Joan Laporta’s return as president of Barcelona sparks nostalgia for the elements the historic sextet has reached
Rafael Márquez has just resigned as coach of the Alcalá of the Third Division of Spain and is one of the ex-footballers who was one of the headlines in the sextet that made Barcelona in 2009, he is one of the few of that generation that that has sought luck as a coach, as some of his teammates are still playing or have served in other positions.
The name of these players, including Márquez’s, became visible to the public again after backing Joan Laporta in his candidacy to return as president of the Blaugrana team and some media points to some former players with the new board. from the club.
The manager who won six titles in a year with Barcelona in 2009 is now the Manchester City manager, famous for his successes with the Catalan team and trying to repeat history with the Citizens. He is currently the leader of the Premier League and plays in the quarter-finals of the Champions League against Borussia Dortmund.
Victor Valdes
The legendary 2009 goalkeeper turned down the position of goalkeeper coach at Barcelona as Joan Laporta has returned to administration on his interest in leading a subsidiary of the Blaugrana team. He had a stint with Manchester United and retired from English football.
The Mexican center-back retired to Mexico and began his career as a manager at Atlas. He was unsuccessful from the offices and began to prepare as a coach, so he left for the Alcalá of Spain’s Third Division. After four months in Iberian football, he is leaving his position to join Joan Laporta’s new management at Barcelona.
The center-back has always played for Barcelona, retired in 2014 and had a brief stint with the club. In 2019 he refused to take the sporting lead and congratulated Joan Laporta a few days ago on his triumph.
He is one of the players with the most titles in history, he left Barcelona in 2016, he was with PSG and Juventus, he currently plays for Sao Paulo in his country at the age of 37.
Abidal was Barcelona’s technical secretary from 2018 to 2020, leaving after a clash with Lionel Messi. In 2013, he left in tears for Lyon in his country, after having conquered cancer and was not renewed by the then government.
Maxwell retired from Paris Saint Germain in 2017 after leaving Barcelona in 2012. He returned to the media in 2019 after being accused of abuse by his partner.
Sergio Busquets, in 2009, just gave his first glimpse as a professional and became a starter in the Barcelona team, he continues in the discipline of the Catalan team and has overcome criticism in recent days, with excellent performances on the field.
Andrés Iniesta was one of the main characters in Pep Guardiola’s team. He left for Japan in 2018 and is currently recovering from injury to return to court.
Xavi retired to Qatar in 2019. The midfielder left Barcelona in 2015 and now works as a coach, more than once he is related to Barcelona, although the former footballer himself has admitted that it is not yet time to take up the challenge.
Considered one of the best players in the world, Messi continues in Barcelona. He has threatened to leave the Catalan team more than once, but he remains in the team. The arrival of Laporta 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 with Roma, a team with which he has not had the success of other teams.
Samuel eto’o
The Cameroonian forward left the Catalan club in 2009 to embark on a tour of Italy, Russia, England, Turkey and Qatar, before retiring in 2019. He supported Joan Laporta’s candidacy, although there is no information linking him to the club.