In addition to his last game with the club he grew up in, these are Gerard Pique’s most notable achievements in his club career, aside from the Spanish national team.
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Pique played his last match for Barcelona against Almeria (Web)
Today it has become difficult to see players who continue to play in the clubs they started their careers with since childhood. However, Gerard Pique responded to the call as soon as his Barcelona team requested it.
Pique was born on February 2, 1987 (35 years old) and began his career at the Barcelona Academy “La Masia”, one of the most important academies in the world for the graduation of talents.
Pique was among the youth groups of La Masia, from the under 16 team to the under 19 team in 2003. The following year, the young Spanish defender attracted the attention of Manchester United scouts, so he was asked by the coach. ” legend “, Sir Alex Ferguson, and asked to buy his contract, and this is what really happened, when Manchester United signed Pique for £ 5.25 million in 2004.
Pique played with Manchester United for 4 years, during which time he won numerous titles, moving on loan to Real Zaragoza in 2006, then returning to the “Red Devils” the following year.
The year 2008 marked the end of Pique’s era with Manchester United, and his move to Barcelona, and here are the most important figures before the start of his new era with “Bulugrana”:
Pique played 23 games with Manchester United, during which he scored two goals and provided a decisive pass, and with Real Zaragoza he played 28 games, during which he scored 3 goals.
The Spanish defender has won numerous titles with Manchester United, including the Champions League in 2008, the English Premier League in 2008, as well as the Community Shield Cup in 2007 and the League Cup in 2006.
Historic pique with Barcelona
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Pique won the Champions League with Barcelona 3 times (web)
Pique left Manchester United in July 2008, at the request of his childhood team, Barcelona, moved to Blaugrana for £ 5 million and in his first season with the team reached the historic hex, becoming one of the 4 players who have reached the Champions League for two years in a row with different clubs, such as Marcel Desailly, Paulo Sousa and Samuel Eto’o.
In 2008, Pique was among the most important players on the team of the Spanish manager, Pep Guardiola, who led the team to the historic six. Next to him were Puyol and Abidal Alves, and ahead of them Busquets, Xavi and Iniesta, and led by Lionel Messi, Samuel Eto’o and Thierry Henry, this team was terrifying for all European clubs and broke many records.
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Pique has always remained at Barcelona and has repeatedly stated that he cannot imagine himself wearing another club’s shirt, so He preferred to retire and not move to another teamAlthough he may play in other leagues, such as many players such as Giorgio Chiellini, Gareth Bale and others, he has not changed his beliefs even after receiving a lot of criticism recently for the drop in his level and booed by the fans, but That Pique received a standing ovation in his retirement match against AlmeriaAt the Spotify Camp Nou stadium.
Pique’s era is over, but his successes with the team are not over, and here are his most important stats in the 14 years he spent with the first team:
He played 615 games in all competitions, during which he scored 53 goals and provided 15 assists. He received 154 yellow cards and was sent off with a red card 4 times.
Pique has won many titles with Barcelona, as follows:
– La Liga 8 times, years: 2009-2010-2011-2013-2015-2016-2018-2019.
– Copa del Rey 7 times, years: 2009-2012-2015-2016-2017-2018-2021.
– Spanish Super Cup 6 times, years: 2010-2011-2012-2014-2017-2019.
– European Champions League 3 times, years: 2009-2011-2015.
– European Super Cup 3 times, years: 2010-2012-2016.
– Club World Cup 3 times, years: 2009-2011-2015.
Pique and the international career
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Pique won the World Cup with Spain in 2010 (web)
On an international level, Pique was one of the pillars of the defense of the Spanish national team, along with Puyol and Sergio Ramos.
Pique began his international career in February 2009, when the coach of the La Roja national team of the time, Vicente del Bosque, called him.
Pique played 105 games for Spain, scored 5 goals and won the World Cup in 2010, which is the only title in the history of Spain in the World Cup, in addition to the European Championship title in 2012.
With the end of Pique’s history with Barcelona as a player, is it possible to see Pique as the team’s manager in the future? Or does Pique have other ambitions represented by his candidacy for the presidency of Barcelona in the coming years?
