The best coach in Europe - Vicente del Bosque

Vicente del Bosque - famous Spanish footballer, who became world famous as a coach. In this position he was able to win all the major titles in world football. Del Bosque - the world champion, European champion, two-time winner of the Champions League, the winner of the Spanish championship. It is among the ten best European coaches in the entire history of football at UEFA version.

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Vicente del Bosque was born in Salamanca in 1950. His playing career began in Madrid "Real", which turned out to be, as soon as he was 18 years old. The role was played by the legendary President Santiago Bernabeu, who led the club for 35 years.

However, the first team of Del Bosque was just 6 years old. During this time, he even changed his role, moving from attack to midfield.

In his generation, he was a brilliant player Vicente del Bosque. Footballer particularly strongly remembered swift dribbling and at the intransigence in the martial arts.

There were episodes that it was not painted. One of them - a fight with the English striker Kevin Keegan, who at the time played for the German "Hamburg".

In "Real" Del Bosque spent 17 years. During this time, he played 312 matches and scored 14 goals. The Spanish national team midfielder was summoned, but most went to the replacement. He spent a total of 18 matches and scored one goal.

On the coaching position

About coaching career Vicente del Bosque, whose biography has been closely associated with football, thinking, while still a player. In 27 years, he received a coaching license and later learned the basics of the profession, staying current player.

In 1999, he became head coach of Madrid "Real". In the championship of the case took shape not very successful in the first season only managed to take fifth place. But in the European arena club Vicente del Bosque with success. Madrid began performances in the Champions League group stage. The first match on the road to the Greek "Olympiakos" was productive, unpredictable, and ended in a draw 3: 3.

Next Royal Club defeated at home Norwegian "Molde" and exchanged victories with the "Port". Everyone thought the game leader with "Olympiakos". "Transformers" won 3: 0, and the "Port" lost 0: 1. As a result, the Spaniards came to the playoffs from the first place.

In the second group stage of the struggle it was harder. "Real" began with two wins over Kiev "Dynamo" and Norwegian "Rosenborg" but then lost twice Munich "Bavarian", 2: 4 and 1: 4. After 4 rounds of a major contender for the output of the group were Ukrainians, with whom the "Real" was 6 points.

Meeting at the "Santiago Bernabeu" ended in a draw between them, 2: 2. "Transformers" came from the group with a second place thanks to the results of personal meetings. In the 1/4 finals of the "Real" was a difficult confrontation with the English "Manchester United". The match ended in a goalless draw in Spain, visiting Madrid won with a score of 3: 2.

In the semifinals 3 of 4 teams were Spanish. "Valencia" dealt with "Barcelona" and "Real" at this time was able to pass the German "Bavaria" - 2: 0 and 1: 2.

The final score in the first half opened Morientes and the second Maknaman and Raul Madrid secured a landslide victory, 3: 0.

Able to combine a stellar team and achieve considerable success with her Vicente del Bosque. The statistics speak for themselves. "Transformers" has become to score more often, and titles since the team collected each season.

the league title

In 2001, the team was able to win the title. Madrid spent the season very confident ahead of closest pursuer, "Deportivo" from La Coruna, on 7 points.

In season 2001/02 the team again made a triumphant Champions League. In the group of Madrid, led by Del Bosque started with 4 wins, including on the Moscow "Locomotive" - ​​4: 0, and provided a way out of the group. In the last two rounds of the "Real" relaxed and even lost in the party, "railroad" with a score of 0: 2, but still remained the first.

In the second group stage, the team performed more confident, having drawn the entire time. In the final, the Spaniards opposed Leverkusen "Bayer". In the first 15-minute teams exchanged goals. The winning goal late in the first half, scored Zinedine Zidane. So Vicente del Bosque has become a two-time winner of the Champions League.

In the Spanish national team

The team of Spain Del Bosque came in 2008. Qualifying tournament for the World Cup national team played flawlessly, winning 10 matches out of 10. In Belgium and Turkey squad del Bosque conceded during the meeting, but at the last minute to achieve a victory.

Mundiale Spaniards out of the group, having lost at the start of the Swiss with a score of 0: 1. All matches in the playoffs win, scoring the only goal.

In the final confrontation, they had to compete with the Dutch. At this time the score and did no one could. It went to a penalty shootout, but the 116-minute Iniesta scored. So Del Bosque was one of the most successful coaches in the history of Spanish football.

After that, he won the European Championship. He finished his coaching career in 2016.