Eleven things to know about Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola,including his net worth, profile, family, trophies and career.
Pep Guardiola is a retired footballer turned manager. He is the current coach of Manchester City Football Club in England and is generally regarded as one of the greatest managers of all time by fans and peers alike. Ballgist reports.
Pep Guardiola profile
Full name: Pep Guardiola
Date of Birth: January 18, 1971
Nationality: Spanish
Place of birth: Santpedor, Spain
Age: 53 years old (as of July 2024)
Position: (Rtd) Defensive Midfielder, Manchester City manager
Height: 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Marital status: Married
Spouse: Cristina Serra
Kids:Â Maria, Marius and Valentina Guardiola
Net worth: $126 million (est.)
Instagram: None
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Pep Guardiola (Photo Credit: Man City/X)
Pep Guardiola’s ageÂ
The Manchester City manager was born on January 18, 1971. He is 53 years old as of July 2024.
Pep Guardiola’s wife
Guardiola is married to Spanish fashion designer and businesswoman Cristina Serra. He reportedly met her in 2009, and they got married in 2014.
Pep Guardiola and his wife Cristina Serra Serra
Serra was born in Italy to Brazilian parents. She was a well-known journalist before transitioning into fashion. She met Pep in her family’s Barcelona fashion store, Serra Claret. They started dating before getting married in Matadpera in 2014.
Pep Guardiola’s kidsÂ
Pep Guardiola and Cristina Serra have three kids together. Their oldest, Maria, is a 23-year-old model with over 950k followers on Instagram.
Their son Marius was born in 2003, and their youngest child Valentina was born in 2008.
Pep Guardiola’s playing careerÂ
Pep Guardiola had a playing career that spanned over 16 years, from 1990 to 2006. He joined La Masia as a 13-year-old and came up through the ranks before debuting for the senior team in 1990 against Cadiz after Johan Cryuff watched him impress for Barcelona B.
Pep became an integral member of Cruyff’s dream team, which won four consecutive league titles and Barcelona’s first-ever Champions League title. He became Barcelona’s captain in 1997 under Luis Van Gaal and held the role until leaving the club in 2001 to join Brescia in Serie A.
After one season at Brescia, he joined Roma, who had a long-standing interest in him and had previously bid for him while he was at Barcelona. He played there for six months before he returned to Brescia. At the end of the 2002/2003 season, he left European football and went on to play for Al Ahli in Qatar and Dorados in Mexico before retiring in 2006.
Guardiola made his debut for Spain in 1992 and went on to feature 47 times for La Roja, scoring five goals. He also represented the Catalonia national team, playing seven friendly games between 1995 and 2005.
Guardiola’s drug chargeÂ
Pep’s stint in Serie A was marred by a failed drug test. While playing for Brescia in 2001, Guardiola tested positive for nandrolone, a banned substance.
The Spaniard denied the allegations but was banned for four months. Pep Guardiola became the first player to be convicted for drug-related charges by a new Italian law that criminalised doping. He was handed a suspended sentence, which was later overturned in 2007 after evolution in science helped discover the steroid he was alleged to have taken was not in his system at the time of prosecution.
Guardiola’s trophies as a playerÂ
Pep GUARDIOLA, Spain football player, Barcelona (Barca) midfielder, lifts up the League Cup 98-99. Image credit: Imago
Six LALIGA titles
One European Cup
Two Copa del Rey titles
Three Supercopa de Espana
One UEFA Cup Winner’s Cup
One European Super Cup
Olympic gold medal 1992 Bravo Award (Best Young Player)
EURO 2000 Team of the Tournament Pep Guardiola’s management career
Pep Guardiola’s management careerÂ
One year after he was appointed to coach Barcelona B, Guardiola was handed the senior team role after a glowing recommendation from Johan Cruyff.
Pep Guardiola as head Coach at Barcelona
Guardiola went on to coach Barcelona through an incredible four years in which they won every trophy up for grabs in his first season and a lot more in the three seasons after.
He left Barcelona on a high to take a sabbatical, and in 2013 he joined Bayern Munich, where he won the league title in each of his seasons at the club but could not deliver the coveted Champions League title.
He joined his current club, Manchester City, in 2016 and has gone on to reach incredible milestones and break unbelievable records.
Guardiola’s trophies and as a coach
12 league titles (Three at Barcelona, three at Bayern Munich and six with Manchester City)
Three Champions League titles (Two at Barcelona and one at Manchester City)
Four UEFA Super Cups (Two at Barcelona, one apiece at Bayern Munich and with Manchester City)
Four FIFA Club World Cups (Two at Barcelona, one apiece at Bayern Munich and with Manchester City)
Two Copa del Rey
Three Supercopa de Espana
Two DFB Pokals
Two FA Cups
Four EFL Cups
Two FA Community Shields
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola with the UCL trophy | Imago
Pep Guardiola’s salaryÂ
According to Mirror.co.uk per PayCheck, Pep Guardiola is the highest-paid manager in the Premier League. He earns a reported £19.7 million annually.
Pep Guardiola’s net worth
Guardiola has an estimated net worth of around $126 million. He earned him money as a footballer and manager across various clubs. He also enjoys endorsement deals from brands like Puma and Nissan.
Guardiola’s social mediaÂ
Fans will have to follow Guardiola’s press conferences intently, as the Spaniard does not allow himself the avenue of communicating through social media.
Unlike coaches like Jose Mourinho, Guardiola does not have an official social media account, a fact that he confirmed in a press conference, per Eurosport.
