- This person has a Spanish last name; here Iniesta is the name of the father, Luhan is the name of the mother.
Andrés Iniesta Luján ( Spanish Andrés Iniesta Luján , Spanish pronunciation: [anˈdɾes iˈnjesta luˈxan] ; born May 11, 1984 , Fuentealbilla , Albacete , Spain ) [4] - Spanish footballer , midfielder for the Japanese club “ Wissel Quése ” 5] [6] . Former vice captain of the national team of Spain . One of the most outstanding players in the history of world football [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] . The most titled Spanish player in history (35 titles).
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| Full name | Andres Iniesta Lujan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight | 68 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A graduate of the Barcelona Football Academy. As part of the first team, he made his debut on October 29, 2002 in the UEFA Champions League match against Brugge (0: 1). In the 2004/2005 season he became a regular player in the starting lineup of the Catalans. Since then, together with the club, he has won nine Spanish titles, four UEFA Champions League , six Spanish Cups , seven Spanish Super Cups , three European Super Cups and three world club championships . In the 2008/2009 season he was recognized as the footballer of the year in Spain . In 2012, Iniesta was the best player in Europe according to UEFA . Three times - the best attacking midfielder Examples (2008/2009, 2011/2012, 2013/2014) and twice - the best playmaker in the world (2012, 2013). The second world footballer in 2010 and the third world footballer in 2012. Five times he entered the symbolic European team according to UEFA (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015) and eight times into the symbolic world team according to FIFA (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016). On October 13, 2014, Iniesta won the Golden Foot Award, which is awarded to football players for their outstanding sporting achievements in the team and in person.
Iniesta represented Spain in the international arena, starting with the national team until the age of 16 and ending with the country's first team. As part of the youth team, he became the European champion under 16 years old, the European champion under 17 years old and the European champion under 19 years old. He made his debut for the national team of Spain on May 15, 2006 in a friendly match against the Russian team (0: 0). Two-time European champion ( 2008 , 2012 ). He was part of the symbolic teams of these tournaments. He was recognized as the best player in Euro 2012 . World Champion ( 2010 ). The author of the only decisive goal against the Netherlands national team in the final match .
Barcelona
The twelve-year-old Iniesta, the Spanish scouts of Barcelona have noticed in the club Albacete . Soon he moved to Catalonia and began his ascent to the first team of Barcelona. Iniesta made his debut in the main squad on October 29, 2002 in the Champions League match against Brugge . In the 2003/04 season, Iniesta has already played 11 matches and scored one goal in the Spanish Championship , mainly replacing the club’s main star, Ronaldinho . That season, Barcelona took second place in the championship.
In the 2004/05 season, Iniesta secured a place in the main team, playing 37 of 38 championship games - more than any other Barcelona player. As an attacking midfielder, he gave a lot of assists, supplying the main scorers of the club, Samuel Eto'o and Ronaldinho, himself scored only twice. Even with the arrival of Deco Iniesta in the summer of 2004, there was a place in the squad, and in the absence of an injured Javi , Iniesta formed the role of the team’s main attack manager. At that time, Iniesta was one of the most promising midfielders in Europe. He was called up to the Spanish national team for the 2006 World Cup in Germany . On August 22, 2006, the friendly trophy of the Joan Gamper Cup was lifted over his head, as the team captain, after defeating the German Bayern 4-0.
The 2006/07 season turned out to be unsuccessful for Barcelona. In the UEFA Super Cup, the Catalans lost to Seville - 0: 3. In the championship, “Barcelona” took 2nd place, losing to “Real” in additional indicators. Iniesta played in 36 games (27 from the first minutes), spent 2604 minutes on the field, scored 6 goals and gave 4 assists. In the Champions League, the Catalans reached only the 1/8 finals, where they lost to the future finalist - Liverpool . Iniesta played 8 games in this tournament (5 at the start), spent 483 minutes on the field and scored 2 goals. In the Spanish Cup , Barca reached the semifinals, where they lost to Getafe (5: 2 and 0: 4). At the Club World Cup “Barcelona” in the 1/2 finals beat the Mexican club “America” - 4: 0. However, in the final, the Catalans lost to the Brazilian “Internacional” - 0: 1.
The 2007/08 season turned out to be a failure for Barcelona: in the Spanish championship, the team finished only 3rd: after Real Madrid and Villarreal . In Example, Iniesta played 31 matches on the field (28 at the start), played 2611 minutes, scored 3 goals and assisted partners 3 times. Iniesta played 11 matches in the Champions League (9 at the base), spent 814 minutes on the field and scored one goal. In the Spanish Cup , Barcelona also reached the semifinals, where they lost to Valencia (1: 1 and 2: 3). Due to the failed season, Frank Rykard left the post of head coach of the team. In his place was appointed a former player of the club - Pep Guardiola .
In the 2008/09 season, Iniesta was one of the team’s key players. In the championship he played 26 games (22 at the base), spent 1925 minutes on the field, scored 4 goals and 9 times distinguished himself in assists. Barcelona completed the championship in 1st place. In the Champions League, the Catalans reached the semifinals. In it, Barcelona met with London 's Chelsea . The first match ended with the score 0-0. In the second, Chelsea, having scored the ball at the beginning of the meeting, was close to the final, however, thanks to Iniesta goal scored in the 93 minute of the match, Barcelona went on. In the final , Barca met with Manchester United . Already at the 10th minute of the meeting Samuel Eto'O with the Iniesta pass put the Catalans ahead, and in the second half Lionel Messi set the final score of the match - 2: 0. Barcelona also won in the Spanish Cup , having outplayed 4-1 in the Athletic Bilbao finals.
In the 2009/10 season , Barcelona won the championship again, gaining 99 points at the time. Iniesta played in 29 matches, 20 of which are at the core (1928 minutes), scored one goal and gave 5 assists. In the Champions League , Barca could only reach the semifinals, where it was stopped by the future winner of the tournament - Inter Milan . This season Barcelona won four titles: the Spanish Super Cup , the UEFA Super Cup , the Club World Cup and the Spanish Championship .
The 2010/11 season turned out to be “Barcelona” and, in particular, successful for Iniesta. In the championship, the Catalans won the championship for the third time in a row, and Iniesta entered the field 34 times (32 of them in the starting lineup). In total, he spent 2800 minutes on the field, scored 8 goals and gave 2 assists. In the Champions League , Barcelona, like two years ago, won the English final Manchester United - 3: 1. In the final, Iniesta scored with an assist in Lionel Messi , spent 10 matches in total (all in the starting lineup), played 898 minutes on the field, scored one goal and gave 6 assists (one pass to the final). In the Spanish Cup , Barcelona reached the finals, where they lost in extra time to their main rival - Real Madrid (0: 1). Iniesta played 5 matches in the tournament (4 of them at the base), spent 419 minutes on the field and gave 3 assists. In January 2011, Iniesta became the second player in 2010, losing 174 points to Lionel Messi.
During the 2011/12 season , Iniesta often suffered injuries, due to which he missed a lot of games. In the championship, “Barca” was the second, skipping forward “Real”. Iniesta played 27 matches in the championship (21 at the base), spent a total of 1864 minutes on the field, scored 2 goals and scored 9 assists. Chelsea stopped the Catalans in the Champions League , Iniesta played 8 games (all at the start), spent 573 minutes on the field, scored 3 goals and scored one assists. In the Spanish Cup , Barcelona won, Iniesta played in 4 games (3 at the start), spent 209 minutes on the field and gave an efficient pass in the final to Lionel Messi.
In the summer of 2012, “Barcelona” has a new coach - Tito Vilanova . On August 30, 2012, Iniesta was recognized as the best footballer of the year in Europe according to UEFA , ahead of Portuguese striker Real Madrid Cristiano Ronaldo and teammate Lionel Messi. On November 25, in a guest match of the Spanish championship against Levante (4-0), Iniesta gave three assists and scored a goal. On November 29, Iniesta was nominated for the Golden Ball . December 9 gave two assists on Messi in the game against Betis (2: 1). On January 7, Iniesta joined the symbolic world team at the end of 2012, and also took third place in the dispute for the Golden Ball , losing to Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Iniesta won 10.9% of the vote.
On December 23, 2013, Iniesta extended the contract with Barcelona until 2018 [12] .
On April 9, 2014, Iniesta played his 500th game for the “blue-pomegranate”, the guest match against Atlético in the Champions League quarterfinal [13] was the anniversary.
Before the start of the 2015/16 season, he was appointed captain of Barcelona after the departure of Xavi .
On April 27, 2018, Andrés Iniesta announced that at the end of the 2017/2018 season he would leave Barcelona. [14] Even in the last season in the team, the player remained in the first team.
Wissel Kobe
On May 26, 2018, Iniesta was officially introduced as a player of the Japanese club Vissel Kobe . The contract was signed for three years in the amount of € 90 million [15] .
On July 22, he made his debut for the club in the Japanese Championship , replacing him in the 59th minute of the match [16] .
On August 11, he scored his first goal for Vissel Kobe in the 15th minute in the match against Dzhubilo Ivata . Inieste was assisted by German Lucas Podolski .
National Team
Iniesta's appearances for the national team began in 2001, when he helped Spain win the UEFA European Under-16 Championship , and the following year took part in the UEFA European Under-19 Championship . In 2003, he was part of the Spanish team, which reached the final of the World Cup under 20 in the United Arab Emirates , and entered the symbolic team of the tournament. Several times Iniesta led the youth team of Spain (under 21 years old) for matches in the role of team captain.
He made his debut for the national team of Spain on May 15, 2006 in a friendly match with the Russian team , having replaced in the break of the game. He scored his first goal on February 7, 2007 in a friendly match against England .
At the 2006 World Cup, the Spaniards met with Ukraine (4: 0), Tunisia (3: 1) and Saudi Arabia (1: 0). Spain took 1st place in the group and reached the 1/8 finals of the French national team (1: 3). Iniesta played only one game in Germany - the last match of the group stage against Saudi Arabia, having spent all 90 minutes on the field.
At Euro 2008, Iniesta was already a key player in the midfield team. He played an important role in organizing attacks, got into the symbolic team of the entire tournament, where Spain won its second European championship . Iniesta played 6 matches and gave two assists.
Confederations Cup missed 2009 due to a hip injury, his place in the application was taken by Pablo Hernandez .
In the first game of the 2010 World Cup, the Spaniards were unexpectedly defeated by the Swiss team - 0: 1, and Iniesta was replaced in the 77th minute by Pedro . In the next game against Honduras, the Spaniards won their first victory at the World Cup with a score of 2: 0, and Iniesta remained in reserve. In the last match of the group stage (2: 1) Iniesta scored his first goal in the championship. On July 11, Iniesta scored the only goal in the final against the Netherlands national team in the 116th minute. Having scored a goal, the Spaniard took off his T-shirt and showed the world a T-shirt with the inscription “Dani Jarque: siempre con nosotros” (which is translated from Spanish: “Dani Harke: always with us”). Harke, captain of the Catalan club Espanyol , died of a heart attack in August 2009 at the age of 26. The Spaniards won their first world title. Iniesta himself after the match said [17] :
| I am just happy, happy that the team won the championship, and very happy that I scored the winning goal. I think our team has earned the World Cup. |
At the tournament, Iniesta scored two goals, spent 6 matches on the field (all at the start), played 557 minutes and received one yellow card (in the final). He entered the symbolic national team of the championship and was nominated for the “ FIFA Golden Ball ”.
Spain won the trophy again at Euro 2012 . On July 1, the final tournament was held in Kiev, in which Spain beat Italy 4-0. Iniesta was recognized as a player of the match three times and played one of the key roles in winning this title. He was also recognized as a player of the match in the final meeting [18] . In all, Iniesta played in six games (all with a base) and spent 551 minutes in the fields of Ukraine and Poland, giving one goal pass. He entered the symbolic team of the tournament, and was also recognized as his best player. At the end of the year, Iniesta was nominated for the FIFA Golden Ball , where he took third place, gaining 10.9% of the vote.
Having won the “ Red Fury ” at Euro 2012, Iniesta became the author of a unique achievement. He participated in seven finals of major tournaments and won everything: the Champions League (2006, 2009, 2011,2015), the European Championship (2008, 2012) and the World Cup (2010) [19] .
At the 2018 World Cup in Russia, the Spanish team managed to get out of the group from first place, but lost in the 1/8 finals to the hostess of the tournament in the penalty shootout (3: 4). After the meeting, Iniesta announced his retirement in the Spanish national team [20] .
| This was my last match for the Spanish national team. The wonderful period of my career in the national team has come to an end. Farewell to the national team did not turn out as we would like, but in football it happens. |
Performance Statistics
Club career
- As of July 14, 2019
| Club | Season | League | Cups [21] | Eurocups [22] | Others [23] | Total | ||||||||||
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| Games | Goals | Passes | Games | Goals | Passes | Games | Goals | Passes | Games | Goals | Passes | Games | Goals | Passes | ||
| Barcelona | 2002/03 | 6 | 0 | one | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 9 | 0 | one |
| 2003/04 | eleven | one | 3 | 3 | one | 0 | 3 | 0 | one | - | - | - | 17 | 2 | four | |
| 2004/05 | 37 | 2 | 3 | one | 0 | 0 | eight | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | 46 | 2 | five | |
| 2005/06 | 33 | 0 | four | four | 0 | 0 | eleven | one | 2 | one | 0 | 0 | 49 | one | 6 | |
| 2006/07 | 37 | 6 | five | 6 | one | one | eight | 2 | 0 | five | 0 | one | 56 | 9 | 7 | |
| 2007/08 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | eleven | one | one | - | - | - | 49 | four | 7 | |
| 2008/09 | 26 | four | 13 | 6 | 0 | one | eleven | one | 3 | - | - | - | 43 | five | 17 | |
| 2009/10 | 29th | one | five | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | one | one | 0 | one | 42 | one | 9 | |
| 2010/11 | 34 | eight | four | five | 0 | 3 | ten | one | 7 | one | 0 | one | 50 | 9 | 15 | |
| 2011/12 | 27 | 2 | eleven | 6 | 2 | one | eight | 3 | one | five | one | 0 | 46 | eight | 13 | |
| 2012/13 | 31 | 3 | sixteen | five | 2 | 3 | ten | one | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 6 | 23 | |
| 2013/14 | 35 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 0 | one | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 3 | 13 | |
| 2014/15 | 24 | 0 | one | 7 | 3 | 2 | eleven | 0 | five | - | - | - | 42 | 3 | eight | |
| 2015/16 | 28 | one | 2 | four | 0 | one | 7 | 0 | 0 | five | 0 | one | 44 | one | four | |
| 2016/17 | 23 | 0 | 3 | five | 0 | 0 | eight | one | 3 | one | 0 | 0 | 37 | one | 6 | |
| 2017/18 | thirty | one | 2 | five | one | 0 | eight | 0 | 2 | one | 0 | 0 | 44 | 2 | four | |
| Total | 442 | 35 | 88 | 73 | ten | 15 | 135 | eleven | 33 | 24 | one | 6 | 674 | 57 | 142 | |
| Wissel Kobe | 2018 | 14 | 3 | 3 | one | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | 3 | 3 |
| 2019 | 13 | 3 | four | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 3 | four | |
| Total | 27 | 6 | 7 | one | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 28 | 6 | 7 | |
| Total career | 469 | 38 | 98 | 74 | ten | 15 | 135 | eleven | 33 | 24 | one | 6 | 702 | 60 | 152 | |
Team appearances
| National team | Year | World Cup Qualifiers | World Cup Final Matches | European Qualifiers | Final matches | Confederations Cup | Friendlies | Total | |||||||
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| Games | Goals | Games | Goals | Games | Goals | Games | Goals | Games | Goals | Games | Goals | Games | Goals | ||
| Spain | 2006 | - | - | one | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | five | 0 | eight | 0 |
| 2007 | - | - | - | - | 9 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | one | 12 | four | |
| 2008 | four | one | - | - | - | - | 6 | 0 | - | - | four | 0 | 14 | one | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | five | 0 | |
| 2010 | - | - | 6 | 2 | 3 | one | - | - | - | - | 6 | 0 | 15 | 3 | |
| 2011 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 7 | one | 9 | one | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 0 | - | - | five | one | 14 | one | |
| 2013 | five | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | five | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| 2014 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 3 | one | eight | one | |
| 2015 | - | - | - | - | 3 | one | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | five | one | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | four | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | eight | 0 | |
| 2017 | four | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | four | one | eight | one | |
| 2018 | - | - | four | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | four | 0 | eight | 0 | |
| Total career | 20 | one | 14 | 2 | 21 | five | sixteen | 0 | five | 0 | 55 | five | 131 | 13 | |
Matches and Goals for the Team
| Iniesta matches and goals for Spain | |||||
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| No. | date | Opponent | Score | Goals | Competition |
| one | May 27, 2006 | Russia | 0: 0 | - | Friendly match |
| 2 | June 3, 2006 | Egypt | 2-0 | - | Friendly match |
| 3 | June 7, 2006 | Croatia | 2: 1 | - | Friendly match |
| four | June 23, 2006 | Saudi Arabia | 1-0 | - | Final matches of the 2006 World Cup |
| five | August 15, 2006 | Iceland | 0: 0 | - | Friendly match |
| 6 | September 2, 2006 | Liechtenstein | 4-0 | - | European Championship Qualifiers 2008 |
| 7 | October 7, 2006 | Sweden | 0: 2 | - | European Championship Qualifiers 2008 |
| eight | October 11, 2006 | Argentina | 2: 1 | - | Friendly match |
| 9 | February 7, 2007 | England | 1-0 | one | Friendly match |
| ten | March 24, 2007 | Denmark | 2: 1 | - | European Championship Qualifiers 2008 |
| eleven | March 28, 2007 | Iceland | 1-0 | one | European Championship Qualifiers 2008 |
| 12 | June 2, 2007 | Latvia | 2-0 | - | European Championship Qualifiers 2008 |
| 13 | June 6, 2007 | Liechtenstein | 2-0 | - | European Championship Qualifiers 2008 |
| 14 | August 22, 2007 | Greece | 3: 2 | - | Friendly match |
| 15 | September 8, 2007 | Iceland | 1: 1 | one | European Championship Qualifiers 2008 |
| sixteen | September 12, 2007 | Latvia | 2-0 | - | European Championship Qualifiers 2008 |
| 17 | October 13, 2007 | Denmark | 2: 1 | - | European Championship Qualifiers 2008 |
| 18 | October 17, 2007 | Finland | 0: 0 | - | Friendly match |
| nineteen | November 17, 2007 | Sweden | 3-0 | one | European Championship Qualifiers 2008 |
| 20 | November 21, 2007 | Northern Ireland | 1-0 | - | European Championship Qualifiers 2008 |
| 21 | February 6, 2008 | France | 1-0 | - | Friendly match |
| 22 | March 26, 2008 | Italy | 1-0 | - | Friendly match |
| 23 | May 31, 2008 | Peru | 2: 1 | - | Friendly match |
| 24 | June 10, 2008 | Russia | 4: 1 | - | Final matches of 2008 European Championship |
| 25 | June 14, 2008 | Sweden | 2: 1 | - | Final matches of 2008 European Championship |
| 26 | June 18, 2008 | Greece | 2: 1 | - | Final matches of 2008 European Championship |
| 27 | June 22, 2008 | Italy | 0: 0, 4: 2, pen. | - | Final matches of 2008 European Championship |
| 28 | June 26, 2008 | Russia | 3-0 | - | Final matches of 2008 European Championship |
| 29th | June 29, 2008 | Germany | 1-0 | - | Final matches of 2008 European Championship |
| thirty | August 20, 2008 | Denmark | 3-0 | - | Friendly match |
| 31 | September 6, 2008 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1-0 | - | 2010 World Cup Qualifiers |
| 32 | September 10, 2008 | Armenia | 4-0 | - | 2010 World Cup Qualifiers |
| 33 | October 11, 2008 | Estonia | 3-0 | - | 2010 World Cup Qualifiers |
| 34 | October 15, 2008 | Belgium | 2: 1 | one | 2010 World Cup Qualifiers |
| 35 | February 11, 2009 | England | 2-0 | - | Friendly match |
| 36 | October 10, 2009 | Armenia | 2: 1 | - | 2010 World Cup Qualifiers |
| 37 | October 14, 2009 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5: 2 | - | 2010 World Cup Qualifiers |
| 38 | November 14, 2009 | Argentina | 2: 1 | - | Friendly match |
| 39 | November 18, 2009 | Of Austria | 5: 1 | - | Friendly match |
| 40 | March 3, 2010 | France | 2-0 | - | Friendly match |
| 41 | May 29, 2010 | Saudi Arabia | 3: 2 | - | Friendly match |
| 42 | June 3, 2010 | The Republic of Korea | 1-0 | - | Friendly match |
| 43 | June 8, 2010 | Poland | 6: 0 | - | Friendly match |
| 44 | June 16, 2010 | Switzerland | 0: 1 | - | Final matches of the 2010 World Cup |
| 45 | June 25, 2010 | Chile | 2: 1 | one | Final matches of the 2010 World Cup |
| 46 | June 29, 2010 | Portugal | 1-0 | - | Final matches of the 2010 World Cup |
| 47 | July 3, 2010 | Paraguay | 1-0 | - | Final matches of the 2010 World Cup |
| 48 | July 7, 2010 | Germany | 1-0 | - | Final matches of the 2010 World Cup |
| 49 | July 11, 2010 | Netherlands | 1-0 | one | Final matches of the 2010 World Cup |
| 50 | September 3, 2010 | Liechtenstein | 4-0 | - | European Championship Qualifiers |
| 51 | September 7, 2010 | Argentina | 1: 4 | - | Friendly match |
| 52 | October 8, 2010 | Lithuania | 3: 1 | - | European Championship Qualifiers |
| 53 | October 12, 2010 | Scotland | 3: 2 | one | European Championship Qualifiers |
| 54 | November 17, 2010 | Portugal | 0: 4 | - | Friendly match |
| 55 | February 9, 2011 | Colombia | 1-0 | - | Friendly match |
| 56 | March 25, 2011 | Czech | 2: 1 | - | European Championship Qualifiers |
| 57 | June 4, 2011 | USA | 4-0 | - | Friendly match |
| 58 | June 7, 2011 | Venezuela | 3-0 | - | Friendly match |
| 59 | August 10, 2011 | Italy | 1: 2 | - | Friendly match |
| 60 | September 2, 2011 | Chile | 3: 2 | one | Friendly match |
| 61 | September 6, 2011 | Liechtenstein | 6: 0 | - | European Championship Qualifiers |
| 62 | November 12, 2011 | England | 0: 1 | - | Friendly match |
| 63 | November 15, 2011 | Costa Rica | 2: 2 | - | Friendly match |
| 64 | February 29, 2012 | Venezuela | 5: 0 | one | Friendly match |
| 65 | June 3, 2012 | China | 1-0 | - | Friendly match |
| 66 | June 10, 2012 | Italy | 1: 1 | - | Final matches of 2012 European Championship |
| 67 | June 14, 2012 | Ireland | 4-0 | - | Final matches of 2012 European Championship |
| 68 | June 18, 2012 | Croatia | 1-0 | - | Final matches of 2012 European Championship |
| 69 | June 23, 2012 | France | 2-0 | - | Final matches of 2012 European Championship |
| 70 | June 27, 2012 | Portugal | 0: 0, 4: 2, pen. | - | Final matches of 2012 European Championship |
| 71 | July 1, 2012 | Italy | 4-0 | - | Final matches of 2012 European Championship |
| 72 | August 16, 2012 | Puerto rico | 2: 1 | - | Friendly match |
| 73 | September 7, 2012 | Saudi Arabia | 5: 0 | - | Friendly match |
| 74 | September 11, 2012 | Georgia | 1-0 | - | 2014 World Cup Qualifiers |
| 75 | October 12, 2012 | Belarus | 4-0 | - | 2014 World Cup Qualifiers |
| 76 | September 16, 2012 | France | 1: 1 | - | 2014 World Cup Qualifiers |
| 77 | November 15, 2012 | Panama | 5: 1 | - | Friendly match |
| 78 | February 6, 2013 | Uruguay | 3: 1 | - | Friendly match |
| 79 | March 22, 2013 | Finland | 1: 1 | - | 2014 World Cup Qualifiers |
| 80 | March 26, 2013 | France | 1-0 | - | 2014 World Cup Qualifiers |
| 81 | June 8, 2013 | Haiti | 2: 1 | - | Friendly match |
| 82 | June 11, 2013 | Ireland | 2-0 | - | Friendly match |
| 83 | June 16, 2013 | Uruguay | 2: 1 | - | Confederations Cup 2013 |
| 84 | June 20, 2013 | Tahiti | 10: 0 | - | Confederations Cup 2013 |
| 85 | June 23, 2013 | Nigeria | 3-0 | - | Confederations Cup 2013 |
| 86 | June 27, 2013 | Italy | 0: 0, 7: 6, pen. | - | Confederations Cup 2013 |
| 87 | June 30, 2013 | Brazil | 0: 3 | - | Confederations Cup 2013 |
| 88 | August 14, 2013 | Ecuador | 2-0 | - | Friendly match |
| 89 | September 6, 2013 | Finland | 2-0 | - | 2014 World Cup Qualifiers |
| 90 | September 10, 2013 | Chile | 2: 2 | - | Friendly match |
| 91 | October 11, 2013 | Belarus | 2: 1 | - | 2014 World Cup Qualifiers |
| 92 | October 15, 2013 | Georgia | 2-0 | - | 2014 World Cup Qualifiers |
| 93 | November 16, 2013 | Equatorial Guinea | 2: 1 | - | Friendly match |
| 94 | November 19, 2013 | South Africa | 0: 1 | - | Friendly match |
| 95 | March 5, 2014 | Italy | 1-0 | - | Friendly match |
| 96 | May 30, 2014 | Bolivia | 2-0 | one | Friendly match |
| 97 | June 7, 2014 | Salvador | 2-0 | - | Friendly match |
| 98 | June 13, 2014 | Netherlands | 1: 5 | - | Final matches of the 2014 World Cup |
| 99 | June 18, 2014 | Chile | 0: 2 | - | Final matches of the 2014 World Cup |
| 100 | June 23, 2014 | Of Australia | 3-0 | - | Final matches of the 2014 World Cup |
| 101 | October 9, 2014 | Slovakia | 1: 2 | - | European Championship Qualifiers 2016 |
| 102 | October 12, 2014 | Luxembourg | 4-0 | - | European Championship Qualifiers 2016 |
| 103 | March 27, 2015 | Ukraine | 1-0 | - | European Championship Qualifiers 2016 |
| 104 | March 31, 2015 | Netherlands | 2-0 | - | Friendly match |
| 105 | September 5, 2015 | Slovakia | 2-0 | one | European Championship Qualifiers 2016 |
| 106 | September 8, 2015 | Macedonia | 1-0 | - | European Championship Qualifiers 2016 |
| 107 | November 13, 2015 | England | 2-0 | - | Friendly match |
| 108 | June 1, 2016 | The Republic of Korea | 6: 1 | - | Friendly match |
| 109 | June 7, 2016 | Georgia | 0: 1 | - | Friendly match |
| 110 | June 13, 2016 | Czech | 1-0 | - | Final matches of Euro 2016 |
| 111 | June 17, 2016 | Turkey | 3-0 | - | Final matches of Euro 2016 |
| 112 | June 21, 2016 | Croatia | 1: 2 | - | Final matches of Euro 2016 |
| 113 | June 27, 2016 | Italy | 0: 2 | - | Final matches of Euro 2016 |
| 114 | October 6, 2016 | Italy | 1: 1 | - | 2018 World Cup Qualifiers |
| 115 | October 9, 2016 | Albania | 2-0 | - | 2018 World Cup Qualifiers |
| 116 | March 24, 2017 | Israel | 4: 1 | - | 2018 World Cup Qualifiers |
| 117 | March 28, 2017 | France | 2-0 | - | Friendly match |
| 118 | June 7, 2017 | Colombia | 2: 2 | - | Friendly match |
| 119 | June 11, 2017 | Macedonia | 2: 1 | - | 2018 World Cup Qualifiers |
| 120 | September 2, 2017 | Italy | 3-0 | - | 2018 World Cup Qualifiers |
| 121 | September 5, 2017 | Liechtenstein | 8: 0 | - | 2018 World Cup Qualifiers |
| 122 | November 11, 2017 | Costa Rica | 5: 0 | one | Friendly match |
| 123 | November 14, 2017 | Russia | 3: 3 | - | Friendly match |
| 124 | March 23, 2018 | Germany | 1: 1 | - | Friendly match |
| 125 | March 27, 2018 | Argentina | 6: 1 | - | Friendly match |
| 126 | June 3, 2018 | Switzerland | 1-0 | - | Friendly match |
| 127 | June 9, 2018 | Tunisia | 1-0 | - | Friendly match |
| 128 | June 15, 2018 | Portugal | 3: 3 | - | Final matches of the 2018 World Cup |
| 129 | June 20, 2018 | Iran | 1-0 | - | Final matches of the 2018 World Cup |
| 130 | June 25, 2018 | Morocco | 2: 2 | - | Final matches of the 2018 World Cup |
| 131 | July 1, 2018 | Russia | 1: 1, 3: 4, pen. | - | Final matches of the 2018 World Cup |
Total: 131 matches / 13 goals; 96 wins, 20 draws, 15 losses .
Achievements
Team
- Barcelona
- Champion of Spain (9) : 2004/05 , 2005/06 , 2008/09 , 2009/10 , 2010/11 , 2012/13 , 2014/15 , 2015/16 , 2017/18
- Spain Cup Winner (6) : 2008/09 , 2011/12 , 2014/15 , 2015/16 , 2016/17 , 2017/18
- Super Bowl of Spain (7) : 2005 , 2006 , 2009 , 2010 , 2011 , 2013 , 2016
- UEFA Champions League winner (4) : 2005/06 , 2008/09 , 2010/11 , 2014/15
- UEFA Super Cup Winner (3) : 2009 , 2011 , 2015
- Club World Cup Winner (3) : 2009 , 2011 , 2015
- Total: 32 trophies
- Spain national team
- UEFA European Under-16 Champion : 2001
- UEFA European Under-19 Champion : 2002
- European Champion (2) : 2008 , 2012
- World Champion : 2010
- Total: 5 trophies
Personal
- The best midfielder of the attacking plan of the championship of Spain (3) : 2008/09 , 2011/12 , 2013/14
- Winner of the Don Balon Award : 2008/09
- Second Spain Championship Player ( Di Stefano Prize ): 2008/09
- Third player of the championship of Spain ( Prize Di Stefano ) (2) : 2011/12, 2012/13
- Third player in Europe according to the French magazine Onze Mondial : 2009
- Member of the UEFA European Championship 2008 Symbolic Team
- Included in the symbolic team of the 2010 FIFA World Cup
- Member of the UEFA European Championship 2012 Symbolic Team
- Included in the symbolic team of the XXI century according to UEFA [24]
- Included in the symbolic world team according to FIFA (8) : 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
- Member of the symbolic European team according to UEFA (6) : 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016
- Included in the symbolic team according to FIFPro (7) : 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016
- Member of the UEFA Champions League symbolic team (2) : 2010/11, 2013/14
- Included in the symbolic national team of the year according to the version of “ L'Équipe ” (4) : 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015
- Included in the Symbolic Team of the Year : 2010/11
- Included in the symbolic team of the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
- Second world footballer : 2010
- UEFA Champions League best player 2011/12
- The best player of Euro 2012
- UEFA European Best Player : 2012
- Included in the symbolic team of the XXI century according to UEFA [24]
- IFFHS Best Playmaker of the Year (2) : 2012, 2013 [25]
- Second IFFHS playmaker of the year: 2015
- Third World Soccer Player : 2012
- Confederations Cup silver ball winner : 2013
- Winner of the "Legend" trophy according to readers of the Marca newspaper
- Golden Foot Award Winner: 2014
- UEFA Champions League final player 2014/15
- Club World Cup Bronze Ball Holder : 2015
Personal life
For three years he was in a civil marriage with Anna Ortiz. April 3, 2011 the couple had a daughter, Valeria. July 8, 2012 the wedding took place [26] . On May 31, 2015, a son was born - Paolo Andrea. On May 16, 2017, the daughter of Siena was born, and on June 21, 2019 - the second son and fourth child of the couple, Romeo.
Andres Iniesta invested most of his career earnings into the Bodega Iniesta winery. I bought vineyards near my hometown of Fuenteabilla [27] .
Notes
- ↑ Transfermarkt.com - 2000.
- ↑ http://www.espnfc.com/player/17566/andres-iniesta
- ↑ https://www.barcelona.com/barcelona_tickets/fc_barcelona_football_tickets/players/andres_iniesta
- ↑ Iniesta 8 -Personal biography
- ↑ Iniesta became a player in the Japanese club Vissel Kobe . Newspaper.Ru (May 24, 2018).
- ↑ よ う こ そ イ ニ エ ス タ！ Bienvenido Iniesta! Welcome Iniesta! Willkommen Iniesta! Iniesta seja bem vindo! ยินดี ต้อนรับ อิ เนีย ส ต้า! 잘 오셨어요 이니에스타! . Twitter (May 24, 2018).
- ↑ Cesare Prandelli: Iniesta is the best player in the world
- ↑ Pires: “Iniesta is Barcelona's best player”
- ↑ Modric: Iniesta is the best football player in the world in his position
- ↑ Deco: “I can only compare Zidane with Iniesta”
- ↑ Zinedine Zidane: Andres Iniesta is able to play even on goal
- ↑ Iniesta stays with Barcelona until 2018
- ↑ Iniesta became the fifth player to play 500 matches for Barcelona . championat.com (April 10, 2014). Date of treatment April 10, 2014.
- ↑ Officially: Andrés Iniesta leaves Barcelona at the end of the season
- ↑ PHOTO. Andres Iniesta received the Vissel Kobe T-shirt in Japan
- ↑ Iniesta debuted for Wissel Kobe
- ↑ Spain became the first world football champion
- ↑ Iniesta recognized as the best player in the final of Euro 2012
- ↑ Andres Iniesta. Best
- ↑ Telingater, Gregory . Iniesta confirmed that he had completed his career with Spain after playing with Russia . Date of treatment July 2, 2018.
- ↑ Spanish Cup, Emperor’s Cup .
- ↑ UEFA Champions League , UEFA Cup .
- ↑ Spanish Super Cup , UEFA Super Cup , Club World Cup .
- ↑ 1 2 UEFA Symbolic Team of the 21st Century
- ↑ IFFHS - IFFHS Results
- ↑ Personal life of Andres Iniesta
- ↑ Five interesting facts from the life of Andres Iniesta Archived copy of January 20, 2015 on Wayback Machine
Links
- Official site (Spanish) (English) (Catalan)
- Profile on FC Barcelona official website
- Profile on the official website of FC “La Liga” (English) (Spanish)
- Profile on Barca.ru
- Profile on Barcamania