JAKARTA - Unai Emery is again showing his spurs after leading Villarreal to the 2020/21 Europa League title. The Yellow Submarine defeated Manchester United on penalties in the final at the Miejski Stadium in Gdansk, Poland, Wednesday local time (Thursday WIB).
It was emery's fourth time leading his team to the Europa League, after three consecutive years of winning the trophy for Sevilla in 2014–16.
🔝 RECORD! Unai Emery sets a new landmark for the most UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League titles as a coach (4) 🏆🏆🏆🏆#UELfinal pic.twitter.com/Ae1Ef3Cv6Z
— UEFA Europa League (@EuropaLeague) May 26, 2021
The result in Gdansk also led emery to establish himself as the most successful coach in europe's second-tier competition, having previously shared that status with Giovanni Trapattoni.
Trapattoni was a three-time champion when the competition was still called the UEFA Cup, twice with Juventus in 1977 and 1993 and once with Inter MIlan in 1991.
Emery equalled that record in 2016, when he led Sevilla to three consecutive seasons.
At that time even the Acronym of The Europa League in English UEL for THE UEFA Europa League was shortened as Unai Emery League, thanks to his expertise in winning the competition.
Here is a list of coaches who have won the UEFA Cup and Europa League at least twice:
4 - Unai Emery (2014, 2015 &2016 - Sevilla; 2021 - Villarreal)
3 - Giovanni Trapattoni (1977 &1993 - Juventus; 1991 - Inter Milan)
2 - Luis Molowny (1985 &1986 – Real Madrid); Juande Ramos (2006 &2007 – Sevilla); Rafa Benitez (2004 - Valencia; 2013 - Chelsea); Jose Mourinho (2003 - Porto; 2017 Manchester United); Diego Simeone (2012 &2018 - Atletico Madrid)
🏆 Congratulations Villarreal! 👏👏👏@Eng_Villarreal | #UELfinal pic.twitter.com/1uVHSdwEFw
— UEFA Europa League (@EuropaLeague) May 26, 2021
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