[FM24] Andalusian Resurgence: A Málaga CF Story

[Slipky]

Edgar Alcalá is a La Masia man – Born and raised. Having been born in Lleida, he has dreamt of playing football for Catalan giants FC Barcelona. However, a head injury when he was sixteen ripped that dream to shreds for young Edgar. Instead, when turning eighteen, he started attending courses, honing his coaching knowledge and eventually, getting a role in La Masia – As a head coach for Barcelona’s Juvenil B team. Alcalá led the team until the summer of 2021 when he accepted a promotion to Barcelona Atlètic, where he’s been working to this day. However, things are due to change, and Alcalá is moving to Andalusia, to chase a dream of becoming a manager for one of the main teams around Spain. Málaga CF came knocking, and Alcalá decided he would take on their offer and get his first role in senior club management.

Alcalá during a Barcelona Atlètic training session, 2022

Alcalá arrives at Málaga Club de Fútbol, a former La Liga team that succumbed to financial struggles and found itself down in the third tier of the Spanish football pyramid, the Primera Federación, formerly known as the Primera RFEF. The relegation came a decade after having a squad that was able to reach the Champions League quarter-finals in the club's first-ever time in the competition. It was a steep decline, and last year's failure to return to the Segunda Division, has made its mark - It was decided to appoint a new spirit that will re-establish the club regional dominance and then, the national status it once had as a legitimate La Liga team.

Edited July 18 by Slipky

[ItzikYakobov]

Wow. Nice choice. Waiting for more.

[gadedk]

I'm gonna follow here :-D

Edited July 17 by gadedk