Pep Guardiola is seen by many as the best coach of his generation. It is true that his successes with FC Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Manchester City speak for him. But Guardiola could also have landed… in Getafe. In any case, this is what the president of the Spanish club, Ángel Torres, revealed in an interview with Marca. At that time, the 53-year-old coach was head of the FC Barcelona reserve.
“ In Barajas (Madrid airport, editor’s note), we reached an agreement with his agent. They wanted (Michaël) Laudrup and I had reached an agreement with Txiki Beguristain, who was the sporting director, and (Pep) Guardiola, who coached the reserve team in the third division, was going to come. The situation is this: (Frank) Rijkaard’s results weren’t up to par, they had to fire him and they decided to bring in Guardiola “, explained Ángel Torres. The rest is history…
