Yes! Barca has confirmed that Flick is Barcelona's new manager up to 2026. but before that, you need to know an interesting fact about this German coach, that you don't know. and what can we expect from Hansi's flick? 



Club career

Hansi Flick was born on February 24 1965, in Heidelberg Germany. He started his football career at SV Sandhausen,  at the age of 20, he was signed by Bayern Munich, which is just 340 km away from his hometown. He played over 100 games in the Bundesliga, winning four consecutive titles and reaching the European Cup Final in 1987. after that, he moved to Cologne in 1990.


National player

as a player, he has not played signal matches for the German national team! Yes! He made only two appearances for the under-18 German team, in the 1983, in UEFA European Under-18 Championship, but could not score.

 

Retirement

the midfielder retires at the age of 28! Yes! After struggling with several serious injuries in Cologne, from 1990 to 1993,  he announced, his premature retirement at the age of just 28, it was a difficult time. But also an unforgettable one.


Coaching Career: 

Flick began his managerial coaching career in 1996 as player-manager of Viktoria Bammental. In July 2000, Flick became a manager of Hoffenheim as head coach.

he briefly worked as an assistant to Giovanni Trapattoni and Lothar Matthäus and as a sporting coordinator at Red Bull Salzburg. In 2006 he went to the national team as an assistant coach, which we will talk in another point.

In July  2019, Flick started working as an assistant coach for the Bundesliga team, Bayern Munich. He worked under the manager Niko Kovač. in November 2019 Kovač left Bayern Munich by agreement with the club. After this, Flick was made the temporary manager of the team. but later he became permanent.

he lead them to a record-breaking treble in his first season. During his 3 years in Munich Bayern lost just seven games and won seven trophies


trophies glory

he led Bayern Munich to win 3 major titles in just 9 months - the Bundesliga League, the German Cup, and the UEFA Champions League. After that, Bayern also won the FIFA Club World Cup, the UEFA Super Cup, and the German Super Cup.  by the way he won the Bundesliga title twice in the 2020 & 21 seasons. Because of this incredible success, Flick was named the UEFA Men's Coach of the Year for the 2019-2021 period.


National Team coach 

As I told you before, Flick was named the assistant coach for the German national team in 2006.

Despite not being the officially recoagnized manager, Flick was technically the German manager for the Euro 2008 quarterfinal against Portugal, which Germany won 3-2

he helped Germany reach the semifinals of the 2012 Euros.

Flick was the assistant coach when Germany won the 2014 World Cup.

After the 2014 World Cup, Flick became the sporting director of the German Football Association, a position he held until 2017

after success at Bayern Munich as I discussed in above point. Flick was appointed as the head coach of the German national team in  2021. He led the team to 13 unbeaten games initially but struggled in the 2022 FIFA World Cup, where they failed to advance beyond the group stage. He was eventually relieved of his duties on September 10, 2023

He was the first coach in the 123-year history of the German national team to be sacked.


Barcelona coach

 In May 2024, Flick was appointed as the head coach of FC Barcelona, succeeding Xavi. He is known for his tactical flexibility and ability to adapt to different formations, which is expected to bring a new style of play to the team, and  This is the first time Flick would manage a team outside of Germany.

after all this fact what can you expect from him? Is he going to bring Barca glorious again? or he is, just another coach like others? let's find out

 Flick is an elite coach with an impressive resume, having led Bayern Munich to a historic treble and 7 trophy during his short tenure there. but he also failed as german coach.

Even though some Barcelona fans and players may be feeling pessimistic, due to how the coaching change was handled by the club president Joan Laporta, they should now support the new coach Hansi Flick. he brings a new perspective and a different coaching style that Barcelona has not seen before. firstly of all he will change the club system and the player culture


the system

Barcelona is known for its possession-based attacking football, and new manager Hansi Flick supports this style too. However, Flick's teams use possession differently. Instead of slowly creating space, they quickly exploit any gaps with direct passes and fast movements.

Flick often uses a 4-2-3-1 formation, focusing on urgency and high-pressing. This tactic mixes Barcelona's usual positional play with the high-energy, counter-pressing style of German football. This fast-paced style can lead to losing the ball, but Flick believes in a "high-risk, high-reward" approach. 

Flick has a history of turning teams into strong, high-pressing units, and he aims to do the same at Barcelona to solve their problems with intensity and physical strength.


the player

Hansi Flick's arrival at Barcelona will bring significant stylistic and cultural changes to the club.

Young prospects like Gavi and Alejandro Balde are expected to benefit, Flick's focus on developing players with strong physical and technical attributes.

Balde in particular is tipped to flourish under Flick, drawing comparisons to Alphonso Davies' emergence under Flick at Bayern Munich.

Robert Lewandowski is set to be reunited with Flick, who previously got the best out of the Polish striker at Bayern.

Frenkie de Jong could thrive in Flick's midfield system, which utilizes a double-pivot, allowing him to showcase his ball-carrying ability and high-intensity play.

Youngsters from La Masia, such as Lamine Yamal and Fermin Lopez, are also expected to have increased opportunities under Flick due to his focus on nurturing young talent.