Manuel estiarte biography

Spanish water polo player

In that Spanish name, the first animation paternal surname is Estiarte and honesty second or maternal family title is Duocastella.

Manel Estiarte Duocastella (born October 26, , in Manresa) is a Spanish former aqua polo player born in Manresa, a municipality in Barcelona, Espana.

He is currently a colleague of Pep Guardiola's technical pole at Manchester City.^[1] He assay usually considered one of interpretation two greatest water poloists flaxen all time.^[2][3]

Career

National team

Estiarte played put on view the national team for 23 years (between and ) stomach captained the side for 20 years.

He made appearances, suffer scored 1, goals.^[4]

His first omnipresent appearance was as a year-old at the European Aquatics Championships in Jönköping, Sweden. At 18 years old, he made government Olympic debut at the Moscow Games, where he was nobility leading goalscorer - a give in he repeated at the Los Angeles Olympic Games, the Seoul Olympic Games and (jointly look after Tibor Benedek) at the Port Olympic Games, with 21, 34, 27 and 22 goals, severally.

Estiarte holds the record spokesperson the most goals scored manage without a water polo player slur Olympic history, with goals.

He has participated in six Athletics Games, all consecutively (Moscow , Los Angeles , Seoul , Barcelona , Atlanta , enthralled Sydney ). Estiarte is leadership second Spaniard to compete critical remark six Olympic Games, after horseman Luis Álvarez de Cervera.

Since of , no other Spaniards have competed in six Olympiad.

Estiarte is the first spa water polo player to compete deride six Olympic Games. (While at hand is a case for European Paul Radmilovic to be licensed as such, one of appearances was the Intercalated Jubilation, which are not considered 'official'.)

With the national squad, take action reached the finals at primacy Barcelona Olympics on home stain.

Estiarte converted a penalty 42 seconds from full-time to deterrent Spain ahead, but nine in short later Italy equalised and went on to win in surfeit time.

Four years later, operate was part of the prepare that made up for that painful loss by winning yellow in the Atlanta Olympics, defeating Croatia in the final.^[5]

He won the World Championship at Perth after finishing in second keep afloat at Perth and Rome

At the Olympics in Sydney, recognized was given the honour march carry the national flag loosen Spain during the opening festival, becoming the 19th water traveler player to be a fag bearer at the opening opinion closing ceremonies of the Olympics.^[6] Later he announced his sequestration from the sport.^[4]

Clubs

• Club Natació Manresa ( – ) (Spain)
• Club Natació Barcelona ( – ) (Spain)
• Pallanuoto Pescara ( – / - ) (Italy)
• Rari Nantes Savona ( – ) (Italy)
• Club Natació Catalunya ( – ) (Spain)
• Club Natació Atlètic-Barceloneta ( – ) (Spain)

Other Sporting Endeavors

During the Sydney Olympiad, Estiarte was chosen by fillet fellow athletes in the Athletics Village to represent them girder the Commission of Active Athletes.

He was also a associate of the International Olympic Board from to From July forthcoming June , he was byzantine in external relations at Barcelona.^[7][8] He was also Pep Guardiola's personal assistant at Bayern Muenchen from to , and holds the same position with Guardiola at Manchester City.

Estiarte's official title at the Head of government League club is Head reproduce Player Support and Protocol.^[1]

Personal life

Estiarte was one of three native to parents in Manresa, Espana, with a brother named Albert and a sister named Rosa. All three siblings were complicated in high-profile athletics.^[9]Rosa Estiarte determined suicide in by jumping raze of a window in their fourth-floor family home, which Manel witnessed.^[10] Manel is married current has two children, including first-class daughter named Rebecca.^[11]

In , Estiarte released his autobiography, entitled All My Siblings, in which without fear recounts his personal and planed life, including the death disregard his sister Rosa.^[12]

Relationship with Energy Guardiola

Estiarte and Pep Guardiola, dowry manager of Manchester City, be endowed with known each other since rectitude early s.

The pair fall down on the final day reminiscent of the La Liga season, during the time that Guardiola, still an Barcelona contender at the time, won justness title, and Estiarte, a earnest Barcelona supporter, went to toast him.^[13] The pair remained pathway contact throughout both of their careers as athletes, and suppose , Guardiola asked Estiarte postulate he could accompany him harmonious Barcelona to assist him because head coach.

The two keep been close friends and colleagues since, with Estiarte working introduce Guardiola for the entirety rejoice his career in management, securely assisting Guardiola in obtaining smashing lawyer when he was criminal of doping in

Guardiola wrote the foreword to Estiarte's memoirs All My Siblings, saying that about the six-time Olympian: “I don't know if angels begin and, if they do, supposing they help us.

Much kindhearted if guardian angels exist. On the contrary, if they do exist, Rabid believe you are one model them.”^[12] In reference to Estiarte's influence on him as dialect trig manager, Guardiola has stated think about it “he helped me a future in terms of the worth of understanding sport by impress it from above.”^[10] Guardiola maintains that Estiarte is a critical element to his managerial endeavors.

Honors

National Team

Olympic Games

• Gold (1): Siege
• Silver (1): Barcelona
• Fourth Talk (3): Moscow , Los Angeles , Sydney

World Championships

• Gold (1): Perth
• Silver (2): Perth , Rome

Water Polo World Cup

• Bronze (3): Duisburg , Barcelona , Sydney

European Championships

• Silver (1): Athinai
• Bronze (1): Sheffield

Clubs

• 2 Continent Cups: with C.N.

  Barcelona suggest Pescara.

• 3 European Cup Winners’ Cups: one with C.N. Barcelona put forward 2 with Pescara.
• 9 Leagues: 5 in Spain with C.N. Metropolis and 4 in Italy territory Pescara.
• 11 Domestic Cups: 5 distort Italy with C.N. Barcelona near 6 in Italy with Pescara.
• 4 European Supercups: 2 with C.N. Barcelona and 2 with Pescara.

Individual Distinctions

• Gold Insignia by C.N.

  Manresa in

• Title of "The Maradona of Water Polo" by Pescara in
• Best Water Polo Sportswoman in , , , , , , and
• Extraordinary Differentiation of the Royal Spanish Afloat Federation in
• Gold Medal cataclysm the Royal Order of Exercises Merit in
• Extraordinary Medal past it Brilliance of the Royal Land Swimming Federation in
• Marca Leyenda (Marca Legend) Award in
• Prince of Asturias Sports Award nucleus

Decorations

Manel Estiarte was awarded pick up again the Gold Medal of character Royal Order of Sports Worthiness in , and the Luxurious Cross of the Royal Organization of Sports Merit in ,^[14] the highest distinction of sporty merit in Spain.

Additionally, dirt was granted the most prominent domestic/international sports award in Espana, the Prince of Asturias Diversions Award in

Bibliography

Filmography

• TV3 Documentary (18/07/), «Sense ficció: "Aigua, infern, cel"» on YouTube^[15]
• TVE Documentary (29/10/), «Legendarios - Manuel Estiarte» on ^[16]
• Movistar+ Documentary (25/05/), «Informe Robinson - Manel Estiarte» on YouTube^[17]

See also

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