Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola has been named 2022/23 UEFA Men’s Coach of the Year.
The 52-year-old Spanish coach held off competition from Inter’s Simone Inzaghi and Napoli’s Luciano Spalletti to claim the award.
Guardiola’s side completed a memorable treble of Premier League, FA Cup and UEFA Champions League – winning the latter trophy for the first time in the club’s history. It was Guardiola’s third triumph in the competition, making him only the fourth coach to achieve that feat.
The award was announced during the 2023/24 UEFA Champions League group stage draw in Monaco.
Result of the vote
1 Josep Guardiola (Manchester City)
2 Luciano Spalletti (Napoli)
3 Simone Inzaghi (Inter)
4 Roberto De Zerbi (Brighton)
5 Mikel Arteta (Arsenal)
6 Zlatko Dalić (Croatia)
7 José Luis Mendilibar (Sevilla)
8 Didier Deschamps (France)
9 David Moyes (West Ham)
10 Franck Haise (Lens)
Why did Guardiola win the award?
The manner in which Guardiola’s side swept all before them was as impressive as their trophy haul. City scored no less than 151 goals in all competitions, just shy of 2.5 per game, and averaged 63.6% possession across every match they played in 2022/23.
Under Guardiola, City have won 13 major trophies, including five titles in the last six Premier League campaigns. Most recently, they claimed the UEFA Super Cup for the first time on 16 August, making the Spaniard the first coach to win the trophy with three different clubs.
