Real Madrid introduces Alonso: Real Madrid starts youth training and leads Leverkusen to win three domestic championships in the league

May 25th News Recently, Real Madrid officially announced that Xavi Alonso has become the team's new head coach and gave a detailed introduction to his career on the club's official website.

The 43-year-old Spanish coach won six championships for Real Madrid during his player age and became a club legend. He previously coached Leverkusen, where he led the team to win the Bundesliga, the German Cup and the German Super Cup, making history.

In October 2022, Alonso joined Leverkusen. In his first season, the team reached the Europa League semi-finals and qualified for the European Championship in the league. In the 2023/24 season, he led Leverkusen to win the first Bundesliga championship in team history, ending Bayern Munich's dominance for 11 consecutive seasons. In addition, he also won the German Cup and won the runner-up in the UEFA Cup, almost achieving the trio of championships.

Leverkusen achieved brilliant results under the leadership of Alonso and maintained a record of unbeaten in 51 games. This good momentum continued into his last season at Leverkusen, and in August 2024, the team won the first German Super Cup in team history.

Before coaching Leverkusen, Alonso began his coaching career with Real Madrid's youth training system. In the 2018/19 season, he led the U14A to win the league championship and the championship championship in that class. He then coached Real Sociedad B from 2019 to 2022 and successfully led the team to the Spanish Second Division in 2021.

As a player, Alonso played for Real Madrid from 2009 to 2014, playing in 236 official games, winning the tenth Champions League trophy, 1 European Super Cup, 1 La Liga championship, 2 Cup of Kings and 1 Spanish Super Cup. In addition, he has won the World Cup and two European Cups with the Spanish national team, as well as multiple honors at Liverpool and Bayern.

coaching career:

Real Madrid Youth Team (2018/19 season)

Real Sociedad B (2019/22 season)

Leverkusen (2022/25 season)

Real Madrid (2025-)

Main honors:

1 Bundesliga championship

1 German Cup championship