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#3 Zinedine Zidane
Zinedine Zidane is only the seventh man to have won the UEFA Champions League as both player and manager.
The French legend is also the only manager to win three successive Champions League titles. Real Madrid became the first club to do so in the Champions League era, winning four titles in five years (one with Carlo Ancelotti).
In his brief managerial career, Zidane has won the World's Best Club Coach accolade twice. He is currently one of the most sought-after managers in world football.
The Frenchman's playing career speaks for itself. The 1998 Ballon d'Or winner has won one the FIFA World Cup, UEFA Champions League, La Liga and European Championship.
Representing the likes of Real Madrid and Juventus, Zidane racked up an incredible tally of 631 appearances in his club career. He managed a stellar output of 121 goals and 119 assists. The Real Madrid legend will undoubtedly go down in history as one of the greatest playmakers in the history of football.
#2 Pep Guardiola
Pep Guardiola is the most successful manager of the 21st century, with over 30 titles under his belt.
The Spaniard has enjoyed success everywhere he's been in his managerial career. Guardiola burst onto the managerial scene after taking over the reins at his boyhood club FC Barcelona. He became the first manager to win the sextuple in a calendar year. A decade later, he became one of only four managers to win three Premier League titles.
Guardiola learned from one of the best brains in the history of football - Johan Cruyff. He adopted the legendary Dutchman's 'total football' ideology, and improvised it to meet the demands of modern football. The tiki-taka system employed by Barcelona in Guardiola's four years in charge revolutionised modern football.
The 50-year old also enjoyed a very successful career as a player. Guardiola donned the colours of Barcelona for most of his career, but has also represented the likes of AS Roma and Brescia, among others.
Guardiola also has a Champions League title and six La Liga trophies from his playing days in Catalonia.
#1 Johan Cruyff
Johan Cruyff is regarded by many as the most extraordinary mind in the history of our sport. He enjoyed unprecedented success as both player and manager.
The legendary Dutchman has played an indispensable role in football history, and is largely responsible for defining the modern game. Cruyff revolutionised and modernised the game through his innovative approach and unorthodox tactics. He was also the chief architect of Barcelona's famed La Masia academy, which has produced the likes of Lionel Messi, Xavi and Iniesta.
Cruyff was also key in establishing Ajax as one of the European powerhouses. Their stadium was rebranded as Johan Cruijff ArenA in 1996. Ajax are known to have unearthed some of the biggest talents in European football over many years.
The legendary manager won the European Champions Clubs Cup as manager of Barcelona. He also won four La Liga titles and two Dutch Cups with Ajax Amsterdam.
During his playing career, Johan Cruyff won the prestigious Ballon D'Or award thrice. He transformed a mediocre Dutch team into one of the powerhouses of world football. He was voted the European Player of the Century in 1991 by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics.
