Who is Pep Guardiola’s wife Cristina Serra?

PEP Guardiola is fast becoming known as one of the greatest football manager of all time.

But when he’s not busy being the boss of Manchester City, he enjoys a life of luxury with his wife Cristina and their kids.

Pep Guardiola has known wife Cristina since he was 18 years oldGetty - Contributor

Who is Pep Guardiola’s wife Cristina Serra?

Pep Guardiola is married to Brazilian journalist and writer Cristina Serra.

Her family own a fashion store called Serra Claret in Barcelona, and it was here that she met her husband when he was just 18.

Guardiola was doing some modelling for designer Antonio Miro in Serra’s shop when he first locked eyes on Cristina.

Serra Claret stock many brands that you see Pep wearing on the touchline such as Dsquared2, CP Company and Armani.

Guardiola trusts his wife so much when it comes to fashion, that he lets her pick his clothes out for him.

In an interview in January 2024, the footy boss revealed how Cristina even choses his match day outfits.

Speaking to Men In Blazers, he said: “My wife is the best in the world at many things, but especially in fashion.

“So she says normally to me, don’t wear this or wear that, so I follow her.

“I am smart enough to know that when people are much much better than me, follow their advices, and hers is really good.”

When did Pep Guardiola and Cristina Serra get married?

Despite the Manchester City boss meeting his wife as a teenager, they waited a long time to get married.

The pair only got wed in 2014 in an intimate ceremony in Spain.

They had a private service just for close family in the beautiful Spanish town of Catalonia.

Do Pep Guardiola and Cristina Serra have children?

The couple have three children, Maria, Marius and Valentina.

Their eldest daughter Maria is a model who has over 850K followers on Instagram.

She has been very vocal about her love of Man City, a club that dad Pep feels completely at home with.

In 2021, Maria was spotted with ex-Spurs ace Dele Alli in a romantic clinch.

A few months later, they were spotted getting lunch at trendy Mayfair hotspot Novikov, before grabbing a coffee at Starbucks.

However, six months later it was reported that Alli had split with Maria.

Where do Pep Guardiola and Cristina Serra live?

The couple started out with long distance dating due Guardiola’s career as a footballer, but they eventually set up a family home in the upper part of Barcelona.

The couple then moved to Germany together when he managed Bayern Munich in 2013.

After this they relocated to England when he took over at Man City in 2016.

However The Sun reported in 2019, that Cristina returned to Spain to take care of her fashion company.

She now splits her time between Manchester and Barcelona.