GUARDIOLA, THE BEST COACH OF 2023
Pep Guardiola continues to receive awards that expand his legend
Published:7/02/2024 - 00:08h
Updated:7/02/2024 - 00:08h
Pep Guardiola was also awarded at the '27th Festa de L'Esport Català' organized by the Unió de Federacions Esportives de Catalunya (UFEC) and the newspaper 'SPORT'. Pep received the award for best coach thanks to his hat-trick with Manchester City
It Joined it of Federacions Esportives of Catalonia (UFEC) and the newspaper 'SPORT' made this Tuesday the '27ª Festa of L'Esport Català', where Pep Guardiola was recognised like the best trainer of the year. The Catalan trainer received the prize to distance, from Manchester, appreciating by the distinction that recognises his big work the past season with the group 'cityzen'.
For Pep, the 2022/23 brought achieve the second triplete of his list of winners and the first for the group 'sky blue', completed with the obtaining of the UEFA Champions League in Istanbul in front of the Inter of Milan (1-0). Previously, the City had done the doublet in England, something that already had attained in the season 2018/19, winning the Premier League and the FA Cup.
Pep goes to by another historical year with the City
In total, Guardiola has raised five leagues with the 'cityzens', in addition to other eight local trophies and two international. In addition to the triplete, the 'sky blues' raised in 2023 the Supercopa European (in front of the Seville) and the World-wide of Clubs (in front of the Flamengo). Only it escaped them the Community Shield (in front of the Arsenal) to complete the famous sextete that only have achieved the FC Barcelona and the Bayern Munich, although only the culés attained it in a natural year (2009).
For Guardiola, the prize awarded by the UFEC and 'SPORT' adds to the others three individual awards obtained in 2023. The ex technician of the Barça was the best trainer for the Premier, the UEFA and the FIFA in the gala 'The Best'. This season, the Catalan trainer is still in career by a new triplete, with the City alive in FA Cup (fifth round), Champions (eighth of final) and Premier (second, to 2 points of the Liverpool and with a pending day).