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The first manager under whom Chelsea won a major trophy was Ted Drake, who guided the club to the league championship in the 1954–55 season, while Dave Sexton managed the club to their first European honour, a UEFA Cup Winners' Cup triumph in 1971, and Gianluca Vialli guided Chelsea to win the 1998 UEFA Super Cup.
In 2009, under caretaker manager Guus Hiddink, Chelsea won another FA Cup. [40] In 2009–10, his successor Carlo Ancelotti led them to their first Premier League and FA Cup Double, becoming the first English top-flight club to score 100 league goals in a season since 1963. [41]
This is a list of all managers who have appeared in the FIFA World Cup, the most prestigious tournament for national teams in association football. Over 370 individuals have managed or co-managed a team in at least one match in the competition.
Suppici is the youngest manager to win the World Cup, being 31 in 1930. [13] Zagallo and César Luis Menotti were also in their 30s when they won the World Cup. Zagallo was 38 years old in 1970 and Menotti was 39 years old in 1978. [14] Vicente del Bosque is the oldest coach to win the World Cup at 59 in 2010. [15]
First Chelsea player to play for England at a World Cup: Roy Bentley, 1950 World Cup, 25 June 1950 First foreign (non-UK) player: Nils Middelboe ( Denmark ), 15 November 1913 Youngest player: Ian Hamilton , 16 years 138 days, vs. Tottenham Hotspur , First Division , 18 March 1967 [ 6 ] [ 8 ]
Grant was sacked as Chelsea manager three days later. [46] Grant's replacement was Brazilian Luiz Felipe Scolari, who had guided Brazil to victory at the 2002 World Cup and Portugal to runners-up at UEFA Euro 2004. [47]
Stamford Bridge welcomed its biggest crowd for a WSL match as 34,302 saw Chelsea claim a 1-0 win over Arsenal. Here is what the managers of both clubs had to say after the game Chelsea manager ...
On 19 May 2018, Conte led Chelsea to a 1–0 victory over Manchester United in the 2018 FA Cup final. [75] Chelsea finished fifth in the league at the end of the season, missing out on Champions League qualification. Conte was sacked as Chelsea manager on 13 July and was replaced by Maurizio Sarri. [76]