Real Madrid Club de Fútbol is a professional

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club based in

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, Spain, which plays in

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. This chronological list comprises all those who have held the position of

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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.

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s are included, where known. As of the end of the 2024–25 season, Real Madrid have had 50 full-time managers. The first full-time manager for Real Madrid was Arthur Johnson. He was signed by one of the founders of Real Madrid, and then director, Adolfo Meléndez, and coached the team for ten seasons, gaining one

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. The most successful coach with Real Madrid is

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, as won 15 titles with the team. Ancelotti, in two spells, won

twice,

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twice,

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three time, Spanish Super Cup twice,

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three times,

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twice, and one

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List of managers

The complete list of Real Madrid managers is shown in the following table: ''Information correct as of the match played on 5 July 2025. Only competitive matches are counted.''

Trophies

Notes

*A.

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matches are not counted because it was a regional championship. *B. Win % is rounded to two decimal places. *C. Formerly played for the club. *D. Arthur Johnson is the club's first full-time manager. *E.

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and Santiago Bernabéu jointly managed the team from the dismissal of

Juan de Cárcer Juan de Cárcer y Disdier (1892 in Málaga – October 1962 in Madrid) was a Spanish footballer who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper and was also a Referee (association football), referee, and Manager (association footbal ...

until the appointment of José Ángel Berraondo, so they share the same statistics. *F. José Villalonga is the first manager to manage a Spanish club side in European competition and to win a European trophy (

1955–56 European Cup The 1955–56 European Cup was the first season of the European Cup, UEFA's premier club football tournament. It was won by Real Madrid, who defeated Reims 4–3 in the final at Parc des Princes, Paris, on 13 June 1956. UEFA had been officially ...

). *G.

Miguel Muñoz Miguel Muñoz Mozún (19 January 1922 – 16 July 1990) was a Spanish football player and manager. A midfielder, he spent the majority of his career at Real Madrid before going on to coach the club, where he is widely considered one of the mos ...

is the longest-serving manager in club history. *H. Mariano García Remón and

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share a victory against

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in the

. The match was suspended due to a

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on 12 December 2004, with seven minutes remaining and the score at 1–1. It was resumed on 5 January 2005, and ended with a final score of 2–1. *I.

is the manager with most honours won in club history. *FIFA. Won

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while at Real Madrid.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Real Madrid C.F. Managers

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Lists of football managers in Spain by club