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Espanyol promote Marquez to replace Valverde as coach

MADRID, June 2 (Reuters) - Bartolome ‘Tintin’ Marquez is to be promoted from within to coach Espanyol next season, the Primera Liga club said on Monday.

The 46-year-old former Espanyol player has been in the coaching team at the Barcelona-based side since 1999. He has been the assistant to Miguel Angel Lotina and then Ernesto Valverde over the past four seasons.

“It was a unanimous decision of the board after listening to the technical valuation of the sports director,” CEO Pedro Tomas told the club’s Web site (www.rcdespanyol.com).

“It will ensure the continuity of our policy of developing youth-teamers and other young players who want to succeed at Espanyol.”

Marquez replaces Valverde who quit to join Greek side Olympiakos Piraeus last week. Espanyol finished 12th in the standings last month. (Writing by Mark Elkington; Editing by John Mehaffey)

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