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FC Barcelona and Ronald Koeman have reached an agreement for the Dutchman to take over as first team coach until June 30, 2022.
The presentation and subsequent press conference for the new Barça coach will take place today from 6.00pm CEST at the Auditori 1899.
You can follow the presentation and press conference live on Barça TV+ from 4.55pm CEST!
New coach with plenty of experience
The blaugrana legend, hero of Wembley, the man who handed Barça their first ever victory in the European Cup returns to Camp Nou. This time, however, he will do so as coach as the Dutchman brings more than 20 years of experience as manager and eight trophies on his CV. Ronald Koeman comes to FC Barcelona after coaching in the Premier League, LaLiga, the Dutch league, the Portuguese league and also on the international stage with the Netherlands.
Koeman began his coaching career at FC Barcelona as first team assistant coach and then as coach of Barça B in the 1998-99 season.
The following season he made his way to Vitesse Arnhem where he stayed until 2001 before he moved on to Ajax Amsterdam where he won two league titles, a Dutch Cup and a Dutch Super Cup. In 2005 he moved on to Portugal and Benfica where he won the Portuguese Super Cup. The former Barça player returned to Holland in 2006 when he took over at PSV Eindhoven, winning the Eredivisie title again in 2007.
After success with PSV he returned to Spain and CF Valencia, winning the Copa del Rey. That was followed by a return to his native country once again where he won the 2009 Super Cup with AZ Alkmaar before coaching Feyenoord between 2011 and 2014. Koeman headed for the Premier League for the 2014-15 season with FC Southampton before moving on to FC Everton in 2016 where he spent 18 months. In 2018 he took over as the Netherlands national team coach before now returning to FC Barcelona as coach.
