Guardiola was a creative and technically gifted defensive midfielder who usually played in a deep-lying playmaker’s role. He spent the majority of his career with Barcelona, forming a part of Johan Cruyff’s Dream Team that won the club’s first European Cup in 1992, and four successive Spanish league titles from 1991 to 1994.

He later captained the team from 1997 until his departure from the club in 2001. After leaving Barcelona, Guardiola had stints with Brescia and Roma in Italy, Al-Ahli in Qatar, and Dorados de Sinaloa in Mexico. He was capped 47 times for the Spanish national team and appeared at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, as well as at UEFA Euro 2000. He also played friendly matches for Catalonia.

Full name
Josep Guardiola Sala

Date of birth
18 January 1971

Place of birth
Santpedor, Spain

Height
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)

Playing position
Defensive midfielder

YEARS	TEAM	APP	GOALS
1	FC BARCELONA C	8	1
2	FC BARCELONA B	53	5
11	FC BARCELONA	263	6
1	BRESCIA	11	2
1	AS ROMA	4	0
1	BRESCIA	13	1
2	AL-AHLI	36	5
1	DORADOS	10	1

YEARS	TEAM	APP	GOALS
9	🇪🇸 SPAIN	47	5