1980/01/25
Xavier Hernandez Creus
Terrassa, Spain
1.70 m
68 kg
midfielder
Xavi
Anna
Terrassa
Club information
FC Barcelona
Spain
Facts & Background
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About
Xavi Hernandez is a Spanish football player who currently plays for Barcelona. He's the third captain of Barcelona and Spain and is the playmaker of both teams. Xavi is known for his technical and passing skills but also for his defensive abilities. He often appears on score-sheet and is an excellent set-piece taker.
Background
Xavi joined Barcelona at age of 11 and has progressed quickly. He was one of Barcelona B's most important players in their successful quest for Second Division promotion. He joined the first team in 1998 and scored on his debut against Mallorca. Soon he proved that he could play any position in midfield and was Barcelona and Spain's key player ever since. His importance was best expressed by Spain's coach Luis Aragones who decided to take him to World Cup 2006 even though he has just returned from a though injury which kept him out of action for 5 months. He said: "They say that it is a gamble to take Xavi with us, but I say it would be a crazy gamble to leave him at home". He was not wrong.
Club Football
He currently plays for FC Barcelona.
International Football
He is a regular member of Spanish National Team.
International Goals
| Date | Team | Competition | Goals Scored |
|---|---|---|---|
Awards and Honours
Silver medal at Sydney Olympic Games 2000; FIFA World Youth Championship 1999; La Liga: 2004/2005, 2005/2006; Spanish Supercup: 2005/2006, 2006/2007; Champions League: 2005/2006;
Personal Awards
| Previous Winner | Award | Year | Successor |
|---|---|---|---|
Career Statistics
| Team | Season | Domestic League | Domestic Cups | International | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | G | A | M | G | A | M | G | A | M | G | A | ||
| Total | |||||||||||||
M = Matches, G = Goals, A = Assists
Personal Info
Xavi lives with his large family in Terrasa. His mother is called Maria-Merce. Xavi has a brother called Alex whom he reffers to as "Xavi Dos" (Xavi Two) and he has a younger sister Adriana. He has a dog named Trux. Interestingly, one of his best friends is Real Madrid's Iker Casillas. Xavi's idols are Pep Guardiola, Bernd Schuster and Fernando Redondo. His favourite singers are Bruce Springsteen and Bryan Adams, but his favourite song is "Losing my religion" by REM. His favourite cologne is Utlizo la Clinique Happy. He loves chocolate.
Wife / Girlfriend
His girlfriend is called Anna. Xavi said she was the only person he would take with himslef to an isolated island.
Sponsors
Adidas
Candida