List of Intercontinental Cup winning managers


The Intercontinental Cup was an association football club competition contested annually from 1960 to 2004 between the winners of the European Cup and the South American Copa Libertadores. The competition was endorsed by both the Union of European Football Associations and the Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol and, until 1979, it was played over two legs. In 1980, the Toyota Motor Corporation assumed sponsorship of the contest, renaming it the Toyota Cup and transforming it into a single-match contest, held at a neutral venue in Japan. The competition was discontinued following the introduction in 2000 of the FIFA Club World Cup, which features the champion clubs from all of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association member confederations.
Miguel Muñoz managed Real Madrid to the inaugural title in 1960. Lula became the first manager to win successive titles, leading Santos to victory in 1962 and 1963. Carlos Bianchi won three Intercontinental Cups, the most won by any manager, one with Vélez Sarsfield and two with Boca Juniors. Lula, Helenio Herrera, Arrigo Sacchi and Telê Santana are the only other managers to have won more than one Intercontinental Cup, with each winning the competition twice. Víctor Fernández won the last Intercontinental Cup in 2004, leading Porto to victory against Once Caldas.
Argentine managers won the competition the most times with eleven victories by seven different managers. Uruguayan managers are next with seven victories, followed by Brazilian and Italian coaches with six victories. Two managers won the competition as a player and a manager; Luis Cubilla won the competition in 1961 and 1971 playing for Peñarol and Nacional de Football, respectively, before leading Club Olimpia to victory in 1979. Juan Mujica also won the competition as a player with Nacional in 1971 and then led the club to victory in 1980.

Managers

By year

YearNationalityWinning managerCountryClub
1960Real Madrid
1961Peñarol
1962Santos
1963Santos
1964Internazionale
1965Internazionale
1966Peñarol
1967Racing Club
1968Estudiantes La Plata
1969Milan
1970Feyenoord
1971Nacional
1972Ajax
1973Independiente
1974Atlético Madrid
1975
1976Bayern Munich
1977Boca Juniors
1978
1979Olimpia
1980Nacional
1981Flamengo
1982Peñarol
1983Grêmio
1984Independiente
1985Juventus
1986River Plate
1987Porto
1988Nacional
1989Milan
1990Milan
1991Red Star Belgrade
1992São Paulo
1993São Paulo
1994Vélez Sarsfield
1995Ajax
1996Juventus
1997Borussia Dortmund
1998Real Madrid
1999Manchester United
2000Boca Juniors
2001Bayern Munich
2002Real Madrid
2003Boca Juniors
2004Porto

By nationality

This table lists the total number of titles won by managers of each nationality.
NationalityNumber
of wins
11
7
6
6
4
2
2
2
1
1
1