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Sergi Barjuán

Barjuán in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Sergi Barjuán Esclusa
Date of birth	(1971-12-28) 28 December 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth	Les Franqueses, Spain
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Youth career
1978–1988	Granollers
1988–1990	Barcelona
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1990–1992	Barcelona C
1992–1993	Barcelona B	42	(4)
1993–2002	Barcelona	267	(6)
2002–2005	Atlético Madrid	85	(0)
Total		394	(10)
International career
1990	Spain U18	1	(0)
1993–1994	Spain U21	5	(0)
1994–2002	Spain	56	(1)
1998–2004	Catalonia	4	(0)
Managerial career
2009–2011	Barcelona (youth)
2012–2014	Recreativo
2015	Almería
2017	Mallorca
2017–2019	Zhejiang Greentown
2021–2022	Barcelona B
2021	Barcelona (interim)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Spain UEFA European Under-21 Championship Bronze 1994 France
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sergi Barjuán Esclusa (born 28 December 1971), known as Sergi during his playing days, is a Spanish former professional footballer. He played as a left-back and is now a manager.

Sergi is most famous for his time at Barcelona. He played for their main team for nine seasons. He helped them win nine major titles during this period. Soon after starting his professional club career, he joined the Spanish national team. He played in two World Cups and two European Championships.

In 2009, Barjuán started his career as a football manager. He coached teams like Recreativo, Almería, and Mallorca. He also had short periods managing in La Liga with Almería and as a temporary coach for Barcelona.

Playing Career Highlights

Club Football Journey

Sergi was born in Les Franqueses del Vallès, Barcelona, Catalonia. He grew up playing football in the youth system of the famous club FC Barcelona. He had not yet played in La Liga, Spain's top league, when he was called up by the first-team manager, Johan Cruyff. This was for a UEFA Champions League game against Galatasaray S.K. on 24 November 1993.

From that moment on, Sergi became a key player for Barcelona. He played in at least 31 matches every season until 1999. With Barça, he won three league titles, two Spanish Cups, and two Spanish Super Cups. He also helped the team win the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1997 and the UEFA Super Cup that same year. He often played alongside another youth player, Albert Ferrer, on the other side of the defense.

Later, the coach Louis van Gaal decided Sergi was no longer needed at Barcelona. Sergi then joined Atlético Madrid. He played three good seasons there, even though he received 33 yellow cards.

Playing for Spain

Soon after joining Barcelona's main team, Sergi made his debut for the Spanish national team. This happened on 9 February 1994, in a friendly match against Poland in Santa Cruz de Tenerife. He scored his only goal for Spain in that game.

He went on to represent Spain in many big tournaments. These included the 1994 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 1996, the 1998 World Cup, and Euro 2000. In total, he played 56 matches for his country.

Coaching Career Journey

Starting at Barcelona Youth Teams

In July 2009, after spending several years working in marketing and running football camps for young players, Barjuán returned to Barcelona. He was named the manager of their Juvenil B youth team. During his time there, he coached talented young players like Gerard Deulofeu, Patric, and Rafinha. These players later went on to play for the senior Barcelona team.

Managing Recreativo

Barjuán got his first job coaching a professional team on 22 May 2012. He signed a three-year contract with Recreativo de Huelva, a team in the Segunda División (Spain's second division). His first game as their coach was on 18 August, where his team lost 2–0 to Xerez CD.

In his second year with Recreativo, Barjuán's team just missed out on a chance to play in the promotion play-offs on the very last day of the season. He then ended his contract in June 2014.

Coaching Almería

Barjuán became the manager of UD Almería on 6 April 2015. He took over from Juan Ignacio Martínez, who had been fired. His first game in charge was two days later, a 4–0 loss away to his former club, Barcelona.

On 3 October 2015, Almería was back in the second division. Barjuán was dismissed after a 2–2 draw at home against CD Tenerife.

Time at Mallorca

Barjuán started coaching again in April 2017, this time at RCD Mallorca. He left the club when his contract ended at the close of the season. Mallorca was relegated to Segunda División B (the third division) for the first time in 36 years that season.

Moving to China: Zhejiang Greentown

On 26 November 2017, Barjuán, who was 45 years old, moved abroad for the first time in his career. He took charge of the Chinese club Zhejiang Greentown F.C. in the China League One for two seasons. He lost his job on 4 July 2019. This happened after his team won only two of their last ten games, leaving them in sixth place.

Back to Barcelona B and Interim Role

In June 2021, Barjuán was appointed manager of FC Barcelona Atlètic (Barcelona B team) with a two-year contract. He replaced Francisco Javier García Pimienta. On 28 October 2021, after the main team's coach Ronald Koeman was dismissed, Sergi was put in temporary charge of the senior Barcelona squad.

Two days later, in his first game as interim coach, his team drew 1–1 at home with Deportivo Alavés. In his second game, Barcelona won 1–0 against FC Dynamo Kyiv in the Champions League group stage.

After his Barcelona B team missed out on a playoff spot for the 2021–22 season, Barjuán was dismissed from that role. However, he stayed at Barcelona and was put in charge of their global football academies in October 2022.

Career Statistics

Club Appearances and Goals

International Appearances and Goals

Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Barjuán goal.

List of international goals scored by Sergi Barjuán

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	9 February 1994	Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain	Poland	1–0	1–1	Friendly

Managerial Statistics

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat	From	To	Record								Ref
				G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Recreativo		22 May 2012	30 June 2014	&&&&&&&&&&&&&089.&&&&&089	&&&&&&&&&&&&&034.&&&&&034	&&&&&&&&&&&&&022.&&&&&022	&&&&&&&&&&&&&033.&&&&&033	&&&&&&&&&&&&0104.&&&&&0104	&&&&&&&&&&&&0118.&&&&&0118	−14	&&&&&&&&&&&&&038.20000038.20
Almería		6 April 2015	3 October 2015	&&&&&&&&&&&&&017.&&&&&017	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&05.&&&&&05	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02	&&&&&&&&&&&&&010.&&&&&010	&&&&&&&&&&&&&024.&&&&&024	&&&&&&&&&&&&&035.&&&&&035	−11	&&&&&&&&&&&&&029.41000029.41
Mallorca		4 April 2017	12 June 2017	&&&&&&&&&&&&&010.&&&&&010	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&05.&&&&&05	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02	&&&&&&&&&&&&&012.&&&&&012	&&&&&&&&&&&&&011.&&&&&011	+1	&&&&&&&&&&&&&030.&&&&&030.00
Hangzhou Greentown		26 November 2017	3 July 2019	&&&&&&&&&&&&&048.&&&&&048	&&&&&&&&&&&&&021.&&&&&021	&&&&&&&&&&&&&015.&&&&&015	&&&&&&&&&&&&&012.&&&&&012	&&&&&&&&&&&&&082.&&&&&082	&&&&&&&&&&&&&062.&&&&&062	+20	&&&&&&&&&&&&&043.75000043.75
Barcelona B		17 June 2021	28 June 2022	&&&&&&&&&&&&&036.&&&&&036	&&&&&&&&&&&&&014.&&&&&014	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&09.&&&&&09	&&&&&&&&&&&&&013.&&&&&013	&&&&&&&&&&&&&054.&&&&&054	&&&&&&&&&&&&&049.&&&&&049	+5	&&&&&&&&&&&&&038.89000038.89
Barcelona (interim)		28 October 2021	6 November 2021	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&05.&&&&&05	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04	+1	&&&&&&&&&&&&&033.33000033.33
Total				&&&&&&&&&&&&0197.&&&&&0197	&&&&&&&&&&&&&073.&&&&&073	&&&&&&&&&&&&&056.&&&&&056	&&&&&&&&&&&&&068.&&&&&068	&&&&&&&&&&&&0253.&&&&&0253	&&&&&&&&&&&&0269.&&&&&0269	−16	&&&&&&&&&&&&&037.&6000037.06	—

Honours and Achievements

Barcelona

• La Liga (Spanish League):
  • Winner: 1993–94, 1997–98, 1998–99
• Copa del Rey (Spanish Cup):
  • Winner: 1996–97, 1997–98
• Supercopa de España (Spanish Super Cup):
  • Winner: 1994, 1996
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup:
  • Winner: 1996–97
• UEFA Super Cup:
  • Winner: 1997
• UEFA Champions League:
  • Runner-up: 1993–94

Spain U21

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship:
  • Third place: 1994

See also

In Spanish: Sergi Barjuan para niños