Tito Vilanova

Spanish football player/coach/manager

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.

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.