Xavier Hernandez Creus

PERSONAL INFORMATION
Full name                 : Xavier Hernandez Creus
Date of birth            : January 25, 1980
Place of birth           : Terrassa, Spain
Height                        : 1.70 m
Playing position       : Midfielder, Playmaker

PLAYER PROFILE
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
FC Barcelona.

AWARDS

• Silver medal at Sydney Olympic Games 2000
• FIFA World Youth Championship 1999
• La Liga: 2004/2005, 2005/2006,2010/2011
• Spanish Supercup: 2005/2006, 2006/2007,2010/2011
• Champions League: 2005/2006,2010/2011

NATIONAL TEAM

• Euro Cup 2008
• FIFA World Cup 2010

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Gerard Pique

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Full name             : Gerard Pique
Date of birth        : February 2, 1987
Place of birth       : Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Height                  : 1.93 m
Playing position   : Defensive midfielder, right back

PLAYER PROFILE

Gerard Pique Bernabeu (born February 2, 1987, age 24 years) was a Spanish national football player who once played for Manchester United FC. He defended the club of FC Barcelona B since July 1, 2004. In the 2006-2007 season he was loaned out to Real Zaragoza. He defended the Spanish national team U17, U19, and U21. Now he defended the club FC Barcelona and became one of the players who brought Spain to win the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

CLUB
Current club : Barcelona
Number       : 3

JUNIOR CAREER
2001-2004 FC Barcelona B

SENIOR CAREER

• 2004 - Manchester United
• 2006-2007 - Real Zaragoza
• Barcelona

NATIONAL TEAM
2006 - Spain U-21

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Gianluigi Buffon

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Full name           : Gianluigi Buffon
Date of birth       : January 28, 1978
Place of birth      : Carrara, Italy
Height                : 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position  : Goalkeeper

PLAYER PROFILE

Gianluigi "Gigi" Buffon (born in Carrara, January 28, 1978, age 33 years) was a professional soccer player from Italy. He now joined the Turin club, Juventus FC. Buffon also a goalkeeper in the Italy national football team. He bought Juventus from Parma in 2001. When delivering his best achievement was winning the 2006 World Cup Italy. Until now, Buffon is often referred to as one of the best goalkeepers in the world. Awards she has received one of them is the Best Goalkeepers Serie A title which he had achieved as much as eight times.

Born of a family background in sports with her mother Maria Stella as an athlete throwing a discus and father Adriano Buffon as weight lifters, Buffon was the first child of three siblings. Two sisters Veronica and Guendalina is also currently works as a volleyball athlete. Uncle Angelo Masocco Buffon himself is also works as a basketball athlete. One of the legendary Italian goalkeeper Lorenzo Buffon is still no blood relationship with the grandfather Gianluigi Buffon.

AWARDS HE EVER ACHIEVED

CLUB

1. Parma

• UEFA Cup (1): 1998-99
• Coppa Italia (1): 1998-99
• Supercoppa Italiana: 1999

2. Juventus

• Serie A (2): 2001-2002 and 2002-03 (including two titles are also canceled in 2004-05 and 2005-06)
• Serie B (1): 2006-07
• Supercoppa Italiana (2): 2002 and 2003

INTERNATIONAL

1. Italy U21

• Champion U-21 European Championship in 1996

2. Italy

• Winner of 2006 FIFA World Cup

INDIVIDUAL

• Bravo Award: 1999
• UEFA Champions League Most Valuable Player: 2003
• UEFA Club Football Awards Best Goalkeeper: 2003
•  FIFA 100 [37]
• Yashin Award: 2006 [38]
• 2006 FIFA World Cup All-Star Team
• European Footballer of the Year (Silver Ball): 2006 [39]
• Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year: 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008
• Onze d'Onze (Ideal Team of the Year, GK): 2003, 2006
• UEFA Team of the Year: 2003, 2004, 2006
• FIFPro World XI: 2006, 2007
• IFFHS Best Goalkeeper: 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007
• UEFA Euro 2008 - Team of the Tournament

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