Pep Guardiola Sport GalleryFull name Josep Guardiola i Sala
Date of birth January 18, 1971 (1971-01-18) (age 38)
Place of birth Santpedor, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current club FC Barcelona (manager)
Youth career
1984–1990 FC Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Club Apps (Gls)†
1990–2001 FC Barcelona 263 0(6)
2001–2002 Brescia 011 0(2)
2002–2003 Roma 004 0(0)
2003 Brescia 013 0(1)
2003–2005 Al-Ahli 018 0(2)
2005–2006 Sinaloa 010 0(1)
National team
1991–1992 Spain U21 002 0(0)
1991–1992 Spain U23 012 0(2)
1992–2001 Spain 047 0(5)
1995–2005 Catalonia 007 0(0)
Teams managed
2007–2008 FC Barcelona B
2008– FC Barcelona
Josep "Pep" Guardiola i Sala (Catalan pronunciation: born 18 January 1971 in Santpedor) is a former Spanish Catalan football midfielder and current FC Barcelona manager. He spent the majority of his playing career with Barcelona, and was the captain of Johan Cruyff's dream team that won Barcelona's first European Cup. Guardiola also played for, among others, Brescia Calcio, A.S. Roma, Al-Ahli and Dorados de Sinaloa. As an international, Guardiola played for both Spain and Catalonia. After retiring as a player, Guardiola became coach of FC Barcelona Atlètic. 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. In his first season as manager, Barcelona won the treble of La Liga, the Copa del Rey and the Champions League. This season they have already won the Supercopa de España against Athletic Club(Bilbao) and the European Supercup against Shakhtar Donetsk.
Guardiola was a product of the planter Barcelonista (Barcelona's youth academy), playing initially as junior with Gimnàstic de Manresa and FC Barcelona B.Between 1990 and 2001, he made 379 appearances for Barça, including 263 in La Liga. He made his senior La Liga debut for Barcelona on 16 December 1990 in a 2-0 win against Cádiz. Playing as a defensive midfielder, he went onto become a key member of the Dream Team put together by Johan Cruyff, providing a local presence in a team made up of mainly Basque and foreign players. During his time at Barcelona, he became a firm favourite with fans and helped the club win an array of trophies including a European Cup title in 1992 and six La Liga titles. He also won the Cup Winner's Cup under Bobby Robson as well. In 1997, he succeeded José Mari Bakero as club captain. However, a hamstring injury subsequently kept him out for a year. He made his final La Liga appearance for the club on 17 June 2001 in a 3-2 win against Valencia.
After leaving FC Barcelona in 2001, he was linked with several clubs such as Newcastle United, West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool, plus both Milanese clubs of Milan and Internazionale. But Guardiola joined first Brescia Calcio and then Roma in the Italian Serie A. However, his time in Italy was unhappy and included a four month ban after testing positive for Nandrolone. Six years later, on 23 October 2007, Guardiola was cleared on appeal of all charges that had led to the ban. However, recently CONI has reopened the cause against the player, because it considers the argumentation of the absolution unacceptable. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pep-Guardiola/27306973116?_fb_noscript=1
Date of birth January 18, 1971 (1971-01-18) (age 38)
Place of birth Santpedor, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current club FC Barcelona (manager)
Youth career
1984–1990 FC Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Club Apps (Gls)†
1990–2001 FC Barcelona 263 0(6)
2001–2002 Brescia 011 0(2)
2002–2003 Roma 004 0(0)
2003 Brescia 013 0(1)
2003–2005 Al-Ahli 018 0(2)
2005–2006 Sinaloa 010 0(1)
National team
1991–1992 Spain U21 002 0(0)
1991–1992 Spain U23 012 0(2)
1992–2001 Spain 047 0(5)
1995–2005 Catalonia 007 0(0)
Teams managed
2007–2008 FC Barcelona B
2008– FC Barcelona
Josep "Pep" Guardiola i Sala (Catalan pronunciation: born 18 January 1971 in Santpedor) is a former Spanish Catalan football midfielder and current FC Barcelona manager. He spent the majority of his playing career with Barcelona, and was the captain of Johan Cruyff's dream team that won Barcelona's first European Cup. Guardiola also played for, among others, Brescia Calcio, A.S. Roma, Al-Ahli and Dorados de Sinaloa. As an international, Guardiola played for both Spain and Catalonia. After retiring as a player, Guardiola became coach of FC Barcelona Atlètic. 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. In his first season as manager, Barcelona won the treble of La Liga, the Copa del Rey and the Champions League. This season they have already won the Supercopa de España against Athletic Club(Bilbao) and the European Supercup against Shakhtar Donetsk.
Guardiola was a product of the planter Barcelonista (Barcelona's youth academy), playing initially as junior with Gimnàstic de Manresa and FC Barcelona B.Between 1990 and 2001, he made 379 appearances for Barça, including 263 in La Liga. He made his senior La Liga debut for Barcelona on 16 December 1990 in a 2-0 win against Cádiz. Playing as a defensive midfielder, he went onto become a key member of the Dream Team put together by Johan Cruyff, providing a local presence in a team made up of mainly Basque and foreign players. During his time at Barcelona, he became a firm favourite with fans and helped the club win an array of trophies including a European Cup title in 1992 and six La Liga titles. He also won the Cup Winner's Cup under Bobby Robson as well. In 1997, he succeeded José Mari Bakero as club captain. However, a hamstring injury subsequently kept him out for a year. He made his final La Liga appearance for the club on 17 June 2001 in a 3-2 win against Valencia.
After leaving FC Barcelona in 2001, he was linked with several clubs such as Newcastle United, West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool, plus both Milanese clubs of Milan and Internazionale. But Guardiola joined first Brescia Calcio and then Roma in the Italian Serie A. However, his time in Italy was unhappy and included a four month ban after testing positive for Nandrolone. Six years later, on 23 October 2007, Guardiola was cleared on appeal of all charges that had led to the ban. However, recently CONI has reopened the cause against the player, because it considers the argumentation of the absolution unacceptable. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pep-Guardiola/27306973116?_fb_noscript=1
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