When an Ile-de-France club recruits from the best club in the world… It will soon be a reality.
Fernando Barbeito, 52, assistant for two seasons to Xavi Pascual on the Barça bench, will lead the Créteil team for the next two seasons.
"It's a great opportunity for me to take the reins of US Créteil Handball, a historic club that I have known for a long time," said the Spanish technician.
I hope that we will stay in Lidl Starligue, but in any case, the project remains interesting and attractive ”.
Fernando BARBEITO, future coach of US Créteil Handball pic.twitter.com/f1raZxcItx
- US Créteil Handball (@USCreteilHB) May 14, 2021
Pierre Montorier (38), who started the current season, had chosen to withdraw last January, for personal reasons.
Christophe Esparre, his assistant, had been leading operations with a single objective, to keep the club in the Starligue.
The Ile-de-France club is currently the first non-relegation player, tied on points (21) with Ivry (same number of games played).
The Cristoliens still have nine meetings on the program, including two resounding duels against neighbor Val-de-Marne (May 23 and another date to be defined).
In Spain, Barcelona, PSG scorer in the semi-finals of the last Final 4, prances at the top of his championship, with 30 wins in as many matches. Last Wednesday, the reigning champion won on the Belarusian side of Meshkov Brest (33-29). In the evening, the Parisians fell in Kiel (29-31).