Former German coach Hansi Flick was named at present as the brand new coach of FC Barcelona for 2 seasons. On this approach, he’ll change Xavi Hernández, fired on Friday after a season with out titles.
The previous German coach Hansi Flick was named at present as the brand new coach of the FC Barcelona for 2 seasons. On this approach, it can change Xavi Hernandezfired on Friday after a season with out titles.
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“FC Barcelona and Hansi Flick have reached an settlement for the German to be the coach of the boys’s first soccer workforce till June 30, 2026”the membership detailed in an announcement.
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Hansi Flick, new coach of FC Barcelona
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona_es) Might 29, 2024
Creator of the historic ‘sextet’ of titles in 2020 with the Bayern Munich, Flick He was and not using a workforce from the brutal finish to his journey on the bench of the Germany nationwide workforce in September 2023after three consecutive defeats, together with a humiliating defeat towards Japan (4-1).
For a number of months, his title was strongly sounded as a potential successor to Xavi Hernandezwho was fired on Friday, only a few weeks earlier than the Catalan coach introduced his continuity within the place till the top of his contract in June 2025after having introduced in January his intention to resign on the finish of this season.
In response to the Catalan press, the 59-year-old coach sought by the Chelseawould have prioritized FC Barcelona to relaunch his profession.
As a participant, the previous midfielder gained 4 titles Bundesliga with the Bayern Munichmembership to which he returned in 2019 as assistant coach Niko Kovac. Months later, after the Croatian was fired, Flick took over the reins of the Bavarian big and ended up successful a historic “sextet”: Bundesliga, German Cup, Champions League, German Tremendous Cup, European Tremendous Cup and Membership World Cup.
In 2021 took on the troublesome process of changing on the bench Germany a Joachim Lowcoach of whom he was a trustworthy and discreet assistant for nearly eight years (2008-2014).
Nonetheless, he was not profitable in his mission and proved incapable of redirecting a directionless choice from 2018being the primary German coach in historical past to be dismissed from his place.
