Former Barcelona player Michael Laudrup (44) has been dismissed yesterday as manager of Spartak Moscow, the club he joined in September last year (read more here).
A statement on the official website of the Russian club reads as follows: "Michael Laudrup has been dismissed as FC Spartak Moscow coach on April 15 night due to unsatisfactory performance and poor results.
Michael Laudrup’s discharge has been initiated by General Director Valery Karpin. This suggestion found approval of the board of directors. Erik Larsen, assistant to Michael Laudrup, has also been dismissed from his duties."
Arriving from Italian club Juventus in the summer of 1989, Laudrup played five seasons for Barcelona. In a controversial move, the attacking midfielder joined Real Madrid in 1994.
With Barcelona, Michael Laudrup won four Spanish leagues in 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1994, one Spanish cup in 1990, two Spanish super cups in 1991 and 1992, one Champions League in 1992 and one European super cup in 1992.
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Ex-Barça: Laudrup to Spartak Moscow
Thursday, 16 April 2009
Ex-Barça: Laudrup dismissed by Spartak Moscow
Saturday, 13 September 2008
Ex-Barça: Laudrup to Spartak Moscow
Spartak Moscow has yesterday officially presented former Barcelona player Michael Laudrup (44) as their new manager.
Laudrup, who resigned as manager of Spanish club Getafe after one season and who was also rumoured to be a candidate for the Barcelona bench (read more here), has signed an 18-month contract with the Russian club.
Arriving from Italian club Juventus in the summer of 1989, Laudrup played five seasons for Barcelona. In a controversial move, the attacking midfielder joined Real Madrid in 1994.
With Barcelona, Michael Laudrup won four Spanish leagues in 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1994, one Spanish cup in 1990, two Spanish super cups in 1991 and 1992, one Champions League in 1992 and one European super cup in 1992.
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Sunday, 31 August 2008
Case closed: Pavlyuchenko
Spartak Moscow forward and Russian international Roman Pavlyuchenko (26) will not play for Barcelona as of next season, like had been rumoured a few times over the last months (read more here).
Sunday, 24 August 2008
News of the day - Sunday
(This post will be updated throughout the day.)
After Milan pulled back because Barcelona asked 45 million euro, Eto'o's agent Josep Maria Mesalles talked with Real Madrid president Ramón Calderón to know if they were interested, but Calderón rejected the offer (Sport)
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Rijkaard has decided to take a sabatical year and therefore rejected offers from Chelsea, Ajax and Spartak Moscow, he will start listening to offers next year, Milan (as manager) and Ajax (as sports director) will probably be amongst the interested clubs (Sport)
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Friday, 11 July 2008
Pavlyuchenko again an option as centre forward
Russian tabloid Tvoi Den (unconfirmedly) claims that, with the difficult negotiations on Arshavin and Adebayor, Barcelona has again opened the option to transfer Spartak Moscow forward and Russian international Roman Pavlyuchenko (26) (read more here).
Barcelona would be considering to launch a 15 million euro° bid for the Russian centre forward, who is expected to leave his club this summer and who is also monitored by several other European top clubs.
Italian football site Tutto Mercato Web claims that Barcelona is one of the four clubs in the running for Pavlyuchenko and estimates the chances of the clubs at this moment as follows: AC Milan 30% - Barcelona 25% - AS Roma 25% - Tottenham 20%.
pep's opinion:
because he was one month ago already once linked with barcelona, i watched him a little more closely in the euro games against sweden, holland and spain and i have to say i was really impressed by his performances. and not only because of that wonderful goal against the netherlands (watch it again here). *** what i totally loved about him was the way he moves in the box, that is just world class. even being the sole striker and so kind of being covered by the two central defenders he always (al-ways) seemed to have no defender in a circle of one meter around him when a ball reached him. incredible. even in that terrible spain-russia game, he gave puyol and marchena a hard time in the first half. i'm pretty sure puyol would name pavlyuchenko if our captain was asked about his most difficult opponent during the tournament (ahead of guys like toni, ibrahimovic or klose) *** he seemed (based on those three games of course, you should see him in more games and in other circumstances to have a more profound judgment, plus: i would want to know more about his character) a very complete striker to me: strong, fast, smart, versatile, good heading, great long distance shot, good balance between selfish and eye for team-mates. maybe he lacks some scoring? and like he showed with russia he must be able to play as only centre forward in a 4-3-3. *** of course he's 26 and has no experience in a top league, so it would be a huge risk to for example take him as your first choice striker. although maybe on the other hand: who else is available on the market if you don't get adebayor and guardiola holds on to his preference for a strong centre forward? if eto'o would have stayed, i guess for that price pavlyuchenko would have been the ideal number two behind him. *** note: pavlyuchenko was apparently only russia's back-up for the striker position---i wonder how that pogrebnyak guy is like...
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Monday, 16 June 2008
Pavlyuchenko new name on striker list
Catalan sports paper Sport claims that Barcelona is following Spartak Moscow forward and Russian international Roman Pavlyuchenko (26).
Because of the high transfer fees of other candidates, Barcelona is looking to new options for the centre forward position and Guardiola would like the Russian striker. Pavlyuchenko would cost around 10 million euro°.
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