Carles Rexach
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carles Rexach i Cerdà | ||
| Date of birth | 13 January 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rosés | |||
| 1959–1965 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1965–1967 | Condal | 22 | (3) |
| 1967–1981 | Barcelona | 328 | (81) |
| 1965–1981 | Total | 350 | (84) |
| National team | |||
| 1965 | Spain U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 1967–1970 | Spain U23 | 7 | (3) |
| 1966 | Spain Amateur | 3 | (0) |
| 1969–1978 | Spain | 15 | (2) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1982–1983 | Catalonia (youth) | ||
| 1983–1984 | Barcelona B (assistant) | ||
| 1984–1987 | Barcelona (youth) | ||
| 1987–1996 | Barcelona (assistant) | ||
| 1991 | Barcelona (caretaker) | ||
| 1998 | Yokohama Flügels | ||
| 2001–2002 | Barcelona | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Carles Rexach i Cerdà (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈkarɫəz rəˈʃak]) (born 13 January 1947), also referred to as Charly Rexach, is a former Spanish footballer and manager. He has spent the majority of his career at FC Barcelona. Rexach first joined the club as a junior player when he was 12. He was a player at the club for 22 years and then worked for them as a scout, coach and manager for another 22 years. Rexach formed a successful partnership with Johan Cruyff, both on and off the field. As players they helped FC Barcelona win La Liga in 1974, the club's first win in 14 years. He also served as assistant coach to Cruyff during the Dream Team era between 1988 and 1996. Rexach also served as caretaker manager of the club on three occasions before he was appointed manager in 2001.
Born in Pedralbes, Barcelona, Catalonia, Rexach made his senior debut for FC Barcelona in 1965 in a Copa del Generalísimo game against Racing de Santander and scored the fourth goal in a 4–0 win. Between 1965 and 1967 he also played for CD Condal, the reserve team. In 1971, he shared the Pichichi Trophy with Atlético's Gárate, scoring 17 goals in 29 games.
Other highlights of his career included a hat-trick at the Camp Nou in 1974 in the European Cup against Feyenoord. All three goals were created by Johan Cruyff. In the 1978 Copa del Rey final he was man of the match as FC Barcelona beat UD Las Palmas. Rexach scored twice in a 3–1 win. He also scored in the European Cup Winners Cup final in 1979 against Fortuna Düsseldorf. He retired as a player in 1981 and on 1 September 1981, FC Barcelona played a testimonial against Argentina at the Camp Nou.
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