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16 Barcelona coaches who were also players

Cesar Rodriguez

As a player he played for Barcelona between 1939 and 1940 and between 1942 and 1955. Later he led the Blaugrana club from 1963-1964.

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Salvador Artigas

The Barcelona youth squad played for the club until the Civil War broke out. As a coach, he led his team between 1967 and 1969

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Josep Seguer

The defender played between 1943 and 1957 for Barcelona. His stint as a coach was brief between 1969 and 1970.

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Paco Rodri

He played from the 1968-1969 season and was a member of the club until 1965-1966. He coached Barcelona in 1974.

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Müller

He spent three years at Barcelona, ​​between 1965 and 1968. He coached the club for one season, 1978-1979, but was fired due to poor results.

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Joaquim Rifé

Almost his entire playing career was spent at Barcelona, ​​where he was between 1964 and 1976. He coached the team from 1978 until the following season, 79-80.

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Jose Luis Romero

He played two years (between 1970 and 1972) at Barcelona. As a coach he only managed one game in the first team in 1983 after replacing Lattek.

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Johan cruyff

The Blaugrana legend was a member of the club between 1973 and 1978. Ten years later he returned to Barcelona to coach from 1988 to 1996.

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Carles rexach

He developed almost his entire career at Barcelona. As a player, between 1964 and 1981. As a coach, he replaced Luis Aragonés in 1988, Cruyff in 1996 and Serra Ferrer in 2001 as head coach.

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Jesus Antonio de la Cruz

He was a defender for Barcelona between 1972 and 1980. He trained the first team after the departure of Van Gaal and until the arrival of Antic.

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Josep Guardiola

A living legend of Barcelona, ​​as a player he played in the first team between 1990 and 2001. As a coach between 2008 and 2012 he has won everything in the team of his life.

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Tito vilanova

He played two years in the lower categories of Barcelona (between 1988 and 1990). He was second coach with Guardiola and replaced him in 2012 after his departure. He resigned in July 2013 due to cancer.

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JONATHAN NACKSTRAND
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Jordi Roura

As coach he replaced the absence of Tito Vilanova in 2013, but only until the arrival of Tata Martino in the same year. As a player he spent two years in Barcelona's first team, between 1988 and 1990.

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CESAR MANSO
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Luis Enrique

The Asturian arrived at Barcelona in 1996 and stayed until the end of his career, in 2004. He trained the Catalans between 2014 and 2017.

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Ernesto Valverde

He was chosen to replace Luis Enrique in 2014. He trained the Blaugranas until 2020, when he was dismissed. As a player he wore the Barcelona shirt for two years, between 1988 and 1990.

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Ronald Koeman

The Dutchman is the last to occupy the Barcelona bench. Presented this week, he has signed until 2022. Koeman is a legend as a Blaugrana player. The scorer of the Wembley European Cup goal was between 1989 and 1995.

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Gabby Barker

Gabby is someone who is interested in all types of sports, she loves to attend watching matches live. Whenever there is a match being played in her city, she makes sure to get the tickets in advance. Due to the love for sports, she joined Sportsfinding, and started writing general sports news. Apart from writing the news, she is also the editor for the website who checks and edits every news content before they go live.

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