Xavi
Xavier Hernández Creus (born 25 January 1980), known as Xavi, is a Spanish manager and former footballer. He is currently the manager of FC Barcelona in La Liga. After completing his career, Xavi switched to coaching, and in May 2019 he was appointed head coach of the Qatari club Al-Sadd. In November 2021, Xavi was appointed coach of his former club Barcelona.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Xavier Hernández Creus | ||
| Date of birth | 25 January 1980 (aged 45) | ||
| Place of birth | Terrassa, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 71⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | F.C. Barcelona (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998-2015 | Barcelona | ||
| 2015- | Al-Sadd | ||
| National team | |||
| 2000-2014 | Spain | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2019–2021 | Al-Sadd | ||
| 2021– | Barcelona | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
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Xavi was known as one of the best midfielders of the world and as one of the best Spanish players of all time.[2]
Club career statistics
File:Xavi in Persepolis FC and Al sadd Match.jpg
Xavi in Persepolis and Al Sadd Match.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other [3] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | assists | ||
| Barcelona B | 1997–98 | 39 | 3 | – | – | – | 39 | 3 | ? | |||
| 1998–99 | 18 | 0 | – | – | – | 18 | 0 | ? | ||||
| 1999–2000 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | ? | ||||
| Total | 61 | 4 | – | – | – | 61 | 4 | ? | ||||
| Barcelona | 1998–99 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 3 | ? |
| 1999–2000 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 2 | ? | |
| 2000–01 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | – | 36 | 2 | |||
| 2001–02 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | – | 52 | 4 | 13 | ||
| 2002–03 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | – | 44 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 2003–04 | 36 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1 | – | 49 | 5 | 13 | ||
| 2004–05 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | – | 45 | 3 | 11 | ||
| 2005–06 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2006–07 | 35 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 54 | 6 | 7 | |
| 2007–08 | 35 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 1 | – | 54 | 9 | 9 | ||
| 2008–09 | 35 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 3 | – | 54 | 10 | 31 | ||
| 2009–10 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 53 | 7 | 19 | |
| 2010–11 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 5 | 16 | |
| 2011–12 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 14 | 8 | |
| Total | 408 | 48 | 57 | 10 | 137 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 620 | 74 | 140 | |
| Career totals | 469 | 52 | 57 | 10 | 137 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 681 | 77 | 140 | |
International career statistics
| Spain national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 8 | 0 |
| 2003 | 5 | 0 |
| 2004 | 6 | 0 |
| 2005 | 11 | 1 |
| 2006 | 10 | 2 |
| 2007 | 11 | 2 |
| 2008 | 15 | 3 |
| 2009 | 14 | 0 |
| 2010 | ||
| Total | 82 | 8 |
References
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).[dead link]
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Supercopa de España, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
