"Xavier
Hernandez" redirects here. For the former Major League Baseball player, see Xavier Hernandez (baseball).
This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or
paternal family name isHernández and the second or maternal
family name is Creus.
Since making his
international debut in 2000, he has been capped 119
times for theSpanish national team, with whom he won UEFA Euro 2008, 2010 World Cup and theUEFA Euro 2012.
He was named Player of the Tournament by UEFA at UEFA Euro 2008.[3] Xavi has won more
trophies than any other Spanish player.[4] Xavi has received
five Ballon d'Or nominations, and finished in third place in 2009, 2010 and 2011. Xavi has been awarded the IFFHS World's Best
Playmaker for 4 years: 2008,2009,2010,2011 and he was runner-up to Iniesta in
2012. Xavi has been voted into the UEFA Team of the Year 5 times:
2008,09,10,11,2012. In 2011, Xavi was runner up to Lionel Messi for the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award. Along
with fellow Spanish players Iker Casillas, Carlos Puyol and Andres Iniesta,
Xavi is one of a very select group of players who have won all major club and
national championship titles.
"Xavier Hernandez" redirects here. For the former Major League Baseball player, see Xavier Hernandez (baseball).
This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or
paternal family name isHernández and the second or maternal
family name is Creus.
Xavier "Xavi"
Hernández i Creus (Catalan: [ˈ(t)ʃaβi ərˈnandəz i
ˈkɾɛws], Spanish: [ˈtʃaβi erˈnandeθ i
ˈkɾeus]; born 25 January 1980), is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central midfielder for La Liga club FC Barcelona,
and the Spanish national team.
Xavi came through La Masia,
the Barcelona youth academy, at the age of 11. He made his first-team debut in
18 August 1998. Since then he has played 697 matches, scored 78 goals and made
more than 180 assists for over 50 players. Xavi is the first player in the FC
Barcelona's history to play 150 international matches.[2] He was an integral
part of the sextuple-winning Barcelona side in 2009, the only time which a club
has achieved six titles in a year.
Since making his
international debut in 2000, he has been capped 119
times for theSpanish national team, with whom he won UEFA Euro 2008, 2010 World Cup and theUEFA Euro 2012.
He was named Player of the Tournament by UEFA at UEFA Euro 2008.[3] Xavi has won more
trophies than any other Spanish player.[4] Xavi has received
five Ballon d'Or nominations, and finished in third place in 2009, 2010 and 2011. Xavi has been awarded the IFFHS World's Best
Playmaker for 4 years: 2008,2009,2010,2011 and he was runner-up to Iniesta in
2012. Xavi has been voted into the UEFA Team of the Year 5 times:
2008,09,10,11,2012. In 2011, Xavi was runner up to Lionel Messi for the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award. Along
with fellow Spanish players Iker Casillas, Carlos Puyol and Andres Iniesta,
Xavi is one of a very select group of players who have won all major club and
national championship titles.
