The Italian Davide Ancelotti is about to be made official as new coach of Botafogoin his first experience as the main technician of a professional club. At 35, Carlo Ancelotti’s son – current commander of the Brazilian team – will have the mission to replace Renato Paiva and lead Glorioso at a decisive moment of the season. Davide was as an assistant of his father in the Brazilian team.
Davide Ancelotti: History and Career
Despite being a rookie as a coach, Davide carries more than a decade of experience in European elite football. Since 2011, he worked alongside his father, with tickets for PSG, Bayern Munich, Napoli, Everton and Real Madrid. At the beginning of his career, he served as a fitness coach, but from the 2016/17 season, he assumed the post of Assistant Technical. At Bayern, his first club as an auxiliary, he already showed protagonism and was free to guide players by the countryside.
His performance behind the scenes has always caught the eye. In 2024, a report from “BBC” defined him as Carlo Ancelotti’s “Secret Weapon” at Real Madrid. According to the story signed by Mina Rzouki, he departed from Davide the suggestion for striker Joselu’s entry into the Champions League semifinal against Bayern. The Spaniard entered the 36th minute of the second half, when the Germans won 1-0, and scored two goals at 43 and 46 minutes, ensuring the turn and the spot in the final for the meringue team.
In addition to reading sharp game, Davide was also responsible for the analysis of opponents and defining strategies with the father. Within the Real Madrid environment, it circulated with ease: five languages speaker (Italian, English, Spanish, French and German), communicated directly with players of different nationalities and used to talk individually with athletes at the countryside. Many of these guidelines took place in parallel to Carlo’s work with other players. After training, I was in contact with the cast to help with technical and tactical development.
His involvement with the club went beyond the main team. Davide closely followed Real Madrid matches at Youth League and noted to nominate young talents to his father. According to the newspaper “Marca”, his work was essential to improve the use of base categories in the professional team.
Davide’s trajectory in football began within the four lines. He had a brief career as a player, with passages at Milan base and modest Borgomanero (ITA), but abandoned the dream at the age of 20 to devote himself to his studies. He graduated in Sport Social Sciences and obtained the licenses of UEFA coach highlighted: 137 points of 140 on license B and 13 of 15 on License A.
In recent months, it has been the target of clubs such as Rangers (Scotland), Deportivo La Coruña (Spain), Reims (France), such as (Italy) and a Saudi Arabia team. Even so, despite the desire to become technical, he decided to continue with his father after the departure of Real Madrid, integrating the Brazilian team commission. Now Botafogo offers a chance for him to follow his own way in football.
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Davide Ancelotti: Como think
Davide values a bold and bold style of play, but preaches the importance of adaptation. Although a fan of the 4-4-2 formation, its focus is on setting up flexible teams, which can adjust to varied contexts with high level of execution.
My father taught me to be flexible, to adapt, to have different ideas and ways to win. It is important for a team to know how to manage the different phases of the game. That said, each one has their preferences, and I prefer a slightly more vertical, bolder football style. But if I had to summarize my football idea, I would say the important thing is to know how to do many things at a very high level – said Davide, in an interview published by the newspaper “Marca” on June 30. At the time, he was on vacation with his wife and his two children. According to himself, he had not been vacation for about ten years.
In the same interview, he also cited PSG as the best team of the moment:
– The team at best today is PSG, and they know how to do many things: keep the ball, be vertical, press loudly, defend inside the area … If you look at their performance against Liverpool in the last 16 (Champions League), they showed great ability defending in a low block. In today’s football, you have to know how to do everything. What do I prioritize? It’s just that my players know how to do everything and manage the best possible, according to their characteristics.
Davide Ancelotti: Contract Time with Botafogo and Salary
Davide will sign a contract with Botafogo until December 2026. The settlement was appailed last Sunday (06/07).
The amount of the salary was not disclosed.
Will Davide Ancelotti command Botafogo against Vasco?
Davide will not command Botafogo in Saturday’s classic (12/07) against Vasco, at 18:30 (Brasília), for the 13th round of Brasileirão 2025. He comes from Europe and is expected in Rio de Janeiro in the coming days.
Claudio Caçapa, Botafogo’s fixed assistant, will be the interim. The match will be played at the Mané Garrincha Stadium in Brasilia (DF).
David’s debut could take place on July 16, a Wednesday, at 9:30 pm, against Vitória, in a match of the 14th round of Brasileirão, at Nilton Santos Stadium.
Will Davide Ancelotti leave the Brazilian team or not?
Davide will leave the national team’s coaching staff during the latest matches of qualifying and friendly preparation for the 2026 World Cup, but will be with his father, Carlo Ancelotti, on the commission that will command Brazil during the next World Cup.
During the 2026 World Cup, Botafogo will do training with the coaching staff.
What will be the technical committee of Davide Ancelotti in Botafogo?
Davide Ancelotti will bring a specific assistant to defense plays and another for attack bids, as well as a goalkeeper trainer.
For attacking plays, Francesco Mauri, from Carlo Ancelotti’s coaching staff in the Brazilian team, can go to Botafogo. He was one of those responsible for Real Madrid’s tactical training and especially for the set -ball plays. Mauri even received the nickname “wizard of the stopped balls” in Spain.
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