ually ▁during ▁his ▁ten ure ▁as ▁manager . ▁C iting ▁tired ness ▁as ▁the ▁main ▁reason ▁for ▁his ▁decision , ▁he ▁also ▁commented ▁that ▁four ▁years ▁at ▁a ▁club ▁like ▁Bar ça ▁felt ▁like ▁an ▁et ern ity . ▁ ▁Guard i ola ▁continued ▁to ▁lead ▁Barcelona ▁to ▁wins ▁in ▁the ▁remaining ▁La ▁Liga ▁games ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁ 3 – 0 ▁win ▁in ▁the ▁Copa ▁del ▁Rey ▁final . ▁His ▁record ▁of ▁ 1 4 ▁tro ph ies ▁in ▁four ▁seasons ▁has ▁made ▁him ▁the ▁most ▁successful ▁coach ▁in ▁Barcelona ' s ▁history . ▁Barcelona ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁succeeded ▁by ▁T ito ▁Vil an ova , ▁who ▁would ▁begin ▁leading ▁the ▁first ▁team ▁at ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 – 1 3 ▁season . ▁ ▁S abb at ical ▁After ▁his ▁time ▁at ▁Barcelona ▁came ▁to ▁an ▁end , ▁Guard i ola ▁took ▁a ▁year ' s ▁s abb at ical ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁On ▁ 7 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁he ▁came ▁in ▁third ▁place ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Co ach ▁of ▁the ▁Year , ▁behind ▁the ▁winner ▁Vic ente ▁del ▁Bos que ▁and ▁runner - up ▁José ▁M our inho . ▁While ▁at ▁a ▁news ▁conference ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁FIFA ▁Ball on ▁d ' Or ▁g ala ▁in ▁Zürich , ▁Guard i ola ▁said , ▁" I ▁have ▁taken ▁a ▁decision ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁co aching