The Barça futsal team has a new coach and he is a legend at the Club. It is none other than Javi Rodríguez who will take over and he will head up an ambitious new project. The new coach was a Barça player between 2006 and 2012, and he now returns in a different role after having signed a contract until 30 June 2027. 

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International experience 

After several intense years in both domestic and international futsal, Javi Rodríguez now returns to the Palau. The coach is back at Barça after eight months in charge of  Futsal Veszprém, where he led the side to the Hungarian league title. As a player he had character and a leader on the court, and as a coach he has used those qualities to develop. 

Following his time with Gyor Futsal, where he won a league title and led the team to the Champions League Final Four, he continued his journey with Italy’s Futsal Marigliano and Ukraine’s MFC Kherson, where he also won a league title.

In 2019, Rodríguez returned to Spain to coach Industrias Santa Coloma (2019–2022) and ElPozo Murcia (2022–2024).

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Before arriving at Barça from Veszprém, he also coached Kuwait Club Futsal, adding a new cup and league title to his honours list in just two months.

A true legend

Beyond his coaching career, Javi Rodríguez is a historic figure in Barça futsal. Named the world’s best player in 2006, his time as a Barça player was filled with success. He was part of the squad that won the club’s first two league titles (2010/11 and 2011/12), as well as the first two Spanish Cups and Copa del Rey titles in those same seasons.

But the most iconic title is undoubtedly the club’s first UEFA Futsal Champions League, won in Lleida in 2012, which was also Rodríguez’s fourth on a personal level. He also lifted three Copa Catalunya titles (2008/09, 2009/10, and 2010/11).

In addition to these achievements with Barça, Rodríguez’s playing career and honours list are truly remarkable. Alongside his three Champions League titles with Playas Castellón (2001, 2002, and 2003), he also won two league titles (2000 and 2001) and a Super Cup (2004). With the Spanish national team, he claimed two World Cups (2000 and 2004) and four European Championships (2001, 2005, 2007, 2010).

Now Javi Rodríguez has returned to defend the Barça colours, this time as coach, as he aims to continue adding the section's successful history. 

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