The Ultimate Pep Guardiola Quiz: 30 tough questions to test your knowledge of a tactical genius

Planet Football • 25 Apr 2024

Pep Guardiola might just be the greatest manager in the history of football. Not only has he revolutionised the way the game is played, but he’s also enjoyed immeasurable success, picking up silverware at an unprecedentedly relentless rate.

We’re putting your knowledge to the test of the tactical mastermind with this bumper 30-question Guardiola quiz that touches all bases – his playing career, his signings, his controversies and feuds to his many, many achievements at Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Barcelona.

There’s a mix of difficulties here. Some questions we’d expect anyone who knows anything about Guardiola’s career to get. Others we think will get even the most dedicated Guardiola aficionados with their thinking caps on.

If you’re after another quiz after this one, why not have a go at naming Man City’s XI from Pep Guardiola’s first Premier League game in 2016?

If you haven’t already, sign up for a Planet Sport account to access hints for those tricky answers and to register your score on the leaderboard.

In the meantime, good luck with this quiz, and don’t forget to tweet us your scores @planetfutebol

Question 1

Which of these managers has registered a win over Pep Guardiola?

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Sean Dyche

Sam Allardyce

David Moyes

Steve Bruce

Question 2

According to Transfermarkt, what is Guardiola’s total spend on transfers?

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€1billion

€1.5billion

€2billion

€3billion

Question 3

During his playing career, which teammate did Guardiola make the most appearances alongside?

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Sergi Barjuan

Miguel Angel Nadal

Guillermo Amor

Albert Ferrer

Question 4

And which of these managers has Guardiola registered a win against?

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Paul Cook

Nathan Jones

Ronald Koeman

Nigel Pearson

Question 5

Which of these clubs does Guardiola have the lowest win percentage against?

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Chelsea

Liverpool

Tottenham

Manchester United

Question 6

Which player has scored the most goals under Pep Guardiola?

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Lionel Messi

Sergio Aguero

Erling Haaland

Robert Lewandowski

Question 7

And which player has notched the most assists under Guardiola?

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Kevin De Bruyne

Lionel Messi

Xavi

Raheem Sterling

Question 8

Which player has made the most appearances under Pep Guardiola?

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Kevin De Bruyne

Bernardo Silva

Ederson

Ilkay Gundogan

Question 9

Who is Guardiola’s all-time record signing?

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Jack Grealish

Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Ruben Dias

Erling Haaland

Question 10

And which player is Guardiola's record sale?

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Ferran Torres

Gabriel Jesus

Leroy Sane

Raheem Sterling

Question 11

Which of these players did NOT play alongside Guardiola at Barcelona?

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Xavi

Carles Puyol

Andres Iniesta

Luis Enrique

Question 12

Which of these managers did Pep Guardiola NOT play under?

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Johan Cruyff

Juanma Lillo

Marcelo Bielsa

Louis Van Gaal

Question 13

At which club did Pep Guardiola finish his playing career?

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Brescia

Al-Ahli

Al Hilal

Dorados

Question 14

Which journalist wrote the in-depth all-access books Pep Confidential and Pep Guardiola: The Evolution?

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Marti Perarnau

Sid Lowe

Graham Hunter

Guillem Balague

Question 15

Who is pictured soaking Guardiola with beer here?

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Jan Kirchhoff

Alessandro Schopf

Sebastian Rode

Daniel Van Buyten

Question 16

Which cropped out former Barcelona manager is a young Guardiola looking up at here?

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Rinus Michels

Cesar Luis Menotti

Luis Aragones

Terry Venables

Question 17

What's the name of the former Man City coach pictured here with Guardiola and Arteta?

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Rodolfo Borrell

Enzo Maresca

Domenec Torrent

Lorenzo Buenaventura

Question 18

Who said this about playing under Guardiola? “You bought a Ferrari, but you drive it like a Fiat.”

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Samuel Eto'o

Cesc Fabregas

Robert Lewandowski

Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Question 19

Who was Guardiola talking about here? “In this room (the press room), he is the f*cking chief, the f*cking boss. I don’t want to compete with him in here."

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Luis Enrique

Jose Mourinho

Neil Warnock

Sean Dyche

Question 20

And who did Guardiola call "the best rival I ever had in my life"?

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Jose Mourinho

Antonio Conte

Mikel Arteta

Jurgen Klopp

Question 21

Only four managers have ever finished above a Guardiola team. Conte, Klopp and Mourinho are three of them. Who is the other?

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Mauricio Pochettino

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

Manuel Pellegrini

Thomas Tuchel

Question 22

Which of these players played under Guardiola at Barcelona?

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Deco

Ronaldinho

Lilian Thuram

Sylvinho

Question 23

Who scored the winning goal in extra time for Guardiola's Barcelona in the 2009 Club World Cup final vs Estudiantes?

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Lionel Messi

Thierry Henry

Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Pedro

Question 24

Which of these competitions has Guardiola won the most times?

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FA Cup

DFB Pokal

Copa Del Rey

League Cup

Question 25

Who did Guardiola become friends with during his sabbatical year in New York?

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Bill Gates

Garry Kasparov

Michael Jordan

Martin Scorsese

Question 26

Who is the youngest player given their professional debut by Pep Guardiola?

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Thiago Alcantara

Marc Muniesa

Gianluca Gaudino

Brahim Diaz

Question 27

Alongside the likes of Pedro and Sergio Busquets, which of these players featured under Guardiola for Barcelona B in their promotion-winning 2007-08 season?

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Chico Flores

Adama Traore

Borja Baston

Javier Manquillo

Question 28

Robert Lewandowski once famously scored five goals in nine minutes for Guardiola's Bayern. Who was it against?

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Wolfsburg

Borussia Dortmund

Werder Bremen

Malmo

Question 29

In total, how many league titles has Guardiola won?

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Question 30

Who did Guardiola once promise "the biggest birthday cake possible" after burying a feud?

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Yaya Toure

Joao Cancelo

Alexander Hleb

Dante

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