Rafa Márquez in a press conference of farewell

MÁRQUEZ WANTS TO RETURN TO CAMP NOU

Rafa Márquez's dream: "I see myself as a Barça coach"

Published:5/04/2020 - 17:32h

Updated:7/04/2020 - 17:17h

Rafa Márquez spent seven years at FC Barcelona and went on to win everything with the Catalans. Along with Carles Puyol, he formed a great pair of center-backs at the Camp Nou and now, already retired, he does not hide that he dreams of training Barça

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All the culés remember with affection to the grandísima couple of head offices that formed during years Carles Puyol and Rafa Márquez. 'The Kaiser', nickname with which know him in Mexico, happened seven big seasons in the FC Barcelona in which it won it all and showed his big level. The one of Zamora of Hidalgo surrendered of excellent form since it arrived and finish leaving by own decision in 2010 like the eighth foreigner with more parties played in the history of the club.

The memory that left the Mexican in the Camp Nou was excellent in all the senses and in an interview that has given recently has recognised that his dream is to return to this stadium like technician The defender spoke with 'Fox Sports' and recognised that now that it has withdrawn is beginning to feel the gusanillo to go back to the football like trainer. In this case, Márquez does not have doubts that it would love him go back to his Barça.

"Yes, I see me of technician. Ojalá Can direct to the Barça, but for this it is necessary to prepare very well. The truth is that it would be a dream done reality", explained the ex defender. The legend of the Mexican football, nevertheless, has the feet in the floor and insisted in that it is conscious that to arrive to have this opportunity will have to work a lot. "It is necessary to work very hard to have experience and can arrive to a team like that", commented.

Márquez remembered his brief stage like director in the Atlas once withdrew and signalled the reasons by which prefers to be in a bench that in a dispatch. "Now that was like director in Atlas, the truth bit me the tongue when it was in the trainings and as it always was to direct, treat to help, to order, to encourage, of regañar; I seat me more being inside the field like trainer. Like leader, the truth, is a bit bored by my character and my enthusiasm", aimed.

The ex Barcelona head office explained a small secret on Pep Guardiola and Ricardo The Volpe, ex seleccionador of Mexico. It seems that the now trainer of the Manchester City always had special predilection by the work of the Mexican. "Many of the movements, of the tactical and technical ideas that learnt with The Volpe used them in Barcelona. It arrived the point that in the first stage of Guardiola I was like a confidente of him for the subject especially of the exits, that he has declared it in some occasions. It asked me a lot of what did The Volpe in these instances", declared.

Márquez wants to give the jump directly to Europe

Finally, Márquez wanted to leave clear that his aim is to train directly in Europe and not happening before by his country. The ex culé no descarta do it in the future, but his initial idea is to arrive to any of the best leagues of the European continent. "If I do it it would be directly to Europe, here have the open doors, have left very good relations and is where is the best football of the world. If sometime there is the possibility to work in Mexico, will do it with taste", finalised.

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