FACTS ON THE BEST BARCELONA PLAYERS

by David Rapu

Artwork: DAVID RAPU

Joined May 2016
Published Books 5

MESSI

His full name is Luis Lionel Andres Messi, Messi was born on June 24, 1987 in Rosario, Argentina.

Messi shares his birthplace with the Argentinian revolutionary Che Guevera,His family is of middle-class Italian origin. His father, Jorge, was a steelworker, and he also coached the local youth football team.

Messi was not very healthy and nutritious in his childhood days like the other boys around. He was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency which was stopping his normal growth rate at a tender age of 11. His parents could not afford his treatment, which was $900 a month.

NEYMAR

His full name is Neymar da Silva Santos Junior, He inherited his name from his father, who is a former footballer and became his son’s advisor as Neymar’s talents began to grow.

Neymar was born on February 5, 1992 in Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil,He played futsal and street pickup games growing up in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and began his career playing for Santos’s junior team when he was 11. In 2003, Neymar moved with his family to São Vicente, where he began playing for youth side Portuguesa Santista. Neymar joined the Santos Academy in 2003 where he perfected his skills.

XAVI

Xavi is widely regarded to be one of the all-time great midfielders and has been integral to Barca’s dominance in modern times. He can effortlessly command the central areas of the pitch, and his abilities in this area and phenomenal vision and passing ability have earned him the nickname “The Puppet Master”. Along with Messi, Iniesta and Busquets, this group of players mastered the tiki-taka style of play and this team is widely considered to be one of the best to ever play the game.

It has been a phenomenal 17 years for Xavi Hernandez, who recently made his final Nou Camp appearance and was unable to hold back his tears in an emotional moment. His work at Barcelona is not quite finished yet though, and he has the opportunity to go out on an extremely high note should they complete (another) famous treble.

RONALDINHO

Ronaldinho Gaúcho one of the top players in Brazil , today he is playing for the Mexico football league club “Querétaro F.C.” he is well know for his dribbling and skills in football . He has won some of the major events during his career. He mostly played on the position of the “Attacking midfielder” for the football clubs.

Ronaldinho professional career started from 1998 with Grêmio where he scored 21 goals in 52 matches . In 2001 PSG signed Ronaldinho on 5 year deal on €5 million transfer which is record transfer. He scored 17 goals in 55 matches he later become under the spotlight of Barcelona transfer. Ronaldinho best career began.

Andres Iniesta

Andres Iniesta was born on 11th May 1984 in the small village of Fuentealbilla to Jose and Mario Iniesta. Like many Spanish kids Iniesta took up football from an early age and signed up for a seven a side team called Albacete Balompie. Iniesta performed so brilliantly that he soon attracted the attention of some of Spain’s top clubs. The youngster originally wanted to sign up for Real Madrid but his parents feared for his safety which caused Iniesta to decide against joining Los Blancos. However Iniesta’s parents knew Enrique Orizaola – a youth team coach for FC Barcelona and he persuaded the youngster to join the Catalans.

Iniesta found it extremely difficult to adjust to life in La Masia, Barcelona’s youth academy, and often cried a lot or kept to himself but eventually settled in.

Carles Puyol

Carles Puyol is one of the greatest defenders to have graced the beautiful game. The Barcelona legend has won several honours during his long career that spanned nearly 16 years. He was a one-club man and an inspiration to his teammates. The players has won several titles with Barcelona. He has in his trophy cabinet 6 La Liga titles, 3 Champions Leagues, and 2 FIFA Club World Cups. He also won the FIFA World Cup with Spain as well as the Euros.

Puyol has always been a gentle giant and he has been a brilliant character on and off the field. His professionalism is admired by many but he also a very caring and giving person. In 2011, his teammate Eric Abidal was diagnosed with cancer that got a lot of media attention.

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