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Former Masia coach accused of sexually abusing minors – What Laporta answers

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The former coach also faces accusations of sexual abuse of minors, but also for a while he was in charge of her academies. Barcelona, Albert Benayges. The investigation, which was revealed by the Catalan newspaper “Ara”, began as a result of complaints lodged with various police stations by alleged victims when he was a physical education teacher at the “Escola Barcelona” in the 1980s and 1990s.

The 71-year-old Mexican worked at Masia from 1992 to 2011. In fact, he was in the academies of the club, when he highlighted the golden generation of Xavi, Iniesta, Messi and others. He then left to work in the Emirates, Mexico and Japan, and after the re-election of Joan Laporta as president, he had returned to Barcelona as football coordinator.

«It is obvious that if we had known everything that was going on, we would not have hired him“, Stressed Joan Laporta. «This man left the club for personal reasons. He was hired for his talent to detect players and evaluate the football talent of young people“, He added.

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