The return of Joan Laporta as president of Barcelona arouses nostalgia for the elements that achieved the historic sextet
Rafael Márquez has just resigned as coach at Alcalá in the Spanish Third Division and is one of the former footballers who was one of the starters in the sextet that Barcelona won in 2009, he is one of the few of this generation who have sought luck as a coach, as some of his teammates are still playing or have trained elsewhere.
The names of these players, including Márquez, returned to public visibility, after supporting Joan Laporta in his candidacy to return as president of the Barça team and some media point to some former players with the new club administration.
The coach who won six titles in one year with Barcelona in 2009, is now the coach of Manchester City, famous for his successes with the Catalan team and looking to repeat history with the Citizens. He is currently the Premier League leader and will play in the quarter-finals of the Champions League against Borussia Dortmund.
Víctor Valdés
The legendary goalkeeper of 2009 rejected the position of goalkeeping coach in Barcelona, now that Joan Laporta has returned to the administration, because his interest is to run a subsidiary of the azulgrana team. He had a stint at Manchester United and retired to English football.
The Mexican central defender retired to Mexico and began his career as a manager at Atlas. He was not successful from the offices and began to prepare itself like trainer, for that reason he left to the Alcala of the Third division of Spain. After four months in Iberian football, he leaves his post and is related to the new management of Joan Laporta in Barcelona.
The central defender always played for Barcelona, retired in 2014 and had an ephemeral step for the club. In 2019 he refused to take over the sports management and congratulated Joan Laporta on his victory a few days ago.
He is one of the players with the most titles in history, he left Barcelona in 2016, he was at PSG and Juventus, he currently plays for Sao Paulo in his country at the age of 37.
Abidal was Barcelona’s technical secretary from 2018 to 2020, leaving after a clash with Lionel Messi. In 2013 he left in tears in Lyon for his country, after overcoming cancer and not being renewed by the then administration.
Maxwell retired in 2017, with Paris Saint Germain, after leaving Barcelona in 2012. In 2019 he was back in the media, after being accused by his partner of abuse.
Sergio Busquets, in 2009, was just giving his first sparks as a professional and became a starter in the Barcelona team, continues in the discipline of the Catalan team and in recent days has surpassed criticism, with outstanding performances in the field.
Andrés Iniesta was one of the main protagonists in Josep Guardiola’s team. He left for Japan in 2018 and is currently recovering from an injury, to return to the tracks.
Xavi retired in 2019 in Qatar. The midfielder left Barcelona in 2015 and now works as a coach, on more than one occasion he has been related to Barcelona, although the former footballer himself has acknowledged that it is not yet time to take on the challenge.
Messi is considered one of the best players in the world and continues at Barcelona. On more than one occasion he has hidden with the departure of the Catalan team, but continues in the team. The arrival of Laporta is expected to help renew the relationship between the footballer and the club.
Pedro
Pere left Barcelona in 2016, after nine years in the Catalan first team. He played for Chelsea and is now at Roma, a team with which he has not had the success of other sets.
Samuel eto’o
The Cameroonian striker left the Catalan club in 2009, to begin a journey through Italy, Russia, England, Turkey and Qatar, to retire in 2019. He supported the candidacy of Joan Laporta, although there is no information that the relationship with the club.