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#3 Vicente del Bosque
The third name on our list of greatest Spanish managers goes to Vicente del Bosque. His illustrous CV has two La Ligas, two Champions Leagues, one World Cup and one European Championship title.
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Del Bosque was a calming presence on the bench and rarely lost his composure even when his team were on the receiving end. He protected his players from media scrutiny, making him one of the most loved Spanish managers of all time.
Players often came out praising Del Bosque's man-management skills. He always had tricks up his sleeves to turn the game around.
The Spaniard stayed at the helm of Real Madrid for just four years but he guided the club to the semi-finals of the Champions League in each of those years. Del Bosque also ended up winning two of the aforementioned editions of the Champions League, making him one of the most successful Spanish managers at Real Madrid.
Despite his heroics as Real Madrid manager, the club didn't consider him one of their most glamorous Spanish managers and decided not to renew his contract after four years.
Del Bosque proved their decision wrong, leaving his own mark on the Spanish national team. And therefore, there is no doubting his inclusion in the greatest Spanish managers' list.
#2 Miguel Munoz
The main reason behind placing Miguel Munoz ahead of Vicente del Bosque in the list of greatest Spanish managers is that he remains, till date, Real Madrid's longest-serving manager. Credit goes to the quality and consistency Munoz managed to bring in at the Bernabeu.
Munoz stayed at the helm for 14 long years and helped them win as many as nine league titles and two Cup honors.
Traits of his strong personality can be seen in the way he ushered in a team without the likes of Alfredo Di Stefano and Ferenc Puskas. Though many eyebrows were raised, the decision eventually proved right as the duo had by then lost their former touch.
As some other great Spanish managers have done, Munoz tried his luck in international management. Though his stint with the Spanish national team did not result in any silverware, he managed to give the team a huge lift.
Spain had been performing poorly in international tournaments leading up to Munoz's appointment in 1982. They were knocked out of the group stages of the European Championships back in 1980.
Munoz turned things around as Spain went on to reach the final of the 1984 European Championships where they were unlucky to have been beaten by Michel Platini’s France.
However, that didn't dent his chances of being rated as one of the best Spanish managers of all time. Munoz kick-started a revolution within the Spain national team and can certainly be counted as an important figure in the history of the sport in the country.
#1 Pep Guardiola
Who else but the current Manchester City boss to occupy the top spot in the list of the best Spanish managers?
Guardiola has played a huge role in transforming modern football. It was his decision to play Lionel Messi as a false nine when he was manager of Barcelona and the rest is history.
That was complemented by Sergio Busquets' deployment at the heart of the midfield. Pep also decided to bring in Manchester United flop Gerrard Pique and transform him into a world-class defender.
A former student of Johan Cruyff, Pep went on to re-popularise possession-based, high-pressing football. It is something that has brought him success at Manchester City as well.
Guardiola splits the football pitch into 24 separate zones and asks his players to make sure that no two players are occupying the same position at the same time.
Contradictory to several teams' counter-attacking football, Pep's style is meant to make sure that his team never lose their shape and can gradually work up into the final third to suffocate the opposition.
Under him, the tiki taka style of football gained even more popularity. Unlike the other Spanish managers on the list though, Pep is yet to try his luck in international management.
He still has years left in his managerial career though and has already written his name in the history books as one of the greatest ever Spanish managers.
