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Guillem Balagué

ギレム・バラゲ

Giremu Barage

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1968-11-02 (Barcelona, Spain)
Nationality
Spanish
Languages
Spanish, English
Residence History
Barcelona, Spain

Career

Occupations
Football journalist, writer, author, pundit
Active Years
1989-2025
Affiliations
BBC, Sky Sports, Diario AS, Cadena SER

Education

Autonomous University of Barcelona
Journalism
Degree: Bachelor of Journalism
Country: Spain

Awards

Cross Sports Book Awards Football Book of the Year
Organization: British Sports Book Awards
Result: 受賞
Polish Sports Book Awards Football Book of the Year
2016
Work: Cristiano Ronaldo: The Biography
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

A Season on the Brink: Rafael Benitez, Liverpool and the Path to European Glory

2006 Biography
FootballCoaching

Pep Guardiola: Another Way of Winning: The Biography

2013 Biography
FootballBarcelona

Messi

2013 Biography
FootballGenius

Barça

2014 Non-fiction
FootballClub

Cristiano Ronaldo: The Biography

2015 Biography
FootballStar

Brave New World: Inside Pochettino's Spurs

2017 Biography
FootballTottenham

Bibliography

  • A Season on the Brink
  • Pep Guardiola: Another Way of Winning
  • Messi
  • Barça
  • Cristiano Ronaldo: The Biography
  • Brave New World: Inside Pochettino's Spurs

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Detailed research-based biographical style
Recurring Motifs
Football managersPlayers' careers

Legacy

Prominent Spanish football journalist and author known for biographies of Pep Guardiola, Messi, Ronaldo, and others.

In Popular Culture

  • Regular pundit on BBC and Sky Sports.

Trivia

  • Chairman of Biggleswade United F.C.
  • Holds a B coaching license.