Legendary former Barcelona midfielder Xavi Hernández has been confirmed because the club’s new head train, set to take over from Ronald Koeman, who was sacked overdue final month after defeat to arch competitors Real Madrid changed into followed via a surprise loss at Rayo Vallecano.
Xavi, forty one, leaves Al Sadd after steerage the Qatari club to 5 trophies, including the Qatar Stars League identify in 2020/21. With Barça sitting at ninth in LaLiga, in a war to attain the closing 16 of the Champions League, bereft of superstar performers and heavily in debt, he now faces a mammoth undertaking to repeat the successes he enjoyed on the Camp Nou as a player.
After making his Barcelona debut in 1998, Blaugrana kids product Xavi won no fewer than 25 trophies in a 17-year spell in the club’s first team. It’s a haul that places him fifth at the list of Barça’s maximum embellished gamers, behind Lionel Messi (who claimed a record 35 winners’ medals with the Catalans), Andrés Iniesta (32), Gerard Piqué and Sergio Busquets (both 30).
Xavi’s silverware series as a Barça player breaks down as: eight LaLiga titles (1998/99, 2004/05, 2005/06, 2008/09, 2009/10, 2010/eleven, 2012/thirteen and 2014/15), three Copas del Rey (2008/09, 2011/12 and 2014/15), 4 Champions Leagues (2005/06, 2008/09, 2010/eleven and 2014/15) six Spanish Super Cups (2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2013), UEFA Super Cups (2009 and 2011) and two FIFA Club World Cups (2009 and 2011).
Xavi received 25 trophies in his 17 years as a Barcelona first-crew participant. GUSTAU NACARINO (REUTERS)
Before joining Al Sadd in 2015, to begin with as a player, Xavi gathered a then-membership-file 767 appearances in all competitions for Barcelona. The mark has due to the fact that been exceeded with the aid of Messi, who played 778 instances for Barça before his summer departure. Xavi also made 61 appearances for Barça B, the club’s 2nd group, between the 1997/ninety eight and 1999/2000 campaigns.
The midfielder scored eighty five times for Barça’s first group, and provided 185 assists. His slick, brief, unerring passing capability memorably persuaded the tremendous Spanish TV commentator Andrés Montés to nickname him ‘Humphrey Bogart’ - a connection with the movie celebrity’s well-known line “play it again, Sam” within the 1942 traditional Casablanca.
Capped 133 instances through Spain, Xavi was a key part of the Spanish aspect that received the 2010 World Cup and the 2008 and 2012 European Championships, and his exploits for each membership and country saw him finish third inside the balloting for the Ballon d’Or on three occasions - in 2009, 2010 and 2011. He also located 0.33 within the walking for the 2009 FIFA World Player of the Year award.
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