Gerard Pique Profil

 

 

 

 

Full name	Gerard Piqué i Bernabeu
Date of birth	2 February 1987 (age 24)(1987-02-02)
Place of birth	Barcelona, Spain
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Playing position	Centre back

 

 

Pique Career

Manchester United

Piqué made his debut for Manchester United in October 2004, as a late replacement for John O'Shea in a 3–0 League Cup victory at Crewe Alexandra as a centre back.He made his full debut on 29 March 2006 against West Ham United, in a Premier League match at Old Trafford, playing at right back, as Gary Neville was unavailable through injury.
His performances, most notably in the reserve team, earned him a new contract,which he signed in February 2005 to run until the summer of 2009.
On 4 August 2006, however, La Liga side Real Zaragoza secured Piqué on a season-long loan.The conditions of the loan involved Piqué having to feature in at least 20 games for the Aragonese outfit,which he did, as he made 22 first team appearances in a successful spell,alongside Argentine Gabriel Milito (who would sign with Barça for 2007–08),either as a stopper or a holding midfielder.
On 5 May 2007, it was announced that Piqué would be staying at Old Trafford for the following season.Sir Alex Ferguson had intended to assess Pique's form at La Romareda on 6 May,prior to a meeting where the two parties would discuss Pique's future prospects with the club.However, Ferguson was unable to appear on account of airline difficulties.Piqué's return to Old Trafford saw him make nine league appearances during the 2007–08 season.He scored on his first start in the Champions League, a 4–0 home win against Dynamo Kyiv on 7 November 2007,as Piqué scored the first of Manchester United's four goals in that match. In doing so,he became the 450th player to score at least one goal for the club. His second goal for the clubalso came in the Champions League, in an away match to Roma on 12 December 2007.


Barcelona

On 27 May 2008, Piqué signed a four-year contract with Barcelona, with a €50 million buy-out clause.

Barcelona paid a £5 million fee for the player. He expressed his joy at re-signing with his boyhood club,although he admitted he had enjoyed his spell at Manchester United:

"I am very happy to be back, I didn't think I would be here again but this is very good for me.Manchester United is a great club and I enjoyed winning things.To play with world class players has helped me and now I want to continue this at Barça."

On April 2, 2011, Pique scored the winning goal in an away La Liga match against Villarreal CF,which saw Barcelona win with 0-1, and hence continue on top of the table for the 17th consecutive week,with an 8-point difference than second-place, longtime rivals, Real Madrid

Source : Wikipedia