"Barcelona" after a little over 2.5 years has a new coach - 61-year-old Spaniard Quique Setien, replacing the dismissed Ernesto Valverde in that position.
Q. Setien is not very famous in the football world, but for Spanish football fans, his name is well known. This Spanish coach, considered a football romantic, will seek not only to improve the results of "Barcelona" but also to return the team to its playing influences.
The official "Barcelona" website posted 10 interesting facts that every fan of the team should know about Q. Setien.
1. Quique Setien took his first football steps on the beach - he even represented the national beach football team.
2. He is better known as "El Maestro" in his hometown of Santander. Due to his achievements, Setien is idolized in the "Racing" club. As a player in the "Racing" club, he spent a total of 12 years, another one as a coach. In the 2001-02 season, he managed to lead the team into the "La Liga" championship.
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10. One of Quique Setien's biggest passions, apart from football, is chess. He has had the opportunity to compete with former world champions Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov.
