Pellegrini wins his title 12+1

Manuel Pellegrini got this saturday title 12+1 of his coaching career. Third Copa del Rey of the history of Betis, conquered after defeating Valencia in the final of La Cartuja, represents the ssecond award of the Chilean on the benches Spanish peoplebehind the Intertoto Cup that he conquered with Villarreal in 2004.

The laurels de Pellegrini, 68, contemplates a Chilean Cup with Universidad Católica in 1995; a League of Ecuador with Liga de Quito in 1999; the Argentine Clausura titles of 2001 (with San Lorenzo) and 2003 (with River); the English League Cup and Premier League with City in 2014 and another League Cup with the Citizen team in 2016; two pre-Libertador leagues with Universidad Católica de Chile in 1994 and 1995, an Inter-American Cup with the same team in 1994, the Mercosur Cup with Argentina’s San Lorenzo in 2001 and the Intertoto with Villarreal in 2004.

Beyond these absolute triumphs, the ‘engineer’ has distinguished himself by taste for good football that their teams have tried to capture on the ground. Something that translated into achievements that were not absolute but that in many cases meant historical milestoness in the clubs through which he has passed.

In 2005, for example, he put the Villarreal for the first time in the Champions League, ltying to the semifinals of the 2005-06 edition. With the ‘submarine’ it was proclaimed runner-up league in 2007-08, the best classification in the history of the La Plana club.

After passing through Real Madrid, he ended up in Málagawhich he would place fourth at the end of the 2011-12 League, which earned him the ticket for the Championsin which it would reach rooms end.

From La Rosaleda he jumped to the Manchester City, winning the Premier 2013-14 (first non-European coach to win the title) and putting the team for the first time, in 2016, in some Champions League semi-finals. chained 11 wins in a row in Premier, beating the record of nine dating back to 1912-13.

A career, that of Manuel Pellegrini, who tonight has been awarded a new title, that of a Copa del Rey historic for all beticismo.

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