Former Dutch player signs two-year deal days after the Spanish club’s humiliating loss to Bayern Munich in Champions League.
Barcelona has appointed former player Ronald Koeman as their new coach, as the Spanish football giants look to rebuild after their 8-2 thrashing by Bayern Munich that knocked them out of the Champions League.
Koeman, 57, moves from his role as manager of the Netherlands national team on a two-year contract with Barcelona until 2022. The Dutchman replaces Quique Setien, who was sacked on Monday after he presided over the club’s worst defeat ever in European competition.
Koeman, who will be publicly unveiled at the Camp Nou stadium later on Wednesday, is dearly respected in Barcelona for his role in the immensely popular team of Johan Cruyff regarded as the “Dream Team” and for scoring the goal in the club’s first-ever European Cup in 1992.
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Until embarking on a career as a head coach, the defender eventually became assistant coach to the club, overseeing Dutch teams Ajax Amsterdam, PSV Eindhoven, and Feyenoord plus Premier League teams Southampton and Everton and Valencia La Liga.
“Barcelona and Ronald Koeman have come to an agreement for him to be the team’s coach until 30 June 2022,” Barcelona said in a statement on Wednesday. “The Dutchman brings more than 20 years of experience as manager and eight trophies on his CV,” it added.
Meanwhile, there is continuing speculation over the team’s biggest star and captain, Lionel Messi.
The Argentinean forward, who has been with the club since he was 13, has a contract with Barcelona until 2021, but he has expressed his dissatisfaction with the club this season, talking about the team’s problems and pointing to poor decisions by club directors.
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