Jurgen Klopp and Josep Guardiola are considered the best coaches in the world at the moment. The Liverpool and Manchester City tactician has given success to the teams he manages.
Klopp has built success with Liverpool. He succeeded in winning the Premier League, Champions League, League Cup and FA Cup.
However, Klopp’s time together with Liverpool will end at the end of this season. He has decided to leave Anfield in the summer of 2024.
Meanwhile, Guardiola has achieved a lot of success with Manchester City. He succeeded in bringing The Citizens to a historic treble winner last season.
So far there have been several top players who have been handled by Klopp and Guardiola. They won a number of championship titles while being coached by these two great coaches.
The following are the five top players who have been coached by Jurgen Klopp and Josep Guardiola.
- Mario Gotze
Mario Gotze scored Germany’s winning goal in the 2014 World Cup final. However, he is also one of the lucky players to be able to play under Jurgen Klopp and Josep Guardiola.
Gotze played under Klopp from 2009 to 2013. He helped Die Borussen win two Bundesliga titles.
After moving to Bayern Munich, Gotze met Josep Guardiola. During three seasons in the Die Roten uniform, Gotze won seven titles.
- Xherdan Shaqiri
Xherdan Shaqiri defended Liverpool for three seasons. He was only a backup player while under the tutelage of Jurgen Klopp.
Even though he was not the main choice, Shaqiri also experienced success. He won the Premier League, Champions League and Club World Cup.
The Swiss player was coached by Josep Guardiola for two seasons at Bayern Munich from 2013 to 2015. He won three Bundesliga titles and one Champions League there.
- Thiago Alcantara
Thiago Alcantara often works together with Josep Guardiola. The Spanish midfielder was handled by Guardiola when he played for Barcelona and Bayern Munich.
Thiago played more than 300 matches playing under Guardiola. He also won many titles especially during his time at Bayern.
After defending Bayern for seven seasons, Thiago was brought by Jurgen Klopp to Liverpool. Unfortunately, he hasn’t played much for Klopp due to injury problems.
- Ilkay Gundogan
Ilkay Gundogan was handled by Jurgen Klopp at Borussia Dortmund. Under Klopp’s tutelage, Gundogan transformed into one of the best midfielders in the Bundesliga.
After five seasons in the Dortmund uniform, Gundogan was recruited by Josep Guardiola. He then became one of the important players in Manchester City’s midfield.
Last season, Gundogan was one of the important players for The Citizens when they won the treble winners. He now plays in Spain with Barcelona.
- Robert Lewandowski
Robert Lewandowski is still considered one of the best strikers in the world. The Polish bomber currently plays for Barcelona.
In the previous period, Lewandowski played at Borussia Dortmund under Jurgen Klopp. He was also Josep Guardiola’s subordinate at Bayern Munich.
Lewandowski scored 102 goals in 186 matches with Klopp. He also scored 67 goals in 100 matches while coached by Guardiola.
