Vilanova Barcelona Manager

Tito vilanova will be taking a leave of absence as the manager of fc barcelona according to a statement released by the club.

Vilanova barcelona manager. The former barça manager and la masia product as a player. After being admitted to the hospital in barcelona on thursday tito vilanova has died fc barcelona said in a short statement on friday. The 44 year old had a tumour removed from his throat in november 2011 before suffering a relapse last year. After managing spanish side fc palafrugell from 2003 to 2004 vilanova returned to his boyhood club in 2007 when he was hired as an assistant manager under pep guardiola on barcelona b.

Pep guardiola is the most successful manager in terms of trophies. Futbol club barcelona is a professional football club based in barcelona spain which plays in the spanish league la liga the first full time manager for barcelona was john barrow he was signed by the founder of barcelona and then director joan gamper and was dismissed four months later without winning a title. After the surgery francesc tito vilanova will undergo. Tito vilanova the former barcelona coach has died aged 45 after a long battle with cancer.

Tito vilanova has stepped down as barcelona manager to continue his treatment for cancer. Barcelona have confirmed tito vilanova as their new manager replacing pep guardiola who stood down at the end of last season. If barcelona have been weighed down by the burden of expectation in recent years in the champions league they should feel freer than ever ahead of saturday s last 16 second leg against napoli.