After
Real Madrid
's 5-1 thrashing at the hands of Barcelona in El Clasico last weekend, the noose tightened around manager
Julen Lopetegui
. It was never going to be easy for the Spaniard after a demoralising defeat at the hands of traditional
La Liga
rivals and eventually led to his sacking on Monday.
Real Madrid have had 14 managers before Lopetegui's appointment, 18 years into this century. So how did he fare in comparison to his predecessors, in terms of days lasted as coach and win percentage at Real Madrid?
From the date when they were appointed to the day they were given the boot, here are the tenures of Real Madrid coaches this millennium:
Vicente Del Bosque: 1,315 days
Carlos Queiroz: 335 days
Jose Antonio Camacho: 119 days
Mariano Garcia Remon: 102 days
Vanderlei Luxemburgo: 340 days
Juan Ramon Lopez Caro: 180 days
Fabio Capello: 359 days
Bernd Schuster: 529 days
Juande Ramos: 175 days
Manuel Pellegrini: 359 days
Jose Mourinho: 1,101 days
Carlo Ancelotti: 700 days
Rafael Benitez: 216 days
Zinedine Zidane: 879 days
Julen Lopetegui: 140 days
And in terms of win percentage:Vicente Del Bosque: 54.51
Carlos Queiroz: 57.63
Jose Antonio Camacho: 66.67
Mariano Garcia Remon: 60
Vanderlei Luxemburgo: 62.22
Juan Ramon Lopez Caro: 50
Fabio Capello: 56
Bernd Schuster: 58.67
Juande Ramos: 66.67
Manuel Pellegrini: 75
Jose Mourinho: 71.91
Carlo Ancelotti: 74.79
Rafael Benitez: 68
Zinedine Zidane: 69.8
Julen Lopetegui: 42.86