Josep "Pep" Guardiola i Sala (Catalan
pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛp ɡwəɾðiˈɔɫə]; born 18 January 1971 in Santpedor,
Barcelona, Catalonia), is a Spanish football manager and former player.
Guardiola played as a defensive midfielder and spent the majority of his
playing career with FC Barcelona, whom he currently manages. He was
part of Johan Cruyff's dream team that won Barcelona's first European
Cup. Guardiola also played for Brescia Calcio, A.S. Roma, Al-Ahli and
Dorados de Sinaloa. As an international, he played for Spain and
Catalonia.
After retiring as a player, Guardiola became coach of FC Barcelona B. On
8 May 2008, Barcelona president Joan Laporta announced that Guardiola
would succeed Frank Rijkaard as the first team manager. He signed his
contract on 5 June 2008.[1] In his first season as manager, Barcelona
won the treble of La Liga, the Copa del Rey and the Champions League. In
doing so, Guardiola became the youngest UEFA Champions League winning
manager ever. The following season, Guardiola and Barcelona won the
Supercopa de España against Athletic Club Bilbao, the UEFA Super Cup
against Shakhtar Donetsk, and the FIFA Club World Cup against
Estudiantes, bringing the manager's tally to the maximum of six trophies
in six competitions in one year, thus completing the first ever
sextuple.
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