RIP Tito Vilanova, Former FC Barcelona Coach

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Tito Vilanova
Tito Vilanova (PeekYou profile here), the former coach of Barcelona’s world-renowned football club, who led the team to a national championship win in 2013 during his very first season in charge, has succumbed to his three-year battle with throat cancer. He was 45.

“The FC Barcelona is in immense mourning,” the team’s official account tweeted on Friday. “Tito Vilanova has died at the age of 45. May he rest in peace.”

A more proper obituary can be found at The Guardian here.

We provide a brief, fun clip of Tito teaching us some drills, and we recommend visiting his PeekYou profile for an education on his life and career, as well as to locate the many memorials popping up throughout cyberspace.