Martí Perarnau

Martí Perarnau Grau (born 1955) is a Spanish sports journalist and former athlete.

Biography

During his athletics career, Perarnau competed in the high jump at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.[1] At one time, he held the Spanish national record in his discipline.[2]

After transitioning into journalism, Perarnau served as the press operations director for the organising committee of the 1992 Summer Olympics, held in his hometown Barcelona.[3] He later authored Pep Confidential (2014), an acclaimed behind-the-scenes account of Pep Guardiola's first year in charge of Bayern Munich.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 MacDonald, Hugh (5 August 2016). "Marti Perarnau: The man who knows Pep Guardiola best". The Herald. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  2. ↑ Viza, Olga (7 September 2014). "Marca interview with Martí Perarnau, author of the book Herr Pep". Marca. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  3. ↑ Hersh, Phil (19 July 1992). "Barcelona Set for Celebration". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
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