First time to manage a national team: who is Carlo Ancelotti?

It has been announced that Carlo Ancelotti, the Italian-origin coach of La Liga team Real Madrid, will take over the Brazilian National Team after the 2023-24 season. So, who is Carlo Ancelotti, how old is he; Which teams has he coached?

Brazilian Football Federation President Ednaldo Rodrigues announced that they have agreed with Carlo Ancelotti.

Rodrigues announced that he will head the Brazilian National Team after the 2023-24 season.

Carlo Ancelotti Cavaliere (born 10 June 1959) is an Italian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of La Liga club Real Madrid. Regarded as one of the greatest managers of all time, Ancelotti is the most decorated manager in UEFA Champions League history, having won the trophy a record four times as coach (twice with AC Milan and twice with Real Madrid).

Fernando Diniz was appointed as the interim coach of the Brazilian National Team for one year.

THE NATIONAL TEAM WILL MANAGE FOR THE FIRST TIME

The 64-year-old coach, who has managed world giants such as Real Madrid, Everton, Napoli, Bayern Munich, PSG, Chelsea, Milan, and Juventus in his career, will be in charge of a national team for the first time.

WHO IS CARLO ANCELOTTI?

Carlo Ancelotti was born on June 10, 1959, in Reggiolo, Italy.

Ancelotti is the only manager to have won the UEFA Champions League 4 times. (2 times with Milan, 2 times with Real Madrid). He is also one of 7 people to win the European Cup, both as a player and as a coach.

He started football in Parma as a midfielder and helped promote his team to Serie B in 1979. In the following season, he transferred to Rome, where he won 1 League championship and 4 Italian Cups. He spent the last years of his career in Milan, where he won 2 league titles and 2 European Cups. Playing for the Italian national team 26 times, Ancelotti took part in the 1988 European Championship and the 1990 World Cup.

As a coach, he worked for Reggiana, Parma, Juventus, Milan, Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Napoli, Everton, and again Real Madrid, winning championships in Italy, England, France, Spain, and Germany. He is the only coach to win the championship in these 5 different major leagues.

PRIVATE LIFE OF CARLO ANCELOTTI

Carlo Ancelotti married Luisa Ancelotti in 1983. The couple, who remained married until 2008, had two children from this marriage. Carlo Ancelotti made his second marriage to Mariann Barrena McClay in 2014.

CAREER OF CARLO ANCELOTTI

Youth career

1975-1976 - Parma

Professional career

1976-1979 - Parma

1979-1987 - Rome

1987-1992 - Milan

National team career

1981-1991 - Italy

Coaching career

1995-1996 - Reggiana

1996-1998 - Parma

1999-2001 - Juventus

2001-2008 - Milan

2009-2011 - Chelsea

2011-2013 - Paris Saint-Germain

2013-2015 - Real Madrid

2016-2017 - Bayern Munich

2018-2019 - Naples

2019-2021 - Everton

2021 - Real Madrid