3) Miguel Munoz
When Real Madrid were dominating the continental football scene after the European Cup was formed, Miguel Munoz was one of the few people who had a hand in the club’s domination during the first decade of the competition.
Player: Munoz played for Real Madrid between 1948 and 1958 and won seven major titles which included four La Liga titles and three consecutive Champions League titles. As a midfielder, he played for Los Blancos in close to 350 matches.
Trivia: It was Munoz who scored the first ever goal in European Cup history in 1955 when he scored for Real Madrid in a 2-0 win over Swiss club Servette FC.
Manager: After he called time on his playing career at the age of 36, Munoz stayed at the Bernabeu and managed the club to a Champions League win in 1960. But he was more successful in La Liga where Real Madrid won nine titles between 1960 and 1972 – including five in a row between 1960/61 and 1964/65.
He would help them win the Champions League again in 1965/66 – the club’s sixth European title. The club came from behind in the final to beat FK Partizan 2-1.
