Size: Default Title

Condition: 9/10 Superb. A couple of tiny bobbles on the lower front

Size: Adult Extra Large

Chest Measurement: 47-49 Inches / 119-124 CM

Manufacturer: Nike

Colour: Burnt orange, navy & dark red trim

Material: Polyester

Seasons: 1998/1999

Player: Pep Guardiola

Patches: La Liga

Official Nike Barcelona 3rd kit football shirt from the 1998/99 season. Complete with Guardiola #4 on the back of the shirt in official lettering, and original La Liga patch on the sleeve.

 

Condition of this vintage football jersey is 9/10 - Superb. A couple of tiny bobbles on the lower front (see photos).

Born in Santpedor, Barcelona, Catalonia, Guardiola joined La Masia at the age of 13 and rose through the ranks at the youth academy of Barcelona for six years, making his début in 1990 against Cádiz CF.

Johan Cruyff utilised the young defensive midfielder in the absence of the suspended Guillermo Amor. He became a first team regular in the 1991–92 season and at only 20 years old, he was a key component of a side that won La Liga and the European Cup.

At the end of the 1997–98 season, Barcelona rejected offers from Roma and Parma (of around 300 million pesetas) for Guardiola. After prolonged and complicated contract talks, Guardiola signed a new contract with the Catalan club which extended his stay until 2001. A calf muscle injury ruled Guardiola out of most of the 1997–98 season, in which Barcelona won a league and cup double under new manager Louis van Gaal.

He returned to action the following season and Barcelona once again won the league thanks largely to the performances of Rivaldo and Luís Figo. On 8 June 1998, Guardiola underwent surgery to try to solve once and for all the problems that he was experiencing with his calf which had led to him missing the 1998 FIFA World Cup for Spain.

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