Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has confirmed that
Ronald Koeman will be named the club’s next head coach.
Koeman will be brought in to replace Quique Setien after the
Spanish boss was dismissed in the aftermath of Barca’s 8-2 loss to
Bayern Munich in the Champions League.
Setien’s tenure also coincided with a trophy-less campaign for
Barca, with the club falling short in the Copa del Rey while also
conceding the Liga title to rivals Real Madrid.
Following Setien’s dismissal, Koeman will now join Barca after
spending the past two years as the manager of the Dutch national
team.
The former defender had previously played for the club from
1986-1995, winning four La Liga titles as well as the 1991-92
European Cup as part of a 10-trophy haul during his playing career
with the Catalans. “If everything goes well Koeman will be the
Barcelona coach,” Bartomeu told Barca TV. We bet on Koeman because
of his experience. He was in the Dream Team, he believes in our
philosophy.”
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In addition to his time as a player at Barca, Koeman also served
as an assistant for the club from 1998-2000 before taking over at
Dutch side Vitesse.
Throughout his coaching career, Koeman has managed the likes of
Ajax, Benfica, PSV, Valencia, Southampton and Everton before being
appointed manager of his native Netherlands in 2018.
He had previously been linked with the Barcelona job in January
after the club parted ways with Ernesto Valverde, but Koeman
originally planned on committing to the Netherlands through the end
of the Euros, which were originally scheduled for this summer
before plans were shifted due to the coronavirus outbreak.
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