Barcelona has welcomed Ronald Koeman to succeed Quique Setien, who fired after Barcelona’s humiliating 8-2 loss to Bayern in the Champions League quarter-finals.
Koeman’s appointment was officially announced in a statement Wednesday through the Spanish club through his website.
According to the statement, Koeman signed a two-year contract with the club.
It reads: “Barcelona and Ronald Koeman have reached an agreement for the Dutchman to take over as first-team coach until 30 June 2022.
“Go back to Camp Nou, the blaugrana legend, Wembley’s hero, who gave Barca his first Victory in the European Cup.
“This time, however, he will do so as a coach because the Dutchman brings more than 20 years of delight as a coach and 8 trophies on his résumé.
“Ronald Koeman arrives at FC Barcelona after training in the Premier League, La Liga, the Dutch league, the Portuguese league and also at foreign level with Holland.
Koeman began his formative career at FC Barcelona as assistant coach of the first team and then as coach of Barca B in the 1998–99 season.
The following season he went to Vitesse, where he remained until 2001, where he signed for Ajax Amsterdam, where he won two league titles, one Dutch Cup and a Dutch Super Cup.
“In 2005 he moved to Portugal and Benfica, where he won the Portuguese Super Cup. The former Barca player returned to Holland in 2006 when he succeeded PSV Eindhoven, winning the name of the Eredivisie in 2007.
After a good fortune with PSV, he returned to Spain and Valencia, winning the Copa del Rey. This followed a return to his local country, where he won the 2009 Super Cup with AZ Alkmaar before training Feyenoord between 2011 and 2014.
Koeman headed to the Premier League for the 2014–15 season with Southampton before moving to Everton in 2016, where he spent 18 months. In 2018, he took over as coach of the Dutch national team before returning to FC Barcelona as coach.
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