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Ernesto Valverde is Athletic Membership’s longest-serving supervisor following two earlier spells on the membership. GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP by way of Getty Pictures

Former Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde has returned to Athletic Membership for a 3rd spell as coach, the LaLiga aspect introduced on Thursday.

Valverde, 58, had been out of a job since being dismissed by Barca in January 2020 till newly-elected Athletic president Jon Uriarte selected him to interchange departed coach Marcelino.

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Valverde spent six years on the membership as a participant between 1990-96 earlier than first returning as a coach in 2003. He’s already Athletic’s longest-serving supervisor, having beforehand coached the aspect in a club-record 306 video games between 2003-05, after which once more between 2013-17 earlier than leaving to hitch Barca.

He loved a profitable three-year spell on the Camp Nou with back-to-back LaLiga titles and profitable the Copa del Rey, however was changed by Quique Setien in January 2020.

The Spanish coach has additionally loved teaching spells at Valencia, Olympiakos, Villarreal and Espanyol.

Supply: espn.co.uk