STADIUMS, PLAYERS, COACHS AND PRESIDENTS
The first FC Barcelona stadium was built in Les Corts and known as "Football Cathedral". It was inaugurated on the 20th of May 1922. The current stadium, popularly known as "Camp Nou" was inagurated on a very special date, the Mercè festivity, patron saint of Barcelona, on the 24th of September 1957.
Throughout the years, the Barsa team has collected many victories and trophies and has enjoyed the presence of important players such as Kubala, Johan Cruyff (as a player and later as the coach) Maradona, Schuster, Stoichkov, Goikotxea, Koeman, Laudrup, Figo, Rivaldo, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Samuel Eto’o and many other top quality players. In terms of coachs, Terry Venables will be remembered for his Dream Team (1990-1994). Other coachs who have obtained titles are Joan Cruyff, Bobby Robson or Luis Van Gaal.
Under Josep Lluís Núñez's presidency, FC Barcelona enjoyed one of their best periods: they conquered the Basil Cup Winner's Cup with Venables as coach. Four consecutive Spanish League Title, Spanish Cup and Super Cup and the Wembley European Champions' Cup with under Cruyff's lead. With Van Gaal as the Barsa coach, two consecutive cups and both the Spanish League and Cup 1998 were won.
After 22 years Núñez left the Club and Joan Gaspar was appointed President. But due to the Barsa's bad results the coach then, Serra Ferrer, was replaced by Carles Reixach. Joan Laporta as the President and Rijkaard as the coach have managed to make the supporters feel hopeful again after 5 years without any important victories.
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