Posts Tagged “Pep Guardiola”
Nov
09
2009
 
Best Football Academy in SpainPosted by: Mr.Football in Football Sites and The Best ArticlesApparently they have a total of approximately 260 youth players learning their trade here - Ninety percent of them are Spanish and more than 50 percent Catalans. In fact the current Barca team have 12 first team players who have come from the academy. There are several youngsters that had lived at La Masia have gone on to play for the first team, such as Josep “Pep” Guardiola (academy years 1984-90), Ivan De la Pe a (1991-94), Carles Puyol (1994-98), Andres Iniesta (1996-2001), V ctor Valdes (1996-2000) and Lionel Messi (2000-04). Pep was touted as La Masia’s greatest product. A charismatic player who played 43 caps for Spain and won a gold medal at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. He led the club to six La Liga titles, one Champions Cup in 1992 and two Spanish Cups. Puyol, a native Catalunyan, is the club current skipper and heading towards his 250th game for the club. However not all the graduates of La Masia established themselves at Barcelona and some have moved to other clubs to a … Tags: 1992 Olympics, Andres Iniesta, Barcelona, Best Football, Caps, Carles Puyol, Catalans, Champions Cup, Ctor, Football Academy, Gold Medal, Graduates, Ivan, Lionel Messi, Olympics, Pep Guardiola, Skipper, Spain, Valdes, YoungstersThe Catalan player renewed his contract, which now expires in 2014, and is looking to brake records in appearances in Blaugrana shirt. Some believed it was unnecessary for his home club to offer him such a lengthy extension but any Barca fan will surely be pleased to see this player retire at the same place where he made his first footsteps. Player himself spoke recently about his feat but stayed modest in his words: “A symbol of the club’s history? Maybe I`ll start to think about these things when I retire. Because now, I’m just concentrated on winning more titles with the club” First cap for Xavi came more than 10 years ago when Barca former manager, Louis van Gaal, gave him a chance vs. Mallorca when injuries of todays coach, Pep Guardiola, and Albert Celades prompted his debut. “I just thought about winning,” Xavi recalls. Since then, began a brilliant career that saw him play in 299 matches and overtake the legends such as Joan Segarra and Juan Asensi In his 10 years with FC Barc … Tags: 10 Years, Albert Celades, Barc, Breaking Records, Brilliant Career, Catalan, Coach, Debut, First Cap, Footsteps, Legends, Louis Van Gaal, Pep Guardiola, Recalls, Segarra, Xavi
May
18
2009
funny football team namesPosted by: Mr.Football in Football Sites and The Best ArticlesInteresting Websites : |
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