DUBLIN, May 18, 2011 (AFP) - FC Porto coach Andre Villas-Boas, at 33 years and 213 days old, on Wednesday became the youngest coach to win a European title when his side defeated Sporting Braga 1-0 in the Europa League final.
Italy's Gianluca Vialli was the previous holder of the record when he led Chelsea to the 1998 Cup Winners Cup at the age of 33 years and 308 days.
Youngest coaches to win a European title:
1. 33 years and 213 days: Andre Villas-Boas (FC Porto, Europa League 2011)
2. 33 years, 308 days: Gianluca Vialli (Chelsea, Cup Winners Cup 1998)
3. 34 years, 102 days: Sven-Goran Eriksson (IFK Gothenburg, UEFA Cup 1982)
4. 34 years, 163 days: Victor Fernandez (Real Zaragoza, Cup Winners Cup 1995)
5. 36 years, 101 days: Joaquim Rife (Barcelona, Cup Winners Cup 1979)
6. 36 years, 128 days: Valery Lobanovsky (Dynamo Kiev, Cup Winners Cup 1975)
