Manuel Pellegrini

Quick Facts

Full Name	Manuel Pellegrini
Occupation	Soccer Player
Date Of Birth	Sep 16, 1953(1953-09-16)
Age	71
Birthplace	Santiago
Country	Chile
Birth City	Santiago Metropolitan Region
Horoscope	Virgo

Manuel Pellegrini Biography

Manuel Pellegrini is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on September 16, 1953 in Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile. Former Chilean center back, who spent 13 years with Universided de Chile and represented the Chilean national soccer team. After retiring, he became a manager and took over the Manchester City reins in

2013. He had previously managed Malaga and Real Madrid for three seasons.

For a season, he managed goalkeeper Iker Kasillas at Real Madrid.

In the 1970s, Club Universidad de Chile was going through one of the most unsuccessful periods in its history, having not won the national Copa Chile championship since 1969. That changed in 1979, when the club managed to win the championship and secure a place in the South American club championship, the Copa Libertadores, in 1980, defeating its arch-rival Colo-Colo in both tournaments.

Born in Santiago, to Italian parents, Pellegrini attended the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile in Santiago, where he graduated in civil engineering in 1979. He started his formative years as a footballer in the youth divisions of Audax Italiano. Then he went to Club Universidad de Chile where he would play professionally for them as a defender. 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.

He married Carola Pucci. He is the father of Juan, Nicolas, & Manuel.

Manuel Pellegrini Net Worth

Manuel Pellegrini is one of the richest Soccer Player from Chile. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Manuel Pellegrini 's net worth $20 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In 1979, he received a degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.

In 1988, after two years of retirement from the game, he was appointed to his first managerial role at the Universidad de Childe.

Manuel Luis Pellegrini Ripamonti (Spanish pronunciation: [maˈnwel peleˈɣɾini] ; Italian: [pelleˈɡriːni] ; born 16 September 1953) is a Chilean professional football manager and former player who was most recently the manager of Premier League club West Ham United. As a coach, he has managed teams in Spain, England, Argentina, Chile, China and Ecuador. A qualified civil engineer and former footballer, after retiring as a player, he moved into coaching in his native Chile and subsequently Argentina. Pellegrini has won national leagues in four countries.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Manuel Pellegrini height 6 ft 1 in Manuel weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Manuel Pellegrini Dating?

According to our records, Manuel Pellegrini married to Carola Pucci. As of December 1, 2023, Manuel Pellegrini’s is not dating anyone.

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In 1998, Pellegrini had a brief spell back at Palestino before he was bought by Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito. He managed the Ecuadorian club to a national title in 1999, starting a tradition of coaches that followed him to the Ecuadorian team. Pellegrini also gave the club a good run in the Copa Libertadores, catching the eye of other South American managers.

Facts & Trivia

Manuel Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Chile. Manuel Pellegrini celebrates birthday on September 16 of every year.

Pellegrini managed Argentine club River Plate from 2002 to 2003 and secured the Clausura championships in 2003, in which he utilised the talents of Andrés D’Alessandro, one of many Argentine playmakers to have been likened to Diego Maradona. His sale to Vfl Wolfsburg, however, proved a tough hurdle for Pellegrini to overcome and his team struggled to defend their status as Argentine champions in the 2003 Torneo Apertura. He resigned his post at the end of the campaign.

Where is Manuel Pellegrini now?

Real Betis Balompié

How many trophies has Manuel Pellegrini won?

Manuel Pellegrini was appointed West Ham United’s manager on 22 May 2018. He made his return to the Premier League after three seasons with Manchester City between 2013 and 2016, when he won three trophies.

How old is Manuel Pellegrini?

68 years (September 16, 1953)

Is Manuel Pellegrini a good coach?

“ Pellegrini is a coach who has very clear ideas and is able to stamp them upon all the teams he has coached ,“ Guardiola said in 2015. “He likes to play good football. His teams dominate and do not let their rivals play. That is the key to his football idea and I will always respect that.

Is Lorenzo Pellegrini related to Luca Pellegrini?

2. Luca, who is no relation to fellow Roma player Lorenzo Pellegrini, joined Roma’s academy when he was just nine years old.