Carles Rexach

Carles Rexach i Cerdà (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈkaɾləz rəˈʃak]; born 13 January 1947) is a Spanish former football winger and manager.

Carles Rexach
Rexach in 2008
Personal information
Full name Carles Rexach i Cerdà
Date of birth (1947-01-13) 13 January 1947
Place of birth Pedralbes, Spain
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
1958–1959 Rosés
1959–1965 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–1981 Barcelona 328 (81)
1965–1967Condal (loan) 22 (2)
Total 350 (83)
International career
1965 Spain U18 2 (0)
1966 Spain amateur 3 (0)
1967–1970 Spain U23 7 (3)
1969–1978 Spain 15 (2)
Managerial career
1982–1983 Catalonia (youth)
1983–1984 Barcelona B (assistant)
1984–1987 Barcelona (youth)
1987–1996 Barcelona (assistant)
1988 Barcelona (interim)
1991 Barcelona (interim)
1996 Barcelona (interim)
1998 Yokohama Flügels
2001–2002 Barcelona
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

His career was mainly associated with Barcelona, spending 44 years at the club as a player (youth levels included) and coach. He formed a successful partnership with Johan Cruyff, both on and off the field, and as a player appeared in 638 games and scored 197 goals, winning the Pichichi Trophy in 1971; he won eight titles both capacities combined, including the La Liga championship in the 1973–74 season and the 1979 Cup Winners' Cup.

Rexach appeared for Spain at the 1978 World Cup, earning 15 caps in nine years.

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