Marcelo Vieira. After his breakthrough season, Marcelo was praised by football legends such as Paolo Maldini[3] and Diego Maradona,[4] who also called him the best in his position.
Club career[edit] Fluminense[edit] Marcelo started playing futsal at the age of nine and by the age of 13, he was on the books of Fluminense in Rio de Janeiro. He comes from a very poor background and even considered quitting football, but his club considered him as one of their "crown jewels" and ensured that he continued playing. Daniel Carvajal. Club career[edit] Real Madrid B[edit] Carvajal was born in Leganés, a suburb of Madrid.
He joined Real Madrid's youth system as a ten-year-old, and continued climbing through the ranks until reaching Real Madrid Castilla in 2010. Bayer Leverkusen[edit] On 11 July 2012, after failing to appear once in official matches with Real's first team,[2] Carvajal signed a five-year contract with Germany's Bayer 04 Leverkusen for a transfer fee of €5 million. Carvajal made his Bundesliga debut on 1 September 2012 in a 2–0 home win against SC Freiburg,[4] being subsequently named to the Team of the Week.[5] He scored his first goal for his new club on 25 November, netting the second in an eventual 2–1 success at TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.[6] Carvajal was selected as one of the three best right-backs at the end of his first and only season, behind FC Bayern Munich's Phillip Lahm and FC Schalke 04's Atsuto Uchida.
Álvaro Arbeloa. Arbeloa started his career with Real Madrid, playing mostly with the reserves.
In 2006 he moved to Deportivo de La Coruña, joining Liverpool after half a season and going on to appear in 98 official games over the course of three Premier League seasons. Nacho. Born in Madrid, Nacho arrived in Real Madrid's youth system at the age of 11.
He made his senior debuts in the 2008–09 campaign, playing two games with the reserves in Segunda División and subsequently appearing in a further two full seasons in the category. On 2 September 2012 main squad manager José Mourinho announced that Nacho, along with Álvaro Morata and Jesús, would be promoted to the first team, but continue to play with Castilla.[3][4] He became an official full-time first team member at the start of 2013–14, receiving the number 18 shirt after the departure of Raúl Albiol. After playing for Spain at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels, Nacho was first called by the full side on 2 September 2013 for a friendly with Switzerland on the 10th, in place of injured Iñigo Martínez.[5] He made his debut by replacing Real Madrid teammate Sergio Ramos early into the second half of the 2–2 draw in Geneva.[6]
Raphaël Varane. He previously played for French club Lens and, ahead of the 2010–11 season, began training with the senior team and appeared on the bench in several league matches.
On 7 November 2010, Varane made his professional debut in a league match against Montpellier.[3] Varane has been described by Lens youth coach Eric Assadourian as a "truly first class player" who is "comfortable on both the tactical and technical level".[4] Since breaking into the first team at Real Madrid, Varane has emerged as one of Europe's finest young central defenders.[5]
Pepe. During his professional career he played for Marítimo, Porto and Real Madrid, with individual and team success with the latter two clubs.
Born in Brazil, Pepe represented Portugal at international level, playing at the 2010 World Cup and two European Championships. Sergio Ramos. After emerging through Sevilla's youth system, he went on to be a defensive mainstay for both Real Madrid and the Spanish national team, gaining his first cap at the age of 18.
Fábio Coentrão. After starting playing professionally with Rio Ave, he signed for Benfica at 19, going on to be loaned several times before becoming an important member of the first team, as a left-back.
In 2011 he joined Real Madrid. A Portuguese international since 2009, Coentrão represented the nation in one World Cup and one European Championship. Club career[edit] Rio Ave[edit] Born in Vila do Conde, Coentrão joined hometown Rio Ave F.C. in 2004 at the age of 16, playing three first division games in the following season for a northern side that would be relegated from the top division. After that season, where he was voted the divisions' Breakthrough Player of the Year,[1] many clubs showed interest in Coentrão, most notably Sporting Clube de Portugal and S.L.
Benfica[edit] Florentino Pérez. Florentino Pérez Rodríguez (Spanish pronunciation: [floɾenˈtino ˈpeɾeθ roˈðɾiɣeθ]; born 8 March 1947) is a Spanish businessman, civil engineer, former politician, and current president of Real Madrid Football Club, as well as ACS.
He is most famous for ushering Real Madrid's period of Los Galácticos, a time where he paid extremely high transfer fees for elite footballers. Biography[edit] He attended the Polytechnic University of Madrid.[5] In 1986, Pérez ran in the Spanish general elections as candidate for the Partido Reformista Democrático (Democratic Reform Party).[5] Chendo. He spent his entire professional career with Real Madrid, also being a member of the Spanish national team, with which he appeared in two World Cups.
Club career[edit] Born in Totana, Region of Murcia, Chendo played for Real Madrid during seventeen professional seasons, winning seven La Liga titles (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1995 and 1997), two Copa del Rey trophies (1989 and 1993), one UEFA Champions League (1998) and back-to-back UEFA Cups (1985 and 1986). Villiam Vecchi. He played with Milan from 1967 to 1974, and joined Calcio Como in 1976. In his five years with the club, Como endured a rollercoaster ride through Serie B and Serie C1 before making the top flight in 1980, where they remained as he departed after the 1980–81 campaign; Como were relegated back to Serie B the following season. He has the distinction of having trained both Dida and Gianluigi Buffon, the latter during a stint with Parma F.C. under the helm of former Milan head coach Carlo Ancelotti. His first name is often misinterpreted as William. Paul Clement. Clement is the son of former Queen's Park Rangers and England player Dave Clement and the brother of former West Bromwich Albion player Neil Clement.[1] Clement, however, did not progress beyond non-league football as a player.[1] He concentrated on coaching from the age of 23, as he worked in the Chelsea centre of excellence while holding down a job as a PE teacher.[1] Clement obtained a UEFA 'A' coaching licence in 1999 and became a full-time football coach in 2000, when Fulham appointed Clement to a role in their academy.[1] Clement also did some coaching for the Republic of Ireland under-21 national football team, working with Don Givens.[1]
Zinedine Zidane. Zinedine Yazid Zidane (French pronunciation: [zinedin zidan] ( ), born 23 June 1972), nicknamed "Zizou", is an assistant coach and sporting director at Real Madrid, and a retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder for the French national team, Juventus and Real Madrid.[3][4] Zidane was named the best European footballer of the past 50 years by UEFA,[5] and has been described as one of the greatest players in the history of the game.[6][7][8][9][10] Early life and career[edit] It was in Castellane that Zidane had his earliest introduction to football, joining in at the age of five in football games that the neighbourhood's children played on the Place Tartane, an 80-by-12-yard plaza that served as the main square of the housing complex.[13] In July 2011, Zidane named former Olympique Marseille players Blaž Slišković, Enzo Francescoli and Jean-Pierre Papin as his idols while growing up.[14][15]
Carlo Ancelotti. Nicknamed Carletto, Ancelotti played as a midfielder and had a successful career with Roma – captaining the team – with whom he won one Scudetto and four Coppa Italia honours and was part of the legendary late 1980s Milan team with which he won two Scudetti and two European Cups in a five-year period. He was capped 26 times and scored one goal for the Italian national team and appeared in the 1990 World Cup. On 30 December 2011, Ancelotti signed a contract with ambitious French side Paris Saint-Germain.
In his first full season with the club, Ancelotti managed them to the Ligue 1 title and the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League.[1] On 25 June 2013, Real Madrid announced the signing of Carlo Ancelotti as their new manager on a three-year deal. He was presented to the fans the following day. GoalKeepers. Jesús Fernández Collado. Diego López Rodríguez. Iker Casillas.