Champions League is like the World Cup of club football. It is a dream of every player to get their hands on the most wanted trophy.
All the top European clubs participate to become the best European team. Real Madrid are the Champions League royalty. The Spanish side has won the Champions League a record 13 times.
There are only seven footballers till date who has won the Champions League both as a player and a manager. Not many great players became great managers. So winning the Champions League both as a player and a manager is a huge feat.
Here’s a list of the only 7 footballers who won the Champions League both as a player and a manager:
Miguel Munoz
Club (as a player): Real Madrid [1955β56, 1956β57, 1957β58]
Club (as a manager): Real Madrid [1959β60, 1965β66]
Giovanni Trapattoni
Club (as a player): AC Milan [1962β63, 1968β69]
Club (as a manager): Juventus [1984β85]
Johan Cruyff
Club (as a player): Ajax [1970β71, 1971β72, 1972β73]
Club (as a manager): Barcelona [1991β92]
Carlo Ancelotti
Club (as a player): AC Milan [1988β89, 1989β90]
Club (as a manager): AC Milan [2002β03, 2006β07], Real Madrid [2013β14]
Frank Rijkaard
Club (as a player): AC Milan [1988β89, 1989β90], Ajax [1994β95]
Club (as a manager): Barcelona [2005β06]
Pep Guardiola
Club (as a player): Barcelona [1991β92]
Club (as a manager): Barcelona [2008β09, 2010β11]
Zinedine Zidane
Club (as a player): Real Madrid [2001β02]
Club (as a manager): Real Madrid [2015β16, 2016β17, 2017β18]
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