Sergio Busquets despatched shockwaves via the soccer world when he introduced his retirement on the finish of final yr, leaving a large void alongside Lionel Messi that Inter Miami have struggled to fill ever since. After taking a while away from the pitch, Busquets has taken step one towards his teaching profession by rejoining FC Barcelona with reserve facet Barca Atletic.
Final yr, following his retirement announcement after an Inter Miami match in opposition to the New England Revolution in October, Busquets was requested within the blended zone whether or not he had plans to step into administration. “I believe sooner or later, sure, however for now I choose to take a sabbatical yr,” he mentioned on the time, and with a number of months of relaxation underneath his belt, the Spanish legend has made his transfer.
On Monday, August 17, Busquets was formally named the brand new assistant coach at Barca Atletic. He’ll be part of the workers of present head coach Juliano Belletti whereas working to finish his UEFA teaching licenses to earn his senior head teaching badges.
Barca Atletic serve not as La Masia’s youth academy, which handles underage participant improvement, however as FC Barcelona’s official “B staff.” The reserve facet at the moment compete in Spain’s Fourth Division, the Segunda Federacion, aiming to climb again after beforehand residing within the second tier.
Lionel Messi‘s presence performed a decisive position in convincing Busquets to make Inter Miami the second membership of his 15-year profession in 2023 following a legendary tenure in Barcelona colours. This return to the Catalan giants, now on the touchline moderately than the pitch, marks the midfielder’s homecoming to the Blaugrana after simply three years away.
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Busquets served because the tactical engine in all places he performed all through a profession spanning Barcelona, the Spain nationwide staff, and Inter Miami, gathering an astounding 37 trophies alongside the way in which. Bringing an elite tactical thoughts and unmatched studying of the sport, he’ll now help Belletti’s technical workers in creating the membership’s subsequent era.
One other Messi teammate from Barcelona transitions to teaching
Past its success on the pitch, Barcelona have lengthy operated as an incubator that revolutionized trendy soccer techniques, with Johan Cruyff and Pep Guardiola standing as its most influential figures. That tradition has impressed dozens of former Barcelona gamers to step into administration, notably those that shared the pitch alongside Lionel Messi.
Alongside Busquets, a protracted checklist of former teammates who shared the Barcelona locker room with Messi have gone on to affix technical staffs or take head teaching roles throughout the globe:
Xavi Hernandez.Thierry HenryCesc FabregasRafael MarquezJuliano BellettiThiago MottaGiovanni van BronckhorstSylvinhoMark van BommelVíctor ValdesGabriel MilitoJavier MascheranoArda TuranThiago AlcantaraYaya ToureHenrik LarssonEidur Gudjohnsen
