Joan Capdevila - formerly Spanish footballer, left back. He played with many football teams, including Santa Coloma, Benfica, North East United, Liers, Atletico Madrid, Deportivo La Coruna, and was also part of the Spanish national team.
Biography of Joan Capdevil
The Spaniard was born on February 3, 1978 in Catalonia. He studied at the Hispaniol School, a football club from the city of Barcelona. Among his first matches was a game with Paraguay 0-0. Participating in the national team, Joan scored four goals over 55 matches. He is also the 2008 European Champion and the 2010 World Cup Champion. In the photo, Joan Capdevila looks like a truly professional player.
Career
In 1998, Joan Capdevila played with the Spanish professional football club from Bilbao called Athletic Bilbao. The match ended with a score of 2: 2. Then he played in the club from Madrid “Atletico Madrid”.
In 2000, Joan signed a contract with Deportivo La Coruna, where his companion was the Spanish footballer Enrique Romero.
In 2004, he was sitting on the bench at the European Football Championship, but his participation in the national team was not needed.
In 2006, Joan's team won 2-0 thanks to his two goals scored against Villarreal. A year later, Capdevila signed a three-year contract with the same club.
As part of the national team, the footballer scored his first goal in 2007, when Spain defeated Sweden with a score of 3: 0. Later, Joan hit the ball and hit the opponent’s goal as a result of his country's victory in the match against France with a score of 1: 0.
Capdevila also played in almost all matches of the club, with the exception of three. He also participated in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup game, where their team beat New Zealand 5-0. The Spaniard has a huge role in this victory, as he helped his partners a lot.
On account of Joan - a game for his national team in 2000 at the Summer Olympics. Then the footballer received a silver medal.
Spanish head coach Vincente del Bosque in 2010 chose Joan Capdevila for the national team to participate in the 19 FIFA World Cup. The football player did not disappoint: he played all the matches, as a result of which he was declared the champion in the team.
Resignation
In 2012, Joan returned to the club "Hispaniol", which began his successful career.
In 2013, playing against Barcelona, the Capdevila team was on the verge of failure, but the player was in no hurry to despair. He said that he understands how difficult it is to win after an unsuccessful start, but he is not going to give up, because positive results for him are a good incentive to move on.
In 2014, he signed a contract with an Indian professional football club called NorthEast United FC, where he played as a major player. Being in this team, as Joan Capdevila said, was a great honor for him. He considered all its participants to be very talented guys. However, in the national team of India, his football career was not crowned with success, to the extent that their team took last place.
In 2015, Joan again joins the new club, this time to the Belgian Pro League Lierse SK. During one of the games, the player receives a serious knee injury and does not return to the field for six months.
In 2016, the recovered athlete arrives on the Iberian Peninsula, where he signs a contract with the Santa Coloma Football Club.
Sensibly assessing his strengths and capabilities, as well as his state of health, on July 5, 2017, the talented footballer Joan Capdevila at the age of 39 makes a serious decision. He is resigning.
