4 current managers who could have a statue built in their honor after retirement

Manchester City v Huddersfield Town - Premier League
Manchester City v Huddersfield Town - Premier League

#2. Pep Guardiola - Barcelona, Manchester City

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Fulham FC v Manchester City - Premier League
Fulham FC v Manchester City - Premier League

Pep Guardiola can take credit for revolutionizing the game of football as we know it.

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A legend of both Barcelona and Manchester City, Pep is one person on this list who warrants two statues at two different clubs. Pep represented Barelona as a player for well over a decade.

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Operating as a defensive midfielder, Pep was a key member of the Blaugrana setup. He won six La Liga titles as a player as well as three domestic cups.

Taking over as the club's manager in 2008, Pep would go on to build one of the best football squads of all time. Managing legends such as Xavi, Iniesta and Lionel Messi, Pep won three La Liga titles as a manager. He also won two UEFA Champions League titles, even completing an unprecedented sextuple in the 2008-09 season.

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Pep joined Manchester City as head coach in 2016 and has enjoyed great success since then. He already has three Premier League titles and one FA Cup to his name and looks well set to challenge for even more silverware.

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Currently the manager of one of the strongest teams in Europe, there is no doubt Pep will remain the most successful coach in both clubs' history for many years to come.


#1. Zinedine Zidane - Real Madrid

Real Madrid Training and Press Conference
Real Madrid Training and Press Conference

Zinedine Zidane is a bonafide legend of Real Madrid.

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Having represented the club as both a player and a manager, there is very little that Zidane failed to achieve. As a player, Zidane featured regularly in midfield, pulling strings and creating goals.

Regarded as an elite playmaker, Zidane is fondly remembered by many as one of the best footballers of all time. He won one La Liga title and one UEFA Champions League title with Los Blancos and is certainly one of the most influential players of the Galacticos era.

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Donning the managerial hat for Madrid in 2016, Zidane went on to break a host of records in just four years. Zidane managed one of the strongest squads in the modern era and went on to win two La Liga titles as the manager of Real Madrid.

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His most remarkable achievement is his UEFA Champions League record as a manager. Zidane won three Champions League titles in a row, a feat that was previously considered impossible.

He is the only manager in the modern era to win three European titles in a row and has several other records to his name as both player and manager. Zidane will forever be remembered as one of the most influential figures in Real Madrid's history.


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