Everton has confirmed Italian
Carlo Ancelotti as the Club’s new manager. The appointment takes effect from
tomorrow.
Marcel Brands, Everton’s Director
of Football, said: “Following a rigorous process conducted by all of our
Directors, it is a pleasure to now welcome Carlo Ancelotti to Everton. He is
one of the finest managers in world football and a proven winner, having
achieved a remarkable level of success in each of Europe’s major leagues.
“He is the perfect appointment
for us. He embraces our vision for the Club and we are sure that his enthusiasm
to take the helm at Goodison together with his tactical abilities and
well-renowned man-management will make him successful in this role. This was a
clear and exciting decision for the Board to make. It was a unanimous choice
and one we were all fully united behind throughout. Carlo has proven time and
again, he knows how to build a trophy-winning side and we share the excitement
of our fans at the prospect of him leading our team in the years ahead. We’re
all greatly looking forward to working with him.”
Ancelotti, who recently quit
Napoli, will attend today’s Premier League match against Arsenal at Goodison as
a spectator with the Club’s Owner and Chairman prior to meeting the players and
taking up his new role from Sunday.
Ancelotti’s first match in the
dugout will be the visit of Burnley to Goodison Park on Boxing Day, the club
announced.
“This is a great club with a rich
history and a very passionate fan base. There is a clear vision from the Owner
and the Board to deliver success and trophies. That is something that appeals
to me as a manager and I am thrilled at the prospect of being able to work with
everybody at the Club to help make that vision a reality.
“I have seen from the
performances in the last two weeks that the players are capable of so much. The
work Duncan has done is a great credit to him. Strong organisation, strong
discipline and the right motivation are some of the key ingredients in football
and I’m pleased that he will be part of my backroom team moving forward,”
Ancelotti said.
Ancelotti’s feat of winning the
Champions League three times underlines his standing as one of world football’s
pre-eminent managers. His AC Milan side beat Juventus to win the Champions
League in 2003 and he regained the trophy four years later when the San Siro
club defeated Liverpool in the final in Athen
The 60-year-old Italian joined
Chelsea in 2009 after eight years with Milan, where he also oversaw a Serie A
title-winning campaign in 2003/04. He won the Premier League and FA Cup double
in his first campaign in English football and, after leaving Chelsea in 2011,
went on to end French club Paris Saint-Germain’s 19-year wait for a Ligue 1
title in the 2012/13 season.
Two years with Real Madrid
brought Ancelotti’s third Champions League triumph – becoming only the third
manager to win Europe’s greatest club prize with two different clubs. He went
on to succeed Pep Guardiola at Bayern Munich and seal the 2016/17 Bundesliga
title by a 15-point margin from RB Leipzig.
He managed Napoli from May 2018
until December this year, finishing Serie A runners-up to Juventus in his one
full season and managing the team to last 16 of CL this season in his last game
in charge.
He also enjoyed a decorated
playing career winning 12 trophies. An attack-minded midfielder, he won two European
Cups and two Serie A titles with Milan, another league crown with AS Roma and
was capped 26 times by his country.
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