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#3 Vincente del Bosque
Spain's only World Cup-winning coach, Vincente del Bosque, enjoyed a very successful four-year term at Real Madrid between 1999 and 2003.
One of the greatest managers the country has produced, Del Bosque is fondly remembered by Madridistas for leading the club to two Champions League triumphs (2000 and 2002).
Under his tutelage, Los Blancos won two La Liga titles, a Spanish Super Cup, an Intercontinental Cup and a UEFA Super Cup as well.
Winning eight trophies, Del Bosque managed the club for 233 games, emerging victorious in 127 of them to end with a win percentage of 54. The end of his tenure also marked the beginning of Real Madrid's difficult seven-year spell that lasted until Jose Mourinho's arrival in 2010.
#2 Carlo Ancelotti
Real Madrid's current boss Carlo Ancelotti is a very close second on our list. The Italian tactician, who was a terrific player in his playing days, is one of the greatest managers to have graced the sport.
Ancelotti is one of just three managers to have won the Champions League three times. He is also one of only seven individuals to have won Europe's premier club competition both as a player and as a manager. Across two spells at Real Madrid, Don Carlo has managed 148 games, winning 111 of them, which gives him an astonishing win percentage of 75.
During his first spell in Madrid, he led Los Blancos to a Champions League triumph (the legendary La Decima no less), a Copa del Rey, a UEFA Super Cup and the Club World Cup. He also added the Spanish Super Cup to his trophy haul earlier this month.
The only glaring absence from Ancelotti's trophy cabinet in Spain is a La Liga crown. Fortunately, he is on course to remedy that, and could finally clinch an elusive Spanish league title later this year. He also mentored a certain Zinedine Zidane, giving the Frenchman his first big break in management and later elevating him to the post of assistant manager.
#1 Zinedine Zidane
Already considered to be the greatest French player in history, Zinedine Zidane may very well finish as the greatest manager to emerge from the country as well. The legendary 1998 Ballon d'Or winner's coaching CV is absolutely stacked, and there's a sense that he's only just getting started.
Like his mentor Ancelotti, Zidane has enjoyed two successful spells at Real Madrid. The first stint lasted a little over two years between January 2016 and May 2018. That yielded a Spanish Super Cup, a La Liga title, two FIFA Club World Cups, two UEFA Super Cups and three consecutive UEFA Champions League titles.
In the process, Zidane became the only manager in the game's history to win three consecutive Champions League titles. He also joined Ancelotti as one of three managers with three Champions League titles and one of seven to have won the competition both as a player as well as a manager.
After Cristiano Ronaldo's departure from the Spanish capital, Zidane returned for a two-year stint in 2019, adding another La Liga title and a Spanish Super Cup to his haul. He departed in 2021 with 11 trophies to his name, 173 wins from 263 games and a superb win percentage of 65.
