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Vincente del Bosque
It is sad to note that many of the names on this list enjoyed exemplary playing careers but their managerial career outshines their playing ones.
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Vincente del Bosque is mostly remembered as the man who ended Spain's 80-year long wait for the FIFA World Cup. In his hay days, Del Bosque was one of the best midfielders in the world. A one-club man, Del Bosque dedicated all his playing career to his boyhood club Real Madrid.
Del Bosque enjoyed 17 long seasons with Los Blancos and was instrumental in them winning five La Liga titles and four Copa del Reys. The Spaniard made 445 appearances for Los Blancos in all competitions before calling it a day in 1984.
Like Zidane, Del Bosque started his managerial career with Los Blancos. The Spaniard joined as the Real Madrid Castilla manager in 1987 and had two separate instances of taking up the caretaker role of Los Blancos before being given the reigns of the club permanently in 1999.
Under Del Bosque, Real Madrid ended their 32-year wait for the Champions League title, their first one in the Champions League-era, in his very first season. The former midfielder went on to win another Champions League along with La Liga, the Super Cup, the Intercontinental Cup and the Spanish Super Cup in his short but impressive four years as Real Madrid manager.
Del Bosque then went on to join Besiktas in 2004 but a string of poor results meant that the Spaniard was sacked during the season. A three-year hiatus was followed by becoming the manager of the Spanish national team.
With the national side, Del Bosque enjoyed his best ever moment as a player or as a coach as he guided the talented Spanish team to their first ever World Cup in 2010. He followed it up with another major trophy by winning the 2012 European Championship.
Del Bosque finally called it a day in 2016 after the 2016 European Championships. He, till date, remains the only manager to win the World Cup, the European Championship, the Champions League and the Intercontinental Cup.
