The ex-Blaugrana midfielder remains grateful to the
52-year-old for appointing him as boss in 2008 -
despite his lack of top-flight coaching experience
Former Barcelona boss Pep Guardiola has publicly
backed Joan Laporta's bid for a second spell as
club president.
Laporta spent seven years in the top job at Camp
Nou between 2003 and 2010, during which time he
put Guardiola in charge of the senior squad.
The former Blaugrana midfielder had no previous
experience of coaching at the highest level, having
only had a year coaching the B team under his
belt.
The gamble paid off spectacularly, with Guardiola
leading Barca to a historic treble in his first season
at the helm, and the current Bayern Munich boss
remains very grateful to Laporta for taking a
chance on him.
Consequently, the 44-year-old trainer would like to
see Laporta prevail in next month's presidential
election.
"All the aspiring candidates are good, but I can’t
hide my personal ties and affection with Joan
Laporta," he told reporters at a public event in
Manresa.
"He was the man who gave me a chance as Barca
coach."
Laporta will be going up against current Barca
president, Josep Maria Bartomeu, but Jordi Majo
and Augusto Benedito are also expected to run.
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