- Zinedine Zidane has quit his position as the head coach of Real Madrid - He won three Champions League in his two and a half seasons in charge of the club - Meanwhile, social media has been left in shock after the Frenchman announced his resignation suddenly just days after winning his 3rd straight European title for the club Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has announced his sudden resignation as the head coach of Los Blancos on Thursday, May 31. The French tactician only joined the Galacticos in 2016 after managing Real Madrid Team B for two seasons. He succeeded Rafael Benitez as the head coach of the team in the middle of 2016-17 season and immediately conquered Europe by winning the club's 11th Champions League title. Zidane repeated the feat of winning the UEFA elite club competition title in his second term at the club, only that this time, he added the Spanish League title to his feathers. Just as if that wasn't enough, the France legend w