Busquets Coaching at Barcelona
Barcelona Legend Sergio Busquets Returns to Club as Barça Atlètic Assistant Coach
Key Points
Busquets amassed 722 Barcelona appearances, placing him third on the club’s all-time list, and collected 32 titles including 9 La Liga titles, 7 Copa del Rey trophies, and 3 UEFA Champions League titles; he also won the 2010 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2012 with Spain.
He spent two-and-a-half seasons with Inter Miami alongside Lionel Messi before retiring at the end of the 2025 campaign.
Busquets will join Juliano Belletti’s Barça Atlètic staff as an assistant coach while pursuing his coaching badges, with Belletti having led Barca B to sixth place in their group last season.
Busquets is a La Masia product who came through Barcelona B and made his first-team breakthrough in 2008.
Sergio Busquets is back at Barcelona — this time as a coach. The 36-time title winner has joined Barça Atlètic, the club's reserve team, as an assistant coach under Juliano Belletti, according to ESPN and The New York Times. The 38-year-old retired from professional football at the end of the 2025 season with Inter Miami and wasted no time returning to the club where he made his name.
Busquets made 722 appearances for Barcelona over 15 seasons, placing him third on the club's all-time list. He is now pursuing his coaching badges, including a UEFA Pro Licence, while working alongside Belletti's staff in Spain's fourth tier.
A Club Legend Steps Into the Dugout
Busquets spent two-and-a-half seasons at Inter Miami after leaving Barcelona's first team in 2023. He played alongside Lionel Messi in Florida before hanging up his boots at the end of the 2025 campaign. Now, The Sun reports, he has taken his first coaching role — hired by former Chelsea defender Juliano Belletti, who manages Barça Atlètic.
Belletti led Barça B to sixth place in their group last season. Busquets will work closely with him while completing his coaching qualifications. Sports Cape Magazine noted the move marks a clear new chapter for the defensive midfield icon, who is still just 38 years old.
From La Masia Graduate to Coaching Staff Member
Busquets is a product of La Masia, Barcelona's famous youth academy. He came through Barça Atlètic himself before breaking into the first team in 2008 under Pep Guardiola. Returning to coach the same reserve side carries clear symbolic weight. ESPN described his role as helping develop younger players at the club.
His record as a player is almost unmatched. He collected 9 La Liga titles, 7 Copa del Rey trophies, and 3 UEFA Champions League titles with Barcelona. He also won the 2010 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2012 with Spain. Few coaches entering the game bring that level of experience to a reserve-team bench.
Barcelona's Plan to Turn Stars Into Coaches
Busquets' return fits a wider pattern at Barcelona. The club has leaned on former players to shape its youth setup. Belletti himself is a club legend, having won the Champions League with Barcelona in 2006. Pairing him with Busquets gives Barça Atlètic one of the most decorated coaching teams outside the top flight.
ESPN confirmed Busquets joined the staff this season as he works toward his full coaching licence. His presence is expected to benefit younger midfielders in the squad directly. Barcelona clearly sees him as a long-term part of the club's future — just not on the pitch this time.
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