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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Piqu\u00e9 and the second or maternal family name is Bernabeu.

Gerard Piqu\u00e9

Piqu\u00e9 with Spain in 2017

Personal information

Full name

\nGerard Piqu\u00e9 Bernabeu

Date of birth

\n2 February 1987 (age 38)

Place of birth

\nBarcelona, Spain

Height

\n1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)^[1]

Position(s)

\nCentre-back

Youth career

1997\u20132004

\nBarcelona

2004

\nManchester United

Senior career\"

Years

\nTeam

\nApps

\n(Gls)

2004\u20132008

\nManchester United

\n12

\n(0)

2006\u20132007

\n\u2192 Zaragoza (loan)

\n22

\n(2)

2008\u20132022

\nBarcelona

\n397

\n(29)

Total

\n431

\n(31)

International career

2002\u20132003

\nSpain U16

\n7

\n(2)

2004

\nSpain U17

\n8

\n(3)

2006

\nSpain U19

\n8

\n(3)

2007

\nSpain U20

\n5

\n(1)

2006\u20132008

\nSpain U21

\n12

\n(1)

2009\u20132018

\nSpain

\n102

\n(5)

2008\u20132019

\nCatalonia

\n10

\n(0)

Medal record

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Men's football\n
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Representing $\"\"$ Spain\n
FIFA World Cup\n
Winner	2010	\n
UEFA European Championship\n
Winner	2012	\n
FIFA Confederations Cup\n
Runner-up	2013	\n
$\"Third$	2009	\n
UEFA European Under-19 Championship\n
Winner	2006	\n
UEFA European Under-17 Championship\n
Runner-up	2004	\n

\n\"Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gerard Piqu\u00e9 Bernabeu (born 2 February 1987) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He is considered to be the one of the best defenders of his generation.^[2]^[3]\n

Initially a talented student athlete at Barcelona's La Masia academy, Piqu\u00e9 began his professional career with Manchester United in 2004. He returned to Barcelona in 2008 and helped the club win trebles in 2008\u201309 and 2014\u201315. 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.\n

Piqu\u00e9 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.\n

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Club\n	Season\n	League\n	National Cup^[a]\n	League Cup^[b]\n	Europe\n	Other\n	Total\n
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals\n
Manchester United\n	2004\u201305^[106]\n	Premier League\n	0	0	1	0	1	0	1^[c]	0	0	0	3	0\n
2005\u201306^[107]\n	Premier League\n	3	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	\u2014	7	0\n
2006\u201307^[108]\n	Premier League\n	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	\u2014	0	0\n
2007\u201308^[109]\n	Premier League\n	9	0	0	0	1	0	3^[c]	2	0	0	13	2\n
Total\n	12	0	3	0	4	0	4	2	0	0	23	2\n
Real Zaragoza (loan)\n	2006\u201307^[108]\n	La Liga\n	22	2	6	1	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	28	3\n
Barcelona\n	2008\u201309^[110]\n	La Liga\n	25	1	6	1	\u2014	14^[c]	1	0	0	45	3\n
2009\u201310^[111]\n	La Liga\n	32	2	1	0	\u2014	12^[d]	2	4^[e]	0	49	4\n
2010\u201311^[112]\n	La Liga\n	31	3	7	0	\u2014	12^[c]	1	1^[f]	0	51	4\n
2011\u201312^[113]\n	La Liga\n	22	2	8	0	\u2014	5^[c]	0	3^[g]	0	38	2\n
2012\u201313^[114]\n	La Liga\n	28	2	4	1	\u2014	10^[c]	0	2^[f]	0	44	3\n
2013\u201314^[115]\n	La Liga\n	26	2	2	0	\u2014	9^[c]	2	2^[f]	0	39	4\n
2014\u201315^[116]\n	La Liga\n	27	5	6	1	\u2014	11^[c]	1	\u2014	44	7\n
2015\u201316^[117]\n	La Liga\n	30	2	5	2	\u2014	8^[h]	1	3^[i]	0	46	5\n
2016\u201317^[118]\n	La Liga\n	25	2	7	0	\u2014	8^[c]	1	1^[f]	0	41	3\n
2017\u201318^[119]\n	La Liga\n	30	2	8	1	\u2014	9^[c]	1	2^[f]	0	49	4\n
2018\u201319^[120]\n	La Liga\n	35	4	5	0	\u2014	11^[c]	2	1^[f]	1	52	7\n
2019\u201320^[121]\n	La Liga\n	35	1	2	0	\u2014	7^[c]	0	1^[f]	0	45	1\n
2020\u201321^[122]\n	La Liga\n	18	0	2	1	\u2014	3^[c]	2	0	0	23	3\n
2021\u201322^[123]\n	La Liga\n	27	1	2	0	\u2014	10^[j]	2	1^[f]	0	40	3\n
2022\u201323^[124]\n	La Liga\n	6	0	\u2014	\u2014	4^[c]	0	\u2014	10	0\n
Total\n	397	29	65	7	\u2014	133	15	21	1	616	52\n
Career total\n	431	31	74	8	4	0	137	17	21	1	667	57\n

National team	Year	Apps	Goals\n
Spain\n	2009	13	4\n
2010	16	0\n
2011	8	0\n
2012	11	0\n
2013	11	0\n
2014	6	0\n
2015	8	0\n
2016	12	1\n
2017	9	0\n
2018	8	0\n
Total	102	5\n

No.\n	Date\n	Venue\n	Cap\n	Opponent\n	Score\n	Result\n	Competition\n
1\n	28 March 2009	Santiago Bernab\u00e9u Stadium, Madrid, Spain	2	$\"\"$ Turkey	1\u20130	1\u20130	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification\n
2\n	12 August 2009	Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia	8	$\"\"$ Macedonia	2\u20132	3\u20132	Friendly\n
3\n	5 September 2009	Estadio Riazor, A Coru\u00f1a, Spain	9	$\"\"$ Belgium	3\u20130	5\u20130	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification\n
4\n	14 October 2009	Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina	12	$\"\"$ Bosnia and Herzegovina	1\u20130	5\u20132	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification\n
5\n	13 June 2016	Stadium Municipal, Toulouse, France	78	$\"\"$ Czech Republic	1\u20130	1\u20130	UEFA Euro 2016\n

v t e Shakira
\n Discography \n Videography \n Songs \n Concerts \n Awards and nominations \n Records and achievements \n
Studio albums	\n Magia \n Peligro \n Pies Descalzos \n D\u00f3nde Est\u00e1n los Ladrones? \n Laundry Service \n Fijaci\u00f3n Oral, Vol. 1 \n Oral Fixation, Vol. 2 \n She Wolf \n Sale el Sol \n Shakira \n El Dorado \n Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran \n
Live albums	\n MTV Unplugged \n Live & off the Record \n Oral Fixation Tour \n Live from Paris \n Shakira in Concert: El Dorado World Tour \n
Compilation albums	\n The Remixes \n Grandes \u00c9xitos \n Oral Fixation, Vol. 1 & 2 \n
Concerts and tours	\n Pies Descalzos International Tour \n Tour Anfibio \n Tour of the Mongoose \n Oral Fixation Tour \n The Sun Comes Out World Tour \n El Dorado World Tour \n Super Bowl LIV halftime show \n Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour \n
Fragrances	\n S by Shakira \n S by Shakira Eau Florale \n Elixir \n
Related	\n Shakira statue \n Shakira sculpture \n Cultural impact\n Bibliography \n Cover versions \n Fandom \n Barefoot Foundation (Fundaci\u00f3n Pies Descalzos) \n ALAS Foundation (Fundaci\u00f3n ALAS) \n Antonio de la R\u00faa \n Gerard Piqu\u00e9 \n Love Rocks Starring Shakira \n
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Club career

Early life and career

Manchester United

Return to Barcelona

International career

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Style of play

Personal life

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Philanthropy

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Club

International

Honours

See also

References

External links

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Talks

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