Pep Guardiola features in his 1,000th managerial game: Key stats
What's the story
Pep Guardiola, the mastermind behind Manchester City's footballing success, has hit a major milestone in his illustrious career. The Premier League clash against Liverpool at the Etihad is his 1,000th match as a manager. Since starting his managerial journey with Barcelona B in 2007, Guardiola has achieved a lot of success. He also managed Barcelona and Bayern Munich before joining Manchester City in 2016. Here we decode the stats.
Achievements
A look at his managerial numbers
Guardiola comes into this contest against Liverpool with 999 managerial matches. The Spaniard has won 715 matches. He has drawn another 156 games besides losing 128. He owns a win percentage of 71.59. He managed Barcelona B in 42 matches (W28 D9 L5) and had a win percentage of 66.67. He was Barcelona's manager next (P247 W179 D47 L21) and posted a win percentage of 72.47. At Bayern, his win percentage was 75.16 (P161 W121 D21 L19).
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550th game in charge of Manchester City
The game against Liverpool is Guardiola's 550th in charge of Manchester City. From 549 matches, he has posted 387 wins, 79 draws and 83 defeats. His win percentage reads 70.49.
Honors
A look at Guardiola's managerial honors
Guardiola won the Tercera División: 2007-08 with Barcelona B. With Barcelona, he won three La Liga honors, 2 Copa del Rey trophies, three Supercopa de Españas, two Champions League titles, 2 UEFA Super Cups and 2 FIFA Club World Cups. With Bayern, he lifted three Bundesliga titles, two DFB-Pokals. 1 UEFA Super Cup and 1 FIFA Club World Cup. With Man City, he has lifted six Premier League titles, 4 Carabao Cups, 2 FA Cups, three Community Shields, and one UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup respectively.
Awards
His notable managerial awards
Guardiola has been adjudged IFFHS World's Best Club Coach on three occasions - 2009, 2011, and 2023. He bagged La Liga Coach of the Year 4 times - 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. In 2011, he was adjudged the FIFA World Coach of the Year. He has won 5 Premier League Manager of the Season awards - 2017-18, 2018-19, 2020-21, 2022-23, 2023-24. In 2022-23, he won the UEFA Men's Coach of the Year and The Best FIFA Football Coach.