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Pep Guardiola

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Pep Guardiola

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Also known as Josep Guardiola i Sala

Spanish association football player and manager

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Pep Guardiola is a Spanish football (soccer) coach and former player who is widely recognized as one of the most successful and influential managers in the sport. He matters because his innovative tactical approach and achievements managing top clubs like Barcelona and Manchester City have significantly shaped modern football strategy and competitive success.

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Santpedor, Spain

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.

Known for

  • Cruijff — Self2026
  • The Last Duel — Self (archive footage)2026
  • The Complete Story of Pep Guardiola's Manchester City — Self2026
  • Hristo, l'indomable — Self2026
  • MOURINHO — Self (archive footage)2026
  • A Beautiful Obsession2026
  • Thomas Müller - One of a Kind — Self2025
  • De Badalona a Brooklyn — Self2025
  • Txiki Beguiristain: la despedida — Self2025
  • Informe Plus+. Jesús Navas — Self (archive footage)2025

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Spain
Place of birth
Santpedor
Languages spoken
German
Native language
Catalan
Participant in
UEFA Euro 2000
Member of team
Dorados de Sinaloa
Position played
midfielder
Country for sport
Spain
Mass
70
Image
2023-10-04 Fußball, Männer, UEFA Champions League, RB Leipzig - Manchester City FC 1DX 2797 (cropped).jpg
Height
180
Number of children
3
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Commons category
Pep Guardiola
date of birth
1971-01-18
coach of sports team
FC Barcelona
name in native language
Pep Guardiola
birth name
Josep Guardiola Sala
number of matches played/races/starts
1
total goals in career
0
social media followers
166787
second family name in Spanish name
Sala
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Encyclopedic overview

* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Josep "Pep" Guardiola Sala ( Catalan pronunciation: [ˈpɛb‿ɡwəɾðiˈɔlə]; born 18 January 1971) is a Catalan football manager and former player from Spain, who is the global ambassador of the City Football Group and was most recently the manager of Premier League club Manchester City. Widely regarded as one of the greatest football managers in history, Guardiola is one of two managers in history to win the continental treble twice and he holds the record for the most consecutive league games won in La Liga, Bundesliga, and the Premier League.

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