Andres Iniesta Biography - Spanish Footballer

[Music] andres iniesta he is a Spanish footballer he was born on May 11th 1984 in Fuente Leela Spain his father's name is Jose Antonio Iniesta and mother's name is Maria liuyan his father was a well known businessman in Elba seat at the age of 10 his father enrolled him at the Elvis 8 youth academy two years later he caught the attention of big Spanish clubs for the first time his father's connections with the management of FC Barcelona had Andres being sent for a trial Andres was a shy child and moving to Barcelona was not an easy process for him he wanted to leave but his father convinced him he soon started practicing and turned into the best player in the Academy and became the captain of their under-15 squad [Music] under his captaincy he led his team to win the night premier Cup in 1999 where he was also named the player of the tournament in 2001 he helped his team win the UEFA European under-16 championship he also helped his national team win the European under-19 championship in 2003 he was a key part of the team that reached the finals of the fifth World Youth Championship but was knocked out in the finals he was included in the FIFA all-star team at the end of the tournament eventually joining the main squad at Barcelona Andres made as debut in 2004 he captained his team in the preseason of 2006 to 2007 and helped his team win the Joan Gamper trophy surprisingly he was called upon to leave the Spanish squad in the 2006 World Cup in 2008 he signed another contract with Barcelona which meant he would be with the team till 2014 he was included in the team of the tournament in the UEFA Euro 2008 in the semi-finals of the 2009 Champions League against Chelsea he scored a goal in the final minute to drag the game to a draw the team reached the final and beat Manchester United to lift the trophy Andres was later rated as the league's most consistent player and attained the fifth spot on the 2009 FIFA Player of the Year list in the 2010 to 2011 season he was the runner-up in the race for the Ballon d'Or award and achieved the 3rd place in 2012 he became one of the leading contenders for the Golden Ball award at the 2010 FIFA World Cup his team was to face the Netherlands in the final match Andres scored the winning goal in the 116th minute and Spain won its first ever World Cup he was named the man of the match for his brilliant performance in the 2011 to 2012 season he scored in crucial matches to help Barcelona win the Supercopa de españa title in the 2011 la liga he led barcelona is the club went on a record undefeated streak of 51 matches in the 2012 Champions League he scored in the quarterfinals and the semi-finals but his team knocked out he was also chosen as the youif a 2012 player of his season in 2013 he signed another contract with Barcelona for five years and was made the captain in the following year at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup he was included in the team of the tournament and was awarded with a silver ball award given to the second best player in e esta started all three matches for Spain at the 2014 World Cup winning his 100th cap in the team's final group match against Australia in the finals of the 2015 UEFA Champions League he scored the winning goal and was named the man of the match during the 1st clásico of the 2015 to 2016 season on 21 November Iniesta became only the third Barcelona player to receive the plaus from Real Madrid fans at the Santiago bernabéu [Music] forever Barcelona signed a contract with Andres that stated they would retain him for the remainder of his career despite signing a lifetime contract on 27 April 2018 Iniesta announced he would be leaving Barcelona by the end of the season Andres Iniesta started dating Ana Ortiz in 2008 the couple finally got married four years later in 2012 the couple has three children some people like you some people don't in the end you just have to be yourself Andres Iniesta