Xavi profile and biography

Complete name: Xavi Hernández Creus
Birthplace: January 25 1980
Height: 170cm
Weight:69kg
Nickname: XAVI

Biography

Xavi has spent all his footballing life at the Nou Camp. The Blaugrana star joined FC Barcelona when he was only 11 years old. Early on in his footballing career he showed outstanding talent and skills. In the '97-'98 season, Xavi moved from the Barça youth team to Barça B, where he was the center of Jordi Gonzalvo's team which won promotion to Segunda A.

Xavi's dream of making his official debut with the first team squad became true when he played in the Spanish Super Cup against Mallorca in the summer of 1998. He was not only in the starting line up but also scored: a better debut he could not have asked for. Xavi also played an important role in the league-winning season of 1998-99 with Louis Van Gaal as manager. We all remember his important goal at Nuevo Zorrilla in Valladolid, which turned round the team's fortunes.

Xavi made his real break through in the 1999-2000 season. Due to a long term injury of Josep Guardiola he was the first choice to replace him and he played a fine season. After the legendry captain Guardiola left FC Barcelona for Italian football at Brescia he became the playmaker of the team and has continued to demonstrate the full range of his talents in this position.

With Barça coaches Van Gaal, Reixach, Antic and Rijkaard in charge of the team, Xavi has always been a key playmaker. Still young at 25 years of age he's already appeared in 300 official games for the Club.
Under Rijkaard, Xavi has proven that he can not only play at the heart of midfield, but is also more than able to cover any position in the middle of the park. In fact he was the most versatile player in the Barça Team that won the League in 2004-05, playing 36 games in total.

Xavi took part in the 2002 World Cup in Korea/Japan and the Euro 2004 championships as a regular member of the Spanish national team
Xavi came from the Barça youth ranks. Xavi has a contract with FC Barcelona until 30th June 2009.

Profile & Position

Xavi is the playmaker of the Barça team and he guides the team with an extraordinarily cool head. Since taking on this role at Barça he has shown an incredible vision on the pitch. He is another example of the good work being carried out in the youth ranks of FC Barcelona. His outstanding passing skills and his ability to take the pressure off and protect the ball better than almost any other player, have turned him into one of the focal points on the pitch. He also stands out for his defensive capabilities and his capacity as a ball winner. In addition he has shown himself more than able at dead ball situations and with his strong shot has scored a number of important goals.

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