OFFICIAL! Javier Saviola returns to FC Barcelona

Javier Saviola will return to the FC Barcelona 15 years after his last pasantía by the group culé. The directive headed by Joan Laporta confirmed that the Argentinian will be the assistant of Òscar López in the Juvenile To, being this the first experience of the ex leading culé in the benches. The 'Rabbit' culminated his professional career in 2015 with River Plate of Argentina and, since, had kept section of the football.

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🤩 Javier Saviola se incorpora al Juvenil A como segundo entrenador

👏 ¡Bienvenido de nuevo, Javier! #ForçaBarça 💙❤️https://t.co/NonWzfeIiz

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Of this way, Saviola will join to the technical body of a team that comes to achieve Ties it Division of Honour and of the Glass of Champions in the 2021-22. From the Tuesday, the one of Buenos Aires works in The Vall d'In Bas beside Òscar López, trainer that debuted the past season with the filial Sub-19 of the Barça. Further of the doublet obtained in the past season, the club has like big challenge trascend in the UEFA Youth League.

For Javier, this will be his third stage in the club after his pasantías between 2001 and 2004 and the season 2006-07. The 'Rabbit' arrived to Catalonia in the summer of 2001 with alone 19 pertinent years of River Plate Argentinian, club where formed . In his two first seasons like culé was indisputable headline, adding 41 goals and 4 assistances in 102 parties. However, with the arrival of Frank Rijkaard to the bench, lost leadership in spite of his 19 so many in 46 parties in the 2003-04.

With the arrival of Samuel Eto'or, Ludovic Giuly and Hernik Larsson in the summer of 2004, to the Argentinian did not remain him another that leave yielded by two seasons, first to the ACE Monaco and afterwards to the Seville. In 2006 it returned to the club, still with Rijkaard in the bench, and hardly played 26 parties in which it added 12 goals and 3 assistances. In the summer of 2007 would say goodbye to the club again after fichar by the Real Madrid, in where it neither attained to settle.

The Youth League, big challenge of the Juvenile To for the 2022-23

The ones of Òscar López will look for revancha in the continental tournament after a disappointing participation in the 2021-22 in which they were deleted in the phase of groups. The Barça has been champion in two opportunities (2013-14 and 2017-18), but has not attained to access to the decisive phases in his two last participations. Now, Saviola will try to transmit all his experience to the youngsters of the Sub-19, category of The Masia that precedes to the Barça Atlètic.