Manuel Pellegrini
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Manuel Luis Pellegrini Ripamonti[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 16 September 1953||
Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Real Betis (head coach) | ||
Youth career | |||
Audax Italiano | |||
Universidad de Chile | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1973–1986 | Universidad de Chile[3] | 315 | (7) |
Total | 315 | (7) | |
International career | |||
1986 | Chile[3] | 1 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1988–1989 | Universidad de Chile | ||
1990–1991 |
Palestino | ||
1992–1993 | O'Higgins | ||
1994–1996 | Universidad Católica | ||
1998 |
Palestino | ||
1999–2000 |
LDU Quito | ||
2001–2002 | San Lorenzo | ||
2002–2003 | River Plate | ||
2004–2009 | Villarreal | ||
2009–2010 | Real Madrid | ||
2010–2013 | Málaga | ||
2013–2016 | Manchester City | ||
2016–2018 |
Hebei China Fortune | ||
2018–2019 | West Ham United | ||
2020– | Real Betis | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Manuel Luis Pellegrini Ripamonti (Spanish pronunciation: [maˈnwel peleˈɣɾini]; Italian: [pelleˈɡriːni];[4] born 16 September 1953) is a Chilean professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Real Betis. As a coach, he has managed teams in Spain, England, Argentina, Chile, China, and Ecuador. Pellegrini has won national leagues in four countries.
Pellegrini moved to Europe in 2004 to take the manager's post at Spanish side Villarreal. Under Pellegrini, Villarreal achieved a third-place finish in La Liga in 2004–05, a Champions League semi-final in 2005–06, and broke the big two in 2008 with a second-place finish in La Liga in 2007–08.
Pellegrini's consistent record at
Pellegrini took up the manager's role at
Playing career
Born in Santiago,[1] to Italian parents, Pellegrini attended the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile in Santiago,[10] where he graduated in civil engineering in 1979. He started his formative years as a footballer in the youth divisions of Audax Italiano. Then he went to Club Universidad de Chile where he would play professionally for them as a defender. He spent his entire playing career with the club, making a total of 451 appearances and scoring seven goals in the Chilean Division 1, including one goal against Colo-Colo, Universidad de Chile's biggest rival.[citation needed]
In the 1970s, Club Universidad de Chile was going through one of the most unsuccessful periods in its history, having not won the national Copa Chile championship since 1969. That changed in 1979, when the club managed to win the championship and secure a spot for the 1980 Copa Libertadores, defeating its arch-rival Colo-Colo in both tournaments.[citation needed]
Pellegrini was capped once by the
Pellegrini wanted to help reconstruction projects in the
Managerial career
Early years
As a coach, Pellegrini has primarily managed teams in Spain, Argentina and Chile.[17] As in his career as a professional player, he also started off coaching Universidad de Chile during the 1988 season, but left the team at the middle of the season to take football coaching courses in Europe.[citation needed] The team's poor performance that year led to a
In 1990,
In 1998, Pellegrini had a brief spell back at Palestino before he was bought by Ecuadorian club
San Lorenzo
Pellegrini joined Argentine club
River Plate
Pellegrini managed Argentine club
Villarreal
Pellegrini took over the managerial duties of
At the end of 2007, Villarreal offered Pellegrini an extended contract until 2011. On 31 May 2009, after the last La Liga match for Villarreal, Pellegrini said: "Nobody from Real Madrid has spoken with me. I have a contract with Villarreal, we finished the league today, and tomorrow we go on holiday", after being questioned by the press on rumours that he was in talks with Madrid.[18] On 1 June 2009, a Villarreal executive announced that Pellegrini would no longer continue at the club. The Valencian club executive specified that if Real Madrid wanted to sign the Chilean coach, they would have to pay Pellegrini's €4 million termination clause.[19]
Real Madrid
On 1 June 2009, Pellegrini was appointed as manager of Real Madrid, signing a two-year contract.
In July 2009, Pellegrini competed in his first cup for the club as manager, the
On 27 October 2009 the club was eliminated from the
Pellegrini's Real Madrid team achieved 96 points in
Pellegrini later reflected on his frustration at not being able to build a team at Real Madrid due to the club's controversial Galácticos policy: "I didn't have a voice or a vote at Madrid. They sign the best players, but not the best players needed in a certain position. It's no good having an orchestra with the 10 best guitarists if I don't have a pianist. Real Madrid have the best guitarists, but if I ask them to play the piano they won't be able to do it so well. He [Pérez] sold players that I considered important. We didn't win the Champions League because we didn't have a squad properly structured to be able to win it."[24][25]
Málaga
After being released by Real Madrid, on 22 July 2010, Pellegrini received an offer from the
After his first full season with the team, he led them to fourth in the league with a club record-breaking 58 points. With his guidance, Málaga entered the Champions League qualifiers for the first time in the club's history. On 10 August 2012, Pellegrini publicly stated his desire to stay at the club despite its ongoing financial problems and the loss of key players such as Santi Cazorla and Salomón Rondón.[31]
Málaga progressed to latter stages of the Champions League, where they were drawn against Milan, Zenit Saint Petersburg and Anderlecht. The club progressed to the knockout stage unbeaten, winning three and drawing three in the group stage. Málaga then beat Porto 2–1 on aggregate in the round-of-16. They were eliminated by Borussia Dortmund after conceding two stoppage time goals which cost them a semi-final place.[32]
On 22 May 2013, at Málaga's end-of-season award ceremony, Pellegrini announced he would leave the club at the end of the season with Málaga finishing sixth and excluded from Europe due to Financial Fair Play.[33][34] In October 2018, a roundabout in Malaga was named in his honour.[35]
Manchester City
On 30 May 2013, Pellegrini stated he had a verbal agreement to become the new manager of Premier League club Manchester City.[36] On 14 June 2013, Manchester City confirmed Pellegrini's appointment as their new first-team manager on a three-year contract.[37] Pellegrini was quoted saying he was "delighted to accept this hugely exciting opportunity."[38] Upon joining Manchester City, Pellegrini became only the fifth coach from outside of Europe to manage in the Premier League, and the first Chilean.[39]
Pellegrini initially made a shaky start, with four league losses by the end of November, but big wins against Newcastle United, Manchester United and Norwich City showed the team's potential. After their fourth league loss against Sunderland on 10 November 2013, City went on a 20-match unbeaten streak (in all competitions), which included a 6–0 win over Tottenham Hotspur, a 3–2 away win at European champions Bayern Munich, and a 6–3 win over league leaders Arsenal.
After a hectic Christmas period, City's form showed no signs of abating. A 9–0 aggregate win over West Ham United in the Football League Cup semi-final (a competition record) and a 5–1 humbling of Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane maintained City's average of more than three goals a game. Of the 20 matches, only two were draws, against Southampton and Blackburn Rovers, in the FA Cup – both of which ended 1–1. Some opponents openly described City as the best team in the world, and talk about an unprecedented quadruple soon arose in the media.[40][41]
Pellegrini had won the Premier League manager of the month for December 2013 and was roundly praised for his attacking managerial style, calm demeanor, and excellent man management. Such was Manchester City's ruthlessness in front of goal from all angles – intricate passing moves, crosses, solo-runs and set pieces – The Daily Telegraph likened City's style to "death by beautiful geometry".[42]
On 18 January 2014, City surpassed 100 goals for the season, in all competitions, in just 34 games – the quickest century in the Premier League era, beating Chelsea's 2012–13 record by eight matches. By the end of January 2014, they had scored 115 goals in all competitions – the most goals scored by any club in Europe. Maintaining such a scoring rate would see them surpass the 143 scored by Manchester United's "Busby Babes" in the 1957–58 season.[43]
On 2 March 2014, Pellegrini's Manchester City defeated
On 29 October 2014, City were defeated 2–0 by Newcastle United in the League Cup, thus failing to defend their title.[45] On 24 January 2015, Pellegrini's men were knocked out of the FA Cup, after a 2–0 loss to Championship team Middlesbrough.[46]
Despite sharing the top spot in the Premier League on New Year's Day, Manchester City suffered a dip in form in the second half of the season and claimed just 18 points from a possible 36.[47][48] City were also knocked out of the Champions League in the round of the last 16 for a successive season, following a 3–1 aggregate defeat to Barcelona.[49]
On 7 August 2015, Manchester City announced that Pellegrini had signed a one-year contract extension, which would keep him with the club until June 2016. Pellegrini commented, "I am proud to manage Manchester City and am therefore very pleased to have agreed to this contract.[50]
On 1 February 2016, Manchester City confirmed Pellegrini would be leaving in June, at the end of his contract, and that Pep Guardiola would be taking over for the 2016–17 season.[51] Pellegrini left Manchester City with the fifth-highest win percentage in Premier League history.[52]
Hebei China Fortune
On 27 August 2016, Pellegrini was named manager of
On 19 May 2018, Hebei China Fortune confirmed Pellegrini had left the club.
West Ham United
On 22 May 2018, Premier League club
West Ham broke their transfer record twice under Pellegrini, paying £36 million for
Real Betis
On 9 July 2020, it was announced that Pellegrini would become the manager of Real Betis in La Liga ahead of the 2020–21 season, replacing Alexis Trujillo who had served as an interim coach following the dismissal of Rubi the previous month.[9]
Personal life
His son, Manuel Pellegrini Pucci, is a traumatologist who works in the medical staff of Audax Italiano since 2022.[67] As of 26 September 2022, he was under investigation by HMRC for tax evasion. The amount claimed by HMRC is £816,579.80.[68]
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 20 April 2024
Team | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
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P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
Universidad de Chile | 1 January 1988 | 31 January 1989 | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 28.95 | |
Palestino | 1 January 1990 | 31 December 1991 | 90 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 34.44 | |
O'Higgins | 1 January 1992 | 31 December 1993 | 76 | 30 | 22 | 24 | 39.47 | |
Universidad Católica | 1 January 1994 | 30 June 1996 | 124 | 72 | 29 | 23 | 58.06 | |
Palestino | 1 January 1998 | 31 December 1998 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 19.05 | |
L.D.U. Quito | 1 January 1999 | 30 June 2000 | 76 | 35 | 16 | 25 | 46.05 | |
San Lorenzo | 15 February 2001 | 30 June 2002 | 78 | 38 | 20 | 20 | 48.72 | |
River Plate | 1 July 2002 | 31 December 2003 | 77 | 42 | 14 | 21 | 54.55 | |
Villarreal | 1 July 2004 | 1 June 2009 | 259 | 123 | 72 | 64 | 47.49 | [20][69][70] |
Real Madrid | 1 June 2009 | 26 May 2010 | 48 | 36 | 5 | 7 | 75.00 | [20][23][71] |
Málaga | 5 November 2010 | 14 June 2013 | 129 | 53 | 30 | 46 | 41.09 | [69][72] |
Manchester City | 14 June 2013 | 30 June 2016 | 167 | 100 | 28 | 39 | 59.88 | [69] |
Hebei China Fortune
|
27 August 2016 | 19 May 2018 | 52 | 21 | 12 | 19 | 40.38 | [53][55][73] |
West Ham United | 22 May 2018 | 28 December 2019 | 64 | 24 | 11 | 29 | 37.50 | [69] |
Real Betis | 9 July 2020 | Present | 191 | 90 | 49 | 52 | 47.12 | |
Total | 1,490 | 711 | 359 | 420 | 47.72 |
Honours
Player
Universidad de Chile
Manager
Universidad Católica
LDU Quito
San Lorenzo
River Plate
Villarreal
Manchester City
Real Betis
Individual
- Miguel Muñoz Trophy: 2007–08[citation needed], 2021–22
- Premier League Manager of the Month: December 2013, January 2014, December 2014, August 2015[76]
- Málaga Provincial Council: Gold Shield[citation needed]
See also
- List of English football championship winning managers
- List of one-club men
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External links
- Manuel Pellegrini manager profile at BDFutbol