For the Argentine strategist Jorge Habegger, Barcelona it has not left his mind and heart. Twenty-nine years after having directed the Idol for the first time, the DT gaucho affirmed that having arrived at the yellow club has been one of his best experiences.
“I feel proud as a coach to have been part of the club process. I passed several times by the team (1991, 1992, 1994, 2000, 1998, 1999 and 2004) and for a coach to be part of the history of Barcelona is a reason to pride great, ”said the Argentine in an interview with Radio Huancavilca de Guayaquil.
Habegger also proudly recalled the national title he achieved on the season. 1991.
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“The campus was very well shaped, we ended up being champions in 91 … I came to a club where there were players who scored history in national and international soccer. It was a campus really competitive“Recalled the Argentine.
On Libertadores Cup, that he had to dispute the following year (1992) and which he managed to access until semifinals, the also former DT of the Bolivian team indicated that it was one of his best experiences in a Conmebol tournament.
“That Copa Libertadores was very important. We eliminated in the round of 16 a great Colo Colo (current champion) and then we had Cerro Porteño Paraguay (quarterfinals), we ended up winning on penalties after tying the two games … Francisco Cevallos he was fantastic that day ”, said Habegger in relation to the good performance that the ex-Canary Canarian had.
As for the semifinal match, which Barcelona could not overcome when Sao Paulo from Brazil, the DT gaucho considered that the Idol could have given more.
“That match (first leg in Brazil) was liarIt was not to lose (3-0). Then in the Monumental, what Barcelona played was exceptional. The feeling is that if we played five or ten more minutes we could equalize the score (the yellows won on the return 2-0). It was a great performance in the entire Copa Libertadores that year, even that is why the whole team left acclaimed of the stadium, because we were very close to match the series and reach a final“
When asked if the Barcelona team he led in 1991-1992 could currently fight the Copa Libertadores, Habegger said that “Of course”.
“That team could perform the same or even more today. The essence is maintained and that is the player, that squad had quality“
Finally, Habegger affirmed that one of the players he remembers the most from his time with the Idol, is the deceased Ecuadorian striker. Carlos Muñoz.
“Carlos Muñoz was a great player, he was one of the players more important that I had to direct throughout my career. sometimes I got mad with certain situations, he always approached with a joke or something like that“, Finished the exDT gaucho.
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