Gerard Pique's Life and Career Journey in Football "the 10 best defenders in the last decade"

If footballovers, mention the 10 best defenders in the last decade, it seems the name Gerard Pique deserves to be included in the list. Pique is one of the keys to the success of the Matador and Barcelona teams in the past few years. His toughness as a defender can not be doubted. Then what is the story of Pique's life journey, consider the following story.

Gerard Pique Bernabeu was born on 2 February 1987, in Barcelona, Spain from a father named Joan and a mother named Monserrat.

Maybe it occurred to footballovers why there was a Bernabeu in Pique. As is known that he is a native of the Catalans and the Bernabeu himself became a rival legend of the Catalan city team.

Apparently, the name Bernabeu was taken from the name of his grandfather, Amador Bernabeu. Amador Bernabeu is the father of Pique's mother. He is the former vice president of Barcelona.

Pique was born into a rich family. His father is a businessman and lawyer, while his mother is a director of a leading hospital in Barcelona.

Pique is known as an emotional but caring person. Many say that Pique is a good listener.

When he was first able to walk, Pique had often kicked the ball. Long story short at the age of 17 months Pique had experienced unfortunate events, namely when he was playing ball on the porch of his grandparents, the ball came out of the house and pique tried to chase him, but he fell.

Piqué was unconscious. Then he must be treated at the hospital. His family was happy after two days in a coma, Pique finally recovered.

Join the Barcelona academy ......

Pique began to develop his interest in football at the age of 10 when he joined the La Masia academy. While at La Masia, Pique was known as a formidable player.

In his travels, he often won titles with the FC Barcelona youth team.

Gerard Pique developed very well while at La Masia academy. In fact, he often changes positions and is still able to show his prowess. As a defender, Pique is included in the player who is diligent in scoring goals.

Join Manchester United ...

After undergoing a career at La Masia academy, Pique flew to England to join Manchester United at the end of the 2003/04 season. Although known as a player who is easily adaptable, Pique experienced difficulties while at Old Trafford.

He found it difficult to compete with the formidable red demon defenders at that time.

In October 2004, he made his debut with Manchester United when he entered as a substitute against Crewe Alexandra in the Carling trophy.

In January 2005, he made his full debut with Manchester United against Exeter City in the FA cup competition. Then his debut in the English league occurred on 15 October 2005 against Sunderland.

At the start of the 2006/07 season, Manchester United lent themselves to la Liga club Real Zaragoza. Pique played 22 times with Gabriel Milito. There, he was plotted as a defensive midfielder.

When playing with the Spanish club that Pique did not get too much confidence. He is more often a bench warmer.

The following season, Pique returned to United and scored his first goal in the Champions League competition. Pique became one of the important actors in the United Nations 4-0 win against Dynamo Kyiv at Old Trafford.

Pique scored his second goal for Manchester United when they traveled to Italy to play AS Roma on December 12, 2007. Even so, Pique still felt unfortunate because he was unable to penetrate United's main squad.

Back to Barca ......

Finally on May 27, 2008 he signed a four-year contract with FC Barcelona. Pique feels happy because she can go back to her childhood team first.

He also claimed to be happy because he had played for the best team in England, Manchester United.

At FC Barcelona, Pique grew into an extraordinary figure. in his first season, Pique successfully made 45 appearances. Not only a top choice, he also managed to score 3 goals for La Blaugrana.

He managed to bring Barcelona won the Treble Winner in the 2008/09 season when fostered by Pep Guardiola.

Playing in the national team ...

Following his slick appearance with Barcelona, Pique was called up to the Spanish national team. He underwent his debut match on 11 February 2009 against England in the trial arena.

He also played against Turkey as a replacement for Carles Puyol, who was then injured in the 2010 world cup qualifying event. The match that was held at the Santiago Bernabeu at that time gave sweet memories for Pique. He scored the only goal of the matador team victory.

Pique also entered into the main squad of the Spanish national team who mentas at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. A duet with Carles Puyol at the heart of the defense, both of whom conceded just twice.

Melakoni final party against the Netherlands, Spain came out as world champion for the first time.

In the same year Pique also won an award as the best La Liga defender of the 2009/10 season.

Sweet story with Shakira ……

In addition to the sweet story with the matador team, Pique also found true love there. Is Shakira, an international singer who sang the song Waka-waka at the 2010 World Cup, successfully conquered Pique's heart.

Pique felt in love with the Colombian singer since he first saw her. After asking for their telephone numbers, they then communicated with each other and finally formed a serious relationship.

Having little chance to meet the woman he adored, Pique promised Shakira to win the World Cup. And indeed, even the Spanish man kept his promise by becoming a champion while realizing his dream to meet with Shakira.

The story of Pique's relationship with Shakira at that time was highlighted by various media in the world. In 2011, Pique and Shakira formalized the relationship in marriage. From the results of their marriage, they were blessed with two children.

But you know, even though her boyfriend is a singer, Pique claimed that her favorite singer was Lady Gaga. Besides Lady Gaga, Pique is also a fan of the famous Irish band, U2.

His favorite singer and band is often a choice when he is enjoying a relaxing time. Pique also said that the song list was filled by his favorite musicians.

After successfully winning the World Cup, Pique returned to Barcelona. In 2011, Pique became part of the team that won the Champions League trophy, at which time Barcelona successfully stopped the resistance of Manchester United in the final with a score of 3-1.

Continuing his golden journey, Pique made a duet with Sergio Ramos in the back line of the Spanish national team that won the European Cup in 2012. In the event Pique entered the ranks of the best teams.

Because of his toughness in maintaining the team's defense, Pique is on par with German legend Franz Beckenbauer. It's no surprise that his fans dubbed Pique as Piquenbauer.

Until now, Pique is still a mainstay of FC Barcelona. Together with Barca he has won several prestigious titles such as the Spanish La Liga, the Copa del Rey, the European Champions League to the world cup between clubs.

While with La Furia Roja, Piqué announced his resignation from international football on 11 August 2018. He has made 102 appearances and scored 5 goals.

In addition, Pique also defended the Catalonia national team. As an autonomous region of Spain, Catalonia is not registered with FIFA or UEFA. However, their national team often hold trials. Now on March 25, 2019, Pique posted her 10th appearance with the Catalonia national team in a friendly match against Venezuela, where the Catalonia national team won 2-1.