The Intercontinental Cup was an

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club competition contested annually from 1960 to 2004 between the winners of the

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and the South American

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. The competition was endorsed by both the

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(UEFA) and the Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL) and, until 1979, it was played over two legs. In 1980, the

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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

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, which features the champion clubs from all of the

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(FIFA) member confederations. Miguel Muñoz managed

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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

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. Lula,

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, 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

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to victory against

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. 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;

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won the competition in 1961 and 1971 playing for

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and

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, respectively, before leading Club Olimpia to victory in 1979.

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also won the competition as a player with Nacional in 1971 and then led the club to victory in 1980.

Managers

By year

Managers with multiple titles

By nationality

This table lists the total number of titles won by managers of each nationality.

Notes

References

Citations

Bibliography

* {{CONMEBOL club competition winning managers

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Intercontinental Cup