Gerard Piquet is a footballer whom fate took away from his hometown and club, but then allowed him to return to become one of the best players of our time. And now Piquet defends the colors of his native club, although at an early age he left him and managed to play for two other teams.
But this time the football player returned to his club for good and is not going to leave there.
Undervalued talent
Gerard Piquet was born in Barcelona in 1987, and he was written to become a football player, since his grandfather was the great and famous president of the local club Barcelona, which has always been one of the strongest in Spain. And young Piquet entered the club’s football academy, where he grew up in young talent. But when the guy turned 17, his abilities were seen abroad - Manchester United decided to buy Pique for a little more than 5 million euros. Then the leadership of “Barcelona” did not know which one was making a mistake.
Heyday at Manchester
Manchester United was considered an even greater formidable force in the European arena, so Gerard Piquet was happy to become part of such a club at such an early age. But it was too early to rejoice - naturally, the young footballer did not get a seat either in the base or in the reserve, but played out exclusively in the reserve - after all, Manchester United was one of the strongest clubs in Europe, so a 17-year-old boy on the field would have looked completely inappropriate.
In 2006, when Piquet turned 19 years old, the leadership of the “Red Devils” decided not to pickle such talent in the reserve team, but to send him to gain experience at home, not only to Barcelona, but to a smaller club so that he had a guaranteed game practice.
Homecoming
Of course, Gerard Piquet did not want to leave Manchester even on loan. He knew that in fifty percent of cases this meant a further sale, so he did not want to leave the club for even a year. But for his football development it was the best way out, so he spent the next season at Zaragoza. He constantly went out in the starting lineup and demonstrated excellent playing qualities, but this was not enough to stay in Manchester. At the end of the lease, Gerard was given another chance to prove himself, but the player seemed to the leadership of the English club clearly inappropriate. However, the Spaniard this year managed to win the Championship of England, the Super Bowl of England and even the Champions League together with the club, after which they decided to part with it. What was Pique's happiness when he found out that he could return to his native club, because there he was not at all considered inappropriate. “Barcelona” paid those 5 million, which she transferred 4 years ago, “Manchester United” and received the rights to the still young defender.
It is safe to say that the “red devils” still
bite their elbows from the realization that they missed such a great defender. Now, when they are going through a rather impressive crisis, a player like Piquet would be very useful to them. But fate turned out differently, and in fact, for a nominal fee, Piquet moved back to Barcelona.
Armored Spaniard
From the very first season, from the moment he returned to his native club, Gerard Piquet, whose biography was taking a new turn, got a place in the starting lineup and did not disappoint. He has demonstrated and continues to demonstrate an incredibly reliable and confident game, and his defensive actions become one of the main reasons why Barcelona miss so few goals. Piquet has been holding the season for the sixth consecutive season in a Catalan club, and during this time he and his team won an incredible number of trophies: 3 national championships, 2 Spanish Cups, 4 Spanish Super Cup, in the international arena he raised two Champions League cups and one Super Cup above his head UEFA, and also added to his collection two titles of the club world champion. Thus, we can safely say that Gerard Piquet is a football player who found his home after returning from a long trip to other clubs.
And everyone is absolutely sure that he would never go on such a trip again, since Barcelona for him is the second family.
Champion everywhere
But Piquet managed to achieve excellent results not only in the club, but also in the Spanish national team, for which he has been playing since 2008. It was in that year that he made his debut in the national team, but due to lack of experience he did not go to the European Championship. But together with his team in 2010 and 2012, he won both the World Championship and the European Championship, which was an extremely important achievement for him. Moreover, as compensation for his non-participation in Euro 2008, he was taken to the Confederations Cup 2009, which the Spanish team successfully won. Total to his 27 years, Gerard Piquet has 50 official matches for the Spanish national team, in which he is an indispensable part of the team, however, as in Barcelona. Together with Carles Puyol, the last five years, they have been fearful for all the attackers, playing together in both Barça and the Spanish national team.
A player like Piquet would be useful to any team, but his heart is now forever blue garnet.
Star duet
However, the football player’s heart is not only occupied with football, because he has a beloved woman. Moreover, this is an unusual couple, because it consists of two stars - Shakira and Gerard Pique. The couple’s son was born recently, in January 2013. The kid received an unusual name - Milan. But at the same time, there is a special highlight in the relationship of a star couple, because they are not married. Since Shakira officially announced in 2011 that she is meeting with Gerard, the world community has stood still waiting for the wedding. But the wedding never followed. The birth of Milan, it would seem, should have prompted the couple to create an official family, but Shakira and Gerard Pique do not think so. The wedding, in their opinion, is optional, and marriage is rather boring and household surplus. Therefore, the couple continues to live soul to soul with their little son, in the photographs they look incredibly happy, so they have nowhere to rush. Especially taking into account the fact that both Shakira and Pique lead an active star life - Shakira constantly gives concerts, and Pique has almost every day of training, and every week - one, or even two important matches.