I. Metshin: "The main task of the new coach of" Rubin "is to compete successfully for medals of the highest standard"

(Kazan City KZN.RU, May 27, Kseniya Shvetsova). Today Javier Gracia was appointed as the new coach of FC "Rubin". The Spaniard has signed a contract with the Kazan team for 4 years. The Mayor of the capital of Tatarstan and the president of FC "Rubin" Ilsur Metshin said that the coach was approved on the conditions under which his salary will depend on the result of the team game for the first time.

For the first time in the history of "Rubin" a foreign specialist was appointed as a coach, and expectations for this choice are quite predictable – he has to lead the team to victory. "To date Spanish football sets the tone for this sport in the world, their players have played well over the years - I. Metshin said. - The Spanish have won the Champions League Cup, the Europe League, and the World Cup. We want to combine the best traditions of the Spanish and Russian football. We hope that this innovation will bring us victory. We have chosen a new coach long enough, the choice was varied, but we are glad that today we have finally signed a contract".

I. Metshin also said that during the selection of a specialist to the position of coach of FC "Rubin" the best coaches in the world expressed willingness to cooperate with the team. "Everyone understands that "Rubin" has a rich history and a serious intention to be among the leaders of not only Russian, but also European football. I, as president of the club, was very pleased with this fact,"- the Mayor said.

Among the main tasks set before a new coach - training of athletes to ensure a successful team playing in the Champions League, the Europe League and winning medals of the highest standard. By the way, the contract price, which is being actively discussed in the media, turned out to be much too high. At the same time, Javier Gracia will become the first coach of "Rubin", whose salary will depend on the success of athletes. "For the first time we signed a contract with the coach on the conditions under which his salary will depend on the performance of our team on the most important games, - Mayor said. - The approved amount will be only after completing the task in the European Cup and in the Champions League".

Summary

Javi Gracia (full name - Carlos Javier Gracia) was born May 1, 1970 in Pamplona, ​​Spain. The ward of the club "Athletic Bilbao". He played as a midfielder in the club "Real Sociedad", "Villarreal", "Real Valladolid", "Lerida" and "Cordoba", played a few games for the youth team in Spain.

He began coaching career in 2004 in the youth team "Villarreal". In 2011-2012 he worked in Greece, being the head coach of "Olympiacos" (Volos) and "Kerkira". Then he returned to his homeland, where in 2013 brought "Almeria" from the second division to La Liga. The following season took "Osasuna" and went with it to the 1/8 finals of the Spanish Cup. In the 14/15 season he has passed in "Malaga", moving it to the quarter-finals of the National Cup and finished the championship in ninth place. Last season "Malaga" finished eighth in the final position under the direction of Gracia.