Barcelona’s coach, Pep Guardiola, will be rewarded in behalf of Parliament of Catalunya for his performance, both as player and as coach.

Nuria de Gispert, President of the Chamber, said that Guardiola will receive the “Gold Medal”: “For the values good to be taken as an example as sportsmanship, teamwork, effort and improvement, not only in terms of just personal but also the collective point of view.” he said.

Josep “Pep” Guardiola i Sala was born on 18 of January 1971 in Santpedor, Barcelona. Guardiola played as a defensive midfielder and spent the majority of his playing career with his soul team, FC Barcelona, whom he currently manages. He was part of Johan Cruyff’s dream team that won Barcelona’s first European Cup. Guardiola also played for Brescia Calcio and A.S. Roma in Italy; Al-Ahli in Qatar; and for Dorados de Sinaloa in Mexico.

Among those who have received the distinction are included the economist Ernest Lluch, UN representative in Afghanistan, Francesc Vendrell and Jordi Savall musician of Els Setze Jutges group .

Will he be able to squeeze even more juice from Barcelona? This award could only boost his desire for a new triple with Barcelona.