He was born on may 11, 1984 in fuentealbilla, spain. Lionel messi is barcelonas best player, but andres iniesta. Mar, 2018 well its quite difficult to actually answer the question, but ill try. The genius who unfortunately plays football in the wrong era. In april 2018, andres iniesta revealed that he would leave barcelona at the end of the season. Produced on may 11, 1984, in fuentealbilla, spain, andrs iniesta joined fc barcelonas youth football school at age 12. In recognition of his outstanding performances with club and country, as well as his individual and team achievements, iniesta received the marca legend award in 2011. Oriol cruz is an actor, known for crackovia 2008, polonia 2006 and dilluns clapes 2005. Iniesta was player of the tournament in 2012 without scoring a goal and recording just one assist. Iniesta s been deemed fit to be included in the squad against real madrid, and theres even a chance the 32yearold may play from the start as barcelona host the merengues in desperate need of a win. Biography of andres iniesta a great spanish footballer. Andres iniesta historical records and family trees myheritage. The crowd chanted his name through the final minutes as. May 21, 2018 andres iniesta waved goodbye to barcelona on sunday and his supposed successor scored the winner as philippe coutinhos superb strike sealed a 10 victory over real sociedad.
Andres iniesta called time on his remarkable international career after spains surprise fifa world cup 2018 exit at the hands of hosts russia on sunday. He spent most of his career at barcelona, where he served as the captain for three seasons. Andres iniesta moves to japan, emulates barca legend michael laudrup in signing for vissel kobe. He has been married to anna ortiz since july 8, 2012. Joan altafulla marc rodriguez entrevista lactor i culturista arnold schwarzenegger pol lopez. Andres iniesta confirms international retirement following spains fifa world cup 2018 exit andres iniesta called time on his remarkable international career after spains surprise fifa world. On 11 july 2010, iniesta scored in the 116th minute to give spain a 10 victory over holland in the final of the world cup.
Iniesta also played 8 champions league matches, scoring twice. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. In may 2018, it was announced that he was joining vissel kobe in japan. Iniestas been deemed fit to be included in the squad against real madrid, and theres even a chance the 32yearold may play from the start as barcelona host the merengues in desperate need of a win. He is an actor, known for the cosmonaut 20, quien mato a bambi. Create a free family tree for yourself or for andres iniesta and well search for valuable new information for you. Iniestas trickery, for all of its aesthetic beauty, consisted neither of lookatme rabonas, nor rubberlegged stepovers, but the deftest of feints and pivots, and inchperfect, sublimely. Andres iniesta wiki, height, age, net worth, family 2019. Barcelona beat real sociedad 10 in andres iniestas final. Andres iniesta lujan born 11 may 1984 in fuentealbilla, albacete is a spanish attacking midfielder currently playing for fc barcelona. Iniesta sets up podolski for first goal of the season. Andres iniesta puts manchester city on red alert by revealing he is considering his future at barcelona for first time.
Andres iniesta, spanish football soccer player who helped his country win the euro title in 2008 and 2012 and the 2010 world cup. Atualmente joga no vissel kobe, do japao foi revelado e passou a maior parte da carreira no barcelona, sendo considerado por muitos um dos meias mais habilidosos da historia. Spanish media said on wednesday that andres iniesta was on the verge of signing for the japanese topflight side and that the former barcelona captain would announce the. Star midfielder who began his long career with fc barcelona in 2002. Barcelona will never be the same, but it doesnt have to be worse the midfielder, now at vissel kobe, eagerly awaits the resumption of football and says he has no plans to slip. The spaniard has spent the entirety of his career with the catalan giants and made his debut in october 2002 during a champions league encounter against club brugge. Iniesta footballer, born 1992 this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title iniesta. Andres iniesta lujan is a spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for fc barcelona and the spain national team. Mar 08, 2014 andres iniestas wife anna has a miscarriage. May 20, 2018 iniesta embraced lionel messi and other teammates before saluting the fans and leaving the pitch one last time. If anything, what is presented to the reader is an honest, determined man who rose through the ranks to become one of the. Spanish media said on wednesday that andres iniesta was on the verge of signing for the japanese topflight side and that the former barcelona captain would announce the move officially on thursday. He is an actor, known for the cosmonaut 20, athletic bilbao vs fc. Andres iniesta was born on month day 1806, to pedro iniesta and isavel ortuno.
He is an actor, known for the cosmonaut 20, athletic bilbao vs fc barcelona 2015 and quien mato a bambi. Aug 20, 2017 andres iniesta puts manchester city on red alert by revealing he is considering his future at barcelona for first time. Andres iniesta biography famous people biographies. Sep 06, 2016 andres iniesta describes the time in his life between winning the champions league in 2009 and the world cup a year later as not depression exactly, not illness either but an unease. Iniesta bids farewell to barcelona, torres to atletico. Statistically iniesta33 has won more trophies than xavi31. Spain won the world cup for the first time in its history as an extratime goal from midfielder andres iniesta gave his country a lastgasp 10 victory over the. Records may include photos, original documents, family history, relatives, specific dates, locations and full names. Jul 11, 2010 spain won the world cup for the first time in its history as an extratime goal from midfielder andres iniesta gave his country a lastgasp 10 victory over the netherlands in the final at soccer.
Barcelona playmaker andres iniesta and his wife anna ortiz have lost their unborn child in a miscarriage. The quiet midfielder slowly assumed a starring role on the team, directing barcelona to an amazing six titles in 2009. Iniesta surname iniesta leafhopper, an insect genus in the tribe dikraneurini. Well its quite difficult to actually answer the question, but ill try. The quiet midfielder slowly assumed a starring role on the team, directing barcelona to an. Being iniesta a wonderful insight for those that are expecting a full autobiography of andres iniesta are going to be disappointed in this book, those looking to see what has made iniesta the player he is are going to love this book. Barcelona failed in move to bring andres iniesta back on loan from vissel kobe midfielder, 35, spent 22 years at the nou camp before his departure to japan in 2018 and won an. Spain followed up two years later by winning euro 2012.
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Learn more about his career and accomplishments in this article. Andres iniesta agrees new lifetime contract with barcelona. Half of the top xi from barca schweinsteiger among best 15. Xavi has scored more goals58 for barca than iniesta35. Iniesta embraced lionel messi and other teammates before saluting the fans and leaving the pitch one last time. Iniesta is widely considered to be one of the best. Andres iniesta historical records and family trees. Andres iniesta puts manchester city on red alert by. Andres iniesta is a spanish professional footballer who was born on may 11, 1984 in fuentealbilla, spain and plays as a central midfielder for the japanese club,vissel kobe. Andres iniesta wiki 2019, height, age, net worth 2019, weight, family find facts and details about andres iniesta on. Andres iniesta confirms international retirement following.
But he really established himself as a first team player in the 200506 season. Historical records and family trees related to andres iniesta. A confession about barcelona legend andres iniesta barca. Top 25 in the gallery most valuable players in 2011. The crowd chanted his name through the final minutes as iniesta watched from the. Football legend has spent his entire career with the catalans, but has. Andres iniesta bio, facts, family famous birthdays. Iniesta, who was not in blackface, plays in japan for vissel kobe. The 34yearold midfielder, who is white, was sitting at the front of a group of 10 people taking part in epiphany celebrations. Andres iniesta agrees new lifetime contract with barcelona andres iniesta has brought an end to months of speculation over his future by agreeing a contract for life with barcelona, the club.