Real Madrid Club de Fútbol is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain, which plays in La Liga. This chronological list comprises all those who have held the position of manager 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. Caretaker managers 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 Spanish Cup.

The most successful coach with Real Madrid is Carlo Ancelotti, as he has won 15 titles with the team. Ancelotti, in two spells, won La Liga twice, Copa del Rey twice, UEFA Champions League three times, Spanish Super Cup twice, UEFA Super Cup three times, FIFA Club World Cup twice, and one FIFA Intercontinental Cup.

List of managers The complete list of Real Madrid managers is shown in the following table:

Information correct as of the match played 16 September 2026. Only competitive matches are counted.

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Trophies RankManagerLLCdRSdECEDCdlLUCLUEL USCLCICCIFCWCFICTotal1 Carlo Ancelotti 2 2 2 – – 3– 3 – – – 2 1 152 Miguel Muñoz 9 2 – – – 2 – – – 1– – – 143 Zinedine Zidane 2 – 2 – – 3 – 2 – – – 2 – 114 Luis Molowny 3 2 – – 1 – 2 – – – – – – 8 Vicente del Bosque 2 – 1 – – 2 – 1 – 1 1 – – 6 Leo Beenhakker 3 1 2 – – – – – – – – – – 6 José Villalonga 2 – – – – 2 – – 2 – – – – 8 Luis Carniglia 1 – – – – 2 – – – – – – – 3 Miljan Miljanić2 1 – – – – – – – – – – – José Mourinho 1 1 1 – – – – – – – – – –11 Francisco Bru – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – 2 Vujadin Boškov1 1 – – – – – – – – – – – Benito Floro – 1 1 – – – – – – – – – – Fabio Capello 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – Jupp Heynckes – – 1 – – 1 – – – – – – – Bernd Schuster 1 – 1 – – – – – – – – – –17 Arthur Johnson – 1 – – – – – – – – – – –1 Lippo Hertzka 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – Robert Firth 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – Jacinto Quincoces – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – Baltasar Albéniz – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – Michael Keeping – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – Enrique Fernández 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – John Toshack 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – Alfredo Di Stéfano – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – Jorge Valdano 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – Guus Hiddink – – – – – – – – – 1– – – Carlos Queiroz – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – Santiago Solari – – – – – – – – – – – 1 –

Notes A. Campeonato Centro 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. Pedro Llorente and Santiago Bernabéu jointly managed the team from the dismissal of Juan de Cárcer 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). G. Miguel Muñoz is the longest-serving manager in club history. H. Mariano García Remón and Vanderlei Luxemburgo share a victory against Real Sociedad in the La Liga. The match was suspended due to a bomb threat 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. Carlo Ancelotti is the manager with most honours won in club history. FIFA. Won FIFA World Coach of the Year/The Best FIFA Football Coach while at Real Madrid.

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