Biography
Hosep Guardiola - a football player and coach, who is currently heading by the English football club "Manchester City". At various times, he spoke at the position of the support midfielder in Barcelona, Brescia, Roma, Al-Ahley, Dorados de Sinalo and the Spanish national team. At the moment, he is the most titled coach in the history of FC Barcelona.Childhood and youth
Hosep (Pep) Maria Guardiola-I-Sala was born on January 18, 1971 in the province of Barcelona - Santrahedor. The father of the future coach, Valentin, worked as a mason, and Mother Dolores was engaged in raising children and housekeeping.
Hosep fell in love with football at that time when I first saw the ball. It happened during the demonstration performances of the pupils of the football club from Manresa, in which parents according to the result and gave the Son. It was there that Hosepa and noticed a breeder from Barcelona, who offered the boy to try his hand in the camp of blue-pomegranate.
And although then the small and delicate teenager did not produce impressions on the coaches of the football academy, the leadership still took a 13-year-old football player in their ranks. Guardiola played in the children's team, and during the matches of the main composition, the balls had already held the balls for the "Camp Nou". At that time, the young man dreamed of becoming like his idol, the Frenchman Michel Platini, whose portrait hung over his bed.
In April 1986, Barcelona won in a penalty series from the Swedish "Gothenburg" and reached the Champions Cup final. A distraught from the happiness Guardiola jumped up with other boys on the field to hug heroes. The photographers captured the jokes of the Josepa, but then no one paid attention to this boy, since he was one of many who was shoved that evening.
Time went, Hosep honed the skill of the ball and waited for the moment when he was brought into the main structure of Barcelona. In the late 80s, the Spanish ball ruled Madrid "Real", who conquered the title for the title, and Barça was on the second roles. So continued until the team was headed by Johan Croyf in 1988. It was he who gave the author of the book "My People, My Football" a chance to show yourself in all its glory.
Football
Hosep debuted in the main composition of Barcelona in December 1990 in the home match against "Cadiz". Then in the season he played 4 meetings and for no aviation was sent to the second composition.
Gradually, Hosep became not only a key midfielder, but also a symbol of the Catalan club. Gorgeous Guardiola became the conductor of the game "Barcelona", a symbol and captain of this team. Coaches changed, belonged to Jose in different ways, but they were all forced to reckon with those who were guarded by fans.
It is known that, in addition to Barcelona, Guardiola at different times defended the "Brescia" emblem, "Roma", Al-Ahley, "Dudos de Sinaloa" and the Spanish national team. As Guardiola's football player became the champion of Spain, twice won the Cup of the country, he held four times in the hands of the Super Cup of Spain, as well as the UEFA Super Cup.
In 2006, Guardiola officially graduated from football and began the coaching career as a mentor "Barcelona B", which at that time performed in the third division of the Spanish Championship. With Hosep, the team got the opportunity to compete for a place in the second Spanish Division. The club's leadership noticed. As a result, in 2008 Guardiola headed the main composition of the blue-pomegranate, replacing the Frank Raikaard as the head coach.
The young mentor "Barca" began his career from cleaning the rows of the club. Moreover, from the team left extremely strong players, such as Ronaldinho.
The updated composition in the first two tours of the championship was defeated and played one match in a draw. True, then a win-win series of 22 matches followed. It is worth noting that in the same season, the Catalan applied two crushing defeats with the eternal opponent - "Real" from Madrid.
At that time, the European Arena submitted "Barcelona" (blue-pomegranates won the Champions League). As a result, in the debut season, the Guardiola coach made a triplet, won all the main trophies, which are only possible.
In 2012, Hosep Guardiola coach received the title of the best coach of the year, while having passed Alex Ferguson and Jose Mourinho. Then things went worse. Barcelona lost to Realu on his field, and then lost Chelsea championship in the Champions League semi-final. Soon Guardiola announced that he had reached everything with the Catalans that he could, and left the club.
In the summer of 2013, Guardiola headed the Munich Bavaria. Moreover, before this, "Bavaria" made a triplet, won three main trophies for European teams. Many then said that such a strong football club does not need such a coach. As a result, in the 2014-2015 season, "Bavaria" one after another rivals on the field, conquering new titles.
In February 2016, the English club "Manchester City" announced the signing of a three-year contract with Guardioles with a fixed wage of 20 million euros per year. In the first official match under the leadership of Pepa "Citizens" with a score of 2: 1 defeated the "Sunderland". One of the first high-profile stocks of Guardioles in Manchester City has changed the main goalkeeper: the first number of the team Joe Hart took Chilian Claudio Bravo.
In the spring "Manchester City" flew out of the Champions League, giving way in stage 1/8 of the "Monaco" finals, and then from the Cup of England, losing in the semifinals "Arsenal". The results of the team and the Championship of England did not improve. As a result, the wards Guardiola completed the season in third place.
Personal life
Guardiola is a legitimate marriage with Cristina Serra. With his wife, the coach met in the clothing store. It is known that at the time of their first meeting the future star of football almost eighteen years old.
Three children were born in this union: Marius (2001), Marie (2003) and Valentine (2008). Among other things, Hosepa has two sisters (Olga and Francesca), as well as the younger brother of Pere, who is an agent of the striker "Barcelona" and the Uruguay national team - Luis Suarez.
Hosep Guardiola now
In 2017, Guardiola continues to be given to the preparation of his wards for the upcoming meetings. So, in November, Manchester City will meet on one field with football players from Leicester (APL), Feyenoord (Champions League), Hudersfield (APL) and Southampton (APL).It is reliably known that the famous coach who is by nationality of the Spaniard has accounts on social networks, in Twitter and Instagram, on which it regularly publishes video clocks from training and photographs from a personal archive. Among other things, on the Internet, anyone can easily find materials associated with Hosepa's biography (interviews, statistics).
Achievements
- 1990-1991 - Champion of Spain (FC "Barcelona")
- 1992 - Bravo trophy
- 1992 - Olympic champion (Spanish national team)
- 1998-1999 - Champion of Spain (FC "Barcelona")
- 1995 - Winner of the Super Cup of Spain (FC "Barcelona")
- 1991-1992 - European Champions Cup owner (FC Barcelona)
- 1997 - Winner Super Cup of UEFA (FC "Barcelona")
- 2009 - the owner of the Don Ballon Prize
- 2010 - Miguel Munos Prize
- 2013 - the owner of the UEFA Super Cup (FC "Bavaria)
- 2013-2014 - the winner of the German Cup (FC "Bavaria")
- 2015-2016 - Champion of Germany (FC "Bavaria")
- 2017 - Trainer of the month of the British Premier League