“FC Barcelona have fired tonight Ronald Koeman as the first team coach,” the club said on Twitter.
Koeman’s final game was the 1-0 defeat by Rayo Vallecano in La Liga on Wednesday night. It was their fourth defeat in six games in all competitions.
Barcelona are ninth in La Liga on 15 points from 10 games and six points behind Real Madrid who beat them 2-1 at the Camp Nou on Sunday.
They are third in their Champions League group with three points from three matches after suffering 3-0 defeats in their opening two games against Bayern Munich and Benfica.
Barcelona are five-times European champions and the results marked the first time in the club’s history that they had failed to score in their opening two European games.
Koeman, who spent six years with Barca as a player, was brought back to the club in August 2020 by former president Josep Maria Bartomeu.
Local media reports suggest that former midfielder Xavi, who is currently in charge of Al Sadd in Qatar, River Plate boss Marcelo Gallardo and Belgium coach Roberto Martinez are the front runners for the role.
(Agencies)
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