Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova undergoes throat operation to treat tumor relapse

Published December 20, 2012 9:00am EST | Updated November 20, 2014 6:40pm EST

BARCELONA, Spain – Barcelona says coach Tito Vilanova has undergone throat surgery to treat the reappearance of a tumor on a saliva gland.

Vilanova had surgery to remove a tumor from a saliva gland in November 2011 when he was Pep Guardiola's assistant at the club.

Vilanova's assistant coach, Jordi Roura, will coach the team for Saturday's Spanish league game at Valladolid.