Thanks for everything: Iniesta

CAIRO – 28 April 2018: Andrés Iniesta, who on Friday announced that he will leave FC Barcelona at the end of the season, has received countless messages of support and thanks on social networks. For this reason, Barcelona’s veteran captain has posted on his Instagram account to thank them for so much affection.

Hoy ha sido un día que estará marcado siempre en mi vida. Solo puedo dar las gracias a todos. Innumerables muestras de cariño y afecto que tendré siempre en mi corazón. A todos y cada uno de vosotros, GRACIAS. #siemprecule #micasa #quebonitoesestedeporte #agradecimientoeterno

A post shared by Andres Iniesta (@andresiniesta8) on Apr 27, 2018 at 12:47pm PDT

"Today has been a day that will always be marked in my life; I can only thank everyone, countless examples of affection and affection that I will always have in my heart; to each and every one of you, THANKS," said the Spanish midfielder.



The captain of FC Barcelona, who has 669 official matches and 57 goals, plus 31 titles with the Barça shirt and five with the Spanish national team, still has five games to play with his club: Deportivo, Real Madrid, Villarreal, Levante and Real Sociedad.




Iniesta signed a life contract on October 6, 2017. But at a press conference at Joan Gamper Sports City on Friday, he assured that since he could not do his best, then the best thing he could do was to continue his career with another team that was not European in order to avoid facing FC Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League.




Iniesta started his professional career with Barcelona in 2002 after he joined the team coming from Barcelona B, which plays in the lower division of the Spanish League. He played with Barcelona’s jersey for 435 games, scoring 35 goals.



The 33 year-old attacking midfielder won many trophies with both the Spanish national team and his club, as he won the 2001 UEFA U-17 Championship, UEFA U-19 Championship, UEFA Euro 2008, FIFA World Cup 2010 and UEFA EURO 2012 with Spain.

But most of his trophies were won with Barcelona, as he managed to win eight La Liga titles, six Copas Del Rey, seven Spanish Super Cups, four UEFA Champion Leagues and three FIFA Club World Cups.