Martí Perarnau

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

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Perarnau and the second or maternal family name is Grau.

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. 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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