“Ever since I was a little girl, I wanted to play football.”
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Andrés Iniesta
Andrés Iniesta Luján is a Spanish professional football manager and former player who is the manager of UAE First Division League club Gulf United. He played as a midfielder and spent most of his career at La Liga club Barcelona. Widely regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of all time, he was lauded for his balance, ball control and agility in close spaces, combined with his skill, composure, and flair on the ball.
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“Nothing would make me happier than seeing kids aiming high, never giving up and most of all, remembering to enjoy every moment. Loving the game is a must whenever you’re out there on the pitch.”
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“It showed that what is more important than rivalry, your team or your colours is to be human and a good person. I am delighted because it was the most important moment in my career.”
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“I connected with that shot with the outside, not the inside or the tip of my boot, but right from my heart, with all my might.”
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GiveMeSport: Andres Iniesta's Connection Explained as he Pays Tribute After British Cyclist Dies Aged 19
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El Intransigente: Un DT llenó de elogios a Flores y hasta comparó a Aranda con Andrés Iniesta
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FC Barcelona: El mosaico de despedida para Andrés Iniesta
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Mshale: Match Day 2 Watford FC VS Oxford United Andrés Iniesta Gets A RED CARD
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Noticias del Vino: Así es el pueblo de Albacete que Andrés Iniesta convirtió en un destino turístico inesperado
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Mshale: Andrés Iniesta Vs Real Sociedad (Home) 20/05/2018 Fratricidal Hatred (Eh9hIGTCU7)
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Mshale: ANDRES INIESTA Vs. LUKA MODRIC - ¿QUIEN FUE MEJOR? La Ruota Della Fortuna (Saq4JBwDb6)
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Mshale: ⚽ UNA GENERACIÓN HISTÓRICA. Iniesta Fue Una De Las Piezas Fundamentales | Football's Greatest Stage Bruno Vespa (lQ0SKPP9TQ)
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Revista Mundo Ciclístico: Santiago Buitrago cambia sorpresivamente de equipo y desembarca en el NSN Cycling Team de Andrés Iniesta
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Estadio Deportivo: Andrés Iniesta reflexiona sobre su infancia: "Mi padre era albañil y tuvo que ahorrar tres meses para comprarme unas botas"
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Mshale: Andrés Iniesta Made Football Look Easy (Reaction) THE GOAT Neil Gorsuch Book (l3TLDuoi8x)
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Mshale: Football Tactics - Andres Iniesta's Intelligent Movement Lens Vs Nantes (ePDxR6ARZH)
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Gulf News: UAE Pro League Awards 2025-26: Al Ain Sweep Honours as Andrés Iniesta Named Global Ambassador
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laopinion.co: El ciclista colombiano Santiago Buitrago se muda al equipo NSN de Andrés Iniesta
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Public attention spiked: 25,136 Wikipedia readers in one day, 7.6× the usual 3,299, with 1 article edits. Editors noted: International
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Public attention spiked: 10,562 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.2× the usual 3,299, with 3 article edits. Editors noted: Reverted 1 edit by ~2026-39933-40 (talk): Unsourced
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Iniesta attended the team's kit unveiling event, expressing his passion for cycling alongside football and highlighting ambitions for sprint races, stage hunts in Grand Tours, and the 2026 Tour de France Grand Départ in Barcelona.
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Won: Globe Soccer Awards Player Career Award with UEFA Euro All-time XI (published 2016) (2025).
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Iniesta is actively involved as co-founder of the NSN Cycling Team, which launched officially in Barcelona in December 2025 ahead of the 2026 season.
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“El sentirte feliz como persona es superior a cualquier triunfo, es como lo veo.”
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“Escuché el silencio y sabía que el balón iba adentro.”
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“Kalise para todos».[relevancia dudosa]”
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“Traducción: «¡Viva el Barça, viva Cataluña y viva Fuentealbilla!.”
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Won: J1 League with Vissel Kobe (2023).
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“There weren't any girls' teams when I first started playing so me and another girl played with the boys.”
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“When it comes to physical confrontation, we are slightly disadvantaged, that is why we need to and I have to make the best use of my speed.”
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“I may be small, but I am strong, and I want to show that.”
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Played for Emirates Club (2023–2024) — 20 appearances, 5 goals.
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Signed for UAE Pro League club Emirates, eventually retiring in October 2024
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Joined Emirates Club in 2023.
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Won: J.League Best XI with UEFA Euro All-time XI (published 2016) (2021).
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Won: Ballon d'Or Dream Team (Bronze) with UEFA Euro All-time XI (published 2016) (2020).
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Won: Japanese Super Cup with Vissel Kobe (2020).
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Won: J.League Best XI with UEFA Euro All-time XI (published 2016) (2019).
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Won: Emperor's Cup with Vissel Kobe (2019).
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Won: La Liga with Barcelona (2017–18).
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Won award: ESM Team of the Year (2017–18).
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Won: Copa del Rey with Barcelona (2017–18).
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Won award: Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Sports Merit (2018).
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Played for Vissel Kobe (2018–2023) — 114 appearances, 21 goals.
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In September 2018, Iniesta alongside German footballer (and Vissel Kobe team-mate) Lukas Podolski campaigned and donated money for the victims of the Hokkaido Eastern Iburi earthquake in Japan.
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In May 2018, Iniesta revealed to Risto Mejide that he suffered from depression before the 2010 FIFA World Cup due to his injuries and the death of Daniel Jarque.
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Won award: Queen Sofia Award (2017).
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Won: Copa del Rey with Barcelona (2016–17).
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Won award: FIFA FIFPro World11 (2017).
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Published video “Campus Andrés Iniesta 2016”.
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Won: La Liga Team of the Season with UEFA Ultimate Team of the Year (published 2015) (2015–16).
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Won: La Liga with Barcelona (2015–16).
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Won: UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season with IFFHS UEFA Team of the decade 2011–2020 (2015–16).
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Won award: UEFA Team of the Year (2016).
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Won: Copa del Rey with Barcelona (2015–16).
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Won award: FIFA FIFPro World11 (2016).
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Won: Supercopa de España with Barcelona (2016).
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Was named in the All-time UEFA Euro XI
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Published video “Nissan #ChampionsKey”.
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Won the FIFA Club World Cup with Barcelona (2015).
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Won: FIFA Club World Cup Bronze Ball with UEFA Ultimate Team of the Year (published 2015) (2015).
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Won award: UEFA Team of the Year (2015).
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Won: Copa del Rey with Barcelona (2014–15).
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Won: UEFA Super Cup with Barcelona (2015).
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Won: FIFA Club World Cup with Barcelona (2015).
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Won: UEFA Champions League with Barcelona (2014–15).
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Won award: FIFA FIFPro World11 (2015).
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Won: France Football World XI with UEFA Ultimate Team of the Year (published 2015) (2015).
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Won: UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season with IFFHS UEFA Team of the decade 2011–2020 (2014–15).
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Won: La Liga with Barcelona (2014–15).
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Published video “Nissan test lab en Barcelona”.
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Published video “O Monstro vs El Ilusionista #TeamIniesta #FCBPSG”.
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Published video “O Monstro vs El Ilusionista #TeamIniesta #PSGFCB”.
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Published video “Bodega Iniesta en Airbnb”.
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Published video “Entrando en la gala del Balón de Oro”.
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Published video “Andrés Iniesta y la Fundación Spiribol”.
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Published video “Os invito a vivir una experiencia única en Bodega Iniesta gracias a Airbnb”.
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Published video “Yo me mojo por la ELA”.
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Won award: La Liga Best Midfielder (2014).
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Won: Golden Foot with IFFHS UEFA Team of the decade 2011–2020 (2014).
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Won award: FIFA FIFPro World11 (2014).
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Won: FIFA Confederations Cup Silver Ball with IFFHS UEFA Team of the decade 2011–2020 (2013).
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Won: La Liga with Barcelona (2012–13).
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Won: Supercopa de España with Barcelona (2013).
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Won award: FIFA FIFPro World11 (2013).
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Won: La Liga top assist provider with IFFHS UEFA Team of the decade 2011–2020 (2012–13).
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Won award: La Liga Best Midfielder (2013).
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Won award: IFFHS World's Best Playmaker (2013).
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Won award: La Liga Best Midfielder (2012).
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Won: Copa del Rey with Barcelona (2011–12).
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Won award: UEFA Team of the Year (2012).
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Won award: IFFHS World's Best Playmaker (2012).
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Won: UEFA European Championship with Spain (2012).
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Won award: UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament (2012).
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Won award: FIFA FIFPro World11 (2012).
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Won award: UEFA Euro Player of the Tournament (2012).
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Won award: UEFA Best Player in Europe Award (2012).
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And was named the IFFHS World's Best Playmaker in 2012 and 2013
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Won the FIFA Club World Cup with Barcelona (2011).
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Won: FIFA Club World Cup with Barcelona (2011).
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Won award: FIFA FIFPro World11 (2011).
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Won award: ESM Team of the Year (2010–11).
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Won award: UEFA Team of the Year (2011).
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Won award: Marca Legend Award (2011).
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Won: Supercopa de España with Barcelona (2011).
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Won: UEFA Super Cup with Barcelona (2011).
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Won award: Gold Medal of the Royal Order of Sporting Merit (2011).
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Won: La Liga with Barcelona (2010–11).
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Won: UEFA Champions League with Barcelona (2010–11).
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Won award: Onze d'Argent (2011).
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Won award: La Liga Best Midfielder (2011).
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Iniesta invested €420,000 in his boyhood club, Albacete, thus becoming its major shareholder
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In 2011, Iniesta invested €420,000 in his boyhood club, Albacete, thus becoming its major shareholder.
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They have three daughters and two sons, born between 2011 and 2023.
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Won the FIFA FIFPro World XI with Barcelona (2010).
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Won award: FIFA FIFPro World11 (2010).
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Won: FIFA World Cup with Spain (2010).
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Won award: UEFA Team of the Year (2010).
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Won award: FIFA World Cup Dream Team (2010).
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Won: Supercopa de España with Barcelona (2010).
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Won award: Prince of Asturias Awards (2010).
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Won: La Liga with Barcelona (2009–10).
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For both club and country saw him being runner-up to Lionel Messi for the 2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or
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Won the FIFA Club World Cup with Barcelona (2009).
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Won the FIFA FIFPro World XI with Barcelona (2009).
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Won: FIFA Club World Cup with Barcelona (2009).
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Won award: La Liga Best Spanish Player (2009).
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Won award: UEFA Team of the Year (2009).
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Won award: La Liga Best Midfielder (2009).
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Won: Copa del Rey with Barcelona (2008–09).
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Third place: Onze de (2009).
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Won award: FIFA FIFPro World11 (2009).
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Won: UEFA Champions League with Barcelona (2008–09).
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Won: La Liga with Barcelona (2008–09).
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The first of nine and six selections, respectively
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Won award: UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament (2008).
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Won: UEFA European Championship with Spain (2008).
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Iniesta is married to Anna Ortiz; the couple began dating in 2008 and got married on 8 July 2012.
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Won: UEFA Champions League with Barcelona (2005–06).
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Won: Supercopa de España with Barcelona (2006).
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Won: La Liga with Barcelona (2005–06).
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Joined Spain in 2006.
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Played for Spain men's national football team (2006–2018) — 131 appearances, 13 goals.
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Won: La Liga with Barcelona (2004–05).
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Won: Supercopa de España with Barcelona (2005).
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Joined Catalonia in 2004.
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Played for Catalonia national football team (2004–2004) — 1 appearances, 0 goals.
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Played for Spain national under-21 association football team (2003–2006) — 18 appearances, 6 goals.
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Was part of the side that reached the FIFA World Youth Championship final in the United Arab Emirates, and was named in the FIFA all-star team
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Played for Spain national under-20 football team (2003–2003) — 7 appearances, 3 goals.
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Won: UEFA European Under-19 Championship with Spain U19 (2002).
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And became a regular during Barcelona's 2004–05 La Liga-winning campaign
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Joined Barcelona in 2002.
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Played for FC Barcelona (2002–2018) — 442 appearances, 35 goals.
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Won: UEFA European Under-16 Championship with Spain U16 (2001).
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Played for Spain national under-19 football team (2001–2002) — 7 appearances, 1 goals.
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Played for FC Barcelona Atlètic (2001–2003) — 54 appearances, 5 goals.
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Played for Spain national under-17 association football team (2001–2001) — 4 appearances, 0 goals.
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Helping Spain win the UEFA European Under-16 Championship
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Joined Barcelona B in 2001.
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Played for Spain national under-15 association football team (2000–2000) — 2 appearances, 0 goals.
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Played for Spain national under-16 association football team (2000–2001) — 7 appearances, 1 goals.
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Born 1984-05-11.
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And Ronaldinho in 2005, to receive applause from Real Madrid fans at the Santiago Bernabéu
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Won Gold Medal of the Royal Order of Sports Merit.
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Studied at Centre educatiu privat Jesuïtes Sarrià - Sant Ignasi.
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Career landmark: Participated in UEFA Euro 2016 (tournament / event).
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Career landmark: Participated in 2014 FIFA World Cup (tournament / event).
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Career landmark: Participated in UEFA Euro 2012 (tournament / event).
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Career landmark: Participated in 2018 FIFA World Cup (tournament / event).
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Career landmark: Participated in 2010 FIFA World Cup (tournament / event).
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Career landmark: Participated in UEFA Euro 2008 (tournament / event).
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Career landmark: Participated in 2006 FIFA World Cup (tournament / event).
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