Who are the head coaches of Real Madrid Football Club?

Little Butterfly May 13, 2025

Real Madrid Football Club has had 14 head coaches since 1999 until 2016. So which famous coaches have coached Real Madrid? Read below.

List of Real Madrid head coaches:

1. Bosque from 1999 to 2003

One of the most successful coaches of Real Madrid and a coach with a long coaching time. He coached Real Madrid for 2031 days and brought Real Madrid 7 championships: 2 La Liga, 2 Champions League, 1 European Super Cup, 1 Spanish Super Cup, 1 Toyota Cup.

2. Queiroz from 2003 to 2004

The first coach signed by Florentino, with a term of 273 days. Queiroz was Ferguson's right-hand man at Manchester United. He coached Real Madrid in the 2003/2004 season and led the team to win the Spanish Super Cup.

3. Camacho in 2004

He coached Real Madrid for only 20 days. He officially coached Real Madrid on August 29, 2004, and chose to leave after the last game on September 18. He was not fired by Florentino, but chose to give up.

4. Garcia-Raymond in 2004

He coached for less than 100 days. After Camacho left the team, he served as Real Madrid's fire-fighting coach. He officially started his Real Madrid career on September 21 and was fired in December.

5. Luxemburg in 2005

The third coach of Real Madrid in a season. He officially coached Real Madrid in January 2005. After not winning any championship, he was fired in December 2005.

6. Lopez-Carlo in 2005-2006

Interim coach before Florentino left. After Luxemburg was dismissed, he quickly took charge of Real Madrid. He was originally just a Castilla coach and was temporarily promoted to coach the first team. The time lasted for 156 days.

7. Pellegrini in 2009-2010

The first coach after Florentino returned. He coached Real Madrid for one season, but nothing was achieved. The team was eliminated in the round of 16 of the Champions League and the Copa del Rey.

8. Mourinho, 2010-2013

The second longest-serving head coach in the Florentino era, 1,007 days. He brought three championships to Real Madrid during the three years: 1 La Liga, 1 Copa del Rey, and 1 Spanish Super Cup.

9. Ancelotti, 2013-2015

He coached Real Madrid for 1 year and 11 months, winning four major championships for Real Madrid: 1 Copa del Rey, 1 Club World Cup, 1 European Super Cup, and 1 Champions League.

10. Benítez, 2015-2016

He coached Real Madrid for only half a year, but was eventually dismissed early because of his average performance and poor relationship with the players.

11. Zinedine Zidane, 2016-2018

He coached Real Madrid for more than two years, led the team to win 9 championship trophies, achieved three consecutive Champions League titles, and created a European record of 40 unbeaten games in all competitions, tied for third place.

12. Julen Lopetegui, 2018

Lopetegui was fired after only 140 days in Real Madrid.

13. Santiago Solari, 2018-2019

During his coaching career at Real Polo, he led the team to four consecutive wins in all competitions in two weeks and won the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup.

14. Zinedine Zidane, 2019-2021

He led the team to win the 2019-20 La Liga and Spanish Super Cup titles.

15. 2021-Present

Led the team to win the La Liga and Champions League titles, becoming the first coach in history to win the championship in all five major leagues, and became the first head coach in the history of the Champions League with 5 championships.