The living legend of football. For many years, he was a real conductor in Barcelona and the Spanish national team. Not a single attack could do without him; the whole game was built around him. The owner of a huge number of trophies and achievements, the champion of the world and Europe, all this is Andres Iniesta.
Biography
The future "wizard" was born in 1984 on May 11 in a small town in Spain. As befits future stars, Andres was in love with football. The family was not rich, his parents worked as waiters in a local eatery. To just buy boots, I had to save for several months.
Such costs were not in vain. By the age of 12, Iniesta played for the local team, in which he was watched by the breeders of “Barcelona”. At such an early age, Andres received an offer to move to the Barça Academy. From this began the dizzying career of one of the best midfielders in the world.
Career
In 2002, he first entered the field in blue garnet colors in a match of the most prestigious competition of the old world - the Champions League. The following season, he played eleven matches and scored 1 goal. He was able to truly gain a foothold in the starting lineup of Barcelona in the 2004/2005 season. From that moment on, he went out in almost every game.
In total, this famous football player spent 16 unforgettable seasons in the Catalan club. 674 times he appeared on the field, scored 57 goals and gave 142 productive passes. In May 2018, Iniesta traveled to the land of the rising sun and signed a contract with Wissel Kobe.
National team
In the team, Andres Iniesta played an equally important role. The debut took place in 2006 in a friendly game against the Russian team. In the same year, the Spanish magician went to the World Cup in the national team, where Spain, having left the top line of the group table, lost in 1/8 to the French. In this tournament, Iniesta entered the field only once, in one of the matches in the group stage and played all 90 minutes.
In 2008, Spain became the champion of Europe, by the time Iniesta was already entrenched in the team and became a key player. In 2010, “Red Fury” won the World Cup trophy by winning the last game of the Dutch tournament. In extra time, Iniesta scored the only goal. It is noteworthy that the Spaniards went through all the playoff games with a modest score of 1-0. In 2012, the Spaniards consolidated their success and again won the European Championship, ruthlessly defeating the Italian team 4-0 in the final. This was the most successful period of both Andres Iniesta himself in the national team, and the whole team.
In 2018, after losing to the 1/8 Russian national team, Iniesta announced that he was finishing his appearances for the national team.
