Manuel Luis Pellegrini Ripamonti is a Chilean professional football manager and former footballer and is the head coach of Chinese Super League side Hebei China Fortune. Pellegrini's first Villarreal team didn't win a game in LaLiga until its sixth attempt. With his guidance, Mlaga entered the Champions League qualifiers for the first time in the club's history. "We'll hire you if Pep won't come," they told Pellegrini. "Reading, traveling, visiting museums, the beach," he says. "When he came in, everyone said he should change the system," says Betis's Rodri, who isn't even the best-known Rodri among Spanish footballers. [55] Pellegrini's last match in charge of Hebei was a 21 win over Chongqing Dangdai Lifan. Pellegrini is nicknamed "The Engineer," for the obvious reason that he is, in fact, an engineer. The Real Betis manager amazed spectators and his own players on Monday when he expertly took down a high clearance with a casual first touch on the sidelines. He made it to the quarter-finals of the 201213 Champions League, becoming the only coach to take two teams to the Champions League quarter-finals in their debut seasons in the competition. The team's poor performance that year led to a relegation to the Division 2 for the first time in its history, though in 1989 they won the Division 2 championship, bringing them back to Division 1, where they have remained ever since. - Real Betis vs. Sevilla (Sunday 3 p.m. [6] Pellegrini also managed to take Manchester City to their first ever semi-final in Champions League in 201516, which was his last season after finishing in fourth-place with 66 points. Theres no one who isnt looking forward to it., And then? Then Pellegrini took charge. "A lot of people think it's more difficult when you have a lot of successful players," Pellegrini says. He has won at Real Madrid, where he amassed more points in a single season than any manager there ever had. 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". It's our first clean sheet and against one of the favorite teams of the. Why is Manuel Pellegrini one of the best -- and most underrated -- coaches in the world? During the 201617 season, Pellegrini became the youngest player to have a hand in 10 goals in a single Serie A campaign, having registered six goals and four assists by 10 April 2017. Pellegrini, who has experienced sucesses in national leagues in four countries moved to Europe in 2004 to be at the helms of affairs at Villarreal. "You win the game when you let the good players play," Pellegrini explains. [26] However, an injury later ruled him out of the final tournament, and Gaetano Castrovilli was called up in his place. It gave him a bridge from South America exactly when he needed it. Manuel Pellegrini has not played professional soccer since 1987, but his touch is still as clean as it ever was. His wide range of skills thus enable him to contribute at both ends of the pitch, and make him effective in linking both the defensive and offensive aspects of the game in a box-to-box role. ET; stream LIVE on ESPN+) Of the 20 matches, only two were draws, against Southampton and Blackburn Rovers, in the FA Cup both of which ended 11. Manuel Luis Pellegrini Ripamonti ileanski je nogometni trener i bivi igra. [19], Later that month, he was included in the Italy under-21 squad for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship by manager Luigi Di Biagio. But I will always want to manage. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Italian pronunciation:[lorntso pellerini];[2][3] born 19 June 1996) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and is captain for Serie A club Roma. "He has modernized because football has modernized," he says. "And those moments, when you make those decisions and then communicate with the players in the proper way, those are the most important moments you have as a manager.". They were eliminated by Borussia Dortmund after conceding two stoppage time goals which cost them a semi-final place. If Id stayed in Chile, maybe it would be different, but Ive always demanded more of myself, wanted to learn something every day. It was absolutely clear management wasnt going to be my path, Pellegrini says. The Chilean enjoyed a successful spell at the club that included a Champions League semi-final. Chilean football manager and former football player Manuel Pellegrini has an estimated net worth of $21.3 million. [9][10] He made his debut for the club on 8 November 2015, starting in a 10 league win over Carpi,[11] and scored his first goal the following month when he netted in a 30 win over Sampdoria. Pellegrini was already a mid-life manager -- at 49, almost as old as Pep Guardiola is now -- when he, when he won Argentina's Clausura while at River Plate. As a coach, he has managed teams in Spain, England, Argentina, Chile, China and Ecuador. Guardiola pronounced himself a "huge fan.". Villarreal eventually finished seventh in La Liga that year. Such an approach over the course of a lifetime has not only fulfilled him, it has helped win football games. [31], Mlaga progressed to latter stages of the Champions League, where they were drawn against Milan, Zenit Saint Petersburg and Anderlecht. Manuel Pellegrini. Pellegrini has won national leagues in four countries. "If you don't know him, maybe you think, 'That coach is letting it fester.' Care Capital Partner Palladio Biosciences CEO & founder Related Hubs Education Manuel Luis Pellegrini Ripamonti, fdd den 16 september 1953 i Santiago, r en chilensk professionell fotbollstrnare som r huvudtrnare fr Real Betis. [20] On being presented at the presidential balcony of the Santiago Bernabu, he said, "Hard to say in a few words the excitement and pride that one feels for having been chosen to direct perhaps the most important club in the world. It is no little thing. It was sarcastic to start with, Manuel Pellegrini says, but that didnt last long. [9], His son, Manuel Pellegrini Pucci, is a traumatologist who works in the medical staff of Audax Italiano since 2022. Football stimulates me, keeps me busy. Pellegrini var tidigare professionell fotbollsspelare och spelade mittback fr Universidad de Chile under hela sin karrir. [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 201617 season. Lorenzo Pellegrini vs . -- advanced through the Champions League group stage and into the quarterfinals. Take a bow, Pellegrini! And he'd like to get to the Museo de Bellas Artes to see paintings by Zurbaran and Goya. [35], On 30 May 2013, Pellegrini stated he had a verbal agreement to become the new manager of Premier League club Manchester City. The following year, Di Francesco's shift to a 4-2-3-1 saw him pushed up into the number 10 role, playing a supporting role . term as coach : 1.99 Years Preferred formation : 4-2-3-1 Then he went to Club Universidad de Chile where he would play professionally for them as a defender. 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 Jos Salomn Rondn. He was appointed as manager of West Ham United in May 2018 and lasted 18 months in charge before he was sacked in December 2019 after a poor run of results. Pellegrini is enjoying the ride. Some of his admirers, including many leading managers, marvel at what he accomplished at Villarreal or Malaga. Thats conviction. He was born in Santiago in Chile. The name stuck. Others extol the way he conducted himself at Manchester City. Milan: Lorenzo Pellegrini's agent on Tuesday dismissed speculation that the Italian international midfielder was set for a move from Roma to Manchester United. He was a center back who played his entire career for Universidad de Chile, appearing in 451 matches from 1973 to 1986.. [citation needed], In July 2009, Pellegrini competed in his first cup for the club as manager, the Peace Cup 2009. By 2001, Pellegrini was managing Argentina's San Lorenzo, his seventh club. [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 201213 record by eight matches. "Let's enjoy the moment," he said. Losing? [61] West Ham finished in 10th position in the Premier League in Pellegrini's first season in charge; their first top-ten finish since 2016. You must think like an engineer. Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini had two players in tears at the club's training ground five days before the Premier League opener at Newcastle. That season San Lorenzo became clausura champions and the Copa Mercosur followed, their first international trophy. Manuel Pellegrini, entrenador del Betis (foto: EFE). Nah, La Liga: Barcelona bounce back at Real Sociedad, Sevilla hold off Levante, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. ", In Manchester, he won with an explosive attack that reached 100 goals faster than any team in Premier League history. As a young manager in South America, he won the Copa Sudamericana, the Ecuadorian title, the Argentina Clausura. Manuel was born on 19 September 1953. But there are many who say that, whatever might have happened the rest of the season, Pellegrini's tenure at the Bernabeu was doomed that night. S nghip CLB [ sa | sa m ngun] Roma [ sa | sa m ngun] Pellegrini is a Chilean professional football manager and former player, who has managed several teams in Spain, England, Argentina, Chile, China, and Ecuador. To back away, fall out of love with a game in which, contemplating a photo of himself at Universidad Chile in 1973, he says almost everything has changed. [citation needed], Pellegrini managed Argentine club River Plate from 2002 to 2003 and secured the Clausura championships in 2003, in which he utilised the talents of Andrs D'Alessandro, one of many Argentine playmakers to have been likened to Diego Maradona. However, in the first Premier League game of the season, Pellegrini suffered a heavy 50 defeat against his former club, Manchester City. "[20] They later bought Cristiano Ronaldo for 80million from Manchester United, Karim Benzema from Olympique Lyonnais for 30million, and Xabi Alonso for 30million from Liverpool. The Spanish daily Marca named this match "Alcorconazo" and went on to make many teasing references to Pellegrini. In 2001, he joined the Argentine club, San Lorenzo de Almagro as the team's football manager. "I should be," Pellegrini responds with a smile. One man left fans on the fence at the start and the end of his tenure in the hot seat: Manuel Pellegrini. So what happened at West Ham? 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], Pellegrini was capped once by the Chile national team,[11] starting in a 11 friendly draw away to Brazil on 7 May 1986. After trampling through its group, it will be seeded for the knockout stage. [62], West Ham broke their transfer record twice under Pellegrini, paying 36 million for Felipe Anderson in 2018 and 45 million for striker Sebastien Haller in 2019. Manuel Pellegrini is well-known in the world of football. You appreciate far more people who have conviction, a clear route, than those changing coach every 10 games, paying a fortune to get rid of them. Mlaga then beat FC Porto 21 on aggregate in the round-of-16. Its very similar to West Ham: a tremendous fanbase, always behind the team, hoping to reach Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham financially and a match for them in supporters. The amount claimed by HMRC is 816,579.80. [37] Pellegrini was quoted saying he was "delighted to accept this hugely exciting opportunity. From 'League One level' to indispensable: How Saliba became key for Arsenal, February's U23 hotlist: Leverkusen's Wirtz, Celta star Veiga, 329m goal: Felix the only men's contender for Chelsea's Goal of the Month, Man City didn't look good in FA Cup win at Bristol but they're still treble favourites. Italian Serie A. Fc Internazionale vs As Roma. He made his first appearance for the senior side in an 80 victory over San Marino in an unofficial friendly match on 31 May 2017, coming on as a half time substitute for Daniele Baselli. He taught his players what he'd learned in England, including ways of moving without the ball that weren't in fashion in South America at the time. These days youd have to choose: the demands are too great in football and academically. Combining coaching and engineering already was. "The small spaces, the possession, the moving, that all started when I was in England. Manuel Luis Pellegrini Ripamonti (Spanish pronunciation: [manwel peleini]; Italian: [pellerini]; 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. 6th December 2019. The 66-year-old Chilean's deal with Betis runs until June 2023. He laughs. In the decade preceding Pellegrini's arrival, Betis sacked its manager on average every year. Biografija[ uredi | uredi izvor] U Evropu je stigao 2004, kad je postao trener Villarreala. [67] As of 26 September 2022 he was under investigation by HMRC for tax evasion. Samuel Silva. [54], On 19 May 2018, Hebei China Fortune confirmed Pellegrini had left the club. Pellegrini moved to Europe in 2004 to take the manager's post at Spanish side Villarreal. He was dismissed after one season and later lamented the Galcticos policy employed at Real which prevented him from building a balanced team. Manuel Pellegrini began his coaching career in 1988 with Universidad de Chile. [58] His first win with the club came in an EFL Cup match against AFC Wimbledon on 28 August. Ugly football depresses him. Azt mr a szezon eltt sejteni lehetett, hogy a Real Madrid nyron kinevezett edzjnek, Manuel Pellegrininek nem volt knny dolga, hiszen a csapattal szemben hatalmas volt a vrakozs. Pellegrini and Mourinho, two Premier League coaches set to meet this weekend in London, have a few things in common. Impact Pellegrini led his team in crosses as per usual, but he lacked some touch, while he was denied by Lorenzo Montipo on two pretty good shots. He was confident that his managerial future would be far from Chile. Theres another style of coach that only takes big clubs because they can [win], but I wont deny myself the challenge, the personal satisfaction, of managing different clubs. The Chilean started his managerial career in his home country before spells in Ecuador and Argentina. We didn't win the Champions League because we didn't have a squad properly structured to be able to win it."[24][25]. He had terrible luck.". I cant limit David Silva by saying boot the ball from our area to theirs. He talks too of a conscious search for calm, the metamorphosis that made him the manager he is not the player he was. As a coach, he has managed teams in Spain, England, Argentina, Chile, China and Ecuador. [56], On 22 May 2018, Premier League club West Ham United appointed Pellegrini as their new manager on a three-year deal contract. On 11 May, Manchester City became Premier League champions, after beating West Ham United 20, with goals from Samir Nasri and Vincent Kompany at the City of Manchester Stadium, making Pellegrini the first coach from outside of Europe to win the English league title. Pellegrini's prowess at both ends of the park make him the kind of box-to-box midfielder rarely seen in Reds sides since Steven Gerrard's pomp and at just a couple of weeks shy of his 25 th . "I was very young, and we made a quick connection. A product of the Roma youth academy since the age of 9. He talks of a desire to respect a profession thats well paid so that people are entertained and dont think This is boring Im going after 10 minutes, where 1-0s sustain you only so long. We finished second in the league, third, fifth twice, we played a Champions League semi-final, a quarter-final, quarter-finals of the Europa League. @premierleague. Engineering has helped me a lot, Pellegrini says. "Every year I start from zero," he says. But that streak ended with a season-defining 2-0 loss to Guardiola's Barcelona -- with Messi, Xavi and Zlatan Ibrahimovic --- in Madrid. Pellegrini led El Submarino Amarillo to the Champions League knockout stages, where they drew Arsenal once again in the quarter-finals, losing 41 on aggregate. 07:00, 16 JUN 2021. Manuel Luis Pellegrini Ripamonti's football life began 45 years ago in 1973, when he embarked on a one-club playing career in his home city of Santiago with Universidad de Chile - the same institution from which he graduated with a degree in civil engineering in 1979. Image of pellegrini, giuseppe, lorenzo - 185940906 At four of them, he has the highest winning percentage of any manager in their history. 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