Miguel Munoz Trophy Winners: The Miguel Muñoz Trophy is a football award presented by the Spanish sports newspaper Marca. It was first introduced in the 2005/06 season and is named in tribute to the renowned Real Madrid coach, Miguel Muñoz, who enjoyed remarkable success with Real Madrid by winning nine national championships and two European Cups between 1959 and 1972.
The trophy is given based on how well coaches’ teams perform in matches, as rated by Marca. After each matchday, coaches get points depending on how their team does. These points are added up, and at the end of the season, the coach with the most points gets the trophy.
Miguel Muñoz Trophy Winners
The coach who has won the Miguel Muñoz Trophy the most times is Diego Simeone, and he’s won it three times. He got it while coaching Atletico Madrid in La Liga. Some other coaches who have won it more than once include Pep Guardiola, who won it twice with Barcelona in La Liga, and Jose Mourinho, who also won it twice with Real Madrid in La Liga.
The current holder of the Miguel Muñoz Trophy in La Liga is Imanol Alguacil, He won it in the 2022-23 season. Imanol Alguacil won it with Real Sociedad.
La Liga
Here are the winners of the Miguel Muñoz Trophy:
Season | Manager | Association | Points |
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2005/06 | Bernd Schuster | Getafe FC | 63 |
2006/07 | Marcelino | Recreational Huelva | 67 |
– | Juande Ramos | Sevilla FC | 67 |
2007/08 | Manuel Pellegrini | Villarreal FC | 69 |
2008/09 | Pep Guardiola | FC Barcelona | 77 |
2009/10 | Pep Guardiola | FC Barcelona | 77 |
2010/11 | Jose Mourinho | Real Madrid | 72 |
2011/12 | Jose Mourinho | Real Madrid | 77 |
2012/13 | Tito Vilanova | FC Barcelona | 252 |
2013/14 | Diego Simeone | Atletico Madrid | 269.5 |
2014/15 | Carlo Ancelotti | Real Madrid | 247.5 |
2015/16 | Diego Simeone | Atletico Madrid | 243.5 |
2016/17 | Jose Luis Mendilibar | SD Eibar | 67 |
– | Asier Garitano | CD Leganes | 67 |
2017/18 | Marcelino | Valencia FC | 69 |
2018–19 | Pepe Bordalás | Getafe | 68 |
2019–20 | Zinedine Zidane | Real Madrid | 67 |
– | Julen Lopetegui | Sevilla | 67 |
2020–21 | Diego Simeone | Atlético Madrid | 72 |
2021–22 | Carlo Ancelotti | Real Madrid | 69 |
– | Manuel Pellegrini | Real Betis | 69 |
2022–23 | Imanol Alguacil | Real Sociedad | 67 |
Segunda División
The Miguel Muñoz Trophy in Segunda División is given to the manager who earns the most points during the season.
Unai Emery is the most successful manager in Segunda División history, winning the award twice with Lorca Deportiva in 2005–06 and Almería in 2006–07. Other managers who have won it more than once include Rubi (Huesca in 2017–18 and Almería in 2021–22), Luis García (Levante in 2009-10 and Rayo Mallorca in 2020–21), and José Luis Mendilibar (Eibar in 2014-15 and 2017-18).
The current holder of the Miguel Muñoz Trophy in Segunda División is Rubi, who managed Almería in the 2021-22 season.
Season | Manager | Club | Points |
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2005–06 | Unai Emery | Lorca Deportiva | 76 |
2006–07 | Unai Emery | Almería | 78 |
2007–08 | Manuel Preciado | Sporting Gijón | 77 |
2008–09 | Marcelino | Zaragoza | 78 |
2009–10 | Luis García | Levante | 81 |
2010–11 | José Ramón Sandoval | Rayo Vallecano | 85 |
2011–12 | Juan Antonio Anquela | Alcorcón | 84 |
2012–13 | Fran Escribá | Elche | 293.5 |
2013–14 | Gaizka Garitano | Eibar | 272 |
2014–15 | Abelardo | Sporting Gijón | 287.5 |
2015–16 | Asier Garitano | Leganés | 266.5 |
2016–17 | Juan Muñiz | Levante | 78 |
2017–18 | Rubi | Huesca | 76 |
2018–19 | Diego Martínez | Granada | 80 |
2019–20 | Miguel Sanchez | Huesca | 72 |
2020–21 | Luis García | Mallorca | 72 |
2021–22 | Rubi | Almería | 72 |
Marcelino
Marcelino is an impressive three-time winner, securing the Miguel Muñoz Trophy in La Liga with both Recreativo and Valencia and in Segunda División with Zaragoza. Additionally, he and Juande Ramos (Sevilla) were the first-ever co-winners of the award in La Liga for the 2006–07 season.

Pep Guardiola
Pep Guardiola made history as the first-ever two-time winner of the Miguel Muñoz Trophy in La Liga while coaching Barcelona.
Unai Emery
Unai Emery achieved the distinction of becoming the first-ever two-time winner of the Miguel Muñoz Trophy in Segunda División, doing so with Lorca Deportiva and Almería.