2011/12 UEFA Champions League Statistics Handbook
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Coaches FC Barcelona v Manchester United FC: Josep Guardiola v Sir Alex Ferguson for the second time in three seasons. Prior to kick-off at Wembley, ‘Pep’ greets the coach he admires most in a meeting between two coaches with exceptionally high averages in the UEFA Champions League. All-time leader Sir Alex was bringing his total to 176 games in 16 seasons, yet even he was falling marginally short of Pep’s tally of 38 matches in only three campaigns. PHOTO: SHAUN BOTTERILL / GETTY IMAGES Season 2011/2012 Total matches played in season Played Away Played at Home Sir Alex FERGUSON Clubs Birthdate 31.12.1941 Nationality Scottish 1994/95 Manchester United FC 6 1996/97 Manchester United FC 10 Part. P W D L F A 1997/98 Manchester United FC 8 Home: - 86 59 19 8 190 70 1998/99 Manchester United FC 11 Away: - 86 36 24 26 108 84 1999/00 Manchester United FC 14 Neutral:-411247 2000/01 Manchester United FC 14 2001/02 Manchester United FC 16 Overall: 16 176 96 44 36 302 161 2002/03 Manchester United FC 14 2003/04 Manchester United FC 8 2004/05 Manchester United FC 8 2005/06 Manchester United FC 6 2006/07 Manchester United FC 12 2007/08 Manchester United FC 13 Totals 2008/09 Manchester United FC 13 2009/10 Manchester United FC 10 2010/11 Manchester United FC 13 Played at neutral venue Part.: Participations P: Matches Played W: Matches Won D: Matches Drawn L: Matches Lost F: Goals For A: Goals Against 2 Introduction THE ELITE COACHES The 18 coaches who made their UEFA Champions League debut during the 2010/11 campaign brought the total of newcomers to 31 in just two seasons – almost half of the number of participants. The re-match between FC Barcelona and Manchester United FC in the Wembley final inevitably provoked memories of 2009, when Sir Alex Ferguson, the undisputed leader of the all-time appearance chart with – at that time – 153 games to his credit – first crossed paths with ‘Pep’ Guardiola who, in his first season, became the youngest man to win the title as both player and coach. The value of experience in the UEFA Champions League remains an interesting debating point. A review of the coaches who led teams into the knockout rounds of the 2010/11 campaign reveals that three of the sixteen were debutants: Massimiliano Allegri of AC Milan; Harry Redknapp of Tottenham Hotspur FC; and Unai Emery of Valencia CF. It has to be added that the departure of Claudio Ranieri between the two meetings with FC Shakhtar Donetsk allowed Vincenzo Montella to make his UEFA Champions League debut on the AS Roma bench. Of the four, the Englishman was the only one to progress into the quarter-finals. A further question is to assess the value of playing experience. At Olympique de Marseille, Didier Deschamps was furthering a coaching c/v built on the foundations of 61 appearances in the competition as a player; Frank de Boer made his debut in the away win for AFC Ajax against AC Milan on the back of a playing career which included 81 UEFA Champions League appearances; and Thorsten Fink made his first coaching appearances at FC Basel 1893 after 51 matches as a player for another FCB – FC Bayern München. Apart from the names already mentioned, the season’s other debutants were Sorin Cartu and Alin Minteuan at CFR 1907 Cluj; Jean Fernandez at AJ Auxerre; Eli Gutman at Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC; Pavel Hapal at Slovak debutants MŠK Žilina; Jorge Jesus at SL Benfica; Martin Jol at AFC Ajax; Valeri Karpin at FC Spartak Moskva; Nikos Nioplias at Panathinaikos FC; Domingos Pâciencia at SC Braga; Michel Preud’homme at FC Twente; and Aleksandar Stanojevic at FK Partizan. It is interesting to count how many start the new season on the same bench. In terms of experience, as expressed in the number of UEFA Champions League appearances, Carlo Ancelotti’s 10 games at Chelsea FC allowed him to become only the third coach to have passed the 100 mark, while José Mourinho’s 11 games at Real Madrid CF allowed him to move up to 6th in the ranking; and FC Shakhtar Donetsk’s run to the quarter-finals allowed Mircea Lucescu to break into the top ten. Once again, the leading seven coaches who were active in the UEFA Champions League last season were working outside their native country. However, the last word is to salute a man who was working in his own country and to wish Walter Smith of Rangers FC a very enjoyable retirement. 3 UEFA Champions League Coaches Co ADRIAANSE Clubs Birthdate 21.07.1947 Nationality Dutch 1999/00 Willem II 6 2005/06 FC Porto 6 Part. P W D L F A Home:-6123911 Away:-6024613 Neutral: - Overall:2121471524 Dick ADVOCAAT Clubs Birthdate 27.09.1947 Nationality Dutch 1997/98 PSV Eindhoven 6 1999/00 Rangers FC 6 Part. P W D L F A 2000/01 Rangers FC 6 Home:-123631914 2008/09 FC Zenit St.Petersburg 6 Away:-124261115 Neutral: - Overall:4247893029 Javier AGUIRRE Clubs Birthdate 01.01.1958 Nationality Mexican 2008/09 Club Atlético de Madrid 6 Part. P W D L F A * Replaced by Ignacio Ambiz v Liverpool FC (1-1) Home:-211032 on 04.11.2008 and v PSV Eindhoven (2-1) on 26.11.2008 Away:-211030 Neutral: - Overall:1422062 Massimiliano ALLEGRI Clubs Birthdate 11.08.1967 Nationality Italian 2010/11 AC Milan 8 Part. P W D L F A Home:-411245 Away:-412133 Neutral: - Overall:1823378 Angelos ANASTASIADIS Clubs Birthdate 03.08.1938 Nationality Greek 2000/01 Panathinaikos FC 12 Part. P W D L F A Home:-614165 Away:-6105410 Neutral: - Overall:1122461015 4 Carlo ANCELOTTI Clubs Birthdate 10.06.1959 Nationality Italian 1997/98 Parma FC 6 1998/99 Juventus 4 Part. P W D L F A 2000/01 Juventus 6 Home:-52347119344 2002/03 AC Milan 17 Away: - 52 17 21 13 57 48 2003/04 AC Milan 10 Neutral:-312054 2004/05 AC Milan 13 2005/06 AC Milan 12 Overall: 11 107 52 30 24 155 96 2006/07 AC Milan 13 2007/08 AC Milan 8 2009/10 Chelsea FC 8 2010/11 Chelsea FC 10 Aimé ANTHUENIS Clubs Birthdate 21.12.1943 Nationality Belgian 2000/01 RSC Anderlecht 12 2001/02 RSC Anderlecht 6 Part. P W D L F A Home:-95131214 Away:-91261025 Neutral: - Overall:2186392239 Radomir ANTIC Clubs Birthdate 22.11.1949 Nationality Serbian 1996/97 Club Atlético de Madrid 8 2002/03 FC Barcelona 6 Part. P W D L F A 2003/04 RC Celta de Vigo 2 Home:-8404159 Away:-8341117 Neutral: - Overall:3167452616 Luis ARAGÓNES Clubs Birthdate 28.07.1938 Nationality Spanish 2008/09 Fenerbahçe SK 6 Part. P W D L F A Home:-301237 Away:-301214 Neutral: - Overall:16024411 5 UEFA Champions League Coaches Osvaldo ARDILES Clubs Birthdate 03.08.1952 Nationality Argentinian 1999/00 NK Dinamo Zagreb 5 Part. P W D L F A Home:-310254 Away:-201101 Neutral: - Overall:1511355 Klaus AUGENTHALER Clubs Birthdate 26.09.1957 Nationality German 2004 /05 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 Part. P W D L F A Home:-4301104 Away:-402259 Neutral: - Overall:183231513 Markus BABBEL Clubs Birthdate 08.09.1972 Nationality German 2009/10 VfB Stuttgart 5 Part. P W D L F A Home:-201124 Away:-312042 Neutral: - Overall:1513166 Dusan BAJEVIC Clubs Birthdate 10.12.1948 Nationality Bosnian-Serbian 1994/95 AEK Athens FC 6 1997/98 Olympiacos FC 6 Part. P W D L F A 1998/99 Olympiacos FC 8 Home: - 22 9 10 3 26 19 1999/00 Olympiacos FC 6 2002/03 AEK Athens FC 6 Away: - 22 0 7 15 15 48 2003/04 AEK Athens FC 6 Neutral: - 2004/05 Olympiacos FC 6 Overall: 7 44 9 17 18 41 67 Božidar BANDOVIĆ Clubs Birthdate 30.08.1969 Nationality Serbian 2009/10 Olympiacos FC 3 Part. P W D L F A Home:-210111 Away:-100112 Neutral: - Overall:1310223 6 Otto BARIC Clubs Birthdate 19.06.1935 Nationality Croatian 1994/95 FC Salzburg 6 Part. P W D L F A Home:-302101 Away:-311145 Neutral: - Overall:1613246 Elie BAUP Clubs Birthdate 17.03.1955 Nationality French 1999/00 FC Girondins de Bordeaux 12 Part. P W D L F A Home:-622279 Away:-613259 Neutral: - Overall:1123541218 Stuart BAXTER Clubs Birthdate 16.08.1953 Nationality Scottish 1999/00 AIK Solna 6 Part. P W D L F A Home:-301235 Away:-3003111 Neutral: - Overall:16015416 Leo BEENHAKKER Clubs Birthdate 02.08.1942 Nationality Dutch 1997/98 Feyenoord 2 1999/00 Feyenoord 12 Part. P W D L F A Home:-733195 Away:-724188 Neutral: - Overall:2145721713 Rafael BENÍTEZ Clubs Birthdate 16.04.1960 Nationality Spanish 2002/03 Valencia CF 14 2004/05 Liverpool FC 13 Part. P W D L F A 2005/06 Liverpool FC 8 2006/07 Liverpool FC 13 Home: - 40 27 6 7 81 33 2007/08 Liverpool FC 12 Away: - 40 16 13 11 49 39 2008/09 Liverpool FC 10 Neutral:-201145 2009/10 Liverpool FC 6 Overall: 8 82 43 20 19 134 77 2010/11 FC Internazionale Milano 6 7 UEFA Champions League Coaches Kurban BERDUYEV Clubs Birthdate 25.08.1952 Nationality Turkmenistani 2009/10 FC Rubin Kazan 6 2010/11 FC Rubin Kazan 6 Part. P W D L F A Home:-615032 Away:-611425 Neutral: - Overall:21226457 Philippe BERGEROO Clubs Birthdate 13.01.1954 Nationality French 2000/01 Paris Saint-Germain FC 7 Part.