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Real Madrid Club de Fútbol is a professionalfootball club based inMadrid, Spain, which plays inLa Liga. This chronological list comprises all those who have held the position ofmanager 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.Caretaker managers are included, where known. As of the end of the2024–25 season, Real Madrid have had 50 full-time managers.
The first full-time manager for Real Madrid wasArthur Johnson.[1] He was signed by one of the founders of Real Madrid, and then director,Adolfo Meléndez, and coached the team for ten seasons, gaining oneSpanish Cup.
The most successful coach with Real Madrid isCarlo Ancelotti, as he has won 15 titles with the team. Ancelotti, in two spells, wonLa Liga twice,Copa del Rey twice,UEFA Champions League three times,Spanish Super Cup twice,UEFA Super Cup three times,FIFA Club World Cup twice, and oneFIFA Intercontinental Cup.
The complete list of Real Madrid managers is shown in the following table:[2][dead link]
Information correct as of the match played 28 January 2026. Only competitive matches are counted.
| Manager | Nat. | From | To | G[A] | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win%[B] | Honours | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Johnson |  | 1910 | 1920 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 48 | 39 | 047.83 | 1Copa del Rey | [C][D] |
| Juan de Cárcer |  | 1920 | 1926 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 38 | 45 | 045.45 | [C] | |
| Pedro Llorente | | 1926 | 1927 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 062.50 | [C][E] | |
| Santiago Bernabéu | | 1926 | 1927 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 062.50 | [C][E] | |
| José Berraondo | | 1927 | 1929 | 41 | 27 | 4 | 10 | 115 | 58 | 065.85 | [C] | |
| José Quirante | | 1929 | 1930 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 45 | 42 | 038.89 | [C] | |
| Lippo Hertzka |  | 1930 | 1932 | 52 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 95 | 58 | 050.00 | 1La Liga | |
| Robert Firth |  | 1932 | 1934 | 45 | 30 | 5 | 10 | 126 | 52 | 066.67 | 1La Liga | |
| Francisco Bru |  | 1934 | 1941 | 118 | 71 | 13 | 34 | 290 | 152 | 060.17 | 2Copa del Rey | |
| Juan Armet |  | 1941 | September 1943 | 46 | 23 | 7 | 16 | 96 | 72 | 050.00 | ||
| Ramón Encinas | | September 1943 | May 1945 | 84 | 45 | 15 | 24 | 199 | 126 | 053.57 | ||
| Jacinto Quincoces | | May 1945 | March 1946 | 35 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 70 | 37 | 051.43 | 1Copa del Rey | [C] |
| Baltasar Albéniz |  | March 1946 | April 1947 | 35 | 18 | 5 | 12 | 82 | 66 | 051.43 | 1Copa del Rey | |
| Jacinto Quincoces | | April 1947 | January 1948 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 41 | 029.41 | ||
| Michael Keeping | | January 1948 | October 1950 | 82 | 37 | 20 | 25 | 192 | 153 | 045.12 | 1Copa Eva Duarte | |
| Baltasar Albéniz | | October 1950 | March 1951 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 41 | 37 | 043.75 | ||
| Héctor Scarone |  | March 1951 | April 1952 | 48 | 25 | 10 | 13 | 113 | 73 | 052.08 | ||
| Juan Antonio Ipiña | | April 1952 | May 1953 | 34 | 21 | 2 | 11 | 82 | 57 | 061.76 | [C] | |
| Enrique Fernández | | May 1953 | 10 December 1954 | 50 | 31 | 8 | 11 | 126 | 60 | 062.00 | 1La Liga | |
| José Villalonga | | 10 December 1954 | June 1957 | 105 | 66 | 14 | 25 | 269 | 141 | 062.86 | 2La Liga 2UEFA Champions League | [F] |
| Luis Carniglia |  | June 1957 | 19 February 1959 | 68 | 48 | 11 | 9 | 178 | 58 | 070.59 | 1La Liga 1UEFA Champions League | |
| Miguel Muñoz | | 21 February 1959 | 13 April 1959 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 9 | 055.56 | [C][G] | |
| Luis Carniglia | | 13 April 1959 | July 1959 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 061.54 | 1UEFA Champions League | |
| Manuel Fleitas |  | July 1959 | 12 April 1960 | 33 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 109 | 42 | 069.70 | ||
| Miguel Muñoz | | 13 April 1960 | 15 January 1974 | 595 | 352 | 126 | 117 | 1,194 | 553 | 059.16 | 9La Liga 2Copa del Rey 2UEFA Champions League 1Intercontinental Cup | [G] |
| Luis Molowny | | 15 January 1974 | May 1974 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 49 | 26 | 056.52 | 1Copa del Rey | [C] |
| Miljan Miljanić |  | May 1974 | 7 September 1977 | 134 | 67 | 36 | 31 | 231 | 150 | 050.00 | 2La Liga 1Copa del Rey | |
| Luis Molowny |  | 7 September 1977 | June 1979 | 90 | 51 | 24 | 15 | 196 | 94 | 056.67 | 2La Liga | |
| Vujadin Boškov | | June 1979 | 29 March 1982 | 139 | 80 | 31 | 28 | 249 | 136 | 057.55 | 1La Liga 1Copa del Rey | |
| Luis Molowny |  | 29 March 1982 | 30 June 1982 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 066.67 | 1Copa del Rey | |
| Alfredo Di Stéfano | | 1 July 1982 | 22 May 1984 | 108 | 63 | 23 | 22 | 192 | 113 | 058.33 | [C] | |
| Amancio Amaro | | 22 May 1984 | 16 April 1985 | 47 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 69 | 52 | 040.43 | [C] | |
| Luis Molowny | | 16 April 1985 | 30 June 1986 | 61 | 39 | 7 | 15 | 137 | 67 | 063.93 | 1La Liga 1Copa de la Liga 2UEFA Europa League | |
| Leo Beenhakker |  | 1 July 1986 | 30 June 1989 | 169 | 107 | 40 | 22 | 357 | 158 | 063.31 | 3La Liga 1Copa del Rey 2Supercopa de España | |
| John Toshack |  | 1 July 1989 | 19 November 1990 | 64 | 41 | 15 | 8 | 161 | 56 | 064.06 | 1La Liga | |
| Alfredo Di Stéfano | | 21 November 1990 | 22 March 1991 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 22 | 042.86 | 1Supercopa de España | |
| Radomir Antić | | 22 March 1991 | 27 January 1992 | 39 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 84 | 32 | 069.23 | ||
| Leo Beenhakker | | 27 January 1992 | 29 June 1992 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 47 | 27 | 050.00 | ||
| Benito Floro | | 1 July 1992 | 7 March 1994 | 92 | 52 | 21 | 19 | 165 | 90 | 056.52 | 1Copa del Rey 1Supercopa de España | |
| Vicente del Bosque | | 7 March 1994 | 30 June 1994 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 041.67 | [C] | |
| Jorge Valdano | | 1 July 1994 | 21 January 1996 | 78 | 39 | 17 | 22 | 142 | 87 | 050.00 | 1La Liga | [C] |
| Vicente del Bosque | | 21 January 1996 | 24 January 1996 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 100.00 | ||
| Arsenio Iglesias | | 24 January 1996 | 29 May 1996 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 22 | 052.38 | ||
| Fabio Capello |  | 1 July 1996 | 24 June 1997 | 48 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 96 | 41 | 064.58 | 1La Liga | |
| Jupp Heynckes |  | 25 June 1997 | 28 May 1998 | 53 | 26 | 15 | 12 | 92 | 55 | 049.06 | 1Supercopa de España 1UEFA Champions League | |
| José Antonio Camacho | | 17 June 1998 | 9 July 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !— | [C] | |
| Guus Hiddink | | 15 July 1998 | 23 February 1999 | 34 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 73 | 48 | 055.88 | 1Intercontinental Cup | |
| John Toshack | | 24 February 1999 | 17 November 1999 | 37 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 73 | 62 | 051.35 | ||
| Vicente del Bosque | | 17 November 1999 | 23 June 2003 | 233 | 127 | 56 | 50 | 461 | 267 | 054.51 | 2La Liga 1Supercopa de España 2UEFA Champions League 1UEFA Super Cup 1Intercontinental Cup | |
| Carlos Queiroz |  | 25 June 2003 | 24 May 2004 | 59 | 34 | 11 | 14 | 113 | 76 | 057.63 | 1Supercopa de España | |
| José Antonio Camacho | | 25 May 2004 | 20 September 2004 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 066.67 | ||
| Mariano García Remón | | 20 September 2004 | 30 December 2004 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 18 | 060.00[H] | [C] | |
| Vanderlei Luxemburgo |  | 30 December 2004 | 4 December 2005 | 45 | 28 | 7 | 10 | 83 | 45 | 062.22[H] | ||
| Juan Ramón López Caro | | 4 December 2005 | 1 June 2006 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 41 | 25 | 050.00 | ||
| Fabio Capello | | 5 July 2006 | 28 June 2007 | 50 | 28 | 12 | 10 | 91 | 55 | 056.00 | 1La Liga | |
| Bernd Schuster | | 9 July 2007 | 9 December 2008 | 75 | 44 | 9 | 22 | 156 | 100 | 058.67 | 1La Liga 1Supercopa de España | [C] |
| Juande Ramos | | 9 December 2008 | 1 June 2009 | 27 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 53 | 34 | 066.67 | ||
| Manuel Pellegrini |  | 2 June 2009 | 26 May 2010 | 48 | 36 | 5 | 7 | 119 | 48 | 075.00 | ||
| José Mourinho | | 31 May 2010 | 1 June 2013 | 178 | 128 | 28 | 22 | 475 | 168 | 071.91 | 1La Liga 1Copa del Rey 1Supercopa de España | [FIFA] |
| Carlo Ancelotti | | 25 June 2013 | 25 May 2015 | 119 | 89 | 14 | 16 | 323 | 103 | 074.79 | 1Copa del Rey 1UEFA Champions League 1UEFA Super Cup 1FIFA Club World Cup | [I] |
| Rafael Benítez | | 3 June 2015 | 4 January 2016 | 25 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 69 | 22 | 068.00 | ||
| Zinedine Zidane |  | 4 January 2016 | 31 May 2018 | 149 | 104 | 29 | 16 | 393 | 160 | 069.80 | 1La Liga 1Supercopa de España 3UEFA Champions League 2UEFA Super Cup 2FIFA Club World Cup | [C][FIFA] |
| Julen Lopetegui | | 12 June 2018[3] | 29 October 2018 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 042.86 | [C] | |
| Santiago Solari | | 30 October 2018 | 11 March 2019 | 32 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 71 | 37 | 068.75 | 1FIFA Club World Cup | [C] |
| Zinedine Zidane |  | 11 March 2019[4] | 27 May 2021[5] | 114 | 69 | 25 | 20 | 207 | 104 | 060.53 | 1La Liga 1Supercopa de España | [C] |
| Carlo Ancelotti | | 1 June 2021[6] | 31 May 2025[7] | 234 | 161 | 36 | 37 | 512 | 238 | 068.80 | 2La Liga 1Copa del Rey 2Supercopa de España 2UEFA Champions League 2UEFA Super Cup 1FIFA Club World Cup 1FIFA Intercontinental Cup | [I] [FIFA] |
| Xabi Alonso | | 1 June 2025[8] | 12 January 2026 | 34 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 72 | 38 | 070.59 | [C] | |
| Álvaro Arbeloa | | 12 January 2026[9] | present | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 060.00 | [C] | |
| Manager | Nat. | From | To | G[A] | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win%[B] | Honours | Notes |
| Rank | Manager | LL | CdR | SdE | CED | CdlL | UCL | UEL | USC | LC | IC | CI | FCWC | FIC | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlo Ancelotti | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| 2 | Miguel Muñoz | 9 | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 14 |
| 3 | Zinedine Zidane | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – | 11 |
| 4 | Luis Molowny | 3 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 |
| Vicente del Bosque | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | ||
| 6 | Leo Beenhakker | 3 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 |
| José Villalonga | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||
| 8 | Luis Carniglia | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Miljan Miljanić | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| José Mourinho | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 11 | Francisco Bru | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Vujadin Boškov | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Benito Floro | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Fabio Capello | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Jupp Heynckes | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Bernd Schuster | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 17 | Arthur Johnson | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Lippo Hertzka | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Robert Firth | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Jacinto Quincoces | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Baltasar Albéniz | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Michael Keeping | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Enrique Fernández | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| John Toshack | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Alfredo Di Stéfano | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Jorge Valdano | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Guus Hiddink | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | ||
| Carlos Queiroz | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Santiago Solari | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
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