Pere Guardiola
Pere Guardiola Sala (born 16 July 1976) is a Spanish businessman and agent who is the chairman of Girona and brother of the Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola. Both of these clubs are members of City Football Group.
Agent career
In 2009, Guardiola founded football agency Media Base Sports.[1] The agency has focused on representing Portuguese and Spanish prospects.[2] He has worked as an agent for Uruguay international Luis Suárez and Spain international Andrés Iniesta.[3] He has been regarded as one of the most powerful football agents.[4][5]
Chairman of Girona
In 2017, he acquired sixteen percent of shares of Spanish side Girona, before becoming the club's chairman in 2020.[6] He has combined this position with a position at football agency Sports Entertainment Group.[7] Under him, Girona achieved promotion to the Spanish La Liga.[8][9]
References
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- ^ "Who is Pere Guardiola?". goal.com.
- ^ "Why Girona? Manchester United's deal with Pep Guardiola's mother questions". theguardian.com.
- ^ "Guardiola one of football's most powerful men".
- ^ "25 Most Powerful Agents in Football". bleacherreport.com.
- ^ "Pere Guardiola: "El Girona puede ganar a cualquiera"". sport.es.
- ^ "Pere, un Guardiola del Girona". as.com.
- ^ "Pere Guardiola: "Ahora estamos más preparados que la primera vez que subimos"". elperiodico.com.
- ^ "Pere, 'el manager'". elmundo.es.