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Rubén Baraja, new Valencia coach

MADRID, 14 Feb.

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Rubén Baraja, new Valencia coach

MADRID, 14 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The coach Rubén Baraja will be the coach of Valencia CF until the end of the season, replacing Voro González, the Valencian club announced on Tuesday, to which the former footballer from Valladolid returns with the aim of guaranteeing the permanence of the team, currently in relegation positions , in LaLiga Santander.

"Valencia CF has reached an agreement with Rubén Baraja to be the coach of the first team," the entity 'che' confirmed on Tuesday, which also announced that another Valencian legend such as Carlos Marchena will be on its coaching staff.

'Pipo' Baraja, 47, takes charge of the team after coaching Real Zaragoza, CD Tenerife, Real Sporting de Gijón, Rayo Vallecano and Elche CF, in addition to also leading Youth A of the Academy's Honorary Division VCF, where he began his career as a coach after hanging up his boots in 2010 at Mestalla.

Baraja played for Valencia for a decade (2000-10), in which he won two league titles (2002 and 2004), a UEFA Cup (2004), a Copa del Rey (2008) and a European Super Cup (2004). . He also played for Real Valladolid and Atlético de Madrid.

"'Pipo', one of the most successful and illustrious players in the history of Valencia CF, knows the idiosyncrasies of the Club and returns home as a coach to contribute his professionalism and commitment after forging his legend in the 2000s by contributing to win two Leagues, a UEFA Cup, a European Super Cup and a Copa del Rey", highlighted Valencia.

In this way, the pucelano takes over from Salvador González 'Voro', who took charge of the first team after the departure of Italian coach Gennaro Gattuso on 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 acknowledged.

The Valencian squad is currently third from last in the LaLiga Santander standings with 20 points, one from the permanence zone. Eliminated in the Copa del Rey by Athletic Club, the team accumulates seven league games without winning -six defeats and one draw-, the last of which fell for the fourth straight date also against the Bilbao team at Mestalla (1-2).

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