The technician Ruben Baraja will be the coach of Valencia CF until the end of the season, and will thus replace Voro González, as announced this Tuesday by the Valencian club, to which the ex-footballer returns with the aim of guarantee the team’s permanencecurrently in relegation positions, in La Liga Santander.
“Valencia CF has reached an agreement with Rubén Baraja to be the coach of the first team”, confirmed this Tuesday the entity ‘che’, which also announced that its coaching staff will have another Valencian legend as Carlos Marchena.
The 47-year-old ‘Pipo’ Baraja, takes charge of the team after coaching Real Zaragoza, CD Tenerife, Real Sporting de Gijón, Rayo Vallecano and Elx CF, in addition to also managing the Junior A of Honor Division of the VCF Academywhere he began his career as a coach after hanging up his boots in 2010 at Mestalla.
Baraja went to the military in Valencia for a decade (2000-10), in which he won two Leagues (2002 and 2004), a UEFA Cup (2004), a Copa del Rey (2008) and a European Super Cup (2004). He also played in Real Valladolid and Atlético de Madrid.
“The ‘Pipo’, one of the players most awarded and illustrious in the history of Valencia CFknows the idiosyncrasies of the Club and returns home as a coach to bring his professionalism and commitment after forging his legend in the 2000s helping to win two Leagues, a UEFA Cup, a European Super Cup and a King’s Cup”, emphasized Valencia.
In this way, Baraja takes over from Salvador Gonzalez ‘Voro’, who took over the first team after the departure of Italian coach Gennaro Gattuso last January 30. “Valencia CF wants to publicly thank Voro González for his involvement and commitment during his time as coach of the first team,” the club said.