The final round of Champions League qualifying took place this week.
Watching it made me suddenly consider some Champions League stats from the last 18 years.
Here are a few of them (remember the Champions League began in season 1992/1993. Before this it was the old style, straight knockout European Champions Cup).
Player with the longest period between first final and last final: Paolo Maldini (AC Milan): 14 years 1993-2007
Player(s) with longest period between first and last winners' medal: Edwin Van de Sar* Ajax and Manchester United): 13 years 1995-2008 and Paolo Maldini: 13 years 1994-2007
(NB. Paolo Maldini: first final and winners medal in old European Cup was in 1989; 18 years)
Most Champions League winners medals: Clarence Seedorf: 4 (1995 Ajax, 1998 Real Madrid, 2003,2007 AC Milan)
Most consecutive finals: AC Milan 1993-95, Juventus 1996-98.
Most Wins: AC Milan 3 (1994,2003,2007)
Real Madrid 3 (1998,2000,2002)
Most successful managers: Carlo Ancelotti (AC Milan 2 wins, 1 defeat)
Sir Alex Ferguson (Manchester Utd, 2 wins, 1 defeat)
Jose Mourinho (2 wins, Porto and Inter Milan)
Vincente Del Bosque (2 wins, Real Madrid)
Ottmar Hitzfeld (2 wins, Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich, 1 defeat)
Marcello Lippi (Juventus, 1 win, 3 defeats)
Two managers have taken their sides to three successive Champions League finals:
Marcello Lippi (Juventus, 1996-98)
Fabio Capello, yes Fabio Capello (AC Milan) 1993-95.
He was good once you know...
* indicates still playing
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