LigaPolskaManager2003Movistar Ofertas TV GRATIS y Fusin al 5. LPM%202005%20NE%203.PNG' alt='Liga Polska Manager 2003' title='Liga Polska Manager 2003' />Who Is Ernesto Valverde, the New Manager at Camp Nou On Monday evening, Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu revealed Ernesto Valverde as the new manager at the Camp Nou. Valverde succeeds Luis Enrique, who confirmed in March that he would be vacating the managers seat after three years in charge of Barcelona. Enriques team won the Copa del Rey this year but lost out to Real Madrid in La Liga and was knocked out of the Champions League by Juventus at the quarterfinal stage. Keep up with this story and more by subscribing now. Valverde is charged with guiding Barca back to the top in both Spain and Europe, but how qualified is he for the positionHere, Newsweek takes a look at the new man at the Camp Nou Where is he joining from Valverde announced last week that he would be leaving Athletic Bilbao after four years in charge at San Mames. Before that he had managed several Spanish clubs, including Valencia and Villarreal. Was he successful at Athletic BilbaoKolejny taki sezon Lorenzo bdzie nie do zaakceptowania. Szef mechanikw Jorge Lorenzo Cristian Gabarrini przyzna, e za rok cele jego podop. This was Valverdes second stint as manager at the club. In his first, from 2. UEFA Cup, now known as the Europa League. He then led the club to its first trophy in 3. Bilbao won the 2. Spanish Cup. He did this at a club that has a strict transfer policy that prevents it from signing certain players. Whats that policy Technically, its an unwritten rule. But it is widely known that Athletic Bilbao only signs players who were born in the Basque Country, or learned football within the region in northern Spain. This requires the likes of Valverde to promote and nurture youth players rather than looking to the transfer market. Deer Hunter 3 Pc Download Full Game. Does that mean Valverde is from the Basque Country No, Valverde was born in Viandar de la Vera, in central Spain, in 1. Aktualnoci siatkarskie, relacje z meczw siatkwki na ywo, wyniki meczw siatkwki, statystyki siatkarskie, komentarze, informacje siatkarskie. Basque Country as a child, and it was here that he learnt his trade. He began his playing career at Deportivo Alaves and Sestao in the second tier of Spanish football in the early 1. Espanyol in La Liga. What position did he play Valverde was a forward in his playing career, scoring 7. He represented Spain just once in the first team, when he played 1. Euro 9. 2 qualifier against Iceland. So, does he have any links to BarcelonaAfter two years at Espanyol, Valverde moved over to Barcelona in 1. Camp Nou for two years, where he won the Copa del Rey and a UEFA Cup Winners Cup. Valverde was part of a squad managed by Johan Cruyff that included the likes of Gary Lineker, Julio Salinas and Andoni Zubizarreta Urreta, but injuries limited his first team action. He played just 2. But his impact on Cruyff was positive. In January 2. 00. Cruyff wrong in Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia Valverde always gives fans reasons to be proud of their team. Where else did he playValverde moved on to Athletic Bilbao in 1. He scored 4. 4 times for Bilbao in 1. Mallorca before retiring. Whats his management record like A 1. Valverde manage in Spain for the majority of his career, with two stints at Bilbao and two years at Espanyol, as well as stints in charge at Villarreal and Valencia before being appointed at Barcelona this summer. The only club he managed outside Spain is Greeces Olympiacos, which he managed twice, from 2. He won the league in each season with Olympiacos as well as two Greek Cups. Valverdes other standout moment in management came when his Espanyol team lost the final of the 2. UEFA Cup on penalties to Sevilla. How do his peers see his management styleValverde has an intelligent management style, with the ability to play swift football, but his arrival at the Camp Nou hasnt been met with a great deal of excitement. This is due to his Bilbao team finishing seventh in La Liga and its meek performance in the Europa Leagueit was eliminated by Cypriot club Apoel Nicosia, a minnow in the European leagues. Will he be a success Valverdes task is great. Barcelona is in a transitional phaseit is far too reliant on the aging Lionel Messi, and opposition teams are not as intimidated by the red and yellow stripes as they once were. Barcelona lost the first leg of its Champions League last 1. Paris Saint Germain 4 0. Though it made a miraculous comeback to make it through, it lost 3 0 to Juventus in the next round and went out. Valverde will have to strengthen the defense at the Camp Nou and ease Neymar into the main role as Messi heads toward his 3. It is certainly the biggest job of Valverdes life.