Managers with most trophies: Winning is a habit that is instilled by top managers when they coach their football sides and being successful is the art.
Managers play a crucial and key role in the rise of a team with their astute tactics and mastery but their success has always depended on the trophy-count.
The top managers are able to consistently win silverware as their winning mentality is brushed off on the players and aids them prevail under all conditions and circumstances.
The most decorated managers in the history of the beautiful game are:
OTTMAR HITZFELD
The former German player won 28 trophies across his career across 4 clubs which were Aarau, Grasshopper, Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich.
Winning isn’t everything, but without winning everything becomes nothing
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He was most successful at Bayern winning 14 of his trophies with the Bavarian side alongside a runners-up medal in the 1998 Champions League.
VALERIY LOBANOVSKYI
The Ukrainian won 30 trophies in his illustrious career at Dynamo Kyiv. The haul includes 2 European Cup Winners cup and a European Super cup as well,
He also won the Soviet Top League 8 times and the Ukrainian Cup thrice and managed Dynamo Kyiv for 20 years.
PEP GUARDIOLA
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The current Manchester City boss notched up trophy number 32 and joined the list.
The tactical Spanish genius has managed the likes of Barcelona, Bayern Munich and has won silverware in every league he managed.
He won 14 titles for Barcelona which includes a Champions League brace and a hat-trick of La Liga titles.
The ex-Barcelona player also managed Bayern Munich and won 7 titles for them.
The Blues half of Manchester has seen Guardiola guide them to a couple of Premier League titles and FA Community Shield.
He has also added 4 successive EFL Cups along with an FA Cup to his cabinet.
MIRCEA LUCESCU
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The Romanian manager has won 34 trophies in his career which includes 22 titles for Shakhtar Donetsk.
He landed the UEFA Super Cup for Galatasaray when they beat Real Madrid in the final.
He has managed other clubs like Zenit St. Petersburg and Besiktas, Dynamo Kyiv; all of where he has been victorious.
SIR ALEX FERGUSON
Sir Alex Ferguson has won 49 trophies in his career with Aberdeen and Manchester United in totality and is footballing royalty.
He managed Manchester United and won the Premier League 13 times and the FA Cup, League cup 5 and 4 times respectively.
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The Scottish lad won the UEFA Champions League twice (1998-99 and 2007-08) for the Red Devils too.
A total of 37 trophies in his career was won at Manchester United itself and also managed clubs like Aberdeen, St Mirren and the Scotland National Team.