France · 2016 – 2021

Zinédine Zidane

He took over a squad in crisis and won the Champions League three times in a row, then a La Liga title, then left and came back to win another.

Real MadridPrincipal clubs

2016 – 2021Span

““I do not need to speak a lot. They know what I want.””

Philosophy

Minimal intervention: a 4-3-3 with a deep midfield, freedom for the front three, and tactical adjustments made at half-time rather than before kick-off.

The record

Champions League 2016, 2017, 2018 — the only three-in-a-row in the modern format.
La Liga 2017 and 2020.
Won nine of his first eleven knockout ties in the competition.