Martí Perarnau

Biography

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

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. He later authored Pep Confidential (2014), an acclaimed behind-the-scenes account of Pep Guardiola's first year in charge of Bayern Munich.