Pep Guardiola is a former Spanish footballer who has developed into one of the best managers in the world at present. In recent years, Guardiola identifies more as a Catalan than a Spaniard and even played for Catalonia towards the end of his playing career.
No active manager has won more trophies than Guardiola and his transformation of Manchester City and dominance of the Premier League is a testament to his greatness.
Although Guardiola’s rise in football management was very swift, he had his bedding-in period at Barcelona’s B side before being handed the senior team, where he won the sextuple in his first season with the Blaugrana.
Wikipedia, Biography, age and birthday
Guardiola was born in Santpedor, a municipality in Central Catalonia on 18th January, 1971. He is 51 years.
As a player, he spent his formative years at Gimnàstic Manresa before joining Barcelona. Still scrawny and all, the midfielder played for Barcelona C for just a single season before being promoted to the B team.
Guardiola finally had a big break with the senior team in 1990 and went on to make over 260 appearances for the club, winning six La Liga titles, the Copa del Rey, the European Cup and the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup.
He also played 47 times for Spain and was part of the country’s U23 side that won gold at the 1992 Olympic Games.
Height and weight
Guardiola’s height is 1.8 meters and he weighs 76 kilograms.
Nationality and ethnicity
The Manchester City manager is Spanish but of Catalan ethnicity.
Tactics and style
Guardiola is one of the proponents of tiki-taka. His style focuses on possessing the ball, tactical awareness and constant movement on and off the ball.
His teams cherish the ball and press very high up the pitch when they lose it. A Guardiola side thrives on teamwork rather than individual brilliance.
Teams coached and trophies won
Guardiola has managed Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Manchester City and has won multiple domestic titles in Spain, Germany and England.
He is also a two-time UEFA Champions League winner – both of which he won at Barcelona. In all, he has won 33 trophies in his managerial career.
Parents and siblings
Pep Guardiola’s parents are Valentí Guardiola (father) and Dolors Sala (mother). He also has a brother called Pere Guardiola, who works as a football agent.
Wife and children
Guardiola used to be married to Cristina Serra, but the couple divorced in 2014. His children are Maria Guardiola, Marius Guardiola and Valentina Guardiola.
Salary per week
Guardiola is said to take home £ 417,500 per week as manager of Manchester City.
Net worth
Guardiola has an estimated net worth of between $40 million and $50 million.
Instagram and Twitter
Guardiola has no official Instagram pages. But he has a page on Twitter which boasts over 607,000 followers.
