In Summary
- Hansi Flick officially named Barcelona’s new manager
- The Former Bayern Munich boss replacing Xavi on a two-year contract
- Flick has been out of work since he was sacked by Germany eight months ago.
Hansi Flick has been officially announced as Barcelona’s new manager, with the former Bayern Munich boss penning a two-year contract at Camp Nou.
Flick, was who sacked by Germany in September 2023, takes over from Xavi, who was sacked last week
“FC Barcelona and Hansi Flick have reached an agreement for the German to be the coach of the men’s first team until June 30, 2026.
“The new coach signed a contract at the club’s offices in an event with the president of FC Barcelona, Joan Laporta; the first vice-president in charge of the sports area, Rafa Yuste; and the club’s sports director, Anderson Luís de Souza, Deco.” Read the Statement Partially
Flick has been out of work since he was sacked by Germany eight months ago.
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Hansi Flick
Born in Heidelberg, Germany in 1965, Flick started his coaching career back in 1996 as player-coach at FC Victoria Bammental.
In 2000 he took over at Hoffenheim where he stayed for five seasons before moving to RB Salzburng to become part of the coaching staff under Giovanni Trapattoni and Lothar Matthäus.
In August 2006 Flick became assistant coach to Jürgen Löw at the German national team following the resignation of Jürgen Klinsmann. Löw and Flick led Germany through a rebuilding phase and then to the final of the European Championships in 2008.
In 2010 the team reached the World Cup semi-final, the same stage of the European Championships in 2012 before being crowned World Champions in 2014 in Brazil.
At Bayern Munich Flick recorded 22 wins in his first 25 games in charge, surpassing Josep Guardiola’s figures of 21 wins in his first 25 matches.
The season ended with the Munich club winning a historic treble which included a painful 8-2 defeat for Barça in the Champions League at the hands of Flick’s team. The German coach was awarded the UEFA Coach of the Year award.
