Barcelona coach Vilanova to resign for health reasons: Reports

Reuters, Friday 19 Jul 2013

Spanish media say Barcelona coach Tito Vilnaova will step down; Barcelona chairman to hold a news conference later on Friday

Tito Vilanova
Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova (Photo: Reuters)

Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova is to step down due to ill health, Sport, El Mundo Deportivo and other Spanish media reported on Friday, without identifying the source of their information.

Vilanova, 44, has been battling throat cancer for the past couple of years and spent two months having treatment in New York last season.

Barca president Sandro Rosell and sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta are due to hold a news conference at 1830 GMT on Friday.

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