Andres Iniesta he is retiring. The footballer who scored the most important goal in the history of Spain inside 2010 World Cup He said goodbye to football at the age of 40. After a season in the United Arab Emirates, and six years in Vissel Kobe of Japan, Iniesta announces his retirement and This leaves an irreparable hole in Spanish football.
The footballer born in Sourcealbilla announced this Tuesday in Barcelona, during an official event led by the FC Barcelonawhich puts an end to his sporting career, which was already expected after the progress made last week. Andres Iniesta He officially says goodbye to football at the age of 40 and with his farewell the most brilliant scene in Spanish football ends. A farewell event during which he was accompanied by Joan Laporta, Xavi, Piqué, Sergi Roberto, Bojan and even Hansi Flick.
Andres Iniesta He developed his career mainly in the Barcelonaa club he joined when he was still a child. He left his Sourcealbilla native leaving Albaceteclub in which he shone Brunetteway of La Masiawhere he trained and climbed until he made the first jump with the help of Van Gaal in 2002.
From there, his growth was brutal, until he reached the high point of his career with Pep Guardiola on the bench Barcelona. Andres Iniesta He began to collect titles and in his personal list, four stand out. Championstwo European CupsA World or new Suspenders. Almost nothing. But we must not forget individual rewards like that of Best player of Euro 2012 or like his six appearances in the UEFA Team of the Year.
Despite the number of titles and awards he has, Andres Iniesta I couldn’t take the Golden Ball. That of Sourcealbilla He’s been nominated as many as eight times, but he had to settle into that magical 2010 – where he made Spain world champion – with the silver ball to the detriment of his teammate Leon Messi.
In recent years, Iniesta – who retired from the Spanish team in 2018 – played six years in the team Japanese Vissel Kobewhere he could not win any titles, despite regular training, and in 2023 he signed for the Emirates Club of the United Arab Emirateswhere he played the last 20 matches of his professional career.
A magician hangs up his boots. A balloon genius retires. A footballer with capital letters leaves football who will be remembered for this goal in Stamford Bridge baptized as the Iniestazoso in the final of World where, during his celebration, the first thing he did was remember his friend Daniel Jarque or for this calm, calm and supportive personality that has always characterized him.
