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My Take
Pique earns my respect twice over. As a centre-back he was the thinking man's defender, reading the game two passes ahead and collecting 37 trophies along the way, which puts him among the most decorated players in history. But what truly interests me is his second act. Founding the Kings League and reinventing how younger audiences consume football takes the same anticipation he showed on the pitch, applied to business. Few athletes transition from playing the game to redesigning it entirely. He strikes me as someone who was never just a footballer, but an entrepreneur who happened to defend brilliantly for Barcelona.
Overview
Gerard Piqué Bernabeu (born 2 February 1987) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He is considered to be one of the greatest defenders of his generation and is one of the most decorated players with 37 trophies. In 2022, he founded the Kings League sports league based in Spain and eventually across several countries and regions.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Gerard Piqué
- Name (Japanese)
- ジェラール・ピケ
- Reading
- じぇらーる・ぴけ
- Born
- February 2, 1987 (age 39)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Rabbit
- Origin
- Barcelona, Barcelona Province, Spain
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / businessperson
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2010 UEFA Team of the Year
- 2011 UEFA Team of the Year
- 2012 UEFA Team of the Year
- 2009 Don Balón Award
- Gold Medal of the Royal Order of Sports Merit
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · Businessperson — see all → · More people from Spain →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.