3 men who have won the UEFA Champions League both as players and managers

Modified Nov 16, 2018 14:10 GMT

He built a Barca team that was as good as any in the history of club football

#3 Zinedine Zidane

Zidane is one of the all-time greats of the game, and has won every possible title in his playing career. He was an elegant attacking midfielder, had excellent vision, passing, and dribbling skills.

He featured in 2 consecutive CL finals for Juventus, but lost both of them. Zidane went to Real Madrid in 2001, and managed to win the coveted prize for his club in 2001-02. He scored the winner against Bayer Leverkusen with a thunderous volley from just outside the penalty box to win the match for his side.

Zidane became the manager of Real Madrid in 2015, and went on to win 3 consecutive Champions League titles from 2015-16 to 2017-18.

Zidane’s Madrid beat Atletico Madrid, Juventus, and Liverpool respectively to win 3 back-to-back titles. No other manager has been able to achieve this tremendous feat till date.

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Growing up, he idolized Boris Becker, but he now firmly believes Novak Djokovic stands alone as the 'Greatest of all Time', especially considering the 24-time Grand Slam champion's incredible stats. One thing that still puzzles Subhadeep, however, is how Becker's Wimbledon tally might have reached five if not for Pete Sampras.

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