The return of Joan Laporta as president of Barcelona arouses nostalgia for the elements made by the sextet historian
Rafael Márquez has just resigned as coach of Alcalá in the Third Division of Spain and is one of the former footballers who was one of the titles in the sextet that Barcelona received in 2009, is one of the few of that generation sought good luck as a coach, as some of his teammates are still playing or have held other positions.
The names of these players, including Márquez, have returned to public view after supporting Joan Laporta in his candidacy to return as president of the Blaugrana team, and some media outlets point to some former players with the club’s new administration.
The manager who won six titles in a year with Barcelona in 2009 is now the manager of Manchester City, famous for his successes with the Catalan team and looking to repeat history with Citizens. He is currently the leader of the Premier League and will play in the quarter-finals of the Champions League against Borussia Dortmund.
Victor Valdes
The goalkeeper of the legendary 2009 rejected the position of goalkeeping coach at BarcelonA, now that Joan Laporta has returned to the administration, because his interest is to lead a branch of the Blaugrana team. He stayed at Manchester United and retired from English football.
The Mexican central defender retired to Mexico and began his career as a manager at Atlas. He was unsuccessful in the offices and started training as a coach, so he left for Alcalá in the 3rd Division of Spain. After four months in Iberian football, he leaves his post and is linked to Joan Laporta’s new leadership in Barcelona.
The central defender has always played for Barcelona, retired in 2014 and had a short period at the club. In 2019, he refused to take over the sports management and congratulated Joan Laporta for his triumph a few days ago.
He is one of the players with the most titles in history, he left Barcelona in 2016, he was at PSG and Juventus, he currently plays in Sao Paulo in his country at the age of 37.
Abidal was the technical secretary of Barcelona from 2018 to 2020, he left after a clash with Lionel Messi. In 2013 he left Lyon for tears in his country, after overcoming cancer and not being renewed by the then administration.
Maxwell retired in 2017 with Paris Saint Germain after leaving Barcelona in 2012. In 2019 he returned to the media after being accused by his partner of abuse.
Sergio Busquets, in 2009, was just taking his first looks as a professional and became a starter in the Barcelona team, continues to discipline the Catalan team and in recent days has overcome criticism, with outstanding performance on the field.
Andrés Iniesta was one of the main protagonists in Josep Guardiola’s team. He left for Japan in 2018 and is currently recovering from an injury to return to court.
Xavi retired in 2019 in Qatar. The midfielder left Barcelona in 2015 and now works as a coach, on several occasions he was related to Barcelona, although the former footballer himself admitted that it is not yet time to start the challenge.
Messi is considered one of the best players in the world and continues in Barcelona. Several times he threatened to leave the Catalan team, but he continues in the team. Laporta’s arrival is expected to help renew the relationship between the footballer and the club.
Pedro
Pedro left Barcelona in 2016, after nine years in the Catalan first team. He played for Chelsea and is now in Rome, a team with which he has not had the success of other teams.
Samuel eto’o
The Cameroonian striker left the Catalan club in 2009 to start a tour in Italy, Russia, England, Turkey and Qatar, to retire in 2019. He supported Joan Laporta’s candidacy, although there is no information to report him to the club. .