The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (called European Cup Winners' Cup prior to 1994–95) was an association football competition contested between UEFA member associations' domestic cup winners, such as the English FA Cup champions. Hungarian manager Nándor Hidegkuti led Italian club Fiorentina to victory in the inaugural tournament in 1961. As part of UEFA's reorganisation of their cup competitions, the Cup Winners' Cup was abolished and the last final of the competition was held in 1999;[1] Swede Sven-Göran Eriksson's Italian team Lazio triumphed over Spanish opponents, Mallorca.

Four managers have twice led their teams to victory in the tournament, Johan Cruyff, Valeri Lobanovsky, Nereo Rocco and most recently Alex Ferguson, who won the cup in 1983 with Aberdeen of Scotland and subsequently with Manchester United of England in 1991.

By year

Year Nationality Winning manager Nation Club Ref.
1961 HUN Nándor Hidegkuti ITA Fiorentina [2]
1962 ESP José Villalonga ESP Atlético Madrid [3]
1963 ENG Bill Nicholson ENG Tottenham Hotspur [4]
1964 POR Anselmo Fernandez POR Sporting CP [5]
1965 ENG Ron Greenwood ENG West Ham United [6]
1966 FRG Willi Multhaup FRG Borussia Dortmund [7]
1967 YUG Zlatko Čajkovski FRG Bayern Munich [8]
1968 ITA Nereo Rocco ITA Milan [9]
1969 TCH Michal Vičan TCH Slovan Bratislava [10]
1970 ENG Joe Mercer ENG Manchester City [11]
1971 ENG Dave Sexton ENG Chelsea
1972 SCO William Waddell SCO Rangers [12]
1973 ITA Nereo Rocco ITA Milan [13]
1974 GDR Heinz Krügel GDR 1. FC Magdeburg [14]
1975 URS Valeri Lobanovsky URS Dynamo Kyiv [15]
1976 NED Hans Croon BEL Anderlecht [16]
1977 FRG Kuno Klötzer FRG Hamburger SV [17]
1978 BEL Raymond Goethals BEL Anderlecht [18]
1979 ESP Joaquim Rifé ESP Barcelona [19]
1980 ESP Alfredo Di Stéfano ESP Valencia [20]
1981 URS Nodar Akhalkatsi URS Dinamo Tbilisi [21]
1982 FRG Udo Lattek ESP Barcelona [22]
1983 SCO Alex Ferguson SCO Aberdeen [23]
1984 ITA Giovanni Trapattoni ITA Juventus [24]
1985 ENG Howard Kendall ENG Everton [25]
1986 URS Valeri Lobanovsky URS Dynamo Kyiv [26]
1987 NED Johan Cruyff NED Ajax [27]
1988 NED Aad de Mos BEL Mechelen [28]
1989 NED Johan Cruyff ESP Barcelona [29]
1990 YUG Vujadin Boškov ITA Sampdoria [30]
1991 SCO Alex Ferguson ENG Manchester United [31]
1992 GER Otto Rehhagel GER Werder Bremen [32]
1993 ITA Nevio Scala ITA Parma [33]
1994 SCO George Graham ENG Arsenal [34]
1995 ESP Víctor Fernández ESP Zaragoza [35]
1996 FRA Luis Fernández FRA Paris Saint-Germain [36]
1997 ENG Bobby Robson ESP Barcelona [37]
1998 ITA Gianluca Vialli ENG Chelsea [38]
1999 SWE Sven-Göran Eriksson ITA Lazio [39]

Managers with multiple titles

Rank Nationality Manager Number of wins Years won Club(s)
1 Nereo Rocco 2 1968, 1973 Milan
Valeri Lobanovsky 2 1975, 1986 Dynamo Kyiv
Johan Cruyff 2 1987, 1989 Ajax, Barcelona
Alex Ferguson 2 1983, 1991 Aberdeen, Manchester United

By nationality

This table lists the total number of titles won by managers of each nationality.

Nationality Number of
wins
 England 6
 Italy 5
 Germany
 West Germany 		4
 Netherlands 4
 Scotland 4
 Spain 4
 Soviet Union 3
 Yugoslavia 2
 Belgium 1
 Czechoslovakia 1
 East Germany 1
 France 1
 Hungary 1
 Portugal 1
 Sweden 1

See also

References

General

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