Biography and the life story of Xavi Hernandes "one of the world's best midfielders and the Living Legend of Barcelona and the Spanish national team"

Xavi is known as one of the best sons of football who plays as a midfielder. His power in organizing attacks made him dubbed the "The Puppet Master". Then how is the story of his life's journey, consider the following review.

Xavier Hernandes Creus was born on January 25, 1980 in Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain. This Aquarius man was born to Jaoquim Hernandez and Maria Merce Creus.

The father, Joaquim, is a former professional footballer who plays for Sabadell FC. Besides Sabadell, his father also played for several clubs, one of which was FC Barcelona. After retiring, the father decided to become a coach at a third division club.

Xavi is not alone, he has one sister and four brothers. The five siblings are Ariadna Hernandez, Dianalaura Hernandez, Oscar Hernandez, Alex Hernandez and Benny Hernandez.

From a young age, Xavi has shown interest in football. He was like born as a sportsman. Both parents also fully support the child's interest.

Join La Masia ......

Xavi then joined the La Masia academy at the age of 11. He who played nicely and had extraordinary talent, finally in 1997 entered the main squad of Barcelona B who was then trained by Josep Maria Gonzalvo.

Young Xavi was inspired by Pep Guardiola. Names like Paul Scholes, Paul Gascoigne, to Matt Le Tissier also greatly influenced the original play style of this Catalan product.

Playing brilliantly, Xavi entered the FC Barcelona first team in 1998. He made his debut on 5 May 1998 when FC Barcelona faced Lleida. Xavi's first goal came three months later when La Blaugrana met Mallorca in the Spanish super cup.

In La Liga itself, Xavi debuted against Valencia. The historic day occurred on October 3, 1998. Where El Barca won 3-1.

The following season, Xavi began to show his quality as the best midfielder. He managed to record 7 goals and 20 assists in one season.

Defending the Spanish national team .......

His neat appearance made him into the Spanish junior national team since the age of 17 years. And when playing for the U-20 Spanish national team, which took part in the World Cup tournament. Thanks to his intelligence, Xavi succeeded in getting the matador team to win the U-20 World Cup trophy in 1999.

Then on 15 November 2000 Xavi made his debut with the senior national team when dealing with the Netherlands in a friendly match.

In the 2004/05 season, Xavi Hernandez became the vice-captain of the FC Barcelona team, which in that season, el Barca successfully won the Spanish La Liga title and the Spanish Super Cup. He also managed to steal a private title as the best La Liga player in 2005.

After being injured and having to rest for four months, Xavi made a perfect comeback by bringing FC Barcelona to win the Champions League title in 2006. Barcelona also secured the La Liga title and the Spanish Super Cup in the same season.

In the 2008/09 season, Xavi received a serious offer from FC Bayern Munich, but his current coach, Pep Guardiola, asked him to stay. His decision was sweet fruit. He ended the season with 29 assists, 20 of which he created in La Liga competitions.

Xavi Hernandez was named the player who provided the most assists in the season.

The year 2008 was also Xavi's golden age, the article he entered the La Furia Roja champions squad who successfully won the European Cup trophy. Scoring a goal in the semifinal phase and giving the only assist in the final match made him the best player in the tournament.

In 2009, Xavi scored one of the goals in the Copa del Rey final against Bilbao. Which FC Barcelona successfully won with a score of 4-1. Not only that, Xavi also provided assists for Lionel Messi who managed to break through Manchester United's goal in the final match of the European Champions League.

Because of his flashy achievements, Xavi won the title of Europe's best midfielder.

2009/10 season, Xavi again became an important figure in the stronghold of Barca. He became the player with the most assists and led FC Barcelona to win the La Liga trophy.

Succeeded in the World Cup ...

In 2010, Xavi once again made history with the Spanish national team. He successfully brought the matador team to win the World Cup trophy for the first time. Throughout the tournament, Xavi successfully sent 599 passes, of which the average success rate was 91% each. Xavi also became the player with the best ball possession in the tournament. In addition, he also entered The Dream Team World Cup 2010.

In the same year, Xavi lined up with his two teammates, Andres Iniesta and Lionel Messi, in the race for the Ballon D'or trophy.

Xavi's golden journey with FC Barcelona continues. In 2011, Xavi became the La Blaugrana player who performed the most, which was 549 times. In that year, he also won the Champions League title by beating Manchester United and bringing Barcelona to become the world's best club by beating Santos FC in the FIFA Club World Cup tournament.

In 2012, Xavi again gave a prestigious trophy to the Spanish national team. He successfully became an important pillar of the matador team in overcoming the Italian resistance at the summit of EURO 2012.

Marrying the idol girl ...

Still in the same year, Xavi Hernandez has a unique experience when picking up his idol. At that time, he and Carles Puyol both liked Nuria Cunillera, who is a fashion journalist. Could compete, Puyol finally gave up and Xavi was the one who won the heart of the sexy woman.

Both were married in 2013 in Girona. The marriage was attended by team-mates such as Lionel Messi, Andres Iniesta, Cesc Fabregas, Jordi Alba, Victor Valdes, Mascherano, and Pedro Rodriguez.

Interestingly, Puyol was not present at the wedding ceremony. The reason? You can guess already.

Now the result of their marriage has been blessed with one child born in 2016.

In the 2014/15 season, Xavi had his 500th match in La Liga.

However, after that he decided to leave el Barca. The 2015 European Champions League trophy is Xavi Hernandez's final offering to the Catalan team. He announced he was leaving and joining the Qatari club, Al Sadd.

That year was an emotional year for Xavi. He admitted that he was sad and hard to leave the team that had raised his name.

Signing a three-year contract makes Xavi want to prove its quality in Qatar. After assisting in his debut party, two years later he successfully donated the Qatar Cup trophy to Al Sadd.

In the Spanish national team itself, Xavi has played in four world cups since the 2002 world cup and ended his career after the matador team was eliminated from the 2014 World Cup title. During 14 years playing for the national team, Xavi has collected 133 matches and scored 13 goals.

Now, Xavi Hernandez, will always be known as one of the world's best midfielders and the Living Legend of Barcelona and the Spanish national team.