Pep Guardiola

Who is Pep Guardiola?

Pep Guardiola is a professional Spanish former footballer currently associated with the ‘Premier League‘ team Manchester City. He initially started his youth career in Barcelona from 1984 to 1990. After six years of his youth career, he started his senior career. Likewise, he is one of the finest footballers who had fantastic skills and tactics. During his football career, he became part of everyone’s dream team, Barcelona. Moreover, he also became the team captain from 1997 to 2001, lasting for four years. Furthermore, he is also well-known for his contribution as a Barcelona manager as the team won several honorable titles. Currently, he is also regarded as one of the best and finest coaches in the world.

Bio

Pep’s full name is Josep “Pep” Guardiola Sala, born on 18 January 1971 in Santpedor, Spain. His father was a bricklayer named Valenti, and his mother, Dolors, was a homemaker. He grew alongside his siblings, two elder sisters and a younger brother. Additionally, he is currently 49 years old with a Capricorn star sign.

Nationality and Physical Stats 

Pep Guardiola holds a Spanish nationality. As per his ethnicity, he belongs to Hispanics having Spanish descent. Moreover, he doesn’t believe in God and is agnostic atheism. Besides this, he stands 5 feet and 11 inches (180cm/1.80m) tall and weighs around 76 kg (167lbs). He has an athletic body type with a toned physique. Additionally, he has a pair of light brown-colored eyes and a bald hairstyle.

Early Life/Education

Pep Guardiola was an abide football lover who played the local matches during his childhood days. He joined the youth academy of Barcelone when he was 13 years old and started professional training. Likewise, he started his professional youth career in 1984 as a defender for the next six years. In 1990, Johan Cruff included him in the first team seeing his excellent skills and interest in football. He was just 19 years old at that time.

Social 

Pep Guardiola has active social media accounts. Though his accounts are not verified, he has a huge fan following. His Instagram handle (@mrpepguardiola) has 232 thousand followers, and his Twitter account (@GuardiolaTweets) has 126.7 thousand followers.

Personal Life 

Pep Guardiola met his future wife in 1989 when he was 18 years old. He and his wife, Christina Serra, married on 29 May 2014 after a long year of dating each other. This couple together has three children, two daughters, and a son. Maria Guardiola, born in 2001, Marius Guardiola, born in 2003, and Valentina Guardiol, born in 2008.

Football Career of Pep Guardiola                   

1991-2001

Pep Guardiola started his debut official season with Barcelona in 1991. During his season, Barcelona was regarded as everyone’s dream team. And his involvement in this team made him very special. Likewise, Barcelona also won the ‘Euro Cup’ in 1992 and ‘La Liga’ in 1991 and 1992. After this massive success of the team, he became one of the finest players below the age of 21 and also mentioned in the Guerin Sportivo, the sports magazine. The next year, he made his senior appearance in the ‘World Cup’ qualifier. The same year, their squad won the gold medal from the Olympics, and he also received the Bravo Award for his performances. Moreover, his first World Cup appearance happened to be in 1994, but sadly their country lost the quarter-final match.

Additionally, his team consecutively won the ‘La Liga’ for the next two years in 1993 and 1994. This led them to secure a place in the ‘UEFA Champions League.’ Sadly, they lost against ‘Milan.’ In 1997, he became the team’s captain and served that honor for four years. Unfortunately, he could not participate in most of the 1997-1998 season games due to his injury. Moreover, he also didn’t get selected for the 1998 World Cup. Similarly, many other teams tried to trade him during that time. Instead, Barcelona added a contract with him till 2001. During his 1998-1999 season, he led his team to win several titles, one of the most important being the ‘La Liga’ victory. In April 2001, he left the team, and during his reign, he led the team to win 16 trophies in total.

2002-2015

After quitting Barcelona, he joined ‘Serie A,’ ‘Brescia,’ and ‘Roma.’ Moreover, he was also charged with consuming banned drugs. His last played match is for the team ‘Catalonia,’ for which he played seven games. Moreover, he took his retirement from playing football in 2006. He then came as a manager and coach. In 2007, he became a coach for the Barcelona B team. Pep officially started his title of a coach from the Champions League. His training in the 2008-2009 season led the team to win 20 matches. They won the Champions League final against Manchester United and Copa del Rey. Spanish team became the first country to win triple cups like the European Club title, the domestic cup, and the league title under the youngest coach’s guidance. The famous player of the Barcelona team B, Leo Messi, and Pep has good terms.

Similarly, in 2009 Barcelona won the different nine titles and won the FIFA Club World Championships for the first time. His win-loss ratio became 71:10, making him one of the best coaches in the world. Pep guidance and training continued winning different medals and titles. In 2013, this coach joined the team ‘Bayern Munich’ and led them to win their Club World Cup. Likewise, he also brought some other victories for the team till his involvement in 2016.

2016-Present

On 1 February 2016, Pep signed a contract for three years with Manchester City as their head coach. After joining this team, they played a total of 10 matches for the 2016-2017 season. And he led him to win all the 10 games. His team performed weakly for the next few months, but they caught up in the winning streak under his guidance. For the upcoming seasons like 2018-2019 and 2019-2020, they had a win and loss over different teams like Chelsea, Liverpool, Juventus, Real Madrid, etc. Likewise, they won titles and trophies like the Premier League title for 2017-2018 and 2018-2019, FA Cup for 2018-2019, EFL Cup for 2017-2018, 2018-2019, and 2019-2020.

Achievements

Pep Guardiola has won various titles and honors in his club career, individual career, and managerial career. His personal career wins are the Bravo Award in 1992, Spain Best Player in the Olympics Game in 1992, and the UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament in 2000. Moreover, for his managerial career, he has received the La Liga Coach of the Year in 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012. He has also received the honor of the FIFA World Coach of the Year in 2011.

Net Worth of Pep Guardiola

Pep Guardiola is one of the finest coaches of the football team. His estimated net worth as of 2020 is $50 million.