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Barcelona Sack Valverde, Appoint Setién as Head Coach


Tue 14 Jan 2020 | 12:53 AM
Mohamed Helba

Barcelona has sacked Ernesto Valverde and appointed Quique Setién as a new head coach on Tuesday. 

Valverde was named Barca's manager in May 2017, as he guided them to win the Copa del Rey title in the 2017-2018 season, Spanish Super Cup trophy in 2018, as well as, the Spanish League "LaLiga" title during the last two seasons.

In a statement, the Spanish Club announced the appointment of Setién as a new coach to replace the 55-year-old Spanish manager.

The former Real Betis manager signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Barca as his contract will last until 30 June 2022. 

"FC Barcelona and Quique Setién have reached an agreement for the latter to become first-team coach until 30 June 2022," the statement read. 

https://twitter.com/FCBarcelona/status/1216850196090454016

Valverde has been sacked due to the bad results as they lost the lead in their last two games against La Liga last-placed Espanyol as they were held to a 2-2 draw.

Barca also went down to a 3-2 defeat against Athletico Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup after they went ahead with two goals.

"Quique Setién will be the new FC Barcelona coach. The man from Cantabria in the north of Spain comes to Barça after having had spells at Racing Santander, Poli Ejido, Logroñés, Lugo, Las Palmas and Betis, his previous club in the 2018/19 season. Throughout his career he has been a proponent of possession based, attacking football that has been attractive to the fans," the statement added.