COACH
Pep Guardiola
1971 - Today

Pep Guardiola
Josep "Pep" Guardiola Sala (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈpɛb ɡwəɾðiˈɔlə]; born 18 January 1971) is a Spanish professional football manager and former player who has been the manager of Premier League club Manchester City since 2016. 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. He is considered to be one of the greatest managers of all time. Guardiola was a defensive midfielder who usually played in a deep-lying playmaker's role. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pep Guardiola is the 4th most popular coach (up from 24th in 2019), the 61st most popular biography from Spain (up from 133rd in 2019) and the most popular Spanish Coach.
Pep Guardiola is most famous for being the manager of Manchester City Football Club. He is also the most successful manager in the history of FC Barcelona, with 14 titles.
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Among COACHES
Among coaches, Pep Guardiola ranks 4 out of 471. Before him are Carlo Ancelotti, Alex Ferguson, and Arsène Wenger. After him are José Mourinho, Jupp Heynckes, Dino Zoff, Fabio Capello, Claudio Ranieri, Louis van Gaal, Leo Beenhakker, and Hans-Dieter Flick.
Most Popular Coaches in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCarlo Ancelotti
1959 - Present
HPI: 81.23
Rank: 1
Alex Ferguson
1941 - Present
HPI: 80.69
Rank: 2
Arsène Wenger
1949 - Present
HPI: 77.61
Rank: 3
Pep Guardiola
1971 - Present
HPI: 77.30
Rank: 4
José Mourinho
1963 - Present
HPI: 77.29
Rank: 5
Jupp Heynckes
1945 - Present
HPI: 76.94
Rank: 6
Dino Zoff
1942 - Present
HPI: 76.82
Rank: 7
Fabio Capello
1946 - Present
HPI: 76.04
Rank: 8
Claudio Ranieri
1951 - Present
HPI: 76.00
Rank: 9
Louis van Gaal
1951 - Present
HPI: 75.85
Rank: 10
Leo Beenhakker
1942 - 2025
HPI: 75.46
Rank: 11
Hans-Dieter Flick
1965 - Present
HPI: 75.42
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1971, Pep Guardiola ranks 4. Before him are Elon Musk, Justin Trudeau, and Tupac Shakur. After him are Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Jared Leto, Anna Netrebko, Jada Pinkett Smith, Selena, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, Andy Cole, and Marco Rubio.
Others Born in 1971
Go to all RankingsElon Musk
INVENTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 86.81
Rank: 1
Justin Trudeau
POLITICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 78.86
Rank: 2
Tupac Shakur
SINGER
1971 - 1996
HPI: 78.51
Rank: 3
Pep Guardiola
COACH
1971 - Present
HPI: 77.30
Rank: 4
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
EXTREMIST
1971 - 2019
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 5
Jared Leto
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 72.93
Rank: 6
Anna Netrebko
SINGER
1971 - Present
HPI: 71.96
Rank: 7
Jada Pinkett Smith
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 8
Selena
SINGER
1971 - 1995
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 9
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands
COMPANION
1971 - Present
HPI: 69.31
Rank: 10
Andy Cole
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 11
Marco Rubio
POLITICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 69.09
Rank: 12
In Spain
Among people born in Spain, Pep Guardiola ranks 61 out of 3,355. Before him are Juan Sebastián Elcano (1476), John of the Cross (1542), Juan Antonio Samaranch (1920), Ramon Llull (1232), Pedro Calderón de la Barca (1600), and Jusepe de Ribera (1591). After him are Roland (736), Abd al-Rahman III (889), Felipe VI of Spain (1968), Michael Servetus (1509), Eugénie de Montijo (1826), and Luis Suárez (1935).
Others born in Spain
Go to all RankingsJuan Sebastián Elcano
EXPLORER
1476 - 1526
HPI: 77.91
Rank: 55
John of the Cross
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1542 - 1591
HPI: 77.88
Rank: 56
Juan Antonio Samaranch
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2010
HPI: 77.38
Rank: 57
Ramon Llull
PHILOSOPHER
1232 - 1316
HPI: 77.38
Rank: 58
Pedro Calderón de la Barca
WRITER
1600 - 1681
HPI: 77.37
Rank: 59
Jusepe de Ribera
ARTIST
1591 - 1652
HPI: 77.31
Rank: 60
Pep Guardiola
COACH
1971 - Present
HPI: 77.30
Rank: 61
Roland
MILITARY PERSONNEL
736 - 778
HPI: 77.29
Rank: 62
Abd al-Rahman III
POLITICIAN
889 - 961
HPI: 77.01
Rank: 63
Felipe VI of Spain
NOBLEMAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 76.92
Rank: 64
Michael Servetus
PHYSICIAN
1509 - 1553
HPI: 76.85
Rank: 65
Eugénie de Montijo
COMPANION
1826 - 1920
HPI: 76.79
Rank: 66
Luis Suárez
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2023
HPI: 76.79
Rank: 67
Among COACHES In Spain
Among coaches born in Spain, Pep Guardiola ranks 1. After him are Rafael Benítez (1960), Vicente del Bosque (1950), Luis Aragonés (1938), Tito Vilanova (1968), Luis de la Fuente (1961), César Rodríguez Álvarez (1920), Unai Emery (1971), José Villalonga (1919), Juande Ramos (1954), Ramón Encinas (1893), and Benito Floro (1952).
Pep Guardiola
1971 - Present
HPI: 77.30
Rank: 1
Rafael Benítez
1960 - Present
HPI: 75.12
Rank: 2
Vicente del Bosque
1950 - Present
HPI: 74.89
Rank: 3
Luis Aragonés
1938 - 2014
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 4
Tito Vilanova
1968 - 2014
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 5
Luis de la Fuente
1961 - Present
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 6
César Rodríguez Álvarez
1920 - 1995
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 7
Unai Emery
1971 - Present
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 8
José Villalonga
1919 - 1973
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 9
Juande Ramos
1954 - Present
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 10
Ramón Encinas
1893 - 1967
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 11
Benito Floro
1952 - Present
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 12