Name	Xavi Hernandez
Height	5'7
Naionality	Spanish
Date of Birth	25 January 1980
Place of Birth	Terrassa, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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Xavi Hernandez is a Spanish football player who currently plays for Barcelona. He's the third captain of Barcelona and Spain and is the playmaker of both teams. Xavi is known for his technical and passing skills but also for his defensive abilities. He often appears on score-sheet and is an excellent set-piece taker.
Xavi joined Barcelona at age of 11 and has progressed quickly. He was one of Barcelona B's most important players in their successful quest for Second Division promotion. He joined the first team in 1998 and scored on his debut against Mallorca. Soon he proved that he could play any position in midfield and was Barcelona and Spain's key player ever since. His importance was best expressed by Spain's coach Luis Aragones who decided to take him to World Cup 2006 even though he has just returned from a though injury which kept him out of action for 5 months. He said: "They say that it is a gamble to take Xavi with us, but I say it would be a crazy gamble to leave him at home". He was not wrong.