The Barça jubila to Quique Coasts after 44 years in the club

The Barça has decided to do without the services of Quique Coasts, that arrived like a young player in 1971 and that occupied several charges in the technical organisation chart of the once withdrawn club, in 1980, as it has advanced RAC1. Coasts arrived to the Barça in 1971 pertinent of the Celtic and was to title like central defence in the historical instrument champion of the League 1973-74, with Johan Cruyff at the front. Of Barcelona dressed until 1980, time in which it won two titles more: a Glass (1977-78) and a Recopa (1978-79).

The Galician, of 67 years, also went during years the trainer of the second team and contributed to the training of youngsters like Guardiola, Ferrer and Sergi Barjuán, among others. In the actuality was doing reports of players of the basic football. His son, Quique Álvarez Coasts, is one of the technicians of the Barcelona formative football. The dismissal of Coasts coincides with the one of another employee of long length of the club, Txema Corbella, that during 32 years had done charge of the material of the first team.

"I am 67 years old and it had to arrive the moment that arrived the exit of the club. The past season there was some problem with the agreement. Afterwards it happened the exit of Love and Albert Puig, that went out of way precipitated of the Barça. Then they arrived to the basic football to Roura and Altimira, pertinent of the first team. Roura Said me that we went to continue all, but anybody put in contact with me after the holidays. Instead, the past week called me the president and explained me personally the reasons. It appreciates that Josep María Bartomeu called me and communicated it to me in person. For me it is a putada, true, but had to arrive the moment that the Barça called me. In the club did of everything in the Barça. It did of scouting to the letter and went to see interesting players for the club. I began in the offices in the season 1980-81. Here already I held teams of basic football, going through all the stages and teams, until having three episodes in the Barça B".