Davide Ancelotti

Early career

Ancelotti's first foray into football coaching came in 2012, when he was appointed as a fitness coach at French side Paris Saint-Germain, where his father was manager. After Ancelotti Sr. moved to Spain to manage Real Madrid, Davide followed, working as an assistant to the club's fitness coach.

Assistant

Having received his UEFA A Licence in 2016, notably finishing top of his class, Ancelotti took up the position of assistant manager to Carlo Ancelotti at German side Bayern Munich. At Bayern, he struck up a friendship with Spanish midfielder Thiago Alcântara, and reportedly angered some of the squad with this familiarity, as opposed to a more professional working dynamic, having gone out with a group of players to dinner on a number of occasions. When Carlo Ancelotti took up the managerial role at Serie A club Napoli in 2018, Davide again served as his assistant, and after Ancelotti Sr. was suspended for an away game against Roma, Ancelotti made his managerial debut, stepping in for his father and overseeing a 2–1 loss in November 2019. In December 2019, Ancelotti moved to England to serve as assistant to his father at Everton. Working alongside fellow assistant Duncan Ferguson, the two would take charge of training sessions. Having followed his father to Spain to work under him at Real Madrid, it was rumoured that Ancelotti would lead the team against Celta Vigo in April 2022, following Carlo's COVID-19 diagnosis. However, as Ancelotti lacked…

Seen as a modern, advanced coach, Ancelotti shares his father's calm, relaxed approach to management. Having worked as a fitness coach, he would often lead pre-match warmups, as he did at Everton with head of conditioning Francesco Mauri. Working closely with his father, notably never referring to him as "dad,” the pair would often bounce ideas off each other, with Ancelotti not taking a back seat, leading to a level of interdependency developing between the two.

Born in Parma to football player and coach Carlo Ancelotti and Luisa Gibellini, Davide followed in his father's footsteps, becoming a professional footballer with AC Milan, playing as a midfielder. Following a loan spell and subsequent permanent transfer to Borgomanero, Ancelotti retired as a player at the age of 20 in 2009 to pursue a career in management. At the age of 22, Ancelotti gained a degree in sports science.

Ancelotti speaks Italian, French, Spanish, German, and English. In June 2022, Davide married artist Ana Galocha. The couple have two sons, twins Lucas and Leonardo.