If Txiki Begiristain always had something, it was instinct, insight, and the ability to anticipate the play. That intelligence was a Potosí for him in his career as a footballer and it has also been in his role as sports director of large clubs. At Barça he was successful in helping to improve the teams of Frank Rijkaard and then Pep Guardiola and at Manchester City he can be classified as the builder of the best era in the club’s history. He landed at the Etihad in 2012 and in these years the Manchester team has lifted 21 trophies. At 60 years old, Begiristain no longer has anything to prove and has decided to end his long period in England. At the end of the season Txiki will pick up his City belongings. With the satisfaction of having fulfilled his duty and after having worked with three coaches: the Italian Roberto Mancini, the Chilean Manuel Pellegrini and his beloved Pep Guardiola. Begiristain has been working at City in a perfect environment, without the media pressure of Barcelona and functioning with little public exposure.
He has worked with Roberto Mancini, Manuel Pellegrini and Josep Guardiola
He had been thinking about leaving City for some time. In fact, at first he had planned to do it at the age of 55, but his pairing with Guardiola worked so well that he decided to successfully extend his time there.
Players such as De Bruyne, Gündogan, Bernardo Silva, Ederson, Rodri Hernández, Jack Grealish and Erling Haaland, among other figures, came under his tutelage.
Begiristain’s decision does not have to influence the continuity of Guardiola, whose contract expires at the end of the season. The fans want the continuity of Pep, who continues to work very comfortably in Manchester.
