Andrés Iniesta announced his retirement through emotional video on social media. It features a former La Mancha player look happy and he only says a few words that summarize his thoughts after finishing his great career as a soccer player: “For me, soccer has been everything,” says the man from Fuentealbilla.
In addition, in a video of two and 22 minutes, all the coaches that Andrés Iniesta had during his time at FC Barcelona and the Spanish National Team. Some of them are well known Pep Guardiolawhich Iniesta became one of the best players in the world. The Catalan coach wanted to remember one of the moments that put him in the spotlight with the man from La Manchawhen in his first two games as a coach he won and recorded: “Having one of the team’s greatest weights like Andrés and at that time it was about to go down and he comes and tells you: Pep, we are going in a good way, the people are happy and I will do well.
On the other hand, Luis Enrique he explains how Andrés reminds him of his childhood: “For me Iniesta represents what we heard when we were kids in the street and your mother called you at night when you didn’t see the ball anymore.” Louis van Gaal shows his humility and his footballing style: “His attitude was very humble. He was not a football player with the best body, but he always had the ball in his head,” says the Dutchman. Vicente del Bosque also wanted to appear in the video, remembering the joy that the former Barça player received at the RCDE stadium.: “I thought it was a picture that really showed what people appreciated about him.”
Finally, the player’s father sends a message to his sonwhich shows the suffering and sacrifice after the victory of the player: “Andrés, if I had to do what we have done, I would do it again.”
This Tuesday, Andrés Iniesta will perform the formal ceremony how he will explain his retirement and remember his great career full of success at FC Barcelona and the Spanish National Team. In addition, it leaves the door open for the future with the words “The Game Goes On.”
