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'''Francesc "Tito" Vilanova i Bayó''' (born 17 September 1969 in Bellcaire d'Empordà, [[Province of Girona|Girona]], [[Catalonia]]) is a retired [[Spain|Spanish]] [[Association football|footballer]] |
'''Francesc "Tito" Vilanova i Bayó''' (born 17 September 1969 in Bellcaire d'Empordà, [[Province of Girona|Girona]], [[Catalonia]]) is a retired [[Spain|Spanish]] [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Midfielder#Centre midfielder|central midfielder]]. |
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After an unassuming professional career - only played 26 [[La Liga]] games in three years combined - he went on to work with [[FC Barcelona]] (his first club) as an assistant coach under [[Josep Guardiola]], being part of the squads which won nearly 10 major titles.<ref name=Barca>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada07-08/06/n080622104670.html|title=Guardiola’s right-hand man|publisher=FC Barcelona|author=Jaume Marcet|date=22 June 2008|accessdate=29 December 2009}}</ref> |
After an unassuming professional career - only played 26 [[La Liga]] games in three years combined - he went on to work with [[FC Barcelona]] (his first club) as an assistant coach under [[Josep Guardiola]], being part of the squads which won nearly 10 major titles.<ref name=Barca>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada07-08/06/n080622104670.html|title=Guardiola’s right-hand man|publisher=FC Barcelona|author=Jaume Marcet|date=22 June 2008|accessdate=29 December 2009}}</ref> |
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Francesc Vilanova i Bayó | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Barcelona (assistant) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1984–1988 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1990 | Barcelona B | 52 | (6) |
| 1990–1992 | Figueres | 72 | (6) |
| 1992–1995 | Celta | 26 | (1) |
| 1995–1996 | Badajoz | 33 | (2) |
| 1996–1997 | Mallorca | 10 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Lleida | 21 | (3) |
| 1998–2000 | Elche | 29 | (1) |
| 2000–2002 | Gramenet | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007–2008 | Barcelona B (assistant) | ||
| 2008– | Barcelona (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Template:Catalan name Francesc "Tito" Vilanova i Bayó (born 17 September 1969 in Bellcaire d'Empordà, Girona, Catalonia) is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a central midfielder.
After an unassuming professional career - only played 26 La Liga games in three years combined - he went on to work with FC Barcelona (his first club) as an assistant coach under Josep Guardiola, being part of the squads which won nearly 10 major titles.[1]
Playing career
After emerging in the youth ranks of local FC Barcelona, Vilanova left the first division giants in 1990, unable to break into the first team.[1] His next club was also in Catalonia, UE Figueres, with the player helping the team to its best ever second level classification, in the 1991–92 season (third place); the club would eventually face Cádiz CF in the promotion playoffs, losing 1–3 on aggregate.
Subsequently, Vilanova moved to the top division with Celta de Vigo, but appeared rarely over the course of three full seasons, returned to level two in 1995, and representing CD Badajoz, RCD Mallorca - contributing with ten games as the Balearic Islands side promoted to the first division - UE Lleida and Elche CF, retiring at nearly 34 with lowly UDA Gramenet, in his native region.[2]
Managerial career
After working as technical director at Terrassa FC, Vilanova was appointed assistant manager at FC Barcelona B, under manager Josep Guardiola, with the club in the fourth division.[1] In 2008, after leading the reserve side to promotion to level three, the pair was assigned to the first team, replacing Dutch Frank Rijkaard and Johan Neeskens.[1]
Vilanova's first season at the Camp Nou was the most successful in Barcelona's history, with the club winning six major trophies, becoming the first team in Spain to win the domestic cup, league and European club titles (the treble) in the same season.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d Jaume Marcet (22 June 2008). "Guardiola's right-hand man". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
- ^ Duncan Shaw (28 December 2008). "Guardiola's dilemma: should I stay or should I go?". Monsters and Critics. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
- ^ "Guardiola: Barca are the "best team in the world"". ESPNsoccernet. 27 May 2008. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
External links
- 1969 births
- Living people
- People from Baix Empordà
- Catalan footballers
- Spanish footballers
- Association football midfielders
- La Liga footballers
- FC Barcelona Atlètic footballers
- UE Figueres footballers
- Celta de Vigo footballers
- CD Badajoz players
- RCD Mallorca footballers
- UE Lleida footballers
- Elche CF players
- UDA Gramenet footballers
- Spanish football managers