Carlo Ancelotti picked up the 2021/22 UEFA Men’s Coach of the Year award at the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League group stage draw ceremony in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, August 25.
The Italian returned to the club last summer and won the Spanish La Liga before becoming the first manager to win the Champions Cup or UEFA Champions League for the fourth time by leading Madrid to victory in the 2022 final in Paris.
Top 6
1 Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid) – 526 points
2 Jurgen Klopp (Liverpool) – 210 points
3 Josep Guardiola (Manchester City) – 108 points
4 Oliver Glasner (Eintracht Francfort) – 75 points
5 Unai Emery (Villarreal) – 74 points
6 José Mourinho (Roma) – 51 points
What is UEFA Men’s Coach of the Year?
For this award, coaches in Europe, regardless of nationality, were assessed on their influence over the whole season in all competitions – both domestically and internationally – in club competitions or by national teams.
How were the coaches ranked
An initial list of six coaches has been drawn up by the UEFA Technical Study Group.
The three nominees were chosen by a jury composed as follows:
• Clubs that participated in the group stages of the 2021/22 UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League
• A group of journalists selected by European Sports Media (ESM)
The members of the jury all gave their top 3, the first receiving five points, the second three and the third one. Coaches were not allowed to vote for themselves.
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The other winners and laureate
Player of the Year: Karim Benzema
Player of the Year: Alexia Putellas
Women’s Coach of the Year: Sarina Wiegman
UEFA President’s Award: Arrigo Sacchi
Winner last season
Thomas Tuchel won the award in 2020/21 after orchestrating a sensational turnaround at Chelsea. He replaced Frank Lampard on January 26 and led the west London side to their second Champions League title, becoming the first manager to reach successive finals with different clubs after being runners-up with Paris in 2019 /20.