, Johan Cruyff, Valeri Lobanovsky, Nereo Rocco and most recently Alex Ferguson, who won the cup in 1983 with Aberdeen of Scotland and subsequently with Manchester United of England in 1991.

By year edit

 
Johan Cruyff won the trophy in 1987 and 1989. He lost the final in 1991.
 
Valeri Lobanovsky won the trophy in 1975 and 1986.
 
Alex Ferguson won the cup in both 1983 and 1991.
 
Giovanni Trapattoni won the cup in 1984.
 
Aad de Mos won the cup in 1988.
 
Bobby Robson won the cup in 1997.
Year Nationality Winning manager Nation Club Ref.
1961   HUN Nándor Hidegkuti   ITA Fiorentina [2]
1962   ESP José Villalonga   ESP Atlético Madrid [3]
1963   ENG Bill Nicholson   ENG Tottenham Hotspur [4]
1964   POR Anselmo Fernandez   POR Sporting CP [5]
1965   ENG Ron Greenwood   ENG West Ham United [6]
1966   FRG Willi Multhaup   FRG Borussia Dortmund [7]
1967   YUG Zlatko Čajkovski   FRG Bayern Munich [8]
1968   ITA Nereo Rocco   ITA Milan [9]
1969   TCH Michal Vičan   TCH Slovan Bratislava [10]
1970   ENG Joe Mercer   ENG Manchester City [11]
1971   ENG Dave Sexton   ENG Chelsea [citation needed]
1972   SCO William Waddell   SCO Rangers [12]
1973   ITA Nereo Rocco   ITA Milan [13]
1974   GDR Heinz Krügel   GDR 1. FC Magdeburg [14]
1975   URS Valeri Lobanovsky   URS Dynamo Kyiv [15]
1976   NED Hans Croon   BEL Anderlecht [16]
1977   FRG Kuno Klötzer   FRG Hamburger SV [17]
1978   BEL Raymond Goethals   BEL Anderlecht [18]
1979   ESP Joaquim Rifé   ESP Barcelona [19]
1980   ESP Alfredo Di Stéfano   ESP Valencia [20]
1981   URS Nodar Akhalkatsi   URS Dinamo Tbilisi [21]
1982   FRG Udo Lattek   ESP Barcelona [22]
1983   SCO Alex Ferguson   SCO Aberdeen [23]
1984   ITA Giovanni Trapattoni   ITA Juventus [24]
1985   ENG Howard Kendall   ENG Everton [25]
1986   URS Valeri Lobanovsky   URS Dynamo Kyiv [26]
1987   NED Johan Cruyff   NED Ajax [27]
1988   NED Aad de Mos   BEL Mechelen [28]
1989   NED Johan Cruyff   ESP Barcelona [29]
1990   YUG Vujadin Boškov   ITA Sampdoria [30]
1991   SCO Alex Ferguson   ENG Manchester United [31]
1992   GER Otto Rehhagel   GER Werder Bremen [32]
1993   ITA Nevio Scala   ITA Parma [33]
1994   SCO George Graham   ENG Arsenal [34]
1995   ESP Víctor Fernández   ESP Zaragoza [35]
1996   FRA Luis Fernández   FRA Paris Saint-Germain [36]
1997   ENG Bobby Robson   ESP Barcelona [37]
1998   ITA Gianluca Vialli   ENG Chelsea [38]
1999   SWE Sven-Göran Eriksson   ITA Lazio [39]

Managers with multiple titles edit

Rank Nationality Manager Number of wins Years won Club(s)
1   Nereo Rocco 2 1968, 1973 Milan
  Valeri Lobanovsky 2 1975, 1986 Dynamo Kyiv
  Johan Cruyff 2 1987, 1989 Ajax, Barcelona
  Alex Ferguson 2 1983, 1991 Aberdeen, Manchester United

By nationality edit

This table lists the total number of titles won by managers of each nationality.

Nationality Number of
wins
  England 6
  Italy 5
  Germany
  West Germany
4
  Netherlands 4
  Scotland 4
  Spain 4
  Soviet Union 3
  Yugoslavia 2
  Belgium 1
  Czechoslovakia 1
  East Germany 1
  France 1
  Hungary 1
  Portugal 1
  Sweden 1

See also edit

References edit

General edit

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Specific edit

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External links edit

  • UEFA Cup Winners' Cup official history