Xabi Alonso starts coaching career at Real Madrid - on the club World Cup!

Xabi Alonso starts coaching career at Real Madrid - on the club World Cup!

Madrid, Spanien - On June 17, 2025, Xabi Alonso begins his coaching career at Real Madrid. The contract of the former midfielder runs until June 30, 2028. His return to the royal is expected with great excitement, especially since his first competitive game as a coach takes place against Al-Hilal at the club World Cup on Wednesday. The kick -off is at 9:00 p.m.

Xabi Alonso, a true legend of the club, played a total of 236 games for the club between 2009 and 2014 and celebrated great success. Among other things, he won the UEFA Champions League in 2014 in Lisbon and the Spanish championship in 2012. He collected a total of six titles with Real Madrid: In addition to the already mentioned, the UEFA Super Cup, two Copa del Rey and the Spanish Supercup. Alonso is also a celebrated player on an international level. He was part of the Spanish national team who won the World Cup in 2010 and in 2008 and the European Championships in 2012.

The way to the trainer

Alonso began his career as a coach in the Real Madrid Academy, where he looked after the U12 from 2018 to 2019 and won the league and the Torneo de Campones. Before returning to Real Madrid as head coach, he worked at Bayer Leverkusen, where he won the league, the trophy and the German Supercup in three seasons. Justifiably, he is now considered one of the best trainers in the world.

The official presentation of Xabi Alonso as the new coach took place on May 26th in Real Madrid City, where a contract was signed by President Florentino Pérez. After the presentation, Alonso spoke to the press and presented his goals for the coming season.

The trainer history at Real Madrid

Real Madrid Club de Fútbol, ​​a professional football club based in Madrid, has had a total of 50 full -time coach since its foundation in 1910. The first coach in the club's history was Arthur Johnson, who was responsible for ten seasons and won a Spanish trophy. Carlo Ancelotti holds the record for most titles with a total of 15. Among other things, there are two La Liga and two Copa del Rey-Siege and three Champions League titles.

The return of Xabi Alonso to the coaching position at Real Madrid is a promising step for the club, especially when you consider that he has sought great success both as a player and as a coach and would certainly also want to achieve in the new role. [Laola1] reports that in sports, players who won titles with the same club as both players and coaches are often paid to special attention. Alonso could also enter this ranks and further expand his heir as a player with success as a trainer.

The coming months will show whether Alonso can meet expectations and Real Madrid can lead to sporting heights again.