Biography
Gerard Peak Bernabeu is a professional football player playing in the position of the central defender in the club "Barcelona" and in the national team of Spain. For the football career, he became champion of Spain more than once, is the world champion and Europe.Childhood and youth
Gerard Peak was born on February 2, 1987 in Barcelona. His father John Peak worked as a lawyer, had his own business. Mother Moserrat Bernabeu was a rector of Medical University. But in the footsteps of the parents, the boy did not go. His future predetermined the famous grandfather Amador Bernabeu - at the time of the birth of Gerar, he was the vice president of the Barcelona football club. Amador immediately went to the club's office and recorded the baby in the members of the Barca.
The interest in football boy began to exercise already at 1.5 years old, which Grandfather was incredibly happy. In 10 years, Gerard was adopted to the main academy of Catalan superclub "La Massia" - perhaps the best children's football school of the world. Soon began to play for the youth team "Barcelona B".
In 2004, "Manchester United" became interested in Seventeen-year-old peak, and the Spaniard signed his first professional contract with the English club.
Football
Gerarian debut in Manchester took place in October 2004. He was released on the replacement of John O'Shi in the English League Cup match. The young footballer took the position of the central defender. He successfully performed for the main, and for the backup team "MJ". A good result allowed him to extend the contract with the club until 2009.
In 2006, the Spanish club "Saragoza" rented a peak from Manchester for the season. Gerarr didn't like it, he understood that most often a similar "rental" ends with resale. And he did not want to leave Manchester United. But such experience was simply necessary for a football player.
In Saragoza, the peak constantly went out in the starting lineup and showed beautiful game qualities. True, on returning to MJ, he extremely rarely appeared on the field, during the season he spent only 23 matches. In 2008, England decided to sell Gerard Barcelona for € 5 million.
At the end of the season 2008-2009, he finally fixed in Barcelona, becoming her leader. From this point on, a new era began in a football player's career. Yes, and for the club, this season was truly successful. Barcelona won the Spanish Championship, Champions League, and also won the King Cup. A similar victorious "Triplet" could not be able to one of the Spanish clubs.
Speed and efficient Piquet game attracted the attention of the head coach of the Spanish national team Vicente del Bosque. Gerard debut for the national team took place on February 11, 2009. It was a friendly match with England, in which Spain won.
In the summer of 2009, Gerard, together with the national team, participated in the Cup of the Confederation in South Africa. In the tournament, the Spanish team took only third place. But in the summer of the next year, the World Cup was held there. And this time Spain won. In the final, they met with the command of the Netherlands, the game was over with a score of 1: 0.
In 2012, the national team participated in the European Championships. And Spain's football players again became champions. Her results were shiny. For all the championship games, the Gerard team missed the only goal, and in the decisive game the team literally defeated the Italian national team, winning them dry - 0: 4.
According to the results of Euro 2012, the peak was included in the tournament symbolic national team - a team consisting of the best players of the championship, which played in national teams.
Next year, in the Confederation Cup in Brazil, the Spanish team only gave way to the owners of the tournament, becoming the second. It was in a match with Brazil, the peak received a red card for foul against Neymar and was removed from the field at 68 minutes.
At the World Championships in 2014, Gerard, because of the pain in the hip, spoke only in the first match of the group stage. In this game, the national team lost - the team of the Netherlands beat them with a crushing account 1: 5.
For his career, Gerard Pica as part of Barcelona was becoming a champion of Spain, the 5-fold owner of the Spanish Cup and the Super Cup of Spain. He is also the 3-fold owner of the UEFA Super Cup. Three times became the winner of the UEFA Champions League and the World Cup.
In October 2016, Gerard Peik said that he plans to leave the national team immediately after the 2018 World Cup.
Personal life
With his future choices - the Latin American singer Shakira - the peak met on the set of the WAKA WAKA clip. This song was the official anthem of the 2010 World Cup.
The girl attended all the games of Spain, and Paparazzi immediately suspected that there is something between them. But the couple denied everything. The fact is that at that time Shakira consisted of relations with Antonio de La Rua - the son of the former president of Argentina. About parting with Antonio Singer announced in Twitter in January 2011, together they lived 11 years. And in March of the same year, Shakira and Gerard openly declared relations.
In 2013, their firstborn Milan was born, and in 2015 - another son of Sasha. It is noteworthy that so far the pair did not legacy relationships. In an interview, they repeatedly said that marriage for them is a formality. Perhaps that is why rumors about parting a couple constantly appear in the media. And initially some did not believe in their union, because the Shakira is older than Gerard for 10 years.
But, unfortunately for the worship, the couple is still together. In "Instagram" a footballer regularly appear their joint photos.
In 2017, Gerard Peak on the Talk Show "Pomeriggio 5" said that he made Shakir offer to become his legitimate wife, and the woman agreed. He also reported that they are already planning a wedding.
Gerard peak now
Rumors that one day the peak will be the president of Barcelona, a long time ago, and even the defender himself periodically supported them. He really does a lot for the team. For example, he took direct participation in search of the title sponsor. Sometimes he argues as a typical marketer, and not as a football player.
By the way, his business was always interested. For example, in 2017, he passed the intensive course in Harvard's business school in the United States, which he cost $ 10 thousand. He also owns lessons from teachers of Esade Economic School.
So the Gerard is unsted singing. The peak has a share in the company that makes meat semi-finished products. He also invested in the promotion of the manufacturer of points "Kypers". Together with Karles Puyolam invested in the company producing isotonic - drinks designed for a sports audience. They help the body to recover after long loads.
But his long-standing passion are computer and mobile games. The peak organized Kerad Games, as a result of the work of programmers, the game "Golden Manager" appeared. She even has sponsors - "Coca-Cola" and "Nike". But so far the company is unprofitable. The footballer does not lose hope, and even, on the contrary, it is confident that the playful direction will soon bring his profit.
In the fall of 2017, Gerard Peak launched his own show in which he takes an interview with football players. Announced a new project, he said that only truthful stories were going to publish, as it was tired of the fiction of the official media. He was visiting Neymar, Louis Suarez, Javier Mascherano and Lionel Messi.
Often the football player appears in advertising, which is not surprising. The man is in excellent form - with growth in 194 cm its weight is 85 kg. A peak several times became the face of the company "Mango" and "Nike".
In February 2018, it became known that the footballer extended the contract with Barcelona until 2022.
Awards
- 2009 - Bronze Medal at the Confederation Cup in South Africa
- 2010 - the best defender of the Spanish Championship
- 2010 - Gold Medal at the World Soccer World Cup
- 2012 - Gold Medal at the European Championship
- 2013 - Silver Medal at the Confederation Cup in Brazil