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led Italian club Fiorentina to victory in the inaugural tournament in 1961. As part of UEFA's reorganisation of their cup competitions, the Cup Winners' Cup was abolished and the last final of the competition was held in 1999; Swede

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's Italian team Lazio triumphed over Spanish opponents,

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. Four managers have twice led their teams to victory in the tournament, Johan Cruyff, Valeri Lobanovsky,

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and most recently

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, who won the cup in

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with Aberdeen of Scotland and subsequently with

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of England in

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By year

Managers with multiple titles

By nationality

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

References

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External links

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup official history
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