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The origins of the crack-breaker of Barça who "was not a leader" in the Salle Bonanova

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It's on everyone's lips. And he seems to enjoy it. In fact, those who know him well attest to this: Gerard Piqué always liked to stand out, to give the note. It is part of its transgressive, non-conformist, provocative nature.

Piqué is a kind of rebel without cause, but of good family. He had it all as a child, including an IQ above the average (140). "He was a very normal boy who liked to draw attention ... but without malice, " says an old childhood friend.

They have not seen each other for years, but they shared many courses at the same school, the Salle Bonanova. "At the moment it gives the sensation that it makes a paper. There will be people who like it and people who do not like it, but at least they get wet and say (almost everything) what they think ", analyzes the young man, under the condition of not disclosing his identity.

In the upper area of Barcelona, the current Barça defender was known for being "a nice guy, who did not get into trouble or look for problems with anyone" but who " had a special character ". " He liked to give the note to make others laugh ", he clarifies, while acknowledging that from time to time he did some prank and made fun in class. Without going over the line.

Apparently, the course in which Piqué grew had a batch of kids that generated more problems at school. "Gerard, on the other hand, was not one of those who used to be punished . He was a good sportsman and always got very good grades, although he was not a student of 10 either, "he recalls. "He was not a leader at all, but rather a boy of the bunch ", which perhaps helps to understand that in Barça he has not yet managed to be voted by his teammates among the four captains. Which, probably, will change soon with the departure of Javier Mascherano.

At that time, Piqué did not talk about politics, he gave it quite the same. " It was never manifested at a political level, it was from a Catalan family, but nothing of this kind seemed to matter. At that time I was not an independentist and now I do not think so either, "he analyzes. Now, however, it makes appeals to mobilize the population in this 21 as December.

He also had some enemy, but nothing important: " In class was the typical 'chulito' who criticized him from behind, but not for his personality but for envy ." And is that "it was said that he had arrived at Barca because his grandfather had a hand in the club . Surely it helped to have a relative, but the truth is that it was very good. " He was not wrong.

Piqué's grandfather has always been a kind of reference for him. This is how a close relative explains it to this newspaper: " They love horrors, they have always had a bestial feeling ". Amador Bernabéu was born in Terrassa and when asked about politics he does not beat around the bush: "Soc català (I'm Catalan)". Like Gerard, he does not defend the interests of any particular party, although he has his preferences. This is one of the topics in which they do not always agree. However, they have something in common: both are Catalanists and, apparently, neither of them is pro-independence .

Despite this, Gerard has always asked his grandfather for advice. As a child, when he entered Barça, until his explosion. Bernabéu advised him to sign for Manchester United, where Piqué graduated to become a man at Barça. And it is that Amador not only has advice, also many contacts. There is a reason why he is representative of the club before UEFA. In the past he was vice president of the institutional area of Barca for five years: two with Núñez and three with Gaspart. An award he received after kicking the rocks culés of Spain withNicolau Casaus for 12 years.