However, things did not go according to plan. His Barcelona contract was terminated by mutual consent in January 2012 after making just 36 appearances in four years. Alexander Hleb has admitted he 'behaved like a fool' during a disappointing Barcelona career, He was one of Pep Guardiola's first signings at Camp Nou but failed to live up to expectations. In 2016, the pair welcomed his first child together at the age of 36, a daughter, and they have another daughter from her previous marriage. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. I never spoke to Guardiola after that. [14] By January 2006, Hleb had established himself as a first choice player and scored his first goal for Arsenal in a 7–0 win over Middlesbrough.

The group was very good. Towards the end of the season, he ruled out a return to the club once his loan expired, suggesting that their style of football was not to his taste, although he wanted to remain in the Premier League, ideally at Arsenal. In 2008 Barcelona paid £12m for Hleb and he shed a tear when he left the Gunners Credit: EPA "I loved every aspect - seeing the faces of my partners, my friends during training sessions. Bayern Munich is a special club, their interest in me is a delightful honour. As for footballing fathers, Wenger will always be Hleb's. View our online Press Pack.
[24] An ankle injury sustained on international duty delayed his debut until 18 September, when he played 83 minutes in a 3–1 defeat at West Bromwich Albion. [7] He made his Bundesliga debut on 5 September 2000 in an away match at 1. Alexander Hleb probably isn’t the first name that springs to mind when you think of the Arsenal team which made the Champions League final in 2006. FC Kaiserslautern, coming on as a substitute for the last 20 minutes. Arsene completely trusted me, it was idyllic. [20][21][22][23] In a documentary about his life, he revealed: "We played beautifully. At some point, I realised, ‘Oh god! His first wife was pop singer Anastasia Kosenkova, who was a member of Belarusian pop group Topless. Wenger did everything to make me stay at Arsenal.

[6], While playing for Arsenal, Hleb lived in Hampstead, North London. When strikers Emmanuel Adebayor and Eduardo recovered from injuries Arsène Wenger reverted to a 4–4–2 formation and Hleb returned to playing on the wing. He scored on his second international start in a 5–2 victory over Hungary in April 2002. [37], Hleb won over 20 caps for the Belarus under-21 side. I myself behaved like a fool. Hleb developed playing football on the concrete pitches of Dinamo Minsk school. Hleb returned to the Premier League in 2010, spending a season on-loan at Birmingham City and also had spells at Stuttgart and Wolfsburg. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. Hleb admitted his offence, ending his season. On 26 July 2012, Hleb signed a contract with BATE Borisov and won the 2012 Belarusian Premier League in his return season. How is this possible? Bayern is among the best teams in the world."[18]. Hleb, now 38, admitted he cried his eyes out at leaving his spiritual North London home. I just flew out of the room. I believe in you! He says exactly what a player needs to hear.

Hleb featured briefly in the Copa del Rey final but did not play when Barcelona went on to beat Manchester United 2–0 in the Champions League final. Hleb was always a popular figure at Arsenal, and the fans reciprocated the effort he brought to the team by inventing a song to the tune of Johnnie Allan's Rubber Dolly, "Alexander Hleb, Alexander Hleb, He's good at football, Alexander Hleb". "It was absolutely devastating. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. "So, as I was trying to recover from it, I told Arsene that maybe it would make sense to send me on loan to Germany or something. [40], Hleb was called "Zauberlehrling" or "Sorcerer's Apprentice" for his silky skills and dazzling tricks in Germany when he played in the Bundesliga. At the age of 17, he signed for BATE Borisov, a Belarusian Premier League team from Barysaw. [Xavi Hernandez] didn’t make any mistakes. It’s incredible. Hleb signed a four-year contract with a buy-out clause of €90 million. Hleb's natural and preferred position is attacking midfielder or "in the hole" behind the strikers, but he is often deployed on the wing. They got hitched in 2008, but six years later their romance was headed for divorce. Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. 'It was totally my fault [for not succeeding at Barcelona], not Guardiola’s,' he told Spanish newspaper Marca. Since then, he's had spells in England, Turkey, and back in Belarus, which he says isn't taking the coronavirus very seriously and has the only European league still playing. On 22 August, Hleb wore the captain's armband for the first time in a 2–1 win against Israel. [41], In 2003, Hleb was involved in a car crash in Minsk, after which a passenger in the other car died in hospital. He made his full international debut as a substitute in a 1–0 defeat against Wales in 2001. Aliaksandr Paulavich Hleb (Belarusian: Аляксандр Паўлавіч Глеб, pronounced [alʲaˈksandar ɣlʲeb]; Russian: Александр Павлович Глеб; born 1 May 1981), commonly referred to in English as Alexander Hleb, is a Belarusian former professional footballer. His mother was a builder, while his father drove petrol tankers. Rapid Vienna 1-2 Arsenal: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and David Luiz inspire comeback for the Gunners during... 'What the **** were you doing?' “Arsene truly feels his players. He is known for his passing, agility and dribbling ability.

Barcelona offered Hleb as part of the swap deal that took Samuel Eto'o to Internazionale and Zlatan Ibrahimovic the other way. He played 130 times for the Gunners from 2005-08, scoring 10 goals, then moved to Barcelona for around £12million. ‘Alex, I won’t let you go, we need you here.’ I cried when I read it.”. [38] [36], In February 2015, Hleb left Konyaspor for Süper Lig rivals Gençlerbirliği. Maybe in one week or two weeks we will stop here.

"Relationships within the team were great. [15] In May, Hleb became the first ever Belarusian footballer to play in the Champions League final. "I ", Reguilon in for Madrid return months after Spurs signing due to buy-back clause, Bale's cross deflected for own goal as rampant Spurs run riot, Solskjaer sick of Greenwood’s attitude with Utd star late for training TWICE, Van Dijk injury 'worse than feared' with concerns he will NOT be same player, Man Utd’s academy hits and misses including Beckham, Pogba & Morrison, ©News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. [44] Sviatlana's daughter from a previous marriage lives with the couple.
In 2002, he was voted Belarusian Footballer of the Year.[9]. His father had volunteered to help demolish houses in Ukraine made uninhabitable as the result of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Published: 16:16 BST, 25 March 2020 | Updated: 16:17 BST, 25 March 2020. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site.


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