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Gerard Piqué
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Person

Gerard Piqué

b. 1987

Spanish association football player (born 1987)

Born
2 Feb 1987 · Barcelona
Part ofSpain264 BCE – today

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 45 years
  1. 2 Feb 1987BornBorn in Barcelona
  2. 2002 – 2003TeamSpain national under-16 association football team
  3. 2004 – 2019TeamCatalonia national football team
  4. 2004 – 2008TeamManchester United F.C.
  5. 2004TeamSpain national under-17 association football team
  6. 2006 – 2007TeamReal Zaragoza
  7. 2006TeamSpain national under-19 football team
  8. 2006 – 2008TeamSpain national under-21 association football team
  9. 2007TeamSpain national under-20 football team
  10. 2008 – 2022TeamFC Barcelona
  11. 2009AwardDon Balón Award
  12. 2009 – 2018TeamSpain men's national football team
  13. 2010Took part2010 FIFA World Cup
  14. 2010AwardUEFA Team of the Year
  15. 2011AwardUEFA Team of the Year
  16. 2012AwardUEFA Team of the Year
  17. 2014Took part2014 FIFA World Cup
  18. 2017RolePresident
  19. 2018Took part2018 FIFA World Cup

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1987 – today).

  1. 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
  2. 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
  3. 19901990 FIFA World Cup
  4. 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
  5. 19941994 FIFA World Cup
  6. 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
  7. 19981998 FIFA World Cup
  8. 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
  9. 2003 – 2011Iraq War
  10. 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
  11. 20062006 FIFA World Cup
  12. 20082008 Summer Olympics
  13. 2008Russo-Georgian War
  14. 20102010 Haiti earthquake
  15. 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
  16. 20112011 Norway attacks
  17. 2011Libyan civil war
  18. 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
  19. 20122012 Summer Olympics
  20. 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
  21. 2015Paris Agreement
  22. 2020COVID-19 pandemic
  23. 20212020 Summer Olympics
  24. 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
  25. 2023Gaza war
  26. 20242024 Summer Olympics
  27. 20262026 Iran war

Biography

Gerard Piqué Bernabeu (born 2 February 1987) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He is considered to be one of the greatest defenders of his generation and is one of the most decorated players with 37 trophies. In 2022, he founded the Kings League sports league based in Spain and eventually across several countries and regions.

Initially a talented student athlete at Barcelona's La Masia academy, Piqué began his professional career with Manchester United in 2004. He returned to Barcelona in 2008 and helped the club win trebles in 2008–09 and 2014–15. He appeared in 616 competitive matches for the club and won 31 major club titles, including nine La Liga trophies and three UEFA Champions League titles. He is one of only four players to have won the Champions League two years in a row with different teams, the others being Marcel Desailly, Paulo Sousa, and Samuel Eto'o.

Piqué also represented Spain 102 times, making his debut on 11 February 2009. He played an integral role on the Spanish teams that won the 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012. He retired from the national team after the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

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