5 Best Players who turned Managers

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#2 Pep Guardiola – Former Spanish Player, Present Manager of Manchester City

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Pep Guardiola

Pep Guardiola – A man who is possibly loved more than the players by the fans. Guardiola was no doubt a fabulous player and later went ahead and became a fabulous manager of his dream team. It was him, who has dominated the entire German football.

Guardiola was a part of Barcelona team in the 1991-1992 season and won the Spanish league title winner by displaying a wonderful performance. Many considered him to be the ‘European Cup hero’, as it was him who pushed the team and helped them win the success they deserved.

While creating his ‘Dream Team’ of Barcelona, he was again able to win La Liga in 1993 and 1994, adding much to his reputation. Few other wins that deserve mention are the Spanish Cup in 1997 and 1998, and the Cup Winners' Cup in 1997.

He was an excellent player without any glitch, and later when he went ahead and became the manager, he didn’t stop displaying his calibre. Guardiola, as a manager, helped club Barcelona to win six trophies in one year. To his name, the club had bagged the Champions League, two Spanish titles, two Spanish Cups, two Bundesliga and one German Cup. Now, beat that!

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Edited by Zeeshan Ali