The Spanish football legend will end his career in the coming days.
On October 8, Andrés Iniesta will officially no longer be a professional footballer. According to the media Reliefthis is the date on which the Iberian midfielder will announce his retirement. Information confirmed by the player in person on his Twitter account.
Trained in FC
BarceloneIniesta spent the vast majority of his career with the Catalan club. With this, he notably won the Champions League four times (2006, 2009, 2011 and 2015) and the Liga nine times.
Iniesta, the circle is complete
In 2018, the native of Fuentealbilla left Barça to try
an adventure in Japan, at Vissel Kobe. Since last season, he has worn the colors of the Emirates Club (Emirati first division). At 40, this will be his last club experience. “I feel like I would like to continue playing football, until I feel the time to stop is right, I will try to play. I would also like to obtain my coaching title and see what the future holds for me,” he confided recently, on the sidelines of an event in Barcelona.
In the national team, he had already hung up his boots in 2018, after the elimination of Spain in the round of 16 of the World Cup in Russia, by the organizing country. Iniesta is to date the fourth most capped player at La Roja, behind Iker Casillas, Sergio Ramos and Xavi.
