Xavier "Xavi" Hernández Creus was born on 25 January 1980. He is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Qatari club Al Sadd. Xavi came through La Masia, the Barcelona youth academy and played a long period in Barcelona. Xavi Hernandez is happily married to the lovely Nuria Cunillera. They both try to keep their lives private and she is not a fan of the media. Nuria is very discrete and reserved, and is not very much like a typical football girlfriend. The couple was seen vacationing together with some friends in Ibiza in 2012. Nuria also went with Xavi to Poland and Ukraine. Nuria Cunillera was born in Sabadell in 1981. She graduated in journalism and later specialized in fashion journalism. She works in the Public Relations sector. As a journalist.