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  Some players just cannot escape the thrill of the game once hanging up their boots. That's why a lot of these guys turn to management,now it is fair to say that not all great players make great coaches but at times they can end up coaching some of their former teammates which makes for a smooth transition in change of careers. let's take a look at Nine players that have played with their manager Gerard Pique, Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba and Xavi. Legendary midfielder for Barcelona and Spain Xavi learned from the best.During his first three seasons at Barcelona he learned the midfield mastery from teammate Pep Guardiola and years down the line pep would go and become a xavi's manager and the two catalans won it all together including a champions league in 2009.      After pep's departure Xavi continued to write history alongside Lionel Messi and Andres Iniesta.But once he sought pastures new in qatar the club would suffer a sharp decline no manager since t...