"We played amazing football, attacking football," right back Pablo Zabaleta says. [47][48] City were also knocked out of the Champions League in the round of the last 16 for a successive season, following a 31 aggregate defeat to Barcelona. If we have a secret to what we are doing, that's what it is.". Pellegrini brings players just close enough to know their character. Pellegrini is enjoying the ride. "You immerse yourself in reading, in art, in the beach." Trivia He received his first managing role with the Universidad de Childe in 1988, two years after retiring from the game. He regrets only that he didn't finish out the season, for the first time since he arrived in Europe. [17] As in his career as a professional player, he also started off coaching Universidad de Chile during the 1988 season, but left the team at the middle of the season to take football coaching courses in Europe. [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. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Italian pronunciation:[lorntso pellerini];[2][3] born 19 June 1996) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder and is captain for Serie A club Roma. [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. - Real Betis vs. Sevilla (Sunday 3 p.m. 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. Pellegrini explota por la roja a dgar: "Es una vergenza, dice dos veces que no es amarilla y luego cambia su decisin" . Pellegrini has won at historically undersized clubs, like Villarreal and Malaga. In 2011-12, Pellegrini managed Malaga the way he'd managed Real Madrid, guiding them into the Champions League. But not only did they lose, they lost so decisively -- 4-0 -- that they were unable to make up the margin in the return match. But he isn't fully consumed by football. Standing still on the touchline in a tight black shirt and sneakers, he looks like an aging rock legend, Rod Stewart's hair cascading down toward Ronnie Wood's crags. "[14], Pellegrini wanted to help reconstruction projects in the Chilean central zone after the 1985 Algarrobo earthquake knowing that his experience as a qualified civil engineer would be ideal.[15][16]. "But he didn't. "It's a club I will never forget," he says. ", His body of work is less like that of a manager than a painter or an author. It didn't matter. It is the sole blemish on Pellegrini's career, the one stop where his methodology didn't work. My profile My library Metrics . On the eve of Sunday's emotional battle against Sevilla, renowned as the most intense derby in Spain, Betis stands even with third-place Atletico de Madrid at 23 points: seven points behind Barcelona, eight behind Real Madrid. But not only did they lose, they lost so decisively -- 4-0 -- that they were unable to make up the margin in the return match. 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. "I've never had a problem," he says. Maintaining such a scoring rate would see them surpass the 143 scored by Manchester United's "Busby Babes" in the 195758 season. After starting out in Roma's youth setup, Pellegrini made his Serie A breakthrough during a two-year spell with Sassuolo. News . That started while he was at Universidad de Chile. "Manuel explains to each player inside the changing room what his role will be, and why he is important. When he's not around, they tend to act as if he was. Conservation letters 6 (4), 274-279, 2013. Because, as he always reminds his players, there's more to life than football for footballers, too. He also returned home to Universidad's last game because the Chilean league was still in season at the time. But he believes he has the soul of a painter, or maybe a piano player. "It's impossible for me to explain this . Lorenzo Pellegrini. He inherited a team that had finished 13th, and he couldn't do markedly better, finishing 10th in his only full season. 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. During the three years he spent at Manchester City, revving the engine for Pep Guardiola, he won the Premier League and two League Cups. But what he did before that at diminutive Malaga might have been more remarkable. He has done it in unique fashion, too. 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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. 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With his 70th birthday around the bend, he is not contemplating retirement. Over three seasons, Pellegrini lifted City to a level at which Guardiola would be a reasonable fit. In 2008, they finished second in LaLiga, ahead of Barcelona. New articles related to this author's research. It isn't that a pitch like this will damage our team. He trusts players who have the talent to be creative,". [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. Pellegrini's first Villarreal team didn't win a game in LaLiga until its sixth attempt. 50, LIVE Transfer Talk: Man United, PSG to battle for Abraham, The VAR Review: Red cards for Jota, Skipp; Richarlison penalty claim, When goal celebrations go bad: Liverpool boss Klopp pulls hamstring, Liga MX review: Dominant Monterrey clinch top playoff seed ahead of America, Chivas, How Premier League clubs can qualify for Europe this season, Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, more (U.S.), What makes Real Betis vs. Sevilla the best rivalry in LaLiga, Why Borja Iglesias deserves to be in Spain's World Cup squad, How Pellegrini has transformed Real Betis into one of LaLiga's best, recently retired Argentine striker Gonzalo Higuain, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. [59] In the Premier League, having presided over four defeats at the start of the 201819 season, Pellegrini oversaw his first win on 16 September with a 31 win over Everton. On 22 May 2013, Pellegrini confirmed he would leave Mlaga at the end of the 201213 La Liga season. [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. Real Madrid wants its managers to live and die with the club. He thought he could stay at Villarreal forever. Looking back, you'll find famous names on many of his team sheets, but most of those weren't famous when Pellegrini arrived. The following season, Villarreal reached the semi-finals of the 200506 UEFA Champions League, losing to Arsenal. Lowry, a renowned British artist Pellegrini admired. It was only the Copa del Rey, never a priority for the Galacticos. Pellegrini is nicknamed "The Engineer," for the obvious reason that he is, in fact, an engineer. [32], On 22 May 2013, at Mlaga's end-of-season award ceremony, Pellegrini announced he would leave the club at the end of the season with Mlaga finishing sixth and excluded from Europe due to Financial Fair Play. Nationality: Chile. Pellegrini's abilities on the pitch are outstanding. Lowry, a renowned British artist Pellegrini admired. A tall, physically strong, yet agile, dynamic, energetic, and hard-working midfielder, his main characteristics are his stamina, ball control, movement, flair, and ability to make attacking runs into the penalty area from behind, as well as his eye for goal, and his striking ability from distance with either foot, despite being naturally right-footed. [14], At the end of 2007, Villarreal offered Pellegrini an extended contract until 2011. 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. "We controlled the game, fullbacks overlapping all the time. 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. He managed Cristiano Ronaldo, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Raul, Sergio Aguero, Karim Benzema and Kaka. 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. "It's a club I will never forget," he says. His performances in the 2016-17 campaign . They haven't even finished second since then. One game early in Pellegrini's tenure stands out by its sheer illogic. San Lorenzo: 2001 2002 50 21 17 12 0. 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. He dedicated the trophy to the team's staff, the coaches and even the cooks. In the decade preceding Pellegrini's arrival, Betis sacked its manager on average every year. They have two children together.[37]. On 31 May 2009, after the last La Liga match for Villarreal, Pellegrini said: "Nobody from Real Madrid has spoken with me. They are organized and mobile, confident enough to be creative, aware of their talent. ", "I know when I must talk, and when I shouldn't say anything," Pellegrini says. They spent 155 million in transfer fees while he was in charge, including 71 million in the summer before the 2019-20 season. Manuel Luis Pellegrini Ripamonti (lahir 16 September 1953) adalah mantan pemain sepak bola asal Chili yang saat ini merupakan manajer Real Betis DanielKucing. [19], On 1 June 2009, Pellegrini was appointed as manager of Real Madrid, signing a two-year contract. But he saw it. [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. "Very, very important for my career," he stresses. Then he abruptly changed course, and everyone but Isco was gone. Manuel Pellegrini, surnomm El Ingeniero ( l'ingnieur ), n le 16 septembre 1953 Santiago au Chili, est un footballeur international chilien devenu entraneur. Mlaga then beat FC Porto 21 on aggregate in the round-of-16. A single goal. To anyone who has been paying attention, he has demonstrated enough. [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. His tranquility seems preternatural; Iglesias, who has been playing for him since 2020, says he has never heard him raise his voice. ", His body of work is less like that of a manager than a painter or an author. Some of his admirers, including many leading managers, marvel at what he accomplished at Villarreal or Malaga. Lorenzo Pellegrini's heart condition threatened his career, first causing his football to be suspended, a situation that frustrated his family.

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