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Popular Science: Ten winners of La Liga as players and coaches

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Zineddin Zidane

For Zinedine Zidane, the La Liga trophy is always something to aspire to, and he knows exactly how hard it is to win the title. The Frenchman has won La Liga three times, the first in 2003, when he was still a player, the only league title he won in Spain, and the other two titles were in 2017 and 2020 when he was coaching Real Madrid twice.

Popular Science: Ten winners of La Liga as players and coaches

Louis Enrique

Luis Enrique, the current head coach of the Spanish national team, has extensive experience in winning La Liga, having won it five times. As a player, he has won three titles, the first at Real Madrid in 1994/95, and after moving to Barcelona in 1996, he won two more titles in 1998 and 1999. A few years later he returned to camp Nou to coach and led the team to two titles in 2015 and 2016.

Popular Science: Ten winners of La Liga as players and coaches

Diego Simeone

In the history of Atletico Madrid, a total of 11 La Liga titles have been won, while the most recent two titles have been the medal of Diego Simeone. As a player, he was a key component of Atletico's double victory in the 1995/96 season, locking in the final round of the 2-0 win over Albacete. Fast forward to 2014, simeone created a historic league title behind the scenes as a coach, Atletico drew away to Barcelona on the final day of the season and surpassed their opponents in total points to win the title, while Simeone added a La Liga title as coach again this season.

Popular Science: Ten winners of La Liga as players and coaches

Josep Guardiola

Nine of Barca's 26 league titles are attributed to Pep Guardiola. A midfield leader, he won La Liga in 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998 and 1999 and was an important part of Cruyff's Dream team. He left Barca in 2001 but later returned as a coach to build one of the best football clubs in history, leading the team to three consecutive La Liga titles between 2008 and 2011.

Popular Science: Ten winners of La Liga as players and coaches

Bernd Schuster

The German striker played for Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid in La Liga from 1980 to 1993, winning the title at Barca in 1985 and again at Real Madrid in 1989 and 1990. The Blonde Angels then returned to the Bernabeu as coach at the end of the 20th century and led the team to la Liga in 2008, when the squad included Raul, Iker Casillas, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Guti and Rafael van der Vaart.

Popular Science: Ten winners of La Liga as players and coaches

Vincent del Bosque

It goes without saying that Vicente del Bosque has won the World Cup and the European Championship in addition to winning seven La Liga titles. His La Liga trophies came from Real Madrid, five of which were won in his playing career (1974, 1975, 1977, 1978 and 1979), before winning two more titles as coach in 2001 and 2003. In the history of football, few people have been as successful as Bosque.

Popular Science: Ten winners of La Liga as players and coaches

Jorge Baldano

Jorge Valdano has played almost every role in football – from player to coach to general manager to commentator. The Argentine won three La Liga titles in his career, two of them in 1986 and 1987, when he was also a member of the Real Madrid Five Eagles. Then in 1995 he won that season as coach of the Whites. In addition to his contribution to the Real Madrid trophy room, he also gave Raul Gonzalez a chance to make his Real Madrid debut in 1994. Without him, the modern history of La Liga cannot be written!

Popular Science: Ten winners of La Liga as players and coaches

John Cruyff

Johan Cruyff is perhaps the most influential man in the history of football, and his role in the development of football in the 1970s was profound. He won La Liga with Barca in his first season in La Liga in 1974, but it was only when he began to coach in the late 1980s and 1990s that barca was completely transformed. His "Dream Team" has won four consecutive titles (1991, 1992, 1993 and 1994), and their possession-based style of play has not only left an indelible mark on Barca's future, but has even influenced world football.

Popular Science: Ten winners of La Liga as players and coaches

Luis Aragonés

Luis Aragonés is a legend of Atletico Madrid and the Spanish national team, winning three La Liga titles with the Legion of Sheets in 1966, 1970 and 1973 before adding another trophy title to the team in 1977 as atletico coach. His legend spanned decades and he also led the Spanish national team to the European Championship in 2008.

Popular Science: Ten winners of La Liga as players and coaches

Alfredo di Stéfano

Fans around the world are known for his legendary exploits at alfredo Di Stéfano, winning the Champions League five times in a row and La Liga eight times (1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1963 and 1964). Perhaps few people know that he also won La Liga as a coach, and also represented Valencia rather than Real Madrid. Having gained an advantage in La Liga's equal ranking rules, Di Stéfano's Valencia beat Barca in 1971 to win La Liga.

Popular Science: Ten winners of La Liga as players and coaches

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