Pep Guardiola trophies won at Manchester City, Barcelona and Bayern Munich

It's often said that great players don't go on to become great managers. Pep Guardiola is definitely the exception to that rule.

As a player, Guardiola was part of the Barcelona side that won the club's first European Cup in 1991/92, as well as six league titles, four of them consecutive between the 1990/91 and 1993/94 seasons. He captained the club, before leaving after 17 years. He went on to have a handful of briefs stints at other clubs, including Brescia and Roma, but will always be remembered as a player for his time at Barcelona.

After retiring as a player, he took charge of Barcelona B for a year, before replacing Frank Rijkaard as manager of the senior team. Almost immediately, everything clicked. Guardiola brought back the football that Barcelona saw as part of their DNA, built around a midfield trio of Xavi, Sergio Busquets, and Iniesta, with a little help from Lionel Messi.

He was unwavering in enforcing his philosophy of positional play onto his team, and in return they delivered success, season upon season, playing scintillating football. After four years, he took a one-year sabbatical. He came back refreshed, and took over at Bayern Munich for three seasons, tweaking his tactics and ensuring their domestic dominance continued.

From there, he moved to Manchester City, where has continued to find success, finally breaking through in the Champions League after a long dry spell in the continental competition. 

Across his stints at Barcelona, Bayern Munich, and Manchester City, Guardiola has won 11 league titles.

He has also won 15 domestic cups, although it's worth remembering his time in England has seen him competing for two domestic cups every season, the FA Cup and the League Cup, while Germany and Spain only