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15.06.2007 13:17

Cadenas, New Barça Cifec Coach

Meritxell Infante

Manolo Cadenas will be the next coach of FC Barcelona Cific. The Coach from Leon came to an agreement with FC Barcelona to lead the handball team for the next two seasons, with the option of an extra season.

With Xesco Espar taking on the new role of head of physical trainers at the club, Manolo Cadenas with steer the blaugrana handball team. Cadenas is a coach with a wealth of experience within the Spanish handball circuit. He has coached teams for 20 years and has consistently achieved results. He will be officially unveiled in the next few days.

Long and Intense career

Cadenas started as a coach in Leganes, where he remained for 11 years coaching promising young talent. The Valdevimbre (Leon) coach took on his first professional role in Oviedo, where he was at the helm for three years. He won his first silverware with Teka Cantabria, where he won the Copa Asobal and the Recopa, a title he went on to win three times. In these two seasons, the team from Cantabria finished second in the Liga. He then moved on to Valladolid for four seasons,. However, was unable to get his hands on a title.

Success in Leon


His first team, which he was with for 12 years, was Ademar de Leon. With his home town club, he won the Liga Asobal (2001), two Recopas (1999 and 2005), a Copa del Rey (2002) and a Copa Asobal (1999). The coach leaves the club with his head held high, having assured qualification into next year’s Champions League.

A coach with character

Cadenas is famous for coaching his teams hard; disciplined and professional. Like his predecessor, he is characterized by his ability to work hard and have grand repertoire of tactics due to his many years of experience. Under his guidance, players such as Iker Romero and Juanin Garcia have grown to become leading players of their times.

An ambitious coach unafraid of fighting for his cause; he does not like losing and comes to Barça with a hunger for success.