the Olympics. Later he announced his retirement from the sport. Clubs Club Natació Manresa (1975 – 1979) (Spain) Club Natació Barcelona (1979 – 1985) (Spain) Pallanuoto Pescara (1986 – 1989 / 1992 - 1999) (Italy) Rari Nantes Savona ( 1989 – 1991) (Italy) Club Natació Catalunya (1991 – 1992) (Spain) Club Natació Atlètic-Barceloneta (1999 – 2000) (Spain) Other Sporting Endeavors During the 2000 Sydney Olympics, Estiarte was chosen by his fellow athletes in the Olympic Village to represent them in the Commission of Active Athletes. He was also a member of the International Olympics Committee from 2000 to 2006. From July 2008 until June 2012, he was involved in external relations at FC Barcelona. He was also Pep Guardiola's personal assistant at Bayern Munich from 2013 to 2016, and holds the same position with Guardiola at Manchester City FC. Estiarte's official title at the Premier League club is Head of Player Support and Protocol. Personal life Estiarte was one of three born to parents in Manresa, Spain, with a brother named Albert and a sister named Rosa. All three siblings were involved in high-profile athletics. Rosa Estiarte committed suicide in 1985 by jumping out of a window in their fourth-floor family home, which Manel witnessed. Manel is married and has two children, including a daughter named Rebecca. In 2009, Estiarte released his autobiography, entitled All My Siblings, in which he recounts his personal and professional life, including the death of his sister Rosa. Relationship with Pep Guardiola Estiarte and Pep Guardiola, current manager of Manchester City FC, have known each other since the early 1990s. The pair met on the final day of the 1991-1992 La Liga season, when Guardiola, still an FC Barcelona player at the time, won the title, and Estiarte, a passionate Barcelona supporter, went to congratulate him. The pair remained in contact throughout both of their careers as athletes, and in 2008, Guardiola asked Estiarte if he could accompany him to Barcelona to assist him as head coach. The two have been close friends and colleagues since, with Estiarte working with Guardiola for the entirety of his career in management, even assisting Guardiola in obtaining a lawyer when he was accused of doping in 2001. Guardiola wrote the foreword to Estiarte's autobiography All My Siblings, saying this about the six-time Olympian: “I don't know if angels exist and, if they do, if they help us. Much