Soccer Football - Sassuolo v Athletic Bilbao - UEFA Europa League Group Stage - Group F - Stadio Citta del Tricolore, Reggio Emilia, Italy - 15/9/16 Athletic Bilbao coach Ernesto Valverde Reuters / Stefano Rellandini Livepic EDITORIAL USE ONLY.
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Barcelona named former Athletic Bilbao coach Ernesto Valverde on Monday as the successor to Luis Enrique and he will take charge of the La Liga runners-up on a two-year contract.
Valverde, who will be officially unveiled on Thursday, played for Barcelona as a forward between 1988 and 1990 under Johan Cruyff and is one of many of the Dutchman's former pupils to have turned to coaching upon retiring from playing.
