KOKE'S 100
Koke: 4th player with 100+ UCL games under same coach
Atletico Madrid midfielder Koke became this season only 4th player in the history of European Cup and Champions League since 1955 to play 100+ matches in the tournament with the same coach (Diego Simeone). Now he is at 102.
Yet, he's the first to do so with someone other than Alex Ferguson. All three of his predecessors (details in the table) reached this mark with Manchester United in the Ferguson era.
MOST GAMES | WITH | SAME | COACH | EC/CL | 1955- | |
Player | Nation | Games | Period | Club | Coach | |
1 | Ryan Giggs | Wales | 144 | 1993-2013 | Manchester United | Alex Ferguson |
2 | Paul Scholes | England | 130 | 1994-2012 | Manchester United | Alex Ferguson |
3 | Gary Neville | England | 115 | 1993-2010 | Manchester United | Alex Ferguson |
4 | Koke | Spain | 102 | 2013- | Atletico Madrid | Diego Simeone |