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Top 10 Interesting Facts about Pep Guardiola

Pep Guardiola beim Training auf dem Gelände des FC Bayern München by Rufus 46/

Josep Pep Guardiola Sala is a Spanish professional football manager and former player, who is the current manager of Premier League club Manchester City.

He is considered one of the greatest managers of all time and holds the records for the most consecutive league games won in La Liga, the Bundesliga, and the Premier League.

Josep Guardiola is certainly a football legend, not only was the Barcelona man an iconic player in the number six position but he seamlessly transitioned from the player into management.

Guardiola was a highly creative, hard-working, nimble, and elegant player, with good anticipation, tactical awareness, and an ability to read the game.

Throughout his career, he was usually deployed as either a central or defensive midfielder in front of his team’s back line.

1. Guardiola vs Mourinho the contrast between two remarkable world’s best managers

Pep Guardiola and José Mourinho, are two names that will inevitably come up in every discussion about the world’s best manager.

José Mourinho might have won 18 titles in his 11 years as manager, but that sure looks pale in comparison with Pep Guardiola’s 10 titles in just three years as a first-team manager.

Pep Guardiola has a better success ratio, his football philosophy is infinitely more attractive than José Mourinho’s.

Pep Guardiola, has shown he has what it takes to remain on top, Pep Guardiola’s job is to motivate a group of players who have won more Champions Leagues.

Pep managed to maintain his success for three years now and turn the current FC Barcelona crop into one of the greatest club sides of all time.

2. The incredible manager has an astonishing success record winning 33 titles as a manger

Pep Guardiola, Trainer, beim Training auf dem Gelände des FC Bayern München by Rufus 46/

Guardiola has won a total of 33 titles in 14 years as a manager, more than two a season, making him one of the most decorated managers in history.

Pep Guardiola has cemented himself as arguably the greatest manager of the century and continues his incredible record of bringing success to every club he’s managed.

Having won 15 trophies in 11 years as a player with the club as well as led the team to the league title in his one season in charge.

Guardiola was appointed as Barcelona manager in 2008. Guardiola joined Man City in 2016 after leaving Bayern.

3. Sandro Rosell explains why the amazing Spanish couch leaving Barcelona as a couch

Sandro Rosell spoke in an interview in El Periodico to make it clear that he was not culpable for Pep Guardiola leaving after four years as Barcelona coach.

The former Blaugrana president explained that Pep left because of problems with the players, not with the board.

Pep left because of an argument with the players. A problem they had in the dressing room. As FC Barcelona’s manager, he made the club play the most beautiful football.

4. Guardiola has astonishingly cemented his name in football with an estimated net worth of $31M

Pep Guardiola as a coach of FC Bayern Munich in 2015 by Unknown Arthur/

Pep Guardiola is a winner with his last Premier League win and the 32^nd to his belt, he has certainly cemented his name in football history.

Former player and Spanish professional football coach Pep Guardiola have an estimated net worth of £31 million.

Guardiola’s current deal with Man City, which was signed in 2018 to 2021, is reported to be worth £15 million or $19million a year.

5. The amazing Spanish couch is the youngest manager to win the Champions League

Guardiola became the youngest manager to win the Champions League. Guardiola won 14 trophies in the first four years of his managing career.

Playing for Barcelona, Guardiola and his team won the club’s first European Cup in 1992, and four successive La Liga titles from 1991 to 1994.

Guardiola led Barcelona to win the Supercopa de España, the UEFA Super Cup, the FIFA Club World Cup and a second La Liga title.

Guardiola joined Bayern Munich as manager for the 2013 to 2014 season following the retirement of Jupp Heynckes.

In his first season at the club, Guardiola won the Bundesliga, the DFB-Pokal, the UEFA Super Cup, and the FIFA Club World Cup.

In September 2016, Guardiola won his first Manchester derby as a manager in a 1–2 victory. Guardiola was awarded the Catalan Parliament’s, Gold Medal.

6. Cristina Serra is a famous Brazilian writer and fashionista wife to Pep Guardiola

Cristina Serra is a Brazilian writer, journalist, and Spanish fashionista who was born in Italy and is best known for being the wife of Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola.

Serra grew up surrounded by fashion due to her family owning a popular clothes store in Spain, which had a big influence on her profession going forward.

Guardiola and Serra prefer to keep their private life out of the public eye and she has rarely given interviews.

She has a big influence on what her husband wears on the touchline, her husband is often seen sporting several brands and styles thanks to her fashion advice.

7. Pep Guardiola agrees to extend his contract with Manchester 

Pep Guardiola during FC Bayern Munich training by Niklas B/

Pep Guardiola has agreed in principle to an extended deal that will keep him at the Etihad until 2025.

The past few months have seen reports emerge suggesting Manchester City was planning to offer manager Pep Guardiola a contract extension.

Having already extended his stay at the club twice previously, Guardiola has maintained that he is happy in Manchester.

Guardiola made it clear it will only be towards the end of the 2022 or 2023 campaign if he extends his stay at Manchester City.

8. Guardiola interestingly won sixteen trophies despite his calf injury

He became a first-team regular in the 1991 to 1992 season, and at only twenty years old was a key component of a side that won La Liga and the European Cup.

In June 1998 Guardiola underwent surgery to try to resolve his lingering calf injury, which had caused him to miss the FIFA World Cup for Spain.  

Guardiola played 479 games in 12 seasons for the first team, winning 16 trophies, several future Barcelona midfielders, including Xavi, Andrés Iniesta, and Cesc Fàbregas, have hailed Guardiola as their role model and hero.

9. Remarkably Guardiola is creative in his career he is visionary and composed under pressure

In the air Barcelona by Unknown Arthur/

Guardiola was a highly creative, hard-working, nimble, and elegant player, with good anticipation, tactical awareness, and an ability to read the game.

Throughout his career, he was usually deployed as either a central or defensive midfielder in front of his team’s back-line.

Guardiola is highly regarded throughout his career for his vision, close control, passing range, positional sense, and calm composure on the ball as well as his speed of thought.

These values enable him to retain possession under pressure and either set the tempo of his team’s play in midfield with quick and intricate short first-time exchange.

10. Pep Guardiola has cultivated a unique exquisite fashion style inspired by his wife

Wondering how to get the Pep look, Pep Guardiola has cultivated a unique fashion style. From cargo pants to cardigans, the Manchester City boss dresses to impress.

The Catalan coach’s reputation is just about as good as they come, Pep Guardiola’s fashion style has evolved over his nearly fourteen years as a manager.  

Pep Guardiola has always dabbled in the fashion world, right from his time as a player, he credits his wife for his fashion elegance.