Spain – German Hansi Flick was appointed on Wednesday as Barcelona coach till 2026, changing the sacked Xavi Hernandez, following a titleless season for the Spanish Soccer League runner-up.
Barcelona stated in a press release that by signing Flick, it should have a coach identified for his groups “excessive strain, robust and daring taking part in type, which has achieved nice success for him on the membership and nationwide crew ranges and he has received nearly all doable titles.”
Flick, who led German Bayern Munich to a historic six-point win in 2020, has remained with out a job since his painful dismissal as head of the German nationwide crew in September 2023.
Flick was born in Heidelberg in 1965 and started his teaching profession as each a participant and coach in 1996 with Victoria Bamental. He then took over the Hoffenheim crew in 2000, the place he remained for 5 seasons earlier than shifting to Austrian membership Salzburg as a part of the teaching workers of Italian Giovanni Trapattoni and Lothar Matthaus.
In 2006, Flick turned assistant coach to Joachim Loew within the German nationwide crew following the resignation of Jurgen Klinsmann, they usually led the rebuilding section of “Die Mannschaft,” which included reaching the 2008 European Cup last.
In 2010, Germany reached the semi-finals of the World Cup following which the identical spherical within the 2012 European Cup earlier than attaining the 2014 World Cup.
Flick moved to function sporting director within the German Soccer Affiliation, earlier than returning to Hoffenheim in 2017 as sporting director.
In 2019, Flick arrived at Bayern Munich, the place he performed as a participant between 1985 and 1990, as assistant coach to Croatian Niko Kovac, who was dismissed months later and Flick was appointed in his place following proving himself as a short lived coach.
Flick received 22 of the primary 25 matches with Bayern, and ended his great season by successful the Champions League, beating Barcelona specifically 8-2. In the identical yr, Flick received the Greatest European Coach award.
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2024-05-30 13:56:46