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Soccer / Spanish League / Barca to replace Rijkaard with Guardiola at season end
By The Associated Press

FC Barcelona will replace coach Frank Rijkaard with former team captain Pep Guardiola at the end of the season.

Barcelona president Joan Laporta said Rijkaard, who has been in charge for five years and was under contract until 2009, had made history with Barcelona. Rijkaard's coaching team, which includes Johan Neeskens, will also leave.
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Laporta said he had informed Rijkaard of his dismissal on Thursday, and that the coach had reacted elegantly and also with great feeling.

The 37-year-old Guardiola won six league titles in 11 seasons as a midfielder with Barcelona.

He has the knowledge, the optimism and the self-confidence to achieve success, Laporta said Thursday.

Guardiola, a member of coach Johan Cruyff's Dream Team that won the 1992 European Cup, has never held a senior coaching position.

Barcelona confirmed the coaching switch on its Web site.

Joan Laporta has announced that Frank Rijkaard will end his stay at Barca at the end of the season. Josep Guardiola, currently trainer to the B team, will take over as coach of FC Barcelona, the team said.

Rijkaard led the Catalan team to the league title in 2005. In the following year, Barcelona won both the league and the Champions League.

However, Barcelona is about to complete a second straight season without a major trophy.
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