Next title for him: Pep Guardiola made it through to the final three in the election for world coach.
Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola has been named FIFA World Coach of the Year 2023. The Spaniard was honored at the gala gala in London on Monday evening. Guardiola won the Premier League, FA Cup, Champions League and Club World Cup with City in 2023.
“Thank you very much,” said the former FC Bayern coach on stage at London’s Hammersmith Apollo. “I want to share this trophy with Simone and Luciano. I want to share this trophy with Manchester.” At the end of a speech, the former professional also thanked his family, who accompanied him to the English metropolis.
Guardiola beat Simone Inzaghi from Inter Milan and Luciano Spalletti, who won the first Italian championship in 33 years with SSC Napoli.
The women’s winner was Sarina Wiegman, who reached the World Cup finals in Australia and New Zealand with England. Wiegman had already won the election in 2017, 2020 and 2022. “Some of you are probably thinking: ‘Here she is again’. I’m sorry,” said the cheerful Dutchwoman. She prevailed in the election against the Spaniard Jonatan Giraldez (32/ FC Barcelona, soon to be Washington Spirits) and the Englishwoman Emma Hayes (47/ FC Chelsea, future national coach of the USA).