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By February 2006, Woodgate had established himself as a first team player, with the other centre half position rotating among [[Sergio Ramos]], [[Iván Helguera]], [[Francisco Pavón]] and [[Álvaro Mejía (footballer)|Álvaro Mejía]]. One Spanish newspaper even described him as having "become Madrid's true leader".<ref name="Willing Woodgate emerges as a leader of Real quality">{{Cite news |last=Lowe |first=Sid |date=18 February 2006 |title=Willing Woodgate emerges as a leader of Real quality |work=The Guardian |location=London |url=http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,1712450,00.html |access-date=19 August 2007}}</ref> However, further injury setbacks again stopped him playing. He was considered to have an outside chance of making the England squad for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]], but due to surgery on his back was not named in the squad.
In July 2007, Woodgate was voted the worst signing of the 21st century by users of the website of Spain's leading sports daily, ''[[Marca (newspaper)|Marca]]'', polling 37.11% of the votes cast.<ref name="Soccer-Roundup-Woodgate voted worst signing of the 21st century">{{Cite news |date=26 July 2006 |title=Soccer-Roundup-Woodgate voted worst signing of the 21st century |work=Reuters |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/UK_SOCCER/idUKL2625990220070726 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071216032013/http://uk.reuters.com/article/UK_SOCCER/idUKL2625990220070726 |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 December 2007 |access-date=19 August 2007}}</ref>
===Middlesbrough===
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===Middlesbrough===
After a brief spell as an international scout for [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] in [[Football in Spain|Spain]] and [[Football in Portugal|Portugal]], on 31 March 2017, Woodgate was appointed as an assistant coach to newly appointed [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] caretaker manager [[Steve Agnew]], following the dismissal of [[Aitor Karanka]], with Woodgate becoming one of three new arrivals in the club's coaching staff alongside fellow part-timers [[Joe Jordan]] and Paul Jenkins.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Elgan Alderman |date=31 March 2017 |title=Steve Agnew says Jonathan Woodgate will be a 'fantastic appointment' for Middlesbrough |url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11680/10819722/steve-agnew-says-jonathan-woodgate-will-be-a-fantastic-appointment-for-middlesbrough |access-date=1 April 2017 |publisher=Sky Sports}}</ref> After the club were relegated from the [[Premier League]] at the end of the [[2016–17 Premier League|season]], Woodgate vacated his position after new manager [[Garry Monk]] brought in his own coaching staff, with him being replaced by [[James Beattie (footballer)|James Beattie]].<ref name="MiddlesbroughIn">{{Cite news |date=9 June 2017 |title=Garry Monk: Middlesbrough name ex-Leeds United boss as manager |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40220372 |access-date=11 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=9 June 2017 |title=Middlesbrough appoint Monk as new manager |work=Reuters |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-england-mid-monk-idUKKBN1902BV |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730201156/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-england-mid-monk-idUKKBN1902BV |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 July 2017 |access-date=29 June 2017}}</ref>
Following his departure from the first team, Woodgate joined the [[Middlesbrough F.C. Reserves and Academy|club's Academy]] coaching staff in June 2017, as the under-18 team's assistant coach under [[Mark Tinkler]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jonathan Woodgate takes academy role at Middlesbrough |url=https://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/woodgate-takes-boro-academy-role/82250 |publisher=Sporting Life}}</ref> In December 2017, Woodgate returned to his previous position as first team assistant coach, under the management of [[Tony Pulis]], who replaced a dismissed Monk.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 December 2017 |title=Tony Pulis appointed as new Boro manager |publisher=Middlesbrough F.C. |website=mfc.co.uk|url=https://www.mfc.co.uk/news/tony-pulis-appointed-as-new-boro-manager}}</ref> In May 2019, Woodgate was the only member of Pulis' coaching staff not to be relieved from his duties,<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 May 2019 |title=Club Statement: First Team Staff Depart |url=https://www.mfc.co.uk/news/club-statement-first-team-staff-depart |access-date=14 June 2019 |website=mfc.co.uk |publisher=Middlesbrough F.C.}}</ref> which saw him become the frontrunner to succeed the Welshman.<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 June 2019 |title=Jonathan Woodgate: Middlesbrough set to appoint former defender as new manager |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48603562 |access-date=14 June 2019 |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation}}</ref>
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=== Return to Middlesbrough ===
After over a year of unemployment, Woodgate returned to Middlsbrough in October 2022 as a first team coach following the appointment of new manager [[Michael Carrick]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/sport/23074759.jonathan-woodgate-returns-coaching-new-role-middlesbrough/|title=Woodgate returns to coaching with Championship role|date=24 October 2022|website=Bournemouth Echo}}</ref>
==Personal life==
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Woodgate has two children with his wife Natalie Downing, the sister of former [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] teammate and [[England national football team|England]] midfielder [[Stewart Downing]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 September 2013 |title=Will Jonathan Woodgate's baby son be a centre-back - or a winger like uncle Stewart Downing? |language=en |work=Gazette Live |url=http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/sport/football/jonathan-woodgate-baby-son---6038431 |access-date=27 March 2021}}</ref>
Woodgate has a popular drink named after him at student nightclub ‘Jimmy Allen’s’ in Durham following his successful season at Newcastle United.
==Career statistics==
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