Zidane: one title every 19 games

“He has won a title every 19 games. It is a blessing from heaven. May he be with us for a long time. Let them criticize what they want, that we will continue to win titles ”. This is how Florentino Pérez (73 years old, and who was precisely 20 years old since he was appointed president of the white team for the first time) referred to the Movistar microphones to Mónica Marchante at the end of the meeting. And is not for less. Since Zidane (48 years old) became coach of Real Madrid in January 2016, the French coach has led Madrid in 209 games, winning 11 titles across all competitions.: three Champions, two Leagues, two Spanish Super Cups, two European Super Cups and two Club World Cups. It is released every 19 games. He only needs to conquer the Cup, which has already resisted him as a white player: he played two finals and lost both …

Zizou is now just three titles away from matching Miguel Muñoz, who with 14 twists remains on top of the most successful white coaches in his history. Behind appear illustrious names in the saints of Madrid technicians: Luis Molowny, who won eight, and Vicente del Bosque, who raised one less, seven. They all have the same common denominator: all fueros club men They did not hesitate to accept complicated challenges in difficult stages. And they were all champions …

Muñoz, former player first, was 14 years as the maximum technical manager on the Madrid bench. But while Muñoz needed eight years to reach his first 10 titles, Zidane has taken less than half the time to reach the same figure. Like Muñoz, Pep Guardiola also achieved 14 titles during his time as a Barça coach (2008-2012). Zidane's streak is almost at the same level as Guardiola's Barça. Santpedor's managed his titles in 247 official matches, which gives an average of one title every 18 matches …

Zidane, who like Muñoz came to straighten a team that had just suffered a painful defeat against Barcelona. A 0-4 to the team that Rafa Benítez was leading then and that a draw against Valencia (2-2), in early 2016 was key for the white directive to decide the change on the bench. Since then, the whites with Zizou on the bench only know how to raise wins (also with Solari the Club World Cup title was won in December 2018).

But the thing does not stop there. The French coach has equaled the same titles that Johan Cruyff raised as Barcelona coach (four Leagues, a Champions League, a Cup, a Cup Winner, a European Super Cup and three from Spain): they both have 11 titles: they only have Guardiola and Miguel Muñoz ahead of them: they both have 14 titles… His record as a coach is also striking: He has played nine finals and has won all nine. Guardiola, for example, won eight of his first nine finals. It is a devastating fact that supports his career as a high-level coach.