The announcement was made by the Board spokesperson Toni Freixa, following the Board meeting on Wednesday evening.

Club man

Xavi Pascual, who had been a player with the team, returned to the Club as goalkeeping coach in the 2005/06 season, combining that job with the role of co-ordinator of the section’s academy. In the 2008/09 season he became assistant coach, stepping up to his current position when Manolo Cardenas was dismissed on February 9th 2009.

Pascual made his debut as coach the day after, when Barça Borges played Keymare Almeria at the Palau Blaugrana. Since then he has been in charge for 122 games, winning 103, drawing 5 and losing just 14 games.

Six titles won

Under his stewardship, FC Barcelona Borges have won 2 Spanish Cups, 1 ASOBAL Cup, 1 Spanish Super Cup and 2 Lligues dels Pirineus, as well as ending last season as runners up in Europe. The team currently lead the ASOBAL with a 4 point lead with 3 games left to play, whilst in the Champions League they are through to the Final Four in Cologne, where they will play the German team Rhein Neckar.