Xavi Hernández

Xavi is, for me, the closest thing football has to a thinking machine. Born in Terrassa and standing only 170 cm, he proved that vision and timing beat physical dominance every time. His passing seemed to bend the geometry of the pitch, and his partnership with Barcelona and Spain defined an era of possession football that everyone else spent years trying to copy. The Princess of Asturias Award confirms a status bordering on national treasure. I have always preferred the quiet conductor to the flashy dribbler, the player who controls a match with a single pass. Xavi is my platonic ideal of a midfielder.

Name (English)

Xavi Hernández

Name (Japanese)

シャビ

Reading

しゃび

Born

January 25, 1980 (age 46)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Monkey

Origin

Terrassa, Barcelona Province, Spain

Height

170 cm

Occupation

association football coach / association football player

Awards & achievements

• 2012 Princess of Asturias Award for Sports
• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Sports Merit
• Gold Medal of the Royal Order of Sports Merit

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/xavi/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xavi%20(footballer%2C%20born%201980)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%83%93%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%83%8A%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17500

Tags

• Barcelona Province
• association football coach
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-11

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