Manuel Pellegrini is the man who today is the head coach of one of the most famous English clubs. It is under his leadership that Manchester City now stands. And mind you, making good progress. After all, this man is the second South American coach about the number of victories in the championship of Spain. The first was Wanderlei Lusemburgo.
Carier start
It is interesting that Manuel Pellegrini began his career as a player in Universidad de Chile and remained there after he decided to stop being a field soccer player. But do not think, it happened very quickly. By no means, for this club Manuel Pellegrini played 451 matches (his whole player’s career!). From 1973 to 1986 he was a field player of his club. True, during this time he did not score many goals - they were only 12. However, his position (central defender) did not suggest this.
Coaching
Manuel Luis Pellegrini is a prime example of how a good field player can turn into a great coach and teacher. After the career of a football player, he changed his activity, but remained in the same club. But immediately, he did not succeed. Pellegrini was one of the most beloved players for fans of the Chilean Universidad, but the feelings of the fans disappeared after the club simply flew into the second division under his leadership. Did not live up to expectations. This was a big blow for him, so he left his post and moved first to FC Palestino, and then to O'Higgins.
In general, the coach changed the mass of clubs. In addition to the three above, he also headed the Chilean team for some time (under the age of twenty), then the Universidad Catholic, and then Palestino. In 2000, he was the coach of LDU Quito, then headed San Lorenzo and River Plate. Then Manuel Pellegrini moved to Spain, where at first he was the coach of Villarreal (there he stayed for a long time, for five whole years), then Real Madrid, and then Malaga. And finally, in 2013, he led Manuel Pellegrini Manchester City.
Achievements
It is always interesting to talk about the sports achievements of one or another outstanding personality. Well, Pellegrini has changed many clubs in his life, and with almost every one of them he has been successful. By the way, as a player, he also achieved some results. For example, he is the winner of Ligilla (two-time, in 1976 and 1980), as well as the owner of the Chile Cup.
Well, as a coach, Pellerginini received a lot more awards. With Universidad, despite the fact that he lowered the club to a lower level, he became the winner of the 2nd division. With FC Catholica, he won the final of the Chile Cup, received the Inter-American Cup and won at Ligiglia (twice). The LDU Quito team led to victory in the Ecuadorian Championship. “San Lorenzo” under his leadership became the Champion of Argentina and the owner of the Mersokur Cup. With “Villarreal”, Pellegrini managed to achieve the most victories - to get the Intertoto Cup , go to the semi-finals of the Champions League and get silver (and then bronze) at the Spanish Championship. With ManCity, he won the Championship of England and became the owner of the Football League Cup. The only thing with Real Madrid was nothing to achieve. But overall, there are many successes, as you can see.