Biography
Andres Iniesta - Football icon of the last 20 years, an outstanding player and record holder in the number of titles of Spanish examples. His name, contemporaries are pronounced with the breath and lead to the example of the young generation. The football player won everything that is only possible, and the only reward that Iniesta has not yet fallen, is the Golden FIFA Ball.Childhood and youth
Andres Iniesta Luhhan was born in May 1984 in the Spanish province of Albacete. Parents - Maria and José Antonio - worked as waiters in restaurants, money had to save money. Father copied for three months to buy son boots. Later, they managed to build a family business. The business of the wine company is now, in addition to Andres, the sister of the football player Maribel Iniesta is engaged.
A boy who was interested in sports at the hobby level, of course, did not assume that over the years of his pages in social networks, including "Instagram", will mostly filled photos and videos on professional football topics. In the childhood, Iniesta played for the local team and at one of the tournaments hit the eyes of sports scales.
At the age of 12, Andres left the hometown of Fuentealbilla and went to Catalonia, in the world's best football school "La Massia". Among graduates of educational institution - Havi and Lionel Messi, Victor Valdez and Carlos Puyol. School is the Basic Academy of the Barcelona Club, but the guys had the opportunity and the desire to play "Real Madrid". The last word remained behind the parents who chose Barcelona for the convenience of location.
For 4 years of stay at the Andres Academy Doros to the second composition of the "Barca" and began to play in the third largest League Segunda DivisiOn B.
Club Football
In 2001, Iniesta got into a youthful national team and won the European Championship for players not older than 16 years. Another twice the footballer won in similar championships in two other categories. At that time, the main composition of the Catalan club Serra Ferrer invited a talented young man in the legendary Barcelona. For the money received under the contract, I bought my parents to parents.The debut game of Andres took place in the Champions League. In the future, the athletic biography of the midfielder was in the camp "blue-pomegranate". Andres defended the colors of "leopards" in more than 600 matches, became the author over the fifth heads.
In 2013, Barcelona extended a contract with a midfielder until 2018, after a long negotiation, agreeing to pay the Inient salary at € 12 million per year. When the term of the agreement was approaching an end, the club for the first time in his practice concluded a new one, this time lifelong. The contract appeared in the contract, according to which Andres received the right to go at any time, if he declares such a decision until April 30 of each year.
According to rumors, in 2018, Barcelona midfielder was waiting for Tianjin Quanjiang in the Chinese club. The contract with the subway was included an exotic point - Promotion of Bodega Iniesta's wines in China, which is owned by the Spaniard.
Despite the fact that in the media it was about a three-year contract of Spanish footballer with Chinese FC, Tianzin Zuyujiani denied this information. In May 2018, Andreas was presented as a player of the Japanese team "Visel Kobe". The amount under the contract for 3 years amounted to € 90 million. Triumph in the Japanese football league was waiting for Iniesta in 2020, when the athlete became the winner of the Cup and the Super Cup of Japan. In the second competition he managed to win through the implementation of the penalty strike.
Spanish national team
In 2010, the footballer scored the decisive goal in the World Championship final and presented the national team of the first cup in its entire history. In the "Red Furia", Andres came in 4 years before and made his debut in a friendly meeting with Russia, and the first goal scored in 2007 in the Gate of England. According to the results of the tournament, Iniesta rewarded the nomination for the Golden Ball. Another nomination, as well as the four-time title of the match player athlete received at the end of Euro 2012. In total, in the Spanish flag of Iniesta conducted over 120 games.
Despite the number of injuries received in 2018, Andres expressed a desire to participate in the upcoming World Championships in the Spanish national team. The athlete was realized to realize their plans, but already in the 1/8 finals, the Spaniards gave way to the hostess of the tournament, Russia, without scoring the decisive goal in the penalty series (3: 4). After returning to his homeland, the football player declared the completion of a career in the national team.
Personal life
With his wife Anna Ortis Andres met in 2009 at a party from friends. According to rumors, the shy football player did not dare to approach the beauty for a long time and delayed with the official proposal, as I was afraid of failure. But the girl fell in love immediately. In the presentation of close situations was the opposite: this Andres showed a decisiveness, and Anna Raslab before the celebrity.Choosing an athlete was born in Catalonia, worked in the beauty industry. Later mastered the profession of interior designer and today is known as the employee of Coton Et Bois.
Young people did not endorse their personal life, but the journalists simply calculated the lovers, as Ortis constantly appeared on the stands when Barcelona was playing. Anna and Andres got married when the footballer won the European Championship 2012 and received the title of the best player. Wedding at 700 guests in the style of the 20s played on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea, in the ancient fortress Castillo de Tamarit.
In April 2011, Valery's daughter was born in a couple. In March 2014, the family was waiting for replenishment, but Anna had a miscarriage. To support his beloved in a difficult moment, Iniesta missed the match of the next tour of La League. Anger and despair midfielder delivered on the field: that year, according to observers, Andres was at the peak of the form and showed an exceptional game, made it talk about himself as a contender for the Golden Ball.
In May of next year, Son Paolo Andrea was born. And again the condition of the soul and the family atmosphere affected the game. Iniesta received the King Cup and won the Champions League. In the spring of 2017, the family has increased by one more member - the daughter of Siena was born.
The athlete, which is considered the most closed of world football stars, became the author of Memoirov "Andres Iniesta. I deserve it. " In the book, the player spoke about a long depression, which survived the world championship in South Africa. The disease was largely provoked by the death of a close friend Dani Hark, the Central Defender of Espanyola, with whom Andreas was familiar from an early age and considered him his brother in spirit. In the youth athletes advocated the national team of Spain.
The popularity of the publication was advocated by Marcos Lopez - Biograph Inziest - Write a script for a documentary film player. The picture was called "an unexpected hero" and was released on screens in 2020. For the creation of the project, previously not published photos were used and unknown events are told.
Andres Iniesta now
In his 37th birthday, Andres Iniesta extended the contract with the Japanese club "Visel Kobe" for another 2 years. Football veteran did not plan to finish their career in 2021. Such rumors appeared after in the 2020th, the athlete was forced due to injury to transfer the operation and pause for 4 months.
Awards and achievements
- Eight-round champion of Spain
- Five-point winner of the Spanish Cup
- Seventh Winner Super Cup Spain
- Four-time Winner of UEFA Champions League
- Three-time winner of the World Club Championship
- Two-time champion in Europe
- World champion
- Member of the symbolic national team of the XXI century according to UEFA