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HANSI FLICK
Hansi Flick is a German professional football manager and former player who is the manager of La Liga club Barcelona. Flick played for SV Sandhausen, Bayern Munich, and 1. FC Köln during his career as a footballer. He began his managerial career as player-manager of fourth-division club Victoria Bammental. In 2000, he became manager of fellow fourth-division side 1899 Hoffenheim, leading the team to promotion to the Regionalliga Süd before leaving in 2005. From 2006 to 2014, Flick was the assistant coach of the German national team under Joachim Löw, contributing to their victory at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He subsequently served as the sporting director of the German Football Association (DFB) from 2014 to 2017.
Having rejoined Bayern Munich as an assistant coach in 2019, Flick was made interim manager following the departure of Niko Kovač in November 2019. He was later appointed permanently, and won the UEFA Champions League that season, completing the club's second continental treble. In 2021, he also led the side to a FIFA Club World Cup and another Bundesliga title.[2] Alongside Pep Guardiola, he is the only manager to achieve a sextuple with their team. He later replaced Löw in charge of the Germany national team in 2021, leading the team to qualification for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, before being dismissed in 2023. In 2024, he was appointed manager of Spanish club Barcelona.
On 29 May 2024, Flick signed as the new head coach of La Liga club Barcelona on a contract until 30 June 2026. He became the third German in the club coaching history, after Hennes Weisweiler and Udo Lattek.
Flick won his first league match as Barcelona manager on 17 August 2024, securing a 1–2 comeback victory against Valencia at the Mestalla, breaking Barcelona's two-year streak of 0–0 draws on matchday 1.[38] He suffered his first La Liga defeat as Barcelona manager in a 4–2 defeat to Osasuna on 28 September.[39] On 23 October, Flick managed a win against his former team Bayern Munich where Barcelona won 4–1 at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys. Three days later, Flick won his first El Clásico in charge, a 4–0 domination of Real Madrid at the Bernabéu. On 12 January 2025, he won his first title at the club following a 5–2 victory over Real Madrid in the Supercopa de España final.
The work of a great Coach and his team can be seen with the results of FC Barcelona this 2025.
A great Coach Hansi Flick.