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The 16 Best Real Madrid Managers of All Time

By YPB Team

From multi-decade dynasty builders to one-season miracle workers, the Bernabéu has hosted every flavor of greatness. Who tops your list?

  1. Miguel Muñoz — ranked #11
    Miguel Muñoz
    Club legend who served as Real Madrid coach for 14 years and won two European Cups in the 1960s.
    1000pts
  2. Carlo Ancelotti — ranked #22
    Carlo Ancelotti
    Italian record-breaker who has lifted the Champions League three times with Real Madrid.
    730pts
  3. John Toshack — ranked #33
    John Toshack
    Welsh manager who won La Liga with Real Madrid in his first season in charge.
    598pts
  4. José Mourinho — ranked #44
    José Mourinho
    Portuguese boss who won La Liga with a record 100 points and the Copa del Rey in his Real Madrid spell.
    584pts
  5. Guus Hiddink — ranked #55
    Guus Hiddink
    Dutch coach who won the 1998 Intercontinental Cup with Real Madrid, beating Vasco da Gama in Tokyo.
    534pts
  6. Jorge Valdano — ranked #66
    Jorge Valdano
    Argentine coach who won the 1994-95 La Liga with Real Madrid, ending Barcelona's run of four straight titles.
    478pts
  7. Bernd Schuster — ranked #77
    Bernd Schuster
    German coach who won La Liga with Real Madrid in 2008.
    478pts
  8. Luis Carniglia — ranked #88
    Luis Carniglia
    Argentine coach who won the 1958 European Cup and the 1957-58 La Liga with Real Madrid's Di Stéfano side.
    414pts
  9. Fabio Capello — ranked #99
    Fabio Capello
    Italian tactician who won two La Liga titles in two stints at Real Madrid.
    414pts
  10. Zinedine Zidane — ranked #1010
    Zinedine Zidane
    French legend who delivered three consecutive Champions League titles as Real Madrid boss.
    414pts
  11. Luis Molowny — ranked #1111
    Luis Molowny
    Real Madrid insider who lifted the UEFA Cup twice in the mid-1980s as a caretaker-turned-manager.
    257pts
  12. José Villalonga — ranked #1212
    José Villalonga
    Spanish coach who won Real Madrid's first two European Cups in 1956 and 1957, plus two La Liga titles.
    257pts
  13. Jupp Heynckes — ranked #1313
    Jupp Heynckes
    German coach who delivered Real Madrid their seventh European Cup in 1998.
    257pts
  14. Leo Beenhakker — ranked #1414
    Leo Beenhakker
    Dutch coach who won three consecutive La Liga titles with Real Madrid in the late 1980s.
    257pts
  15. Vujadin Boškov — ranked #1515
    Vujadin Boškov
    Yugoslav coach who won the 1980 league and cup double with Real Madrid and reached the 1981 European Cup final.
    257pts
  16. Vicente del Bosque — ranked #1616
    Vicente del Bosque
    Calm Spaniard who won two Champions Leagues and two La Ligas at the helm of the Galácticos.
    159pts

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