Exactly 3 years ago on this day, Pep Guardiola signed a contract making him the new coach of FC Barcelona’s first team.

In this picture he is congratulated by Barcelona’s then president Joan Laporta and Aitor ‘Txiki’ Begiristain, Sports Director, during his presentation as Barcelona’s new coach on June 17, 2008, at the Camp Nou in Barcelona.

The appointment of the inexperienced Guardiola appeared a gamble but it worked out perfectly as he was brought up on the club’s football philosophy of quick-passing football and also had the necessary discipline.