Josep Guardiola voted coach of the year
Published
Jan. 9, 2012 12:00 a.m. ET
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Pep Guardiola has been voted FIFA men's coach of the year after guiding Barcelona to five trophies, including the Champions League, Spanish league and the Club World Cup.
Guardiola won the honor Monday, beating out Real Madrid's Jose Mourinho and Alex Ferguson of Manchester United.
Earlier at FIFA's annual awards ceremony, Norio Sasaki won the award for best coach of a women's team after leading Japan to the Women's World Cup title. Pia Sundhage of the United States and France's Bruno Bini were the other finalists.
Votes were cast by national team coaches and captains, plus selected reporters.
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