▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁Catal onia ▁football ▁team . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁he ▁played ▁seven ▁friendly ▁games ▁for ▁Catal onia . ▁ ▁Style ▁of ▁play ▁▁ ▁Consider ed ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁mid field ers ▁of ▁his ▁generation ▁by ▁Johan ▁Cru y ff , ▁Guard i ola ▁was ▁a ▁highly ▁cre ative , ▁hard - working , ▁nim ble , ▁and ▁elegant ▁player , ▁with ▁good ▁anticip ation , ▁tact ical ▁aw aren ess , ▁and ▁an ▁ability ▁to ▁read ▁the ▁game ; ▁throughout ▁his ▁career , ▁he ▁was ▁deployed ▁as ▁a ▁central ▁or ▁def ensive ▁mid f iel der ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁his ▁team ' s ▁back - line . ▁Although ▁he ▁was ▁compet ent ▁def ens ively ▁and ▁able ▁to ▁press ▁oppon ents ▁to ▁break ▁up ▁play ▁and ▁win ▁the ▁ball , ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁sl ender ▁build ▁he ▁usually ▁function ed ▁as ▁a ▁deep - lying ▁play maker , ▁where ▁he ▁excel led ▁cour tes y ▁of ▁his ▁technical ▁ability ▁and ▁intellig ent , ▁efficient , ▁precise ▁passing ▁game . ▁Despite ▁his ▁lack ▁of ▁notable ▁pace ▁or ▁physical ▁attributes , ▁Guard i ola ▁was ▁highly ▁regarded ▁throughout ▁his ▁career ▁for ▁his ▁vision , ▁close ▁control , ▁passing ▁range , ▁position al ▁sense , ▁and ▁calm ▁compos ure ▁on ▁the ▁ball , ▁which ▁enabled ▁him ▁to ▁retain ▁possession ▁and ▁either ▁set ▁the ▁tempo ▁of ▁his ▁team ' s ▁play ▁in ▁mid field ▁with ▁intr icate ▁short ▁ex changes , ▁or