Barcelona coach Pere Romeu wins the women’s Johan Cruyff Trophy

Football stadium under lights, illustrating a coach receiving a football award — Unsplash; illustrative image, not a photograph of Pere Romeu

Summary

Pere Romeu won the women’s Johan Cruyff Trophy at the 2026 Ballon d’Or gala on Oct. 26.
The award recognizes the best coach in women’s football for the 2025-26 season.
Romeu is the head coach of Barcelona Femení; the award is distinct from the men’s coaching trophy.

Romeu recognized in London

Pere Romeu, head coach of Barcelona Femení, won the women’s Johan Cruyff Trophy at the Ballon d’Or ceremony in London on Monday, Oct. 26. FC Barcelona announced the award on its official site, and Europa Press independently reported the win during the evening ceremony. The award recognizes the best coach in women’s football for the 2025-26 season.^{[1] [2] [3]}

The Johan Cruyff Trophy is part of the Ballon d’Or awards and honors coaches separately in the men’s and women’s categories. Romeu received the women’s honor; Spain coach Luis de la Fuente won the men’s award. UEFA’s event guide confirms the ceremony date and describes the Johan Cruyff prizes as part of the 2026 awards program.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Barcelona’s announcement described the recognition as a milestone for Romeu, who was appointed to lead the women’s first team in 2024. The club account said the trophy is the third edition of the prize, introduced by France Football in 2024. Independent coverage from The Guardian’s live blog also recorded Romeu as the winner, corroborating the official club announcement.^{[1] [2] [5]}

Romeu’s award arrives during a ceremony that also featured several Barcelona and Spain honorees. The women’s trophy is specifically a coaching distinction, separate from the Kopa Trophy for young players and the Ballon d’Or for players. The official announcement and wire coverage agree on the category, allowing the recognition to be reported without confusing it with another prize presented at the event.^{[1] [2] [3] [5]}

Season achievement, not a match result

The award evaluates a season’s coaching work rather than a single match. Europa Press said the prize was for the 2025-26 campaign, while Barcelona’s report connects the recognition to Romeu’s tenure with the club. The ceremony announcement establishes that he won; it does not imply that this was a player award or that the coach was selected by the club itself.^{[1] [2]}

The result adds an individual honor to Romeu’s Barcelona record and places him among the coaches recognized at the same gala as the Ballon d’Or’s player awards. Reporting from AS similarly notes the distinction and identifies him as the recipient of the women’s Johan Cruyff Trophy. No unsupported claim about voting totals or the award’s exact selection process is included here.^{[3] [5]}

The trend name ‘Pere Romeu’ therefore corresponds to a specific current development: his award win at the 2026 Ballon d’Or ceremony. It is not merely an interest in his coaching biography. The official club post and independent wire and live coverage agree on the identity of the winner, award category and date.^{[1] [2] [3] [5]}

The trophy’s name honors Johan Cruyff, a defining figure in Barcelona’s history and in the club’s football identity. The pertinent news here, however, is the award result rather than a general retrospective on Cruyff. UEFA’s event guide confirms the London ceremony schedule, while Barcelona and Europa Press identify Romeu as the women’s coach honored on the night.^{[1] [2] [4]}

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