{"id":16228,"date":"2020-08-19T11:06:28","date_gmt":"2020-08-19T15:06:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=16228"},"modified":"2020-08-19T11:06:28","modified_gmt":"2020-08-19T15:06:28","slug":"barcelona-hire-koeman-as-new-manager-on-two-year-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=16228","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona Hire Koeman As New Manager On Two Year Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ronald_koeman.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"325\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ronald_koeman.jpg 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ronald_koeman-300x163.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>Ronald Koeman has been appointed Barcelona\u2019s new first-team coach after agreeing a two-year deal, the Catalan club has announced.<\/p>\n<p>The 57-year-old Dutchman, who spent six years at the Nou Camp as a player, will leave his job in charge of Holland\u2019s national team to replace Quique Seti\u00e9n following his departure on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>A statement on the club\u2019s official website said: \u201cFC Barcelona and Ronald Koeman have reached an agreement for the Dutchman to take over as first-team coach until 30 June 2022.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Barca president Josep Maria Bartomeu had earlier confirmed the club\u2019s intention to appoint the former Southampton and Everton boss following Seti\u00e9n\u2019s dismissal.<\/p>\n<p>Seti\u00e9n and sporting director Eric Abidal have both been let go by the LaLiga club in the wake of Friday\u2019s humiliating 8-2 Champions League quarter-final defeat by Bayern Munich.<\/p>\n<p>Koeman had signed a four-and-a-half-year deal when he replaced Dick Advocaat in charge of the national team in February 2018.<\/p>\n<p>He will be the third man at the helm this year with Seti\u00e9n having only replaced Ernesto Valverde in January.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-16228\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=16228&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-16228\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=16228&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-16228\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=16228&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=16228\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ronald Koeman has been appointed Barcelona\u2019s new first-team coach after agreeing a two-year deal, the Catalan club has announced. 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