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 | ||
| 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 | |||
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
| 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 |
Xavi Media
Xavi (right) with Carles Puyol and Ronaldinho at NASA's Johnson Space Center in 2006
Xavi in action for Barcelona in 2008
Xavi (middle) with Barcelona teammates Carles Puyol (left) and Lionel Messi (right) in December 2011
Xavi as Barcelona captain in November 2012
Espagne - Chili, 10 septembre 2013.
Xavi at the 2010 FIFA World Cup
Xavi (left) turns away from Italy's Riccardo Montolivo in the Euro 2012 final.
Xavi managing Al Sadd in an AFC Champions League match against Sepahan, 18 February 2020
Xavi would often evade players with a 360 degree turn (la pelopina), before finding a teammate with a pinpoint pass.
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References
- ↑ "Barcelona introduced Xavi as head coach".
- ↑ "Is Barcelona star Xavi the best centre midfielder of all time?". Goal.com. 30 November 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- ↑ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Supercopa de España, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup
- ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Xavi Hernández". www.national-football-teams.com.
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