An eternal culé: The legacy left by Gerard Piqué at Barça

The world of the football 'shook' during the afternoon of this Thursday when Gerard Hammered announced the end of his cycle like player of the FC Barcelona and like professional footballer. Through a video published in his social networks, the defender informed that it will close his stage in the Spotify Camp Nou and, as it had promised in some occasion, will not go back to dress another T-shirt that was not the Barcelona, by what his history inside the terrains of game will finish to finals of this year.

In spite of that the present season had been very atypical for the central, the legacy that leaves in the City Condal will be eternal. Culé From the 'cradle', the defender joined to the club from the inferior, where was mate of other legends blaugranas like Leo Messi or Cesc Fàbregas. With you win to test in the elite quickly, the Catalan put course to Manchester to play in the United. In Old Trafford could not settle, and after a pair of seasons, with cession to the Saragossa of by half, went back to his house.

The defender landed in Barcelona beside Pep Guardiola, the one who assumed the charge of technical director after the exit of Frank Rijkaard, and the barcelonismo did not imagine what was for beginning. In the first season of both like members of the first team, the Barça consecrated like the best team of the world and began a 'adventure' of attainments and joy. In that first year, the culés did with the 'sextete', being 'Geri' a key piece in spite of being his campaign debut.

From here from now on, I Hammered it installed like a 'indisputable' for all the trainers that went through the bench blaugrana, conforming a legendary pair with Carles Puyol, accompanying to big players like Javier Mascherano and being the mentor of big promises like Samuel Umtiti, Clément Lenglet and Eric García, among others. Although it never was the first captain, his role like leader of changing room was of vital importance in all the successes achieved by the club during his stage like player.

A list of winners 'envidiable'

Along his 15 seasons like footballer blaugrana, the Catalan raised the friolera figure of 30 titles!. I hammered it saves in his vitrinas 3 Champions League, 8 Leagues, 7 Glasses of Rey, 3 World-wide of Clubs and 3 Supercopas of Europe, with a main paper in all and each one of them. Besides, it has contested 615 parties, being the defender that more meetings has played in all the history of the Barça and has celebrated 53 goals, with 16 assistances in his have. A 'salvajada' of a defender of legend.

History of the Classical

In addition to his titles and statistical, in the memory of all the Catalans and madridistas will remain the 'salseo' that printed the central to the Classical. The Madrid was the rival predilecto of the footballer, whose 'manita' iconic is in the 'walls' and in the memory of all the fans culé. After the 0-4 achieved in the Bernabéu, the '3' tuiteó the already famous "We plough back", and although they could not repeat the 'feat' in the last visit to Chamartín, the true is that the presence of Gerard in the duels in front of the Madrid will be extrañada.

A culé eternal

Further that his stage like footballer of the Barça will come to an end, the true is that I Hammered wrote his name in golden letters in the history of the institution. The central was example of barcelonismo, defending at all times to the club in the good and in the no so good and showing be the more culé ofall . Now, his adventure in the terrain of game will have his closing on 31 December when his retreat do effective, but remains the certainty that, sooner or later, the legendary '3' will return.