Real Madrid Club de Fútbol Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Madrid. Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club ...

is a professional

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club based in

Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and ...

, Spain, which plays in

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. This chronological list comprises all those who have held the position of

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of the first team of Real Madrid from 1910, when the first professional manager was appointed, to the present day. Each manager's entry includes his dates of tenure and the club's overall competitive record (in terms of matches won, drawn and lost), major honours won and significant achievements under his leadership.

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s are included, where known. As of the start of the 2018–19 season, Real Madrid have had 40 full-time managers. The first full-time manager for Real Madrid was Arthur Johnson. He was signed by one of the founders of Real Madrid, and then director,

Adolfo Meléndez Adolfo Meléndez (2 June 1884 – 4 June 1968) was a Spanish military scientist who founded Real Madrid Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professiona ...

, and coached the team for ten seasons, gaining one

Spanish Cup The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout footb ...

. The most successful Real Madrid manager in terms of trophies won is

Miguel Muñoz Miguel Muñoz Mozún (19 January 1922 – 16 July 1990) was a Spanish football player and manager. A midfielder, he spent the majority of his career at Real Madrid before going on to coach the club, where he is widely considered one of the mos ...

, who won nine La Liga titles, two Spanish Cups, two

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titles and one Intercontinental Cup in his 15-year reign as manager. He is also the club's longest-serving manager.

List of managers

The complete list of Real Madrid managers is shown in the following table: ''Information correct as of the match played on 3 January 2023. Only competitive matches are counted.''

Trophies

Notes

A. Campeonato Centro matches are not counted because it was a regional championship. B. Win % is rounded to two decimal places. C. Formerly played for the club. D. The club's first full-time manager. E. The first manager to manage a Spanish club side in European competition and to win a European trophy (

1955–56 European Cup The 1955–56 European Cup was the first season of the European Cup, UEFA's premier club football tournament. The tournament was won by Real Madrid, who defeated Stade de Reims 4–3 in the final at Parc des Princes, Paris, on 13 June 1956. The ...

). F. Most honours won and longest-serving manager in club history. FIFA. Won

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while at Real Madrid.

References

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Managers Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government body. It is the art and science of managing resources of the business. Management includes the activities o ...

Lists of association football managers by club in Spain