Francesc Fbregas Soler (.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}Catalan pronunciation: [ssk fas]; Spanish: [faeas]; born 4 May 1987) is a Spanish football manager and former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder. He is the current assistant coach of Como in the Italian Serie B.
After a protracted transfer saga, Fbregas left London in August 2011 to return to Barcelona in a deal worth up to 35 million. During his three-year spell at the Camp Nou, Fbregas played alongside Xavi and Andrs Iniesta and won a La Liga title, the Copa del Rey, the FIFA Club World Cup, the UEFA Super Cup and two Spanish Super Cups. He returned to London in June 2014 to Arsenal's cross-town rivals Chelsea for a fee of 30 million, and in his first year there he helped to secure League Cup and Premier League triumphs.
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Born in Arenys de Mar, Barcelona, Catalonia,[4][5] to Francesc Fbregas Sr., who runs a property company, and Nria Soler, the owner of a pastry company, Fbregas has supported FC Barcelona since childhood and went to his first match when he was nine months old with his grandfather.[6] He began his club football career with CE Matar before being signed for Barcelona's La Masia youth academy aged ten in 1997.[7] His first coach, Seor Blai, reportedly did not select Fbregas for matches against Barcelona in an attempt to hide him from their scouts.[8] This tactic, however, was unable to withstand Barcelona for long, and Matar gave in and allowed Fbregas to train with Barcelona one day per week. Eventually Fbregas joined Barcelona's academy full-time. His initial training was as a defensive midfielder playing alongside notable names such as Gerard Piqu and Lionel Messi. Although he was a prolific scorer, sometimes scoring even more than 30 goals in a season for the club's youth teams, he did not manage to play a first-team game at the Camp Nou.[9] During his time at Barcelona's youth academy, Fbregas idolised Barcelona's then-captain and number four Pep Guardiola, who would later give Fbregas his shirt as consolation when Fbregas' parents divorced.[10]
Fbregas' increase in exposure drew transfer speculation during the summer; Real Madrid expressed a desire to sign the Spaniard despite his long-term contract with Arsenal,[32] but Arsenal manager Arsne Wenger stated that Arsenal would not listen to any offers.[33] In September 2006, with six years left on his deal, Arsenal offered a new five-year deal (with an option to extend by a further three years) to the midfielder, which he signed on 19 October 2006.[34] While the contract was unusually long, Fbregas cited Arsenal's playing style and Wenger as reasons for his long-term commitment to the club.[35][36]
Although he features regularly for the Spain national football team, Fbregas' international career began at youth level. At the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship held in Finland, he finished as top scorer of the tournament despite playing in midfield, and was voted Player of the Tournament.[9] Spain finished runners-up in the tournament to Brazil.[130] Fbregas was next involved in the 2004 UEFA U-17 European Championship, where Spain also finished runners-up.[131] He was named the Golden Player of the tournament by FIFA.[131]
Fbregas was selected as a part of del Bosque's 23-man squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[145] With del Bosque preferring a starting midfield of Sergio Busquets, Xabi Alonso, Xavi and Andrs Iniesta, Fbregas did not start in any of Spain's games in the competition. He featured as a substitute in four of their seven matches, in which Spain lost their opening game before winning the next six en route to the final. In the Final itself, Fbregas set up the extra-time winner for Iniesta to win Spain the World Cup for the first time in their history.[146]
Fbregas was not selected for the Spain squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup (his Chelsea colleagues Pedro, lvaro Morata and Marcos Alonso were also overlooked after the club's disappointing season);[163] he instead joined the BBC as a studio analyst for the tournament.[164]
Having brought Como from 7th to 3rd place in his short tenure, the club later managed to win automatic promotion to Serie A under Roberts, with Fbregas staying as assistant for the remainder of the season.[171]
Upon returning to England, Fbregas moved back to playing a playmaking role in midfield, using his technique, ball control and vision to dictate the tempo of play. He was often supported by defensive midfielders in order to give him more space and time on the ball due to his then-deteriorating lack of pace & athleticism.[185][186] In this deeper creative position,[187] although playing in a significantly less dynamic role than at Arsenal or Barcelona, he still excelled in Mourinho's system,[188] where he proved to be an effective assist-provider.[189][190] In his penultimate seasons at Chelsea, Fbregas was given a more limited role - often coming off the bench in efforts to wrangle technical control of the midfield or to provide further creative pressure against low blocks.[191][192]
Fbregas married his long time Lebanese girlfriend Daniella Semaan in May 2018.[193][194] Together they have three children, daughters Lia (born 2013),[195] Capri (born 2015),[196] and son Leonardo (born 2017).[197] In July 2013, Fbregas won a court case over the marital home with Semaan's ex-husband.[198]
In 2011, Fbregas signed a sponsorship deal with German sportswear and equipment supplier, Puma.[200] He appeared in an advert for the new Puma PowerCat 1.12 in September 2011 and was one of the flagship wearers of Puma's PowerCat range of football boots.[201] When the PowerCat was succeeded by the evoPower, again Fbregas was the forefront of Puma's marketing campaign. In January 2014, the brand launched a C4 evoPower boot,[202] specifically designed for just Fbregas to wear. In 2012, Fbregas signed an endorsement deal with Soul Electronics to sport Ludacris' signature line of headphones.[203]
Fbregas starred in his own one-time only television programme, called "The Cesc Fbregas Show: Nike Live", that aired on 19 May 2008. The programme was sponsored by Nike and was shown on Sky Sports. The show featured Fbregas in several sketches with then Arsenal teammates like Philippe Senderos and Nicklas Bendtner, as well as coach Arsne Wenger, Fbregas' parents and Little Britain star Matt Lucas.[204] 152ee80cbc