Biography of Carlo Ancelotti

Experience on the sideline

June 10, 1959 Carlo Ancelotti was born in Reggiolo (RE) on June 10, 1959. He lives in the countryside with the family living through the work of Father Joseph. He attended school first in Modena and then Parma, at the Salesian College hard. Will the diploma in electronics. The first major football experiences take place with Parma's youth. He made his debut in the first team just over that 18-year-old in serie C. After two years the team was promoted to serie b. Few months later Carlo Ancelotti arrives in one of the most important Italian teams: Roma. He was able to play alongside some authentic samples such as Paulo Roberto Falcao, Bruno Conti, Di Bartolomei, Roberto Pruzzo: on the bench sits one of the greatest masters of all time: the Baron Nils Liedholm. Red and yellow Jersey won one League title (1983, waited for forty years) and four editions of the Italy Cup (1980, 1981, 1984, 1986). He knows one of his bitter moments lost in the final of the European Cup against Liverpool (which due to injury do not dispute). In 1981 and in 1983 he abandons for months the activity due to two serious injuries. In his last season at Roma, in 1986-87, Ancelotti is the captain. Then goes to Milan by Silvio Berlusconi. Except the Italy Cup, Marco Van Basten, Ruud Gullit, Frank Rajkard, Franco Baresi, Paolo Maldini and the remaining samples of Milan, together with Carlo Ancelotti, they win it all. Are the unforgettable years of the great Milan of Arrigo Sacchi. National debut of Ancelotti is on January 6, 1981 in a match against the Netherlands (1-1). Will total 26 appearances, participating in the World Championships in Mexico 1986 and Italian ones of 1990. In 1992, also as a result of some physical problems, Carlo Ancelotti decides to abandon a career as a footballer. Thereupon begins the path of professional coach. As Deputy in 1994 accompanies his teacher Arrigo Sacchi at the helm of the Italian national team, u.s. Championships. A little to the great disappointment of the sad world final lost on penalties, and a little to the want to start walking on their own feet, Ancelotti leaves the national team to try his club coaching career. In the 1995 guide Reggiana just relegated from Serie A. The season ends with the attainment of the fourth place, the last useful for the return in the premier class. The following year the family entrusts the technical management of Tanzi Parma. The startup is not the greatest but at the end of the season will reach second place behind Juventus. In the team playing some real future samples including Gigi Buffon and Fabio Cannavaro. In February 1999 Ancelotti replaced Marcello Lippi at the helm of Juventus. The setting was torn and shaken by internal strife that were the Foundation of the removal of his predecessor. At the end of the season will close with a decent fifth place. In 2000 the Championship gets out of hand on the last day. Even with a well deserved second place, obtained with a nice game, the Turin experience ends with a decision by the leadership that still leaves some shadows. The following year he would return Marcello Lippi. Back to Milan as coach and begins an ambitious shaping a stellar team. In 2003 he won the Champions League against Juventus and in 2004 brings the milanese team to win the Italian Championship with two days in advance by establishing a series of statistical record that will be hard to overcome. Lose the Champions on penalties in the 2005 final against Liverpool in a daring driven coached by Rafael Benitez, but the conquest again two years later, again against the same team, leading the Milan to become the strongest European team of the last 20 years. Role confirmed in December 2007, when AC Milan won the Club World Cup Japan (formerly Intercontinental) against the Argentinians Boca Juniors. Sit on the bench until the end of the season 2008/2009, then in early June 2009 Chelsea of Roman Abramovich formalizes the engagement of Italian technician. In his first season in England leads the team to victory in the Premier League. At the end of 2011 was hired by the ambitious French club Paris Saint Germain, where he finds Leonardo as technical director. In June 2013 signature to guide the formation of Real Madrid. Less than a year later brings the Spanish team to win the Champions League is the win number 10 for Madrileños and number 3 for the Italian coach.