14.01.2011 10:30

Do you want to congratulate Pep Guardiola?

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On Tuesday, January 18 coach Pep Guardiola will celebrate his 40th birthday and, just like a year ago, the club will give all Barça fans the chance to congratulate him in an exclusive way by using the #pep40 tag.

The Camp Nou idol took over at the helm of the first team at the start of the 2008/09 season and has since led the team to eight trophies in less than three seasons and now he has another landmark to celebrate with his 40th birthday. To make the event even more special fans can send him messages via Facebook and Twitter.

Using # pep40

Sending your messages of congratulations to Pep will be easier than ever as you only have to log on to Facebook or Twitter and use #pep40. That way you can send you birthday greeting to the former midfielder and current coaching maestro.

Last year

Last year more than 14,000 people sent their congratulations through the club's official website and Facebook to Pep when he turned 39. More than 10,000 chose to 'like' the news and more than 4,000 sent personal messages. This year the club hopes to see that number increase as Twitter can now also be used.