Known as: Xavi
Surname: Hernandez Creus
Firstname: Xavier
Country: Spain
Date of birth: 1980-01-25
Birthplace: Terrasa
Height: 170 cm
Weight: 68.0 kg
Playing Career
Position: Midfielder
Club: Barcelona (since 1998)
International appearances: 132
International goals: 13
International debut
15/11/2000, Spain-Netherlands (1-2)
Last international appearance
07/06/2014, El Salvador-Spain (0-2)
Playing Honours
International
1 World Cup (2010), second round (2006), quarter-finalist (2002), 14 matches, 0 goals
2 European Championships (2008, 2012), first round (2004), 11 matches, 1 goal
Confederations Cup: final (2013), 3rd (2009), 7 matches, 4 goals
Club
3 Champions Leagues (2006, 2009, 2011)
2 FIFA Club World Cups (2009, 2011)
2 European Supercups (2009, 2011)
7 Spanish Championships (1999, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013)
2 Spanish Cups (2009, 2012)
6 Spanish Supercups (2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013)
Other honours
1 Under-20 World Championships (1999)
1 Olympic silver medal (2000)
Best player at European Championships (2008)
Beautiful lessons, beautiful game
They call him the mastermind, the professor, the machine and many other things too, and Xavi is without doubt the instigator of a golden age for Barcelona and Spain, who he has led to unprecedented honors. With a World Cup, two Euros, three Champions Leagues and seven Spanish titles he is the passing virtuoso that grinds the opposition down and is so slick ex-Spain coach Luis Aragones said it almost looked like he was playing in a tuxedo. Diego Maradona once said each of his games was a beautiful football lesson. He has made more than 700 of those lessons for Barcelona and more than 130 for Spain.