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Xavier Hernandez i Creuz

Xavi

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This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Hernández and the second or maternal family name is Creus.
Xavi
Xavi Hernández - 002.jpg
Personal information
Full name Xavier Hernández i Creus
Date of birth 25 January 1980 (1980-01-25) (age 30)
Place of birth Terrassa, Spain
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Barcelona
Number 6
Youth career
1991–1997 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1997–2000 Barcelona B 61 (4)
1998– Barcelona 367 (37)
National team‡
1997 Spain U17 10 (2)
1997–1998 Spain U18 10 (0)
1999 Spain U20 6 (2)
1998–2001 Spain U21 25 (7)
2000 Spain U23 6 (2)
2000– Spain 98 (8)
2000– Catalonia 8 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 January 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2010
Xavier Hernández i Creus, commonly known as Xavi (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈʃaβi]) (born 25 January 1980 in Terrassa, Barcelona, Catalonia) is a Spanish football midfielder who currently plays for Spanish La Liga club FC Barcelona.
Widely considered among the finest play-makers in the world, Xavi was named the official Man of the match of the 2009 Champions League Final as he helped Barcelona defeat Manchester United to win their third Champions League-title. He was named Player of the Tournament by UEFA at UEFA Euro 2008[2]. In all he has been capped 98 times for the Spanish national team, with whom he won the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He is regularly cited as one of the best midfielders currently playing.[3]

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[edit] Club career

[edit] 1998–2004

Xavi with Barcelona.
Xavi is a product of Barcelona's youth system and has been a regular at Camp Nou since the age of 11. He quickly made his way through the youth and reserve teams and was a key member of Jordi Gonzalvo's FC Barcelona B team that won promotion to the Second Division.
His progression through the teams earned him a first team debut on 18 August 1998 in the Super Cup final, in which he scored against RCD Mallorca. His début in La Liga came against Valencia CF on 3 October 1998 in a 3–1 victory for Barcelona. Initially featuring intermittently both for the reserve and senior teams, Xavi scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory over Real Valladolid when Barcelona were 10th in the league, sparking a renaissance in form for the club. Sustained impressive performances quickly meant he become a key member of Louis van Gaal's title winning team. An injury to Pep Guardiola in the following La Liga 1999-00 season meant that Xavi became Barcelona's principal playmaker, a position he has retained ever since.

[edit] 2004–2008

He became the vice-captain in the 2004-2005 season. In the 2005–06 season, Xavi tore the ligaments in his left knee in training; he was out of action for five months, missing the majority of the playing season, but returned in April and was on the substitutes bench for the 2006 UEFA Champions League Final.

[edit] 2008–2009 season

Xavi (right) and Pedro, during the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup.
Xavi (far left) with Barcelona against Real Madrid.
He was a main part of Barcelona's treble, performing with excellence in all three competitions: he scored the 4th goal in the 4–1 win in the Copa del Rey 2008–09 final against Athletic Bilbao, with a free kick. In La Liga, among many fine performances, perhaps the most significant one is the 6–2 El Clásico victory vs Real Madrid on 2 May. He assisted 4 out of 6 goals (once to Puyol, once to Henry and twice to Messi), and this performance and this win definitively led to Barcelona winning the 2009 title. Finally, Xavi helped Barcelona win the 2009 Champions League Final versus Manchester United, which ended 2–0, assisting the second goal by passing the ball to Lionel Messi's header after 69 minutes and also nearly scored as his shot from just outside the penalty box hit the post. Xavi was voted "UEFA Champions League best midfielder" for his contribution during Barcelona's victorious 2008-09 UEFA Champions League campaign. Xavi was La Liga's highest assisting player with 20 assists. He was also the highest assisting player in the Champions League with 7 assists. Xavi earned 29 assists overall that season.
Xavi is under contract to Barça until 2014 after extending his contract during the 2008–09 season. The new contract will make him one of the club's biggest earners, and entitle him to €7.5 million a year.

[edit] 2009-2010 season

During the 2009–2010 season, journalists increasingly noted Xavi's contribution to the Barcelona side. For example:
"Quite simply the best midfielder in modern football, and one of the greatest 'centre' midfielders of all time. It could even be argued that Xavi and Lothar Matthaus are the two best in this position in history. World class for several years now, it is the past three seasons in particular where the 30-year-old has been untouchable. Xavi’s passing is up there with Michel Platini, he creates countless goals with genius through balls while virtually never relinquishing possession."[3]
In the 2009-10 season, Xavi continued his excellent form from last season. He once again topped the assists table and provided both the assists in Barcelona's 2-0 victory against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu. He was acclaimed the 2nd best player of Barcelona in a season-long voting as Barcelona won the league title with a record 99 points. On 3 June 2010, Spanish newspaper Marca awarded Xavi third place in the annual Trofeo Alfredo di Stéfano award for the best player in La Liga, behind only Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.[4]

[edit] 2010-2011 season

On 9 June 2010, Xavi signed a new 4 year contract with the club, which may be automatically renewed up to 30 June 2016 based on number of games played.[5] On November 29 he scored his third goal against arch-rivals Real Madrid on an impressive 5-0 home win. On December 18, he scored another goal against RCD Espanyol in a 1-5 win.
He is one of the three finalists for the 2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or, alongside Barcelona teammates Iniesta and Messi.[6]
He narrowly defeated Lionel Messi to win World Soccer's Player of the year.
On 2 January 2011, in a league match against Levante, Xavi made his 549th appearance for the club in all competitions, matching the record held by Migueli. [7]

[edit] International career

Xavi against Sweden at the Euro 2008.
Xavi Hernandez's abilities on the football pitch have led his teams to numerous titles and placed him among the most decorated footballers of all time. The playmaker has won major international titles with Spain and FC Barcelona in the FIFA U-20 World Cup, the FIFA Club World Cup and the FIFA World Cup. His successes on the European stage are no less estimable, with his having won the UEFA European Football Championship and complementing this achievement by twice winning the UEFA Champions League. These combined achievements have made him a winner of Europe's major titles at both international and club level. Xavi is also a 5 time Liga BBVA Champion and was a prolific star player of the Barcelona side that won the famed unprecedented Spanish treble, which culminated in a record 6 trophies, the sextuple, in one calendar year.[8]

[edit] World Cup 2010

During the winter of 2010, Xavi's work as a playmaker was a factor in Spain's successful campaign for their first ever World Cup title. The veteran midfielder finished with a stellar 89% percent pass completion rate over the course of the tournament, completing 599 passes out of 669 passes attempted over all of Spain's 7 games.[9] The sheer volume of Xavi's passing was impressive: among all players, even those who reached the final or the 3rd place match, Xavi led the field in passes attempted, passes completed, corners attempted (47), corners completed (26), and deliveries in the penalty area (15).[10] Xavi was the only player to have attempted over 600 passes in the tournament, and likewise the only one to have completed at least 500 passes. His total of 669 passes attempted was 104 more than the next most prolific passer in the World Cup that year, Germany's Bastian Schweinsteiger. These numbers stand as a statistical testament to both Xavi's passing prowess and Spain's reliance on him to distribute the ball.

[edit] All-time club statistics

Xavi plays a corner during 2009 FIFA Club World Cup Final.
As of 2 January 2011[11][12]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other [13] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barcelona B 1997–98 39 3 – – – 39 3
1998–99 18 0 – – – 18 0
1999–00 4 1 – – – 4 1
Total 61 4 – – – 61 4
Barcelona 1998–99 17 1 2 0 6 0 1 1 26 2
1999–00 24 0 4 1 10 1 0 0 38 2
2000–01 20 2 7 0 9 0 – 36 2
2001–02 35 4 1 0 16 0 – 52 4
2002–03 29 2 1 0 14 1 – 44 3
2003–04 36 4 6 0 7 1 – 49 5
2004–05 36 3 1 0 8 0 – 45 3
2005–06 16 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 22 0
2006–07 35 3 7 2 7 0 5 1 54 6
2007–08 35 7 7 1 12 1 – 54 9
2008–09 35 6 5 1 14 3 – 54 10
2009–10 34 3 3 2 11 1 5 1 53 7
2010–11 15 3 1 0 5 0 1 0 21 3
Total 367 37 45 7 123 8 14 3 549 56
Career totals 428 41 45 7 123 8 14 3 610 60

[edit] International appearances

Xavi takes the free kick against England in a friendly match.
As of 11 July 2010[14]
National team Season Apps Goals
Spain 2000–01 1 0
2001–02 5 3
2002–03 8 0
2003–04 5 0
2004–05 8 1
2005–06 13 1
2006–07 7 2
2007–08 16 4
2008–09 14 1
2009–10 17 0
2010–11 2 0
Total 98 12

[edit] International goals

[edit] Honours

[edit] Club

Barcelona
1998–99, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10
2008–09
2005, 2006, 2009, 2010
2005–06, 2008–09
2009
2009

[edit] Spain

1999
2000
2008
2010

[edit] Individual

1999
2005[15]
2009
2008
2008, 2009
2008, 2009
2008, 2009
2008
2008–09
2009
2009
2010
2010
2010
2010

[edit] References

  1. ^ Xavier Hernández Creus. FC Barcelona official website. Retrieved on 2009-05-19.
  2. ^ "Xavi emerges as EURO's top man". uefa.com. 2008-06-30. http://en.euro2008.uefa.com/news/kind=1/newsid=729378.html#xavi+emerges+euros. Retrieved 2009-04-20. 
  3. ^ a b Garganese, Carlo (19 April 2010). "Inter-Barcelona All Time Greatest XI". goal.com. http://www.goal.com/en/news/1717/editorial/2010/04/19/1885511/inter-barcelona-all-time-greatest-xi. Retrieved 18 May 2009. 
  4. ^ "Barcelona Star Lionel Messi Wins The Trofeo Alfredo Di Stefano". Goal.com. 2010-06-03. http://www.goal.com/en/news/12/spain/2010/06/03/1957099/barcelona-star-lionel-messi-wins-the-trofeo-alfredo-di. Retrieved 2010-06-15. 
  5. ^ "Xavi extends deal until 2016". FC Barcelona. 9 June 2010. http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada09-10/06/09/n100609111479.html. Retrieved 27 June 2010. 
  6. ^ Lionel Messi, Xavi and Andrés Iniesta shortlisted for Ballon d'Or, The Guardian, 6 December 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
  7. ^ Xavi: "I feel privileged", FC Barçelona, 2 January 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  8. ^ Kings, queens and a young prince FIFA.com
  9. ^ "2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa: Players – Passes". fifa.com. 2010-07-11. http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/statistics/players/passes.html. Retrieved 2010-07-18. 
  10. ^ "2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa: Players – Top attacks". fifa.com. 2010-07-11. http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/statistics/players/attacking.html. Retrieved 2010-07-18. 
  11. ^ "Official site statistics". Fcbarcelona.cat. http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/futbol/temporada_10-11/estadistiques/jugadors/Xavi/fitxa.html. Retrieved 2010-06-15. 
  12. ^ "Transfermarkt player statistics". Transfermarkt.co.uk. 1980-01-25. http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/xavi/leistungsdaten/spieler_7607.html. Retrieved 2010-06-15. 
  13. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Supercopa de España, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup
  14. ^ "Fútbol en la Red". Futbol.sportec.es. 2000-11-15. http://futbol.sportec.es/seleccion/ficha_jugador.asp?j=675&n=xavi/xavier/hernandez/creus. Retrieved 2010-06-15. 
  15. ^ "Premio Don Balón – Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre" (in (Spanish)). Es.wikipedia.org. 2010-06-11. http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premio_Don_Bal%C3%B3n. Retrieved 2010-06-15. 

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