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