Who is Juanma Lillo? The Man City coach taking Pep Guardiola's place in the dugout
manchestereveningnews.co.ukManchester City manager Pep Guardiola will be absent from his side’s next two Premier League games following his back surgery, with Juanma Lillo set to fill the dugout in his place.
But who is Lillo? For starters, the Spaniard is effectively Pep’s right-hand man at City, the assistant coach of the first team squad.
The Spaniard has been a part of two of the Blues' Premier League titles and one Carabao Cup. The coach missed out on any involvement in City’s treble-winning campaign last season when he was Al Said manager in the Qatar Stars League.
Lillo replaced Mikel Arteta at City in 2020 when the latter left to take the vacant manager's role at Arsenal. However, before this Lillo had also taken roles as the head coach of some pretty notable sides. ALSO READ: Pep calls, tense interviews, tactical freedom - what Juanma Lillo can expect taking charge of City The coach has managed teams such as Almería, Real Oviedo and Real Sociedad to name a few.
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