Former Barcelona, ​​Manchester United and Middlesborough -goalkeeper Victor Valdes returns to coaching, according to several reports that come from Spain. Valdes, 43, has not coached the past four years.
Famous for his buzz -snit and to help change the way keepers used the ball in Spain, Valdes is an iconic figure in the history of Barcelona. A total of 654 performances in a 21-year career, in which he reached 275 clean sheets, Valdes came through the La Masia Academy and was in goal for the first three champions competitions in the history of Barcelona after the Johan Cruypff.
Managed by people such as Frank Rijkaard, Luis Aragones, Pep Guardiola, Vicente del Bosque and Louis van Gaal, always noticed for his strong and individual character. After his retirement, he started coaching an under-19-side under the age of 19 on the outskirts of Madrid, before he came to the La Masia setup in Barcelona. However, he would only last three months and the club left after a fight. Valdes also had a short spell at UA Horta in Barcelona, ​​but only the last half of the season there.
Now it seems that he returns to coaching, this time in the fourth level of Spain. Valdes took the lead on Real Avila, Sport Report and from Thursday was already in charge of his first coaching session. Avila is located at the promotional places of Segunda Rfef with two more games to go and hope to continue to the third level this season. Valdes has written a deal for the rest of this season and next year.
Until now it was a modest and discreet time coaching for Valdes, who was very successful with his first under-19-side Moratalaz, spiking excitement about his potential. However, the former Blaugrana number one has since received mixed reviews from players, with reference to his quirky methods and sometimes irregular decision-making.