Davide Ancelotti says he will always be grateful to his father, Carlo Ancelotti, as he attempts to rebuild his own coaching career with French club Lille.
The younger Ancelotti spoke about his father while discussing his path in football and the influence Carlo has had on him. “I will always be grateful to my father,” Davide Ancelotti said.
Davide is now coaching Lille, where he is seeking to establish himself after a difficult first period as a head coach in his own right. His managerial career has so far been modest, with his time at Brazilian club Botafogo ending after only five months.
That dismissal represents the main setback of Davide Ancelotti’s brief independent career. He is now trying to rehabilitate his reputation at Lille and use the French club as the next stage in his development.
His comments about Carlo underline the importance of his family background as he works to make his own name in coaching. Carlo Ancelotti is his father, but Davide’s current challenge is to progress separately as the coach of Lille after the disappointment of his departure from Botafogo.
The move to Lille gives him an opportunity to begin again. His previous spell in charge of Botafogo was short, lasting five months before he was dismissed. He is now attempting to move beyond that experience with the French side.
For Davide, the transition to Lille is therefore both a new coaching assignment and a chance to recover from an early setback. His career has not yet reached the level of his father’s, and his record as an independent coach remains limited, but he continues to pursue that path.
The reference to Carlo Ancelotti was accompanied by a clear expression of gratitude rather than a rejection of his father’s influence. Davide acknowledged the debt he feels he owes to Carlo while continuing to seek recognition through his own work.
Lille is now the setting for that effort. Davide Ancelotti is trying to turn the page on his five-month spell at Botafogo and make progress in France. His immediate objective is to rehabilitate his coaching career after the difficult start in Brazil.
The central message from Davide was straightforward: whatever direction his own career takes, he will remain thankful to his father. As he works with Lille, that appreciation remains part of the story of his development as a coach, while the results of his independent career will continue to shape how he is judged.
For now, Davide Ancelotti’s coaching journey has moved from a short and unsuccessful spell at Botafogo to a fresh opportunity with Lille. He is attempting to make the most of that opportunity while recognising the lasting role Carlo Ancelotti has played in his life and football career.