Pep Guardiola was supposedly scolded as a football player for allegedly walking the catwalk as a model before discouraging one of his own teammates from following suit.

During his sporting career, he had the aesthetics of a model, as evidenced by his appearance on the 1993 catwalk for Catalan fashion designer Antonio Miro.

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However, it appears that it was not his best career decision, as the former midfielder got into trouble at the Nou Camp, according to Miro’s son David.

“Pep asked my father in the 90s if he could model for him. My dad was an FC Barcelona supporter, so he liked the idea and said yes,” David told Mundial magazine.

“Johan Cruyff punished Pep afterwards for being unprofessional.”

It’s also clear that the former Bayern Munich manager learned from the experience and adopted the maxim “do as I say, not as I do.”

Years later, one of Guardiola’s players sought to intervene, but the 52-year-old refused, according to the fashion designer’s son.

“When some years later Barcelona’s defender Gerard Pique asked the same to my father, Guardiola didn’t let him,” the younger Miro added.

“The funny thing about it all is that every single garment Guardiola wore in that show was sold out in a few days.”