2) Bob Paisley
Paisley built upon his predecessor’s, Bill Shankly, success at Liverpool to make them the dominant force of British football during the 1970s and 1980s. He is also the only manager in history to win three European Cups. His first success being in 1977, with Liverpool successfully defending the trophy with victory over Brugge at Wembley a year later. His other European Cup success came against Real Madrid in 1981, with the Merseyside club winning 1-0. Paisley also won the UEFA Cup during his time at Anfield in 1976.
1) Giovanni Trapattoni
Trapattoni tops this list with ease, the fiery Italian has won eight European trophies during his long career. He was part of Nereo Rocco’s Milan teams that won the 1963 and 1969 European Cup, as well as the 1968 European Cup Winners’ Cup. He would continue this success into his managerial career, winning four European trophies during his time as manager of Juventus. He won the European Cup and European Cup Winners’ Cup once each, in 1985 and 1984 respectively. However, the tournament he was most successful in was the UEFA Cup. He won the trophy twice with Juventus in 1977 and 1993, also winning the trophy in 1991 with Internazionale during a spell away from the Turin club.
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