10 managers with most titles in the 21st century

Aston Villa vs Manchester City - Carabao Cup Final
Aston Villa vs Manchester City - Carabao Cup Final

#3 Jose Mourinho | 25 titles

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Jose Mourinho
Jose Mourinho

From one of the lesser-known managers, we go on to one of the more famous ones - Jose Mourinho. The Portuguese has been instrumental in developing novel tactics in the modern age and is one of the finest brains in the game.

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Many idolise the 'Special One', while some hate his footballing ideology and style of play. But one cannot ignore the charismatic presence of Jose Mourinho.

The 58-year old has won a title at every club he's been at, barring his latest assignment at Tottenham Hotspur. The Portuguese achieved the impossible by leading minnows Porto to the 2003-04 Champions League title and won the competition with Inter Milan as part of a treble in 2009-10.

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Mourinho was also Chelsea's most successful manager, in two different spells at the club - winning a Premier League title in both his stints.


#2 Mircea Lucescu | 28 titles

Mircea Lucescu
Mircea Lucescu

Former Inter Milan manager Mircea Lucescu has assumed the managerial reins at 13 different clubs and two national teams, enjoying a trophy-laden 33-year managerial career.

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Lucescu was arguably at his peak during the 12 years he spent at Shakhtar Donetsk, where he led the club to every available domestic trophy and the Europa League (then called the UEFA Cup).

One of Lucescu's most famous scalps was Real Madrid at the turn of the century when he propelled Galatasaray to the UEFA Super Cup title. In his illustrious career, the Romanian has laid hands on 14 league titles and ten domestic cups.

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The current Dynamo Kyiv manager has travelled across Romania, Turkey, Italy, Russia and Ukraine, leading some of the top clubs like Inter Milan, Zenit St Petersburg, Galatasaray and Besiktas, to name a few.


#1 Pep Guardiola | 30 titles

Pep Guardiola
Pep Guardiola

Unsurprisingly, Pep Guardiola has been the most successful manager of the century, with a whopping 30 titles in his trophy cabinet. No one can deny the enormous impact he has had in modern football, especially during his time at Barcelona.

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The Manchester City manager started off as a student of one of football's greatest minds, Johan Cruyff, and adopted his revolutionary total-possession footballing ideology. Adapting it to meet modern football's demands, tiki-taka completely changed the landscape of Spanish football, establishing Barcelona's dominance in his years at the club.

Guardiola took over the reins at Camp Nou in 2008-09 and won the famed European treble in his first season at the club. By the end of 2009, he had won all six available trophies in a calendar year - La Liga, Copa Del Rey, Champions League, Supercopa De Espana, European Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup.

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Pep Guardiola became the first manager in history to achieve this remarkable feat and went on to win 14 titles in four years at the club.

The Spaniard is in good stead to win his third Champions League title, with Manchester City taking a 2-1 lead against PSG ahead of their semi-final second leg at the Etihad next week.

Before joining Manchester City, Guardiola also had a successful spell with Bayern Munich.

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