{"id":1078630,"date":"2020-04-10T18:00:29","date_gmt":"2020-04-10T17:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1078630"},"modified":"2020-06-21T12:47:31","modified_gmt":"2020-06-21T11:47:31","slug":"barcelona-b-team-managed-by-pep-guardiola","status":"publish","type":"cult-corner","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/cult-corner\/barcelona-b-team-managed-by-pep-guardiola\/","title":{"rendered":"What happened next? The 2007\/08 Barcelona B team managed by Pep Guardiola"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Since 2008, football fans have become accustomed to watching Pep <span id=\"urn:enhancement-ff9540fd\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/pep_guardiola\">Guardiola<\/span> lift the most prestigious trophies in the game but that hasn&#8217;t always been the case, though.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Just a\u00a0year after announcing his retirement from football following a short-lived spell in Mexican football with Dorados, <span id=\"urn:enhancement-ee3bc14\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/pep_guardiola\">Guardiola<\/span> was appointed as the manager of Barcelona&#8217;s B team and tasked with leading the team to promotion.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7533381\/embed\/v4\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It was an unenviable task. Barcelona&#8217;s second string had been on a downward spiral for a number of years and had just suffered the ignominy of relegation from the Segunda Division B (Spanish third-tier) to the regional Tercera Division. The 2007\/08 campaign was to be Barcelona B&#8217;s first at that level since 1973\/74.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"urn:enhancement-7f95e320\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/pep_guardiola\">Guardiola<\/span> and his assistant manager Tito Vilanova oversaw numerous personnel changes that summer as they plotted Barcelona B&#8217;s promotion with players arriving on free transfers or being promoted from the Juvenil team.<\/p>\n<p>The changes worked as <span id=\"urn:enhancement-cb1536b7\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/pep_guardiola\">Guardiola<\/span> led his squad to first place in their Tercera Division and subsequently victory in the Segunda Division B play-offs to send them straight back up.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"urn:enhancement-504b3bf7\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/pep_guardiola\">Guardiola<\/span> has achieved plenty in the game since his stint in charge of Barcelona B, but what became of the players he coached that year?<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Goalkeeper: Oier Olazabal<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1078634 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06133828\/Oier-Olazabal-1024x758.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06133828\/Oier-Olazabal.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06133828\/Oier-Olazabal-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06133828\/Oier-Olazabal-768x569.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06133828\/Oier-Olazabal-66x49.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Age:<\/strong> 30<\/li>\n<li><strong>Current club:<\/strong> Espanyol<\/li>\n<li><strong>2007\/08 apps:<\/strong> 31<\/li>\n<li><strong>Career path:<\/strong> <span id=\"urn:enhancement-9d088dc5\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/fc_barcelona\">Barcelona<\/span>, Granada CF, Real Sociedad (loan), Levante, Espanyol<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Oier was promoted to Barcelona&#8217;s first-team in 2008 and made one La Liga appearance for the <span id=\"urn:enhancement-77d896f2\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/fc_barcelona\">Blaugrana<\/span>. He joined Granada in 2014 and made 17 appearances before moving to Real Sociedad on loan and then joining Levante.<\/p>\n<p>He now turns out for Espanyol.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Right Back: David Corcoles<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1078635 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06133950\/David-Corcoles-1024x643.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06133950\/David-Corcoles.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06133950\/David-Corcoles-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06133950\/David-Corcoles-768x482.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06133950\/David-Corcoles-66x41.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Age:<\/strong> 34<\/li>\n<li><strong>Current club:<\/strong> CF Vilamarxant<\/li>\n<li><strong>2007\/08 apps:<\/strong> 30<\/li>\n<li><strong>Career path:<\/strong> Hercules, Valencia B, Barcelona B, Recreativo, Albacete, Racing Santander, Alcoyano, Vilamarxant.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Signed from Valencia&#8217;s B team in 2007 for \u00a3425k, Corcoles made 65 appearances for Barcelona B before leaving in 2009.<\/p>\n<p>After spells with Recreativo, Albacete and Racing Santander, Alcoyano, he now plays for Vilamarxant.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Centre Back: Chico Flores<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1078636 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06134039\/Chico-Flores-1024x688.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"688\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06134039\/Chico-Flores.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06134039\/Chico-Flores-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06134039\/Chico-Flores-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06134039\/Chico-Flores-66x44.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Age:<\/strong> 33<\/li>\n<li><strong>Current club:<\/strong> CF Fuenlabrada<\/li>\n<li><strong>2007\/08 apps:<\/strong> 10<\/li>\n<li><strong>Career path:<\/strong> Cadiz, Portuense, Barcelona B, Almeria, Genoa, Mallorca, Swansea City, Lekhwiya SC, Granada, Rubin Kazan, Fuenlabrada<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Yep, that one. Flores played only ten times after joining on loan but he has enjoyed a good career since. When he&#8217;s not winding up Sam Allardyce, he can be found playing his football for Fuenlabrada.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Centre Back: Marc Valiente<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1078637 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06134149\/Marc-Valiente-1024x629.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06134149\/Marc-Valiente.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06134149\/Marc-Valiente-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06134149\/Marc-Valiente-768x472.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06134149\/Marc-Valiente-66x41.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Age:<\/strong> 33<\/li>\n<li><strong>Current club:<\/strong> Sporting Gij\u00f3n<\/li>\n<li><strong>2007\/08 apps:<\/strong> 29<\/li>\n<li><strong>Career path:<\/strong> Barcelona B, Sevilla B, Valladolid, Maccabi Haifa, Eupen, Partizan, Sporting Gij\u00f3n.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Valiente never played for the first team but carved out a successful career nonetheless, featuring over 150 times for Valladolid, before moving to Israel in 2015 for a spell with Maccabi Haifa.<\/p>\n<p>Now 33, he plays for Sporting Gij\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Left Back: Victor Sanchez<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1078638 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06134312\/Victor-Sanchez-1024x664.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06134312\/Victor-Sanchez.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06134312\/Victor-Sanchez-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06134312\/Victor-Sanchez-768x498.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06134312\/Victor-Sanchez-66x43.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Age:<\/strong> 32<\/li>\n<li><strong>Current club:<\/strong> Espanyol<\/li>\n<li><strong>2007\/08 apps:<\/strong> 30<\/li>\n<li><strong>Career path:<\/strong> Barcelona B, <span id=\"urn:enhancement-7cfc1611\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/fc_barcelona\">Barcelona<\/span>, Xerez, Getafe, Neuchatel Xamax, Espanyol<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sanchez made his name in Catalonia, but with Espanyol rather than <span id=\"urn:enhancement-3ca68fa2\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/fc_barcelona\">Barcelona<\/span>. He made 14 appearances for <span id=\"urn:enhancement-c08048e\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/fc_barcelona\">Barcelona<\/span> in their treble-winning season before moving on for regular football.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Defensive Midfield: Dani Toribio<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1078639 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06134421\/Dani-Toribio-1024x793.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"793\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06134421\/Dani-Toribio.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06134421\/Dani-Toribio-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06134421\/Dani-Toribio-768x595.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06134421\/Dani-Toribio-66x51.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Age:<\/strong> 31<\/li>\n<li><strong>Current club:<\/strong> Racing Santander (on loan from Alcorcon)<\/li>\n<li><strong>2007\/08 apps:<\/strong> 17<\/li>\n<li><strong>Career path:<\/strong> Barcelona B, Terrassa, Malaga, Ponferradina, Villarreal B, Murcia, Alaves, Alcorcon, Racing Santander (loan)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The versatile midfielder is now playing for Racing Santander in the second tier.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Defensive Midfield: Dimas Delgado<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1078640 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06134518\/Dimas-Delgado-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06134518\/Dimas-Delgado.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06134518\/Dimas-Delgado-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06134518\/Dimas-Delgado-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06134518\/Dimas-Delgado-66x44.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Age:<\/strong> 37<\/li>\n<li><strong>Current club:<\/strong>\u00a0Bengaluru FC<\/li>\n<li><strong>2007\/08 apps:<\/strong> 23<\/li>\n<li><strong>Career path:<\/strong> Gramenet, Barcelona B, Numancia, Cartagena, Recreativo, Western Sydney Wanderers, Bengaluru FC<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Played an important role in the title win but found the path to the first-team blocked. Now seeing out his career in India after a two-year stint in Australia.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Defensive Midfield: Xavi Torres<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1078641 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06134607\/Xavi-Torres-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06134607\/Xavi-Torres.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06134607\/Xavi-Torres-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06134607\/Xavi-Torres-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06134607\/Xavi-Torres-66x44.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Age:<\/strong> 33<\/li>\n<li><strong>Current club:<\/strong> Al-Arabi Sporting Club<\/li>\n<li><strong>2007\/08 apps:<\/strong> 28<\/li>\n<li><strong>Career path:<\/strong> Villarreal B, Alicante, Barcelona B, Malaga, Levante, Getafe, Betis, Sporting Gijon, Perth Glory, Elche, Al-Arabi Sporting Club<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A composed central midfielder, Torres has spent the majority of his career in La Liga, most notably with Levante between 2010\/12. A short spell in Australia with Perth Glory was ended when he returned to <span id=\"urn:enhancement-3a3905f1\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/spain\">Spain<\/span> with Elche.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s since relocated to Kuwaiti outfit Al-Arabi SC.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Central Midfield: Sergio Busquets<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1078642 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06134655\/Sergio-Busquets-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06134655\/Sergio-Busquets.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06134655\/Sergio-Busquets-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06134655\/Sergio-Busquets-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06134655\/Sergio-Busquets-66x44.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Age:<\/strong> 31<\/li>\n<li><strong>Current club:<\/strong> <span id=\"urn:enhancement-38161197\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/fc_barcelona\">Barcelona<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>2007\/08 apps:<\/strong> 23<\/li>\n<li><strong>Career path:<\/strong> Barcelona B, Barcelona<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Promoted to the first-team following <span id=\"urn:enhancement-7dd9ad93\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/pep_guardiola\">Guardiola<\/span>&#8216;s appointment, Busquets replaced Yaya Toure in midfield and has become a mainstay of the side ever since.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Central Midfield: Abraham Gonzalez<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1078643 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06134756\/Abraham-Gonzalez-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06134756\/Abraham-Gonzalez.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06134756\/Abraham-Gonzalez-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06134756\/Abraham-Gonzalez-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06134756\/Abraham-Gonzalez-66x44.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Age:<\/strong> 34<\/li>\n<li><strong>Current club:<\/strong> AEK Larnaca<\/li>\n<li><strong>2007\/08 apps:<\/strong> 37<\/li>\n<li><strong>Career path:<\/strong> Terrassa, Barcelona B, Cadiz, Gimnastic, Ponferradina, Alcorcon, Espanyol, UNAM, Lobos BUAP (loan), Tiburones Rojos, AEK Larnaca<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A key member of the side, Abraham Gonzalez, currently plays in the Cypriot top-flight with AEK Larnaca.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Central Midfield: Thiago Alcantara<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1078645 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06135028\/Thiago-Alcantara-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06135028\/Thiago-Alcantara.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06135028\/Thiago-Alcantara-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06135028\/Thiago-Alcantara-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06135028\/Thiago-Alcantara-66x44.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Age:<\/strong> 29<\/li>\n<li><strong>Current club:<\/strong> Bayern Munich<\/li>\n<li><strong>2007\/08 apps:<\/strong> 5<\/li>\n<li><strong>Career path:<\/strong> Barcelona B, <span id=\"urn:enhancement-69c7be6\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/fc_barcelona\">Barcelona<\/span>, Bayern Munich<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Drafted in for a handful of appearances after impressing for the Juvenil side, Thiago has gone on to become one of the finest playmakers in Europe, albeit at Bayern Munich rather than <span id=\"urn:enhancement-c31efb9f\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/fc_barcelona\">Barcelona<\/span>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Attacking Midfield: Victor Vazquez<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1078646 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06135147\/Victor-Vazquez-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06135147\/Victor-Vazquez.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06135147\/Victor-Vazquez-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06135147\/Victor-Vazquez-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06135147\/Victor-Vazquez-66x44.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Age:<\/strong> 33<\/li>\n<li><strong>Current club:<\/strong> Umm Salal Sport Club<\/li>\n<li><strong>2007\/08 apps:<\/strong> 22<\/li>\n<li><strong>Career path:<\/strong> Barcelona B, <span id=\"urn:enhancement-24a0bfe8\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/fc_barcelona\">Barcelona<\/span>, Club Brugge, Cruz Azul, Toronto FC, Al-Arabi, Umm Salal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Regarded as one of <span id=\"urn:enhancement-ec614a3e\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/fc_barcelona\">Barcelona<\/span>&#8216;s finest talents, injuries hampered Vazquez&#8217;s progress (he would later, after undergoing the second knee surgery of his career, have &#8216;only the strongest survives&#8217; tattooed on his arm). He played three times for <span id=\"urn:enhancement-586ec0c4\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/fc_barcelona\">Bar\u00e7a<\/span> and scored on his Champions League debut before signing for Club Brugge in 2011 and then Cruz Azul in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>His most successful spell has come with Toronto FC, where he scored 18 goals in 66 games, helping the club to the 2017 MLS Cup, 2017 Supporters Shield and two Canadian Championships. Vazquez moved to Qatar in January 2019.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Left Wing: Jeffren<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1078647 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06135947\/Jeffren-1024x767.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06135947\/Jeffren.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06135947\/Jeffren-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06135947\/Jeffren-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06135947\/Jeffren-66x49.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Age:<\/strong> 32<\/li>\n<li><strong>Current club:<\/strong> Slaven Belupo Koprivnica<\/li>\n<li><strong>2007\/08 apps:<\/strong> 27<\/li>\n<li><strong>Career path:<\/strong> Barcelona B, <span id=\"urn:enhancement-b8e59dc\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/fc_barcelona\">Barcelona<\/span>, Sporting CP, Valladolid, Eupen, Grasshoppers, AEK Larnaca, Slaven Belupo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Will always be enshrined in Barcelona folklore after scoring in the historic 5-0 win over Real Madrid. Now playing in <span id=\"urn:enhancement-932ca00a\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/croatia\">Croatia<\/span> with Slaven Belupo.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Left Wing: Iago Falque<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1078648 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06140108\/Iago-Falque-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06140108\/Iago-Falque.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06140108\/Iago-Falque-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06140108\/Iago-Falque-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06140108\/Iago-Falque-66x44.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Age:<\/strong> 30<\/li>\n<li><strong>Current club:<\/strong> Genoa (on loan from Torino)<\/li>\n<li><strong>2007\/08 apps:<\/strong> 17<\/li>\n<li><strong>Career path:<\/strong> Barcelona B, Juventus, <span id=\"urn:enhancement-5251b7ec\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/tottenham_hotspur_f-c\">Tottenham<\/span>, <span id=\"urn:enhancement-2e2eed98\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/southampton_fc\">Southampton<\/span>, Almeria, Rayo Vallecano, Genoa, Roma, Torino, Genoa (loan)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>At 30, Falque has been extremely well-travelled (see above) but seems to have finally settled in <span id=\"urn:enhancement-fe9500d4\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/italy\">Italy<\/span> and has scored 32 goals in 108 games for Torino before joining Genoa on loan.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Right Wing: Pedro Rodriguez<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1078649 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06140244\/Pedro-Rodriguez-1024x724.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06140244\/Pedro-Rodriguez-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06140244\/Pedro-Rodriguez-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06140244\/Pedro-Rodriguez-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06140244\/Pedro-Rodriguez-66x47.jpg 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06140244\/Pedro-Rodriguez.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Age:<\/strong> 32<\/li>\n<li><strong>Current club:<\/strong> <span id=\"urn:enhancement-ac2748b4\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/chelsea_f-c\">Chelsea<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>2007\/08 apps:<\/strong> 37<\/li>\n<li><strong>Career path:<\/strong> Barcelona B, <span id=\"urn:enhancement-cbb2b2fd\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/fc_barcelona\">Barcelona<\/span>, <span id=\"urn:enhancement-d6a90ea7\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/chelsea_f-c\">Chelsea<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Similarly to Busquets, Pedro established himself as a key member of the first-team in the 2008\/09 season. He joined <span id=\"urn:enhancement-b6a752b4\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/chelsea_f-c\">Chelsea<\/span> in 2015 after slipping down the pecking order and won the <span id=\"urn:enhancement-1e6c28c2\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/premier_league_2\">Premier League<\/span> in 2017.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Centre Forward: Gai Assulin<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1078650 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06140406\/Gai-Assulin-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06140406\/Gai-Assulin-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06140406\/Gai-Assulin-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06140406\/Gai-Assulin-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06140406\/Gai-Assulin-66x44.jpg 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06140406\/Gai-Assulin.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Age:<\/strong> 29<\/li>\n<li><strong>Current club:<\/strong> FC Politehnica Iasi<\/li>\n<li><strong>2007\/08 apps:<\/strong> 22<\/li>\n<li><strong>Career path:<\/strong> Barcelona B, <span id=\"urn:enhancement-95b27aeb\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/pep_guardiola\">Manchester City<\/span>, <span id=\"urn:enhancement-d05e35db\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/brighton___hove_albion_fc\">Brighton<\/span>, Racing Santander, Granada, Hercules, Mallorca, Hapoel Tel-Aviv, Sabadell, Kairat, FC Poli Iasi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Touted as a future star of the game, Assulin&#8217;s career has taken a nosedive since he left <span id=\"urn:enhancement-9a8b25c\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/fc_barcelona\">Barcelona<\/span> in 2010. He&#8217;s now at Romanian first division club FC Poli Iasi.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Centre Forward: Emilio Guerra<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Age:<\/strong> 38<\/li>\n<li><strong>Current club:<\/strong> Retired<\/li>\n<li><strong>2007\/08 apps:<\/strong> 26<\/li>\n<li><strong>Career path:<\/strong> Espanyol B, Vilassar Mar, Figueres, Reus, Palamos, Linares, Sabadell, Granada B, Zaragoza B, Barcelona B, Atletico Madrid B, Atletico Ciudad, Castellon, Benidorm, Puertollano, Malaga B, Kavala, Sageata, Academica, Velez CF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The definition of a journeyman. 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