Tito Vilanova

Tito Vilanova

Vilanova in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Francesc Vilanova Bayó
Date of birth	(1968-09-17)17 September 1968
Place of birth	Bellcaire d'Empordà, Spain
Date of death	25 April 2014(2014-04-25) (aged 45)
Place of death	Barcelona, Spain
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1984–1987	Barcelona
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1987–1988	Barcelona C	35	(3)
1988–1990	Barcelona B	52	(6)
1990–1992	Figueres	72	(6)
1992–1995	Celta	26	(1)
1995–1996	Badajoz	33	(2)
1996–1997	Mallorca	10	(0)
1997–1998	Lleida	21	(3)
1998–2000	Elche	63	(6)
2000–2001	Gramenet	28	(2)
Total		340	(29)
Managerial career
2002–2003	Barcelona (youth)
2003–2004	Palafrugell
2005–2006	Figueres
2006–2007	Terrassa
2007–2008	Barcelona B (assistant)
2008–2012	Barcelona (assistant)
2012–2013	Barcelona
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francesc "Tito" Vilanova Bayó (17 September 1968 – 25 April 2014) was a Spanish professional football central midfielder and manager.

After a career which consisted of a total of 26 La Liga matches in three seasons, all with Celta, he went on to work with Barcelona as an assistant coach under Pep Guardiola, being part of the squad that had won 14 titles.^[1]

Vilanova was appointed as first-team manager in 2012, winning La Liga in his only season. He stepped down in July 2013 due to ill health, and died the next year from throat cancer.