 Roura on the bench forBarcelona | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jordi Roura Solà | ||
| Date of birth | (1967-09-10)10 September 1967 (age 58) | ||
| Place of birth | Llagostera, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1982–1986 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1991 | Barcelona B | 65 | (4) |
| 1985–1987 | Barcelona C | 10 | (2) |
| 1988–1992 | Barcelona | 10 | (0) |
| 1991–1992 | →Murcia (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 1992–1993 | Figueres | 13 | (0) |
| 1994 | Sant Andreu | 11 | (3) |
| Total | 120 | (10) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1996–1998 | Yokohama Flügels (assistant) | ||
| 2007 | Hospitalet | ||
| 2012–2014 | Barcelona (assistant) | ||
| 2013 | Barcelona (interim) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jordi Roura Solà (born 10 September 1967) is a Spanish formerfootballer who played as amidfielder.
Born inLlagostera,Girona,Catalonia, Roura arrived atFC Barcelona'sLa Masia in the summer of 1982, aged 15. He made his first senior appearance two years later (whilst still a junior), playing 90 minutes for theB team in a 4–0 away win againstReal Madrid Castilla and going on to spend two full seasons with the side in theSegunda División,being relegated in 1989.
Roura made hisLa Liga debut on 11 September 1988 in a 3–0 victory atElche CF,[1] underJohan Cruyff, but a serious injury to his right knee in the1989 European Super Cup againstAC Milan severely hindered his growth as a footballer. He went on to appear in only nine additional league matches for the remainder of his spell at theCamp Nou.[2]
Released by theBlaugrana in 1991, Roura resumed his career in the second tier, being relegated with bothReal Murcia andUE Figueres[3] and continuing to be bothered by physical problems.[2] He retired in June 1994 at only 26, after half aseason with lowlyUE Sant Andreu.[4]
Roura's first job as a coach was in Japan, being part of fellow former Barcelona playerCarles Rexach's staff atYokohama Flügels in the late 90s.[5][2] Subsequently, he worked in directorial capacities with another club in his native region,Terrassa FC, remaining in that position until 2007.
Roura spent the early part of the2007–08 season at the helm ofCE L'Hospitalet in theSegunda División B, being fired in late December 2007[6] as his side eventually suffered relegation. In 2009, he was part of the Barcelona team of observers inPep Guardiola's technical staff; in the following three years, he was in charge of analysing the rivals.[2]
On 30 June 2012, after Guardiola's departure, Roura replaced his lifelong friendTito Vilanova as Barcelona's assistant manager, as the latter was promoted to head coaching duties.[7][2] On 19 December he took over on aninterim basis, when it was learned the former had suffered a recurrence ofparotid gland cancer that would need surgery the following day; according to the club, he would be in charge for approximately six weeks whilst Vilanova was in chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatment.[8]