Iniesta, the flag of the Barça more glorious of all time

It closes a very important stage in the history of the FC Barcelona and in the life of Andrés Iniesta. After 16 seasons of mutual successes, with 31 titles of by half, the manchego has decided to say goodbye like player of the Barça and set up a new adventure in the foreign football. Specifically, to the Superliga of China, that already was the destination of Javier Mascherano in winter.

This boy of Fuentealbilla that 16 years ago debuted with the first team of the FC Barcelona, now sees as it finishes the professional stage more intense of his life. In spite of that his list of winners elevates until the 31 titles dressing of Barcelona, Iniesta has given to the world of the football a lesson of as it can arrive to the highest with the humility by flag.

Andrés Iniesta will leave the FC Barcelona with a total of eight leagues and four Champions League like attainments more important. Curiously, the club only had won a League of Champions before the arrival of the manchego to the first team. Besides, it has won six Glasses of Rey, seven Supercopas of Spain, three World-wide of Clubs and three Supercopas of Europe.

In total, 31 titles, a record figure in the FC Barcelona only equalised by Leo Messi, that could surpass to the midfield player manchego if it obtains more trophies in the next seasons. However, the legacy of Andrés Iniesta like player will remain for ever, no only by his formidable football, but also by his values.

The stage that closes with the course of Iniesta leaves to the of Fuentealbilla like the flag of a successful team based in the confidence in the basic football, in the quarry arisen of a Masia that has given his fruits in the last decades and that has given back to the FC Barcelona in the place that corresponded him in the diagram of the world-wide football.

Thank you, Don Andrés

Andrés Iniesta has been a fundamental footballer from his arrival to the first team. It debuted with Louis Go Gaal, although it began to be a footballer determinant to the orders of another Dutch technician: Frank Rijkaard. With him, the manchego began to do a gap in the team, first like revulsivo and later like a more usual player in the alignments.

His big stage of splendour arrived with Pep Guardiola in the bench. The one of Santpedor knew to squeeze to the maximum the qualities of Iniesta and, from here, consecrated like one of the best footballers of the world and like one of the best midfield players of all time. Maybe, the best. From here, it began to be fundamental for all the technicians that had him to his orders, even for the ones of the Spanish selection.

The midfield player of the FC Barcelona has been a key footballer in all the successes harvested by the team so much in the present decade as in the past, by what only fits to respect his decision to leave and appreciate him all what has done by the club during the years that has dressed of Barcelona. Thank you By everything, Don Andrés.