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Barcelona sacks Victor Valdes as coach of under 19 team ▷ Kenya News

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- Victor Valdes has been sacked as the coach of Barcelona under 19 team

- The decision came after the Spaniard had several disagreements with the management

- Valdes was reported to have been involved in a brawl with the press officer of the youth team

Spanish champions Barcelona have sacked club's legend Victor Valdes as the head coach of the under 19 team.

The former goalkeeper who won many titles at Barcelona reportedly lost his job because of several disagreements with club's executives.

Top of the problems Valdes had was a row between director of youth football Patrick Kluivert.

The legendary goalkeeper has now been replaced with Franc Artiga who starts his role immediately at the youth team.

“FC Barcelona have informed Víctor Valdés on Monday that he is no longer U19A coach and no longer employed by the Club," a statement by Barcelona announced.

''Franc Artiga, up till now coach of the U19B and part of the youth set up at La Masia since 2010, will take over as coach of the U19A," the statement added.

In July, Valdes was hired for the role, signing a contract until 2020, before his stint being cut short by the Catalan club.