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#3. Marcello Lippi:
Marcello Lippi is quite possibly the finest Italian football manager of all time and remains one of the few managers to have won both UEFA Champions League and the World Cup titles. He is a shrewd tactician, a great man-manager and remains an inspiration for many young footballers and managers.
Lippi played for Italian club Sampdoria, and started his managerial career in 1985. He became the manager of Juventus in 1994 and took them to three successive Champions League finals from 1995-96 to 1997-98. However, Juve could win only one of those finals, as they beat Borussia Dortmund in the final in 1995-96.
Lippi made Juventus one of the strongest teams in world football during the late 1990s and the early 2000s and again took them to the Champions League final in 2002-03. Juve again lost to Milan in penalties, but Lippi remains one of the few managers to have taken their clubs to 4 Champions League finals in 8 years. He also won 5 Serie A titles with Juve.
Lippi coached and inspired many legendary footballers like Zinedine Zidane, Didier Deschamps, Gianluca Zambrotta, Gianluigi Buffon, Fabio Cannavaro, Pavel Nedved, and Alessandro Del Piero. He became the coach of the Italian national team in 2004, and helped them win their 4th World Cup title in 2006. Italy beat France in penalties in the final to confirm Lippi’s status as one of the greatest managers of all time.
Lippi is a shrewd tactician like most of the Italian football managers and a great leader of men. His poise and calmness are exemplary and he has also won the AFC Champions League as the manager of Guangzhou Evergrande in 2013.
