Gerard Pique Bernabeu is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Barcelona and the Spain national team.
Pique is a modern defender, who combines strength with good technique and passing. Due to his height and physical attributes, he is good in the air. Although he is primarily deployed as a centre back, he is a tactically versatile player who is capable of playing as a defensive midfielder; he has also been deployed as a sweeper on occasion, showing similarities to German legend, Franz Beckenbauer, thus earning the sobriquet "Piquénbauer". He has also occasionally been known to use his height as an additional attacking threat by advancing into more offensive positions.
A product of Barca's cantera, La Masia, Pique initially left the club for Manchester United in 2004, where he remained for four years, before returning to Barça under Pep Guardiola's leadership, helping the club win trebles in 2008–09 and 2014–15. He is one of four players to have won the UEFA Champions League two years in a row with different teams, the others being Marcel Desailly, Paulo Sousa and Samuel Eto'o.
Pique has also represented Spain, making his debut on 11 February 2009. He played an integral role in the Spain team that won the 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012.<\/P>","80071F80C4550E7F":"194cm","37FE64B882E92ECB":"Gerard Pique Bernabeu","CDD05FD46E6F78B9FEABD05EFFA7F762":"
CLUB DECORATIONS
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Manchester United<\/STRONG>
Premier League: 2007–08
FA Community Shield: 2007
UEFA Champions League: 2007–08
Barcelona<\/STRONG>
La Liga: 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015-2016, 2017-2018
Copa del Rey: 2008–09, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
Supercopa de Espana: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016
UEFA Champions League: 2008–09, 2010–11, 2014–15
UEFA Super Cup: 2009, 2011, 2015
FIFA Club World Cup: 2009, 2011, 2015
INTERNATIONAL
<\/U>Spain<\/STRONG>
FIFA World Cup: 2010
UEFA European Championship: 2012
UEFA U-19 European Championship: 2006
INDIVIDUAL
<\/U>La Liga Breakthrough Player of the Year:
<\/STRONG>2008-09
La Liga Best Defender:<\/STRONG>
2009-10
La Liga Team of the Season:<\/STRONG>
2014–15, 2015-16
UEFA Champions League Team of the Season:<\/STRONG>
2014–15
UEFA La Liga Team of the Season: <\/STRONG>
2016–17
UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament:<\/STRONG>
2012
UEFA Team of the Year:<\/STRONG>
2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016
FIFA FIFPro World XI:<\/STRONG>
2010, 2011, 2012, 2016
FIFA FIFPro World XI 2nd team:
<\/STRONG>2013, 2015, 2017
FIFA FIFPro World XI 3rd team:<\/STRONG>
2014
ESM Team of the Year:<\/STRONG>
2010–11, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16<\/P>
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Gold Medal of the Royal Order of Sporting Merit:
<\/STRONG>2011<\/P>","AA81248D0821D00F0BA9BCB533E2881F":"Manchester United","1CD1A53514962B6A":"1","F14A25307A7B90F34DF7D46459F247E0":"1987-2-2","e_index":3};