Luis Enrique named Coach of The Year 2015

Barcelona boss Luis Enrique has been named as the 2015
Fifa World Coach of the Year at Monday's Ballon d'Or gala in
Zurich, seeing off competition from Josep Guardiola and
Jorge Sampaoli.

The 45-year-old led Barca to the treble - the second in their
history - in his first season in charge and followed up that
success by guiding his side to Uefa Super Cup glory prior to
winning the Club World Cup in December.

A two-legged defeat to Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish Super
Cup was the only available trophy that Enrique missed out
on in a remarkable 2015 for both manager and club.

Spearheaded by an attack of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and
Neymar, Enrique's side ended the previous campaign having chalked up a remarkable 50 wins.

Enrique was not present in Switzerland to collect the award,
although he didn't reveal why he'd decided not to make the
trip with the Catalan club's travelling party, which featured
Messi, Dani Alves, Andres Iniesta and Neymar.

"No, I will not be at the Ballon d'Or," was his prompt reply
when asked if he would attend after Barcelona beat Granada
on Saturday.

The Barca boss saw off competition from Bayern boss
Guardiola, who claimed the Bundesliga title with the
Bavarians, while Chile coach Sampaoli helped his side win
their first ever Copa America.