ANDRéS INIESTA BIOGRAPHY

Andrés Iniesta is a Spanish footballer who plays for the Spanish national squad and the Spanish club 'FC Barcelona.' He was the captain of 'FC Barcelona.' Born in a little town of the Albacete area of Spain, he joined the club 'Albacete Balompié' as a child, before being found by operators from 'Barcelona.'
Name: Andrés Iniesta
Father: José Antonio Iniesta
Mother: María Luján
Birthday: May 11, 1984
Born In: Fuentealbilla
Famous As: Footballer
Height: 1.71 M
Spouse/Ex-: Anna Ortiz (M. 2012)

Andrés Iniesta Early life

Iniesta's childhood profession started in the Albacete Balompié foundation which the youthful footballer participated in 1994 after a preliminary. Amid two years Andrés rehearsed in the club's foundation just as played in matches for the club's childhood group. In 1996, Iniesta was spotted by FC Barcelona scouts who, in their turn, welcomed him on preliminary to the club. After a preliminary match scouts had no uncertainty Andrés should join the FC Barcelona foundation. Till 2000 Andrés Iniesta has been a standout amongst the best institute understudies of his age which allowed him a chance to sign an expert contract with the club.

Club Career

Barcelona

Andrés Iniesta made his introduction in 2004, and in his first season for them, he just missed one amusement for his group. He scored twice and assumed an immense job in 'Barcelona's triumph in the 'La Liga.' Being a midfielder, his job was less about scoring objectives and progressively about being defensive.Andrés was later appraised as the association's most steady player and accomplished the fifth spot on the 2009 'FIFA Player of the Year' list. Despite the fact that he stayed harmed for a large portion of the period, he never missed any vital matches. In the 2010– 2011 season, he was the sprinter up in the race for the 'Ballon d'Or' grant and accomplished the third spot in 2012.

In 2013, he marked another agreement with 'Barcelona,' for a long time, and was made the commander in the next year. In the finals of the 2015 'UEFA Champions League,' he scored the triumphant objective and was named the 'Man of the Match.' 'Barcelona' turned into the first-since forever club to have won the treble of the residential class, the 'European Cup,' and the household container, twice. Andrés was one of the seven 'Barcelona' players who were a piece of the treble-winning groups.

International career

In 2001, he helped his group win the 'UEFA European Under-16 Championship'. He likewise helped his national group win the 'European Under-19 Championship.' In 2003, he was a key piece of the group that achieved the finals of the 'FIFA World Youth Championship' however was thumped out in the finals.To everyone's amazement, he was called upon to lead the Spanish squad in the 2006 'World Cup' and later spoken to his group in the 'UEFA Euro 2008,' where he was incorporated into the 'Group of the Tournament.' He passed up the 2009 'FIFA Confederation Cup' because of damage.

His greatest profession accomplishment was amid the 2010 'FIFA World Cup.' As he played eminently to fix a spot for his group in the finals, he wound up one of the main contenders for the 'Brilliant Ball' grant. His group was to confront the Netherlands in the last match. The match was moving toward a draw when Andrés scored the triumphant objective in the 116th moment. Spain won its first-historically speaking 'World Cup,' and Andrés was named the 'Man of the Match' for his splendid execution.

Achievements

World Cup
European Championship
Champions League
Spanish Cup
UEFA Super Cup
Spanish Supercup
FIFA Club World Cup

List of international goals scored by Andrés Iniesta
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	7 February 2007	Old Trafford, Manchester, England	England	1–0	1–0	Friendly
2	28 March 2007	Iberostar Stadium, Palma, Spain	Iceland	1–0	1–0	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
3	8 September 2007	Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavik, Iceland	Iceland	1–1	1–1	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
4	17 November 2007	Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid, Spain	Sweden	2–0	3–0	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
5	25 October 2008	King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium	Belgium	1–1	2–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
6	25 June 2010	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria, South Africa	Chile	2–0	2–1	2010 FIFA World Cup
7	11 July 2010	FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	Netherlands	1–0	1–0	2010 FIFA World Cup Final
8	12 October 2010	Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland	Scotland	2–0	3–2	UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
9	2 September 2011	kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland	Chile	1–2	3–2	Friendly
10	29 February 2012	La Rosaleda Stadium, Málaga, Spain	Venezuela	1–0	5–0	Friendly
11	30 May 2014	Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium, Seville, Spain	Bolivia	2–0	2–0	Friendly
12	5 September 2015	Carlos Tartiere Stadium, Oviedo, Spain	Slovakia	2–0	2–0	UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
13	11 November 2017	La Rosaleda Stadium, Málaga, Spain	Costa Rica	5–0	5–0	Friendly