Overview
Andres Iniesta is the Barcelona and Spain legend, rated by the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Paul Scholes as one of the greatest footballers of all time. This is the thinking fan's footballer with a thinking fan's football book. Andres Iniesta was twelve years old when scouts invited him into Barcelona's famous La Masia academy. Shortly after he joined the club, Barca legend Pep Guardiola remarked of him, 'This lad is going to retire us all.' Iniesta rapidly became a permanent fixture in the Barca midfield, propelling the club to a raft of trophies, including eight La Liga championships and four Champions League titles. With his country he has won the European Championship twice, and scored the winning goal in the 2010 World Cup final. Behind the wonderfully graceful passing and movement, and the accolades and trophies he has garnered, there exists an intelligent and thoughtful man who, until now, has let his beautifully skilful feet do the talking. In The Artist: Being Iniesta, the Spanish maestro paints a vivid self-portrait, in his own words but also in those of his coaches, team-mates, opponents, friends and family. The result is intriguing.
Full Product Details
Author: Andrés Iniesta
Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
Imprint: Headline Book Publishing
Dimensions:
Width: 12.80cm
, Height: 2.40cm
, Length: 19.60cm
Weight: 0.291kg
ISBN: 9781472232335
ISBN 10: 147223233
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 08 September 2016
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
One of the Telegraph's top 50 books of the year.The Barcelona midfielder, hailed as one of football's greatest players, is also one of the most enigmatic. This autobiography goes a long way to demystifying him. * Daily Telegraph *
One of the Telegraph's top 50 books of the year. The Barcelona midfielder, hailed as one of football's greatest players, is also one of the most enigmatic. This autobiography goes a long way to demystifying him. * Daily Telegraph *
One of the Telegraph's top 50 books of the year. The Barcelona midfielder, hailed as one of football's greatest players, is also one of the most enigmatic. This autobiography goes a long way to demystifying him. Daily Telegraph
Author Information
Andres Iniesta is widely considered to be one of the greatest footballers of his generation. After graduating from La Masia, the fabled Barcelona youth academy, Iniesta made his first-team debut in 2002, aged 18. He became a regular in the 2004-05 season and has remained in the side ever since, helping Barca to an amazing string of trophies, including eight La Liga and four Champions League titles. At international level he has well over a century of caps, and has twice won the European Championships. In 2010, he scored the winning goal to hand Spain their first World Cup victory.
