Jordi Alba: 18 years, 18 titles and a legendary ’18’

March 21 is not just any day. In 1963 he was born ronald koemanin 1980 Ronaldinho and in 1989 Jordi Albathat three when he was at his home in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat the goal of Wembley. everyone wins a European Cup for a Barça that does not know a more successful left-back than that boy who arrived at the club at the age of nine from in. hospital. He was seven in the ‘quarry’ (1998-2005) to eventually add 11 to the first team and reach 18 in total, his mythical number, the same as the number of titles won as a Barcelona player, always practicing on Sports City of Sant Joan Despi. Fried food is also included Raul Hernandez and omar dovecotsparticipated in the laying of the first stone with Joan Gaspart as president on December 1, 2000, 11 years after the purchase of land by Joseph Lluis Nunez.

is uncle vilanovawhich saw him grow up playing as a striker in the annexes of the Miniestadi while he directed with alex garcia a historical Cadet comrade Messi, Pique and cescthe man responsible for his return to Barça after going through the Cornell and the Valencia there is an assignment to nastic in 2008-09. Who would have told him that one day he and that young Argentine would form an eternal partnership on the left side of Barça.

Three seasons are enough for him Mestallawhere he debuted Unai Emery in Firstto win homecoming at age 23. Andoni Zubizarreta and Raul Sanllehi closed the signing for 14 million a year after their contract with Valencia three days before the final was played eurocup with Spain against Italy at the Kyiv Olympics. past Xavi Hernandez and from behind, he also scored the second goal of that 4-0 Gianluigi Buffon, which also saw him triumph at the Berlin Olympics in 2015. That Champions League against Juventus was the jewel in the crown of an impressive record of the aforementioned 18 conquests. Triplet included Luis Enrique building 1-0 of rickets in a play of drawing lines with participation in addition to neymar and iniesta.

Arrival Struggled that’s it sunrise combined as master and lord of the left lane as Daniel Alves on the other side. The two arrows that best defined the line-back demarcation for Barça’s philosophy. Author of 27 goals as a Barça player, he blew up the Camp Nou match Milan ensuring a magical comeback (from 2-0 at San Siro to 4-0) on a magnificent night of Leo Messi, destiny of an infinity of combinations always looking for a rival frame. Winner like several others, he appeared in the Cup final match Seville in 2016 with a fine goal in extra time on the first touch after a heavenly delivery from Messithen assistant neymar. It doubles in the second year of Struggled, with whom he had a love-hate relationship. Alba was the victim after the 4-0 in Paris. The Asturian changed the 4-3-3 for the 3-4-3 to prepare the return that included the 6-1 and the crazy Catalan was also on the bench without lowering his arms and always ally of Messi.

Only a month and a half later, the last pass on Leo in a Sant Jordi’s Day 2017 will not be erased. Great goal to Bernabeu and Leo showing his shirt with ’10’ on it. He has already left Struggledsurpassed 10 assists for the first time (11 and 15) with ernesto valverde and regained Luis Enrique’s confidence to return to the national team without escaping several European trials for Barça (Rome, Liverpoolon 2-8 Bayern) along with other ‘sacred cows’ tainted by his final years as a culé.

He renewed in 2019 to 2024, breaking his record for goal passes (16) with coeman but he lost weight in this course despite being a technician Xavi. Balde passed him, although he still had time to treat himself to a nice afternoon with his goal against Osasunaimportant to the singing of alirón sa Cornella-El Prat. Ninth in games ranking (458), just two games left and one assist for 100. Another challenge before saying goodbye.