Las Palmas have officially confirmed the appointment of former Barcelona B coach Javier Garcia Pimienta as their head coach.
Las Palmas currently play in La Liga Smartbank, the second tier of Spanish football. The Canaries sit in seventh place, three points away from a promotion play-off spot.
As for Garcia Pimienta, he was a Barcelona academy coach between 2006 and 2018, working with players like Gerard Pique and Leo Messi in their forming years.
Between 2018 and 2021, the 47-year-old was in charge of Barca B. He left the club last summer after the current management decided not to extend his contract.
He was considered as a replacement for Ernesto Valverde in 2019 and for Ronald Koeman in 2021. However, he never got the opportunity to coach the first team.
