Josep Segura, the new sporting manager of FC Barcelona

Josep Segura, the new sporting manager of FC Barcelona

Pep Segura es el nuevo mánager deportivo del área de Fútbol
Pep Segura es el nuevo mánager deportivo del área de Fútbol | Marc Casanovas

Robert Fernandez will keep his position and maintain the same responsabilities

FC Barcelona announced on Wednesday afternoon that Josep Segura is the new sporting manager of the football area. The club released a statement reading:  "Josep Segura has been named sporting manager of the football area of Barcelona. With the creation of this new role, he will be the head of the whole football area.

“Robert Fernandez is still the technical secretary of the first team with the same responsibilities he has had until now.

“Licensed in physical education, Josep Segura arrived in 1997 at Barcelona as coach of Juvenil A and later took other roles in the club like head of high performance and scouting, until 2005.

“His second era at the club started in 2015 and until now was technical secretary of football at youth level. The new structure in the football area at Barcelona will be published in the coming days.”