Barcelona veteran Iniesta heads to Japan


(MENAFN- The Peninsula) By Can Erozden | Anadolu

ANKARA:Spanish midfielder Andres Iniesta has signed with Japanese club Vissel Kobe on Thursday.

Vissel Kobe announced the transfer of the now former Barcelona player on social media.

"Bienvenido [Welcome] Andres Iniesta. A magician is coming to Kobe," Vissel Kobe said on Twitter and Instagram.

A product of Barcelona & #39;s youth academy, Iniesta, 34, scored 57 goals and had 142 assists in 675 matches for Barca.

During his 16-year-spell at Barcelona, Iniesta won nine La Liga championships, four Champions League titles and three UEFA Super Cups, three FIFA Club World Cups, six Spanish Copa del Reys (King & #39;s Cup) and seven Spanish Super Cups.

Iniesta scored the only goal when Spain defeated the Netherlands in the 2010 World Cup final in South Africa.

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