Thanks to Robert Moreno, AS Monaco is once again believing in a European qualification next season after a chaotic start to the championship. 5th in Ligue 1 with the princely formation, the one who was long confined to the post of assistant (between 2010 and 2019) before being propelled to the head of the Spanish selection when it was necessary to replace at a moment's notice Luis Enrique's party caring for his seriously ill daughter, might never have practiced on a soccer field.
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The trajectory of the 42-year-old Spanish technician to the sidelines of the big clubs has not been linear at all. In an interview with L'Equipe this Friday, Moreno returns at length to this atypical course, he who has never been a professional footballer (he played in the 4th division). “My first job was a security guard at a gas station. Then I worked in several clothing stores and then in two IT companies such as sales and logistics. I did law for three years but I didn't like it, so I changed to international trade for four years (…). In the end, I went to the Caixa bank, ”he explained.
Arrival at Barça via an acquaintance
A late professional trainer, Moreno has wanted to lead teams since his teens and 14 years. Passionate about video analysis, he trained amateur teams for a long time before passing his coaching diplomas in order to be able to aim higher. The opportunity to work at FC Barcelona (for team B), the turning point in his career, arose on a combination of circumstances, when the coach of the Barça reserve team at the time, Joan Barbera, got married with his best friend. A connection that led in 2010 to a call from Barbera offering him a job as an analyst in the club. Moreno did not choose long between this unexpected open door and the counters of his banking establishment.
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