After 11 years, the sick world class left home, retired from injury and came back...Barcelona coach contract

Jul 17, 2024

 After 11 years, the sick world class left home, retired from injury and came back...Barcelona coach contract
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Thiago Alcantara, who retired due to injury, immediately signed a coaching contract with Barcelona.

Barcelona will participate in training together as a staff member of Coach Han Ji-flick for the next few weeks after Alcantara, who announced his retirement from active duty at the age of 33, on its official website on the 17th (Korea Standard Time). Alcantara is expected to train with the first team throughout the summer. He will also participate in the U.S. pre-season away games,' he announced.

Barcelona added that `Alcantara, trained by La Masia, and new Barcelona coach Flick have both played together for Bayern Munich and formed good personal relationships during the only season in which they have achieved a treble.'

 After 11 years, the sick world class left home, retired from injury and came back...Barcelona coach contract
Alcantara is a highly anticipated prospect as he grew up in Barcelona La Masia from an early age. Barcelona wanted Alcantara in the first team with the talent to succeed Xavi Hernandez and Andrea Iniesta.

Thiago, however, wanted to establish himself in the first team sooner. In the end, Thiago moved to Bayern Munich ahead of the 2013-2014 season. At Bayern, Thiago became a world-class midfielder as Barcelona expected.

He was a midfielder with genius and sincerity who led Bayern's treble called Alcanta, from field of view to kick power and de-pressurization to de-pressurization. At that time, the director was Flick. Thiago's only weakness was his glassy temperament, which had been pointed out since his time at Barcelona.

 After 11 years, the sick world class left home, retired from injury and came back...Barcelona coach contract
 After 11 years, the sick world class left home, retired from injury and came back...Barcelona coach contract
Thiago chose Liverpool for a new challenge after achieving everything at Bayern. Fans cheered because he was not in Liverpool's midfield, but Thiago's glass-body temperament became more serious after moving to Liverpool. From the 2022-2023 season, it has hardly helped the team's strength, and from the 2023-2024 season, all he played in the league for five minutes. In the end, Thiago announced his retirement from playing at the end of this season.

Born in 1991, he could have played for two to three more years if he could still hold on to his physical condition, but Thiago's body was seriously broken. At this time, Flick reached out to Alcantara, who decided to return to Barcelona after 11 years and begin his coaching career immediately.

It has not been revealed yet how long Alcantara will be coaching at Barcelona. Alcantara was not included in the recently announced Barcelona's first-team coaching staff list. It is speculated that the contract will be extended depending on how much Alcantara helps the team.



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