Beyond all doubt, the injury of the captain of the FC Barcelona, Andrés Iniesta, in the gone of the Supercopa of Spain was a vase of cold water for the fans culé. However, this did not prevent that the team culé have heaved like Supercampeón Spanish and have debuted with victory in front of the Real Betis. And neither it has stopped to the Federation of Crags of the Football Club Barcelona of Castile-La Mancha.

And it is that as already it could know does some months, said crag had initiated his campaign in favour that the next month of January of 2017 the midfield player Andrés Iniesta was distinguished with the Balloon of Gold 2016. Many have been the means that have spoken of this in the last months and said federation has been the first that has wanted to head the candidature of the of Fuentealbilla by the prize.

For this, between other a lot of things, stand out the collective and individual prizes that the interior has gone harvesting in his long stage like professional footballer. Besides, his experience and the have contested from youngster in the most important championships of the world also do him clear candidate to achieve it.

According to these, Iniesta has showed from very young be a player in all the senses, ordered in the game, with clear and precise ideas, assisting always to his mates, creating football and doing enjoy to big and small.

The crags undertook what call a "trip beside the civil associations, social and sportive, public and private entities, media, and characters of the public life to the sportive and human excellence". Also they remember all what has reached to date the midfield player:

-653 parties played, 65 goals, 39.300 minutes played, 108 assistances, 27 trophies and 90% of tarpaulin in the passes. 4 Glasses of Rey, 6 Supercopas of Spain, 7 Leagues, 4 Champions , 2 Eurocopas, 3 Supercopas of Europe, 3 World-wide of Clubs and 1 Glass of the World.

Also they stand out the individual distinctions:

  • -Better Player of the Eurocopa 2012
  • -Better Player in Europe of the UEFA 2012
  • -Team of the tournament of the Eurocopa 2008, 2012
  • -Team of the Stars of the Glass of the World 2010
  • -Nominated to the FIFA BALLOON OF GOLD in 2009, 2010, 2011,2012,2013,2014, 2015
  • -FIFA BALLOON OF SILVER in 2010
  • -FIFA BALLOON OF BRONZE in 2012
  • -XI World-wide FIFA/FIFPRO 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
  • -Team OF THE YEAR of the UEFA 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015
  • -Ideal team of the League of Champions, 2015 and 2016
  • -XI Ideal of the Spanish League, 2016
  • -Better player of Spain in the league 2009,
  • -Better centre campista of the Spanish League in 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014.
  • -Prize IFFHS-Better constructor of game of the world, 2012 and 2013,
  • -It is in the actuality the Player with more titles of the F.C. Barcelona: (28)
  • -Spanish player with more titles (31), adding those that has achieved with his club (28) and with the Spanish selection (3).