Rafa Márquez renews contract with Barça Atlètic for one more season a coach who has played a great role in his first year with the culé subsidiary despite having lost in the promotion play-offs against Real Madrid Castilla.
The Mexican coach feels very comfortable in the club and has the full confidence of the board.
This is the statement from Barça: “Rafa Márquez will continue to be the coach of Barça Atlètic for the 2023/24 season. The Mexican coach, who returned to the Club in the summer of 2022 after having been a first-team player between 2003 and 2010, has completed a very good first season as coach of the Barça subsidiary, and will continue to be linked to the Club for one more year, until on June 30, 2024″
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🤩 Rafa Márquez will continue on the bench of Barça Atlètic in the 2023/24 season
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— Barça Atlético (@FCBarcelonaB) June 14, 2023
Rafa Márquez has completed a good debut season under the orders of the second Barça team, and has helped the progression of young players such as Estanis Pedrola, Aleix Garrido and Marc Casadó, who have established themselves as the leaders on the pitch despite their youth.