(Image: 2016 Getty Images) Manuel Pellegrini left Manchester City five years ago, making way for Pep Guardiola in the managerial hot seat. Since crossing the Atlantic in 2004, he has worked at six European clubs. Pellegrini confessed: "If I had known where that boy would get, I would not have retired. His tranquility seems preternatural; Iglesias, who has been playing for him since 2020, says he has never heard him raise his voice. Pellegrini won the 2013-14 Premier League title and two EFL Cups during his three years at Manchester City. 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The Chilean started his managerial career in his home country before spells in Ecuador and Argentina. The Chilean came to the Spanish capital on the back of an excellent time at Villarreal. "They make the difference. "There were some doubts from the players in the beginning," he says. 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. UEFA Europa Conference League Team of the Season: UEFA Europa Conference League Player of the Season: This page was last edited on 1 March 2023, at 10:03. Pellegrini was contrite but not regretful. But beyond mere statistics, it was the manner in which Pellegrini was deployed that sets him apart from Roma's other midfielders, namely Kevin Strootman. Ovaj klub je u svojoj prvoj sezoni uspio uvesti u La Ligu, a sezonu kasnije i u etvrtfinale Lige prvaka . I wont stop until I cant do the job any more. "[38] Upon joining Manchester City, Pellegrini became only the fifth coach from outside of Europe to manage in the Premier League, and the first Chilean.[39]. "Because I don't know what will happen tomorrow.". Liverpool though have made a move for Pellegrini to replace him, according to a report from the print edition of Corriere dello Sport. At four of them, he has the highest winning percentage of any manager in their history. ", In Manchester, he won with an explosive attack that reached 100 goals faster than any team in Premier League history. "[21] He joined Real Madrid as the first manager in Florentino Prez's second stint as Real Madrid president. They are organized and mobile, confident enough to be creative, aware of their talent. [20] On 18 June, he scored the nation's first goal at the tournament, netting from a bicycle kick in a 20 win over Denmark. To date, Pellegrini's most visible triumph has been at Manchester City, where he won the Premier League. "Every year I start from zero," he says. He awoke in me a possibility I didnt know I had., Not that all the study was wasted. Lorenzo Pellegrini will reportedly turn down the advances of Liverpool FC and Tottenham Hotspur to sign a new contract with AS Roma. Carreira [ editar | editar cdigo-fonte] . They beat Rangers and Inter Milan in the elimination rounds, then lost to Arsenal 1-0 in a semifinal. I would have kept playing two more years. ", It's part of his philosophy of treating his adults like adults. Pellegrini has a vision of what he wants his teams to look like on the field -- backs filling spaces vacated by wingers, constant movement in the penalty area. Wednesday 1 July 2015 . [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. Pellegrini outlines a method built on talent precisely what he says he lacked as a player building a structure that affords certain freedoms, concerned that football is headed towards denying invention; you shouldnt constrain talented players. "Reading, traveling, visiting museums, the beach," he says. Pellegrini var tidigare professionell fotbollsspelare och spelade mittback fr Universidad de Chile under hela sin karrir. 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. Asked where Pellegrini fits in the managerial pantheon, Unai Emery spreads his arms wide, a shoulders-shrugged emoji come to life, as if to make it clear how simple the answer is. [4][5][6] Having previously represented the club in the UEFA Youth League, he was handed his senior debut at the age of 18 by manager Rudi Garcia on 22 March 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute for Salih Uan in a 10 Serie A win over Cesena. We reached the semi-final and I have no doubt that if wed won the Champions League the plan wouldnt change, just as [Roberto] Mancini won the Premier League after I-dont-know-how-many years but still [left]. Then, in 1992, he took on managership of O'Higgins for a year, before moving in 1993 to become coach of Universidad Catlica, one of the most popular clubs in Chile. He knows what's happening. Id love to play the piano, Id love to sing.. If youd said that Id work abroad continuously for 22 years in six countries, have the career Ive had , Ive coached the biggest club in Chile, Ecuador, Argentina and Spain, perhaps England too. Now Pellegrini is winning at Betis, a club so steeped in failure that its motto in the Andalusian dialect is manqu pierda. I have a contract with Villarreal, we finished the league today, and tomorrow we go on holiday", after being questioned by the press on rumours that he was in talks with Madrid. Years after Lilleshall, he described taking the course as the best decision he'd ever made. Manuel Pellegrini is 69 years, 4 months and 20 days old. "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.". Sep 23, 2018. On Saturday night, he takes Real Betis into the fifth cup final in their history, against Valencia. Pellegrini has won at historically undersized clubs, like Villarreal and Malaga. They haven't even finished second since then. That season San Lorenzo became clausura champions and the Copa Mercosur followed, their first international trophy. As a coach, he has managed teams in Spain, England, Argentina, Chile, China and Ecuador. The name of his father is Emilio Pellegrini Portales and Manuel mother's name is Silvia Ripamonti Barros. Lorenzo Pellegrini's Serie A TOTS SBC card is super cheap. After being released by Real Madrid, on 22 July 2010, Pellegrini received an offer from the Mexico national team; Javier Aguirre resigned following the 2010 World Cup loss in round 16 in South Africa. To understand the priority of the problems in front of you. He represents the Italy national team. To view a complete list of all competitions and leagues filled with match details visit our overview page . Manuel Pellegrini Manuel Pellegrini Slideshow of Manuel Pellegrini Teams managed Club career Club matches Note: the number of club matches may be incomplete. It isn't that a pitch like this will damage our team. In the end, Malaga -- Malaga! [67] As of 26 September 2022 he was under investigation by HMRC for tax evasion. [35], On 30 May 2013, Pellegrini stated he had a verbal agreement to become the new manager of Premier League club Manchester City. "Imagine," Higuain says, "you get 96 points and you don't win because there was maybe the best Barcelona team ever. A single goal. It's that it will damage LaLiga. [citation needed], Pellegrini took over the managerial duties of Villarreal CF on 1 July 2004. - Real Betis vs. Sevilla (Sunday 3 p.m. Is Lorenzo Pellegrini related to Luca Pellegrini? He trusts players who have the talent to be creative,". Last winter, Betis traveled to Rayo Vallecano for a Copa del Rey semifinal. That's a locura-craziness. "Manuel era un tipo muy preparado y ese equipo de San Lorenzo le dio un impulso para lo que lleg despus en su carrera. Pellegrini is nicknamed "The Engineer," for the obvious reason that he is, in fact, an engineer. The joke ran that they had a supermarket, not a stadium. I graduated at 24, played to 34. Across all circumstances, maybe nobody has. The next season, with everyone gone but Isco, he tightened his formation into a tidy 4-4-2. 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. #7 Lorenzo Pellegrini 1 AS Roma Serie A League level: First Tier Joined: Jul 1, 2017 Contract expires: Jun 30, 2026 imago images + Date of birth/Age: Jun 19, 1996 (26) Place of birth: Roma Citizenship: Italy Height: 1,86 m Position: Attacking Midfield National player: Italy Caps/Goals: 23 / 5 45.00 m Last update: Nov 11, 2022 Profile Stats He won another clausura with River Plate two years later then crossed the Atlantic. He regrets only that he didn't finish out the season, for the first time since he arrived in Europe. Manuel Pellegrini was born in Santiago, Chile in September 1953. 6th December 2019. Pellegrini dropped his salary to sign; now Betis have their biggest moment for a generation, a cup final in their own city. Pellegrini has won national leagues in four countries. On 14 June 2013, he was appointed manager of Manchester City,[5] and won the Football League Cup and Premier League in his first season as manager, in the process becoming the first manager from outside Europe to manage a team to the English Premier League title. There he managed well-known players such as Alberto Acosta and Nestor Gorosito and took the team to victory in the prestigious Copa Interamericana in 1994 and the 1995 Copa Chile, though he could only finish as runner-up in 1994 and 1995 of the local Campeonato Nacional championship, a competition organized by the Chilean Football Federation in parallel to the Primera Division. [7] He managed Hebei China Fortune from 2016 to 2018 before leaving the position in May. That day I decided I couldn't keep going". He managed the club to a national title in 1999, starting a tradition of coaches that followed him to the Ecuadorian team. The 68-year-old has the chance to secure a rare trophy for Real Betis against Valencia in the Copa del Rey but says what he would really like is to be able to sing or play the piano. [65], On 9 July 2020, it was announced that Pellegrini would become the manager of Real Betis in La Liga ahead of the 202021 season, replacing Alexis Trujillo who had served as an interim coach following the dismissal of Rubi the previous month. Pellegrini has represented Italy at various youth levels. Manuel Pellegrini. It's no good having an orchestra with the 10 best guitarists if I don't have a pianist. "For me, maybe 90% of being a successful manager is the way you manage the group. He's one of the few managers who is able to gain respect from even the most intractable talents. The game would gain unending fame in Spain as the alcorconazo. ", His body of work is less like that of a manager than a painter or an author. Manuel is a fifth cousin, once removed, of actor Santiago Cabrera. In 2019, they finished 15th, playing in their usual dismal style. With his guidance, Mlaga entered the Champions League qualifiers for the first time in the club's history. Real Madrid lost to a Segunda B team. We didn't win the Champions League because we didn't have a squad properly structured to be able to win it."[24][25]. Los ltimos buenos resultados han vuelto a colocar a los verdiblancos a la estela de la Real Sociedad, el equipo que marca ahora mismo la cuarta plaza, lo que ha supuesto una motivacin aadida para el vestuario btico. Manchester City have confirmed Pep Guardiola will succeed Manuel Pellegrini as manager this summer. However, it didn't stunt his steady progression through the academy, representing the club in UEFA Youth League. [9], Born in Santiago,[1] to Italian parents, Pellegrini attended the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile in Santiago,[10] where he graduated in civil engineering in 1979. [9], His son, Manuel Pellegrini Pucci, is a traumatologist who works in the medical staff of Audax Italiano since 2022. 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. Despite losing Cristiano Ronaldo for nearly two months, it was one of Real Madrid's most productive in its history: a club record of 96 points in LaLiga, including a run of 12 wins in a row from January to April. [28] On 11 November 2010, he made his Mlaga debut as coach against Hrcules in a 32 victory in the Copa del Rey at La Rosaleda stadium, which led them to the round of 16 after the teams had drawn 00 in the first leg at Estadio Jos Rico Prez two weeks previously,[29] and continued his winning start as new coach of Malaga by beating Levante 10 in his league debut four days later. I wont retire, the game will retire me., Valencias Carlos Soler: Youre comparing me to Cazorla, Mata and Silva? It was only the Copa del Rey, never a priority for the Galacticos. 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 . He was ready to learn if he could compete with the best in his profession. "I love the 4-2-2-2 formation of Pellegrini because the players have the freedom of getting around where ever we want. Betis has washed the memory clean. [27], On 6 October, Pellegrini scored in a 21 home defeat to Spain in the semi-finals of the 2021 UEFA Nations League Finals. But what he did before that at diminutive Malaga might have been more remarkable. On 5 November, he was officially presented as the new coach of Mlaga during a press conference with the club's owner Abdullah bin Nasser Al Thani,[27] and watched from the stands as they lost 10 to Espanyol the following day. And he'd like to get to the Museo de Bellas Artes to see paintings by Zurbaran and Goya. 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. Then he went to Club Universidad de Chile where he would play professionally for them as a defender. They spent 155 million in transfer fees while he was in charge, including 71 million in the summer before the 2019-20 season. "I should be," Pellegrini responds with a smile. A former central defender in his youth, he is also an effective ball-winner, which enables him to break down possession, while his vision and technical skills allow him subsequently to carry or distribute the ball and provide assists for his teammates. Manuel Pellegrini will celebrate 70th birthday on a Saturday 16th of September 2023. I enjoyed playing for him very much.". Manuel Lis 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. Somehow, that team finished third, behind Barcelona and Real Madrid. [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. Betis is special: it cant compete economically with big clubs but it has a fanbase as good as any, a very big club equal to Real Madrid, Atltico Madrid, Barcelona. It didn't matter that those 96 points were the most ever recorded by a second-place team in the history of any of Europe's top five leagues. [33][34] In October 2018, a roundabout in Malaga was named in his honour. [8] In terms of the transfer agreement, Roma retained a buy-back-clause which afforded the club the opportunity to re-purchase Pellegrini at a future stage. S nghip CLB [ sa | sa m ngun] Roma [ sa | sa m ngun] They were eliminated by Borussia Dortmund after conceding two stoppage time goals which cost them a semi-final place. Villarreal eventually finished seventh in La Liga that year. In their entire history, Betis have won three trophies since 1930. [54], On 19 May 2018, Hebei China Fortune confirmed Pellegrini had left the club. [citation needed], In July 2009, Pellegrini competed in his first cup for the club as manager, the Peace Cup 2009. [36] On 14 June 2013, Manchester City confirmed Pellegrini's appointment as their new first-team manager on a three-year contract. But he saw it. 1 de marzo de 2023, 13:39 h. El Betis de Pellegrini quiere la Champions. [citation needed], Pellegrini joined Argentine club San Lorenzo de Almagro in 2001 and led them to their first international title in the Copa Mercosur. Related Articles. Additionally, Lorenzo Pellegrini has had 2 past jobs including Director at Cyrenaic Pharmaceuticals. "You win the game when you let the good players play," Pellegrini explains. 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. Take a bow, Pellegrini! It was sarcastic to start with, Manuel Pellegrini says, but that didnt last long. "To have an aggressive team that plays aggressive football, that leaves the changing room with every intention of winning. Im envious, in a positive way, of people who do things better than me., And, Pellegrini adds: I ensure I dedicate a couple of hours a day not to the mind exactly but to other things: books, music, other sports, to studying history, literature, languages. You need it, he admits, and so does his family. Atualmente, comanda o Real Betis . Born in Rome, Pellegrini, who had suffered from arrhythmia as a youngster, joined the youth academy of local side Roma at the age of nine. A chilei szakember 2 vre rt al, 4 milli eurrt szerzdtettk a Villarrealtl. In 2011-12, Pellegrini managed Malaga the way he'd managed Real Madrid, guiding them into the Champions League. [43], On 2 March 2014, Pellegrini's Manchester City defeated Sunderland 31 at Wembley Stadium in the 2014 Football League Cup Final, giving him his first major trophy in European football. They sign the best players, but not the best players needed in a certain position. And Betis, not a squad deep with talent, also has Europa League games to play. I am happy so hopefully we can continue with Betis competing at the highest level, with this project. One man left fans on the fence at the start and the end of his tenure in the hot seat: Manuel Pellegrini. Pellegrini brought calm and simplicity. Browse 1,662 chilean manuel pellegrini stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. The Spanish daily Marca named this match "Alcorconazo" and went on to make many teasing references to Pellegrini. (three times), Chile Under-20, CD O'Higgins, CD Universidad Catlica, LDU de Quito, CA San Lorenzo de Almagro . It was the first match against a LaLiga club in Alcorcon's history. "Manuel explains to each player inside the changing room what his role will be, and why he is important. [14], At the end of 2007, Villarreal offered Pellegrini an extended contract until 2011. [citation needed] 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. Our goalkeeper parried the shot of a rival player, I jumped to clear the ball, and behind me came a 17-year-old boy who jumped half a metre above me, and scored. ET; stream LIVE on ESPN+) Its been 17 years since they reached a final. On 31 May 2009, after the last La Liga match for Villarreal, Pellegrini said: "Nobody from Real Madrid has spoken with me. Losing? "A lot of people think it's more difficult when you have a lot of successful players," Pellegrini says. He [Prez] sold players that I considered important. A defender, Pellegrini spent his entire playing career at Universidad Chile, making more than 450 appearances Retired in 1986 and took his first managerial role the following year at Palestino. Biografija[ uredi | uredi izvor] U Evropu je stigao 2004, kad je postao trener Villarreala. As a young manager in South America, he won the Copa Sudamericana, the Ecuadorian title, the Argentina Clausura. [24], Pellegrini scored his first goal with the Italy senior side on 5 September 2019, in a 31 away win over Armenia in a Euro 2020 qualifier. Pellegrini has won national leagues in four countries. Pellegrini has won national leagues in four countries. He manages happy teams that find ways to win. 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. The recommendation paid dividends as Pellegrini led San Lorenzo to victory in the Argentine Clausura and the Copa Mercosur, South America's UEFA Cup equivalent. It ended up being admiring, recognition, he says. From one season to the next, he assesses with fresh eyes. How is the personality of Raul different from Cristiano Ronaldo, and different from Borja Iglesias?". 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 . So you must know the personalities. They have two children together.[37]. Yet Pellegrini is slowly but surely making a name for himself and at the age of only 25, he has plenty of time to enter the hall of fame. ", Unai Emery, who has coached more games against him than anyone else, says Pellegrini's teams invariably reflect the personality of their manager. He visits art museums wherever he travels, took a managerial job in China so he could immerse himself in that culture, flew to Spain for a day while living in Manchester to swim in the Mediterranean. Real Madrid was matched in the first round of the Copa del Rey against the local team, AD Alcorcon, which played in Segunda B, the third level of Spanish football. Manuel Pellegrini , Chilean coach for the San Lorenzo de Argentina team, during a practice in Mendoza, 14 January 2002. Under Pellegrini, Villarreal achieved a third-place finish in La Liga in 200405, a Champions League semi-final in 200506, and broke the big two in 2008 with a second-place finish in La Liga in 200708. [citation needed], In 1998, Pellegrini had a brief spell back at Palestino before he was bought by Ecuadorian club LDU Quito. Have you seen Pellegrini lately? Lorenzo Pellegrini vs . Manuel Pellegrini has not played professional soccer since 1987, but his touch is still as clean as it ever was. He has won at Real Madrid, where he amassed more points in a single season than any manager there ever had. [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. Ive signed here until 2025, The Engineer says. Pellegrini is an academy graduate of Roma, having joined the club in 2007, and made his senior debut in 2015. Is Betis winning? In 2008, they finished second in LaLiga, ahead of Barcelona. He was a center back who played his entire career for Universidad de Chile, appearing in 451 matches from 1973 to 1986.. Staying there won't be easy -- Real Sociedad, Athletic Bilbao and Osasuna are all within three points. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Italian pronunciation: [lorntso pellerini]; born 19 June 1996) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and is captain for Serie A club Roma.He represents the Italy national team.. Pellegrini is an academy graduate of Roma, having joined the club in 2007, and made his senior debut in 2015. It's hard to tell. [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. Under no circumstances would I feel disrespected. He departed for Sassuolo later that year where he made over 50 appearances across all competitions before returning to Roma in July 2017. Every coach has an expiry date, Pellegrini says. [13] He made 34 appearances across all competitions for the campaign, scoring eight goals registering seven assists, before re-signing for Roma at the end of the season. 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. In Pellegrini's second season, Betis won the Copa Del Rey for just the third time ever. [14][15] On the same day Roma youth product Federico Ricci joined Sassuolo outright,[15] for a 3million fee. Nowhere he has been was a better fit than Seville, a city of transcendent beauty and fairs and festivals where work and pleasure find a natural equilibrium. The Betis manager has a Europa League match on Thursday, Girona at the weekend, and training sessions between. Not because Pellegrini is a lot worse than those two or a bad player per se, but because both men have set the bar so unbelievably high at AS Roma; it's almost impossible to do better. He started his formative years as a footballer in the youth divisions of Audax Italiano. term as coach : 1.99 Years Preferred formation : 4-2-3-1 Jamie Jackson : Manuel Pellegrini, the genteel manager who has turned Manchester City into heavy goalscorers, is largely unknown despite his long career . "Engineering orders your mind," Pellegrini says. If Id stayed in Chile, maybe it would be different, but Ive always demanded more of myself, wanted to learn something every day. "We controlled the game, fullbacks overlapping all the time. "He has a way of bringing out the best in every player," says the recently retired Argentine striker Gonzalo Higuain, who was two years into his European career when he played for Pellegrini at Real Madrid. Congratulations to the players for their great effort and thanks to all the @WestHamUtd fans for the amazing support today. In Pellegrini's 34th season, he might be a better manager than ever, which is not something that might have been said before about anyone else. During his stint with the team, they won their first international title at Copa Mercosur. "He has modernized because football has modernized," he says. [citation needed] In 1990, Pellegrini was appointed manager of Palestino, where he stayed until 1992. The Beticos are among the most fervent fans in Europe, responding to even incremental gains with an outpouring of emotion. 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. He had terrible luck.". But thats another life; what challenges are left in this? [23], Two years after his promotion in the senior team, he was called back in the U21 squad for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship on home soil. the UEFA logo and all marks related . It gave him a bridge from South America exactly when he needed it. It is the sole blemish on Pellegrini's career, the one stop where his methodology didn't work. Klopp has called him "one of the most successful managers on the planet." Also, he anaged the teams like Palestino, O'Higgins, Universidad Catolica, and Palestino. He resigned his post at the end of the campaign. Manuel Pellegrini, entrenador del Betis (foto: EFE). Because, as he always reminds his players, there's more to life than football for footballers, too. So what happened at West Ham? Pellegrini (2019) Luis Manuel Pellegrini Ripamonti(i lindur m 16 shtator 1953 n Santiago) sht nj ish-futbollist kilian dhe menaxher aktual r Real Madridit. Pellegrini has won national leagues in four countries. 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