Along with Italy's Giovanni Trapattoni and Carlo Ancelotti and Portugal's Jose Mourinho, Emery is the coach with the most European final wins.
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Aston Villa manager Unai Emery has proved himself the king of the competition after winning the Europa League on Wednesday. Villa comfortably beat Freiburg of Germany 3-0 to win the second biggest competition in European club football. Emery is also the coach with the most European finals won by a manager, along with Italy's Giovanni Trapattoni and Carlo Ancelotti and Portugal's Jose Mourinho.
He is the coach to win the European title on five different occasions, along with Ancelotti. Youri Telemans opened the scoring for Villa before Emiliano Buendia added a second goal late in the first half. Morgan Rogers scored the third goal in the second half. The result proved that Spanish coach Emery is a specialist in winning the Europa League. He won the Europa League three times in a row with Sevilla from 2014 to 2016.
He achieved similar success for Villarreal in 2021. This is his third Europa League win for a club. After Villa's victory, he said, 'I will always be grateful for European competitions. Whether it's the Conference League, the Champions League or the Europa League. Villa have worked hard to win this competition. We have also played serious football to win this competition.'
Villa were in the second division of English football until 2019. But this team was a strong candidate for the title in Wednesday's final. In 2022, Villa signed Emery as coach. When he came to the team, Villa were only one place above the relegation zone and there was a fear of falling back to the second division. However, he has made Villa a power not only in England but also in Europe.
Villa also played in the Champions League last season. The following season, Villa qualified for the Europa League. On the other hand, Villa last won the League Cup in 1996 and has been without a title since then. Villa won the European title for the first time in 44 years. At that time, Villa won the European Cup in 1982. Therefore, Villa's players are also grateful to Emery for their current success.
After the final, captain John McGinn said, 'With this coach, everything is possible.' The way we played has proven what kind of team we are. We played together and we are proud of it. This moment will be the most memorable in our sporting life. Emery, who has created the image of a 'serial winner', has set a record of winning titles for clubs in three different countries. He has also won titles for Paris Saint-Germain (PSG).
