Hansi Flick is etching his name deeper into FC Barcelona’s history books. Since arriving at the Camp Nou in the summer of 2024, the German coach has needed just two years to join the elite group of Barça managers with at least two La Liga titles. He becomes the **tenth coach in the club’s 126-year history** to achieve this milestone, and the **seventh to do so within his first two seasons**.
Flick won over the Barcelona faithful almost as quickly as he impressed president Joan Laporta. After deciding to end Xavi Hernández’s era, Laporta sent Deco and Bojan to London to meet with Flick and his agent Pini Zahavi. The two key figures of the club’s sporting direction returned from the English capital pleasantly surprised by the manager’s vision. In nearly five hours, Flick laid out his playing philosophy, team analysis, and squad planning, based on an attractive, competitive style of football anchored by **La Masia as its cornerstone**.
Although Flick’s legacy already extends beyond the **five trophies won in his first two campaigns** (two La Ligas, one Copa del Rey, and two Spanish Super Cups), titles are essential to legitimize any project. Domestic success, in particular, demands **week-in, week-out consistency** to overcome not only eternal rivals Real Madrid but also Champions League semifinalists like Atlético Madrid. Flick’s achievement is especially notable given that he took over during a turbulent period, while Madrid — fresh off a 2024 La Liga and Champions League double — signed Kylian Mbappé.
Flick, who also won both Bundesliga titles during his tenure at Bayern Munich, now sits on the **third step of the podium for most La Liga titles by a Barça coach**. He joins a select group: Enrique Fernández, Ferdinand Daucik, Helenio Herrera, Louis van Gaal, Frank Rijkaard, Luis Enrique, and Ernesto Valverde. Of these, only Daucik and Rijkaard failed to win the league in their first year.
**Barça managers with two La Ligas:**
– Enrique Fernández (1947-48, 1948-49)
– Ferdinand Daucik (1951-52, 1952-53)
– Helenio Herrera (1958-59, 1959-60)
– Louis van Gaal (1997-98, 1998-99)
– Frank Rijkaard (2004-05, 2005-06)
– Luis Enrique (2014-15, 2015-16)
– Ernesto Valverde (2017-18, 2018-19)
– Hansi Flick (2024-25, 2025-26)
With his second league title secured, Flick leaves behind the group of Barça coaches with only one: James Bellamy (1928-29), Josep Samitier (1928-29), Rinus Michels (1973-74), Terry Venables (1984-85), Tito Vilanova (2012-13), and Xavi Hernández (2022-23).
**Three matches to make history**
After defeating Real Madrid, Flick still has the chance to achieve a historic campaign and become the **third coach to reach 100 points**. Only two managers have ever hit that mark: José Mourinho’s Real Madrid in 2011-12 and, the following year, Tito Vilanova’s Barça in 2012-13. With 91 points and three games left — with nothing at stake and a World Cup approaching — Barça must win all three to reach the century.
