Xavier Pascual Fuertes

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Xavier Pascual
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Pascual Fuertes in 2014.
Personal information
Full name Xavier Pascual Fuertes
Born (1968-03-08) 8 March 1968 (age 56)
Barcelona, Spain
Nationality Spanish
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
1986–1987
Barcelona
1987–1989
BM Palautordera
1989–1991
Barcelona
1991–1994
SD Teucro
1994–1995
CD Ademar León
1995–1996
BM Guadalajara
1996–1997
BM Gáldar
1997–1999
BM Chapela
1999–2005
SD Octavio Vigo
Teams managed
2009–2021
FC Barcelona
2016–2018
Romania
2021–2024
Dinamo București
2021–2024
Romania
2024–
ONE Veszprém

Xavier Pascual Fuertes (born 8 March 1968) [1] is a Spanish former handball player and current coach. He is one of the most successful handball coaches.

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On 9 February 2009, he replaced Manolo Cadenas as head coach of Barcelona. Contemporaneously with his club job, he has been also coaching the Romania men's national handball team since June 6, 2016. [2] [3] In June 2018, Pascual resigned as Romania coach. [4]

International honours

Player

Barcelona

Manager

Barcelona
Dinamo Bucharest

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References

  1. "Xavi Pascual Profile" (in Spanish). fcbarcelona.cat. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  2. "ECHIPA NAȚIONALĂ DE SENIORI ARE UN NOU ANTRENOR" (in Romanian). Romanian Handball Federation. 6 June 2016.
  3. "Xavi Pascual to coach Romania's men's national team" (in Romanian). European Handball Federation. 8 June 2016.
  4. "Xavier Pascual a demisionat de la naționala României! Spaniolul a dat vina pe Barcelona" (in Romanian). digisport.ro. 13 June 2018.