Josep "Pep" Guardiola i Sala (Catalan pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛb ɡwəɾðiˈɔɫə]; born 18 January 1971) is a Spanish former footballer who is the current manager of Bundesliga club Bayern Munich. Guardiola played as a defensive midfielder and spent the majority of his career with Barcelona, forming a part of Johan Cruyff's "dream team" that won Barcelona's first European Cup in 1992, and captaining the team from 1997 to 2001. He also played for Brescia and Roma in Italy, Al-Ahli in Qatar, and Dorados de Sinaloa in Mexico while training to be a manager. While playing in Italy, he served a four-month ban for a positive drug test, although he was cleared of wrongdoing twice on appeal in 2009 before the Courts of Justice of the Italian Football Federation and the Federal Anti-Doping Courts of the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI). He was capped 47 times for Spain, winning the Olympic Gold Medal in 1992, and also played friendly matches for Catalonia. A deep-lying playmaker, Guardiola was highly regarded throughout his career for his vision of the game, ball control, technical ability, passing range, and calm composure.After retiring as a player, Guardiola became coach of Barcelona B, and in 2008 he succeeded Frank Rijkaard as the first team manager. In his first season as manager, Guardiola guided Barcelona to a treble, winning La Liga, the Copa del Rey and the Champions League. In doing so, Guardiola became the youngest manager to win the Champions League. The following season, Guardiola led Barcelona to win the Supercopa de España, the UEFA Super Cup, and the FIFA Club World Cup, bringing his tally to the maximum of six trophies out of six competitions in one year, thus achieving the sextuple. In 2011, Guardiola was awarded the Catalan Parliament's Gold Medal, their highest honour. That same year, Guardiola was also named the FIFA World Coach of the Year. On 30 June 2012, Guardiola announced his retirement as Barcelona manager, after winning 14 trophies in just four years in charge of the club. After a sabbatical period, Bayern Munich announced on 16 January 2013 that Guardiola would join the club as manager for the 2013–14 season following the retirement of Jupp Heynckes. In his first season at the club, Guardiola won the Bundesliga, the DFB-Pokal, the UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup.
Chairman of the Board, Pride FC: Bushido: Vol. 12, Pride FC: Pride 34: Kamikaze, Pride FC: Pride 32: The Real Deal
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Fact
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Has a reach of 78" (198 cm).
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Also fights in mix-bouts. He has knocked out 3 professional wrestlers and is 3-3 in mixed martial arts.
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Lost a 10 round decision to former World Heavyweight king Larry Holmes on 27 July 2002.
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As of 8 May 2005 had a professional boxing record of 70-3-4 with 53 knockout victories.
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Was a 5-time World Tough-Man Heavyweight Champion with a record of 56-5 with 36 knockouts.
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As of June 29, 2003, has the following professional fight records: Boxing: 63 Wins, 3 Losses, 4 Draws, 2 No contests K-1: 1 Win, 1 KO
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Has won numerous Toughman competitions
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At World Wrestling Federation's (WWF) Wrestlemania 15 telecast, Butterbean defeated WWF Wrestler/Toughman Bart Gunn in a "Brawl For All" boxing match in 35 seconds with 2 knockdowns
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Yakuzano
2017
pre-production
Guber
PWS: Vendetta
2010
Video
Butterbean
PWS: Brawl for Paul
2009
Video
Butterbean (as Butterbean)
Comedy Only in da Hood
2001
Video as Butta Bean
Chairman of the Board
1998
Museum Security Guard (as Butterbean)
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Big Law: Deputy Butterbean
2011
TV Series
Himself
Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling
2008
TV Series
Himself
Yamma Pit Fighting, MMA
2008
TV Movie
Himself (as Butterbean)
Pride 34: Kamikaze
2007
TV Movie
Himself
Pride 32: The Real Deal
2006
TV Movie
Himself
Pride Bushido 12: Bushido Survival 2nd Round
2006
TV Movie
Himself
King of the Cage: Payback
2005
TV Special
Himself (as 'Butterbean')
Jackass: The Movie
2002
Documentary
Himself (as Butterbean)
ESPN Friday Night Fights
1999-2000
TV Series
Himself
WrestleMania XV
1999
TV Special
Himself (as Butterbean)
ESPN Top Rank Boxing
1998
TV Series
Himself
WWF in Your House: D-Generation-X
1997
TV Special
Himself (as Butterbean)
WWE Raw
1997
TV Series
Butterbean / Himself
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1995-1996
TV Series
Himself
Boxing: A Different Look
1996
TV Movie
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Attitude Era
2012
Video
Himself - Ringside Fan (as Butterbean)
World's Dumbest
2011
TV Series
Himself
WWE Sunday Night Heat
1999
TV Series
Butterbean
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2003
MTV Movie Award
MTV Movie Awards
Best Fight
Jackass: The Movie (2002)
Known for movies
Jackass: The Movie (2002) as Himself
WrestleMania XV (1999) as Himself
Big Law: Deputy Butterbean (2011) as Himself
Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling (2008) as Himself