After the club announced the dismissal of Sergi Barjuan last Tuesday as coach of the Barça Atlètic, Joan LaportaBarça president, confirmed this Saturday that the Mexican Rafael Marquez He will be in charge of directing the subsidiary next season.
“Rafa in principle it had to be the coach of the Barça Atlètic last year, he had a situation that prevented him from doing it last year, and now this has been resolved and Rafa will be the coach Barça Atlètic next season,” confirmed the president.
“I am especially happy because I have had Rafa as a player, he is a person with a great personality, captain of the Mexican team, and who was part of one of the best Barça in history,” argued the Barça president.
Thanks to Sergi Barjuan
Secondly, The door wanted to thank the work done by Sergi Barjuan at the head of the subsidiary during this past course. “Words of thanks to Sergi Barjuanwho has done very well given the circumstances because looking at the players who had to play in the subsidiary and they have ended up doing it in the first team”, he said in reference to Gavi y Nicofor instance.
On the other hand, the president of the Barça also confirmed that Sergi will remain linked to the entity. “He is a club man, he will continue at the club, we have an important role reserved for him, now because he has gone on vacation and will return on the 11th, but I plan to meet him personally to thank him for everything he has done,” he explained. Laporta, also alluding to the fact that he was the one who took over the reins of the first team on an interim basis when Barça dismissed Koeman and before the arrival of Xavi.
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Laporta, in an act of homage to Johan Cruyff in S’Agaró
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