Xavi

Spagna Vs. Italia (Spain Vs. Italy 1-0) Friendly Soccer Match - March 26, 2008

Xavi in 2008, photo by Prphotos.com

Birth Name: Xavier Hernández Creus

Place of Birth: Terrassa, Catalonia, Spain

Date of Birth: 25 January, 1980

Ethnicity: Spanish, Catalan

Xavi, or Xavi Hernández, is a Spanish professional footballer and manager. A midfielder, he played for Barcelona B, Barcelona, and Al Sadd, and the Spain national team and the Catalonia national team. He has managed Al Sadd and Barcelona. He is considered one of the greatest central midfielders of all time, and by some to be Spain’s greatest ever player.

Xavi is the son of Maria Mercè Creus Feliu and Joaquim Hernández López, a professional footballer, who played for Sabadell in the first division. He is of at least part Catalan ancestry. His brother is professional footballer and manager Óscar Hernández. Xavi is married to Núria Cunillera, with whom he has two children.

2 Responses

  1. bablah says:

    His mother is Maria Mercè Creus Feliu.
    I don’t know about Creus, but Feliu is certainly a Catalan last name.

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