Andres Iniesta Profile

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Full Name   : Andres Iniesta Lujan
Place of Birth   : Fuentealbilla, Spain
Date of Birth   : May 11, 1984
Nationality   : Spain
Position   : Midfielder
Playing in the Club : Barcelona

Andres Iniesta Lujan is a Spanish professional football player who was born on May 11, 1984 in Fuentealbilla, Albacete. The player who plays as a midfielder is playing in Barcelona and becomes part of the Spanish national team.

When junior, Iniesta playing for local team in his hometown, Albacete. In 1996, Iniestamoved to Barcelona and joined the junior team with Barcelona B since the 2000-01season. Iniesta is a graduate of La Masia academy, contemporaries with Arsenal star,Cesc Fabregas.

When Barcelona was trained by Louis Van Gaal, Iniesta had the opportunity to makeBarca debut in the senior team on October 29, 2002 during match against Club Bruges(Belgium) in the Champions League.

In his first season at Barcelona's senior team, Iniesta appeared 11 times in one seasonand became deputy Brazilian star player, Ronaldinho.

In the 2008-09 Champions League, Barcelona's Iniesta became a hero after scoring alate goal against Chelsea in the semi-finals to bring Barcelona qualify for the final inRome against Manchester United.

achievement
- Champion Spanish League: 2004-2005, 2005-2006
- Champions League Champions: 2005-2006
- Champion European Super Cup: 2005-2006, 2006-2007
- European Cup Winner: 2008
- Champion U-18 European Championship: 2001
- Champion U-19 European Championship: 2002

Individual titles:
- Euro 2008 Team of the tournament
- UEFA Team of the Year: 2009