Vicente del Bosque
The only manager to win the World Cup, Champions League, European Championship, and Intercontinental Cup.
Vicente del Bosque González, 1st Marquess of Del Bosque (born 23 December 1950) is a Spanish retired football manager and former player. He is regarded as one of the greatest managers of all time and is to date the only football manager to have won the World Cup, the Champions League, the European Championship, and the Intercontinental Cup.
Quick Facts
- Full name
- Vicente del Bosque González
- Born
- 23 December 1950
- Birthplace
- Salamanca, Spain
- Height
- 1.84 m / 6 ft
- Position
- Defensive midfielder
- Total caps
- 301
- Total goals
- 24
Lore & Background
Del Bosque made over 400 appearances for Real Madrid during his playing career, winning five La Liga titles and four Copas del Rey. He played internationally with the senior Spain national team on 18 occasions. As a player, he was a midfielder who played in La Liga 441 times with 30 goals. He won five league titles (1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80) and four Copa del Rey titles (1973–74, 1974–75, 1979–80, 1981–82) with Real Madrid. He was also part of the Real Madrid team that lost to Liverpool in the 1981 European Cup final. Internationally, del Bosque received 18 caps with the Spain national team, scoring one goal. He appeared for Spain at UEFA Euro 1980.
Reader's Guide
Del Bosque coached Real Madrid from 1999 to 2003, one of the most successful periods in the club's modern era. In his four seasons in charge, he steered the club to two UEFA Champions League titles (2000 and 2002), two domestic La Liga titles (2001 and 2003), a Supercopa de España in 2001, a UEFA Super Cup in 2002, and the Intercontinental Cup in 2002. He also led the Spain national team to their first FIFA World Cup in 2010 and to retain their European Championship in 2012.
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