Best players in FC Barcelona history
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The best players FC Barcelona players of all time
FC Barcelona has made numerous achievements in many different national and international competitions throughout its history but there are a few players that really stand out, not just in football statistics but in the memories of the club’s fans.
Some amazing players have graced Barça’s dressing room. A few players that will always be remembered are Ladislao Kubala 1950/60, Johan Cruyff 1973/78, Romario 1993/95, Stoichkov 1990/5 and 1996/98, Ronaldinho 2003/08 and the surprising Lionel Messi who has dazzled fans ever since his first official appearance in 2004.
Let’s run through the history of those players who particularly stand out and are especially remembered by fans.
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See results without votingFC Barcelona’s “pichichis”
FC Barcelona has won the “Pichichi” trophy awarded by the Spanish football newspaper “Marca”, given to the top scorer of the Spanish football league, 11 times. The first player to receive the trophy was Mariano Martín (1942/43) who scored 32 goals, and the most recent, Lionel Messi, who scored 34 goals in the 2009/10 season.
The following is a complete list of FC Barcelona players who have received this award:
· Mariano Martín: 32 (1942/43)
· César Rodríguez: 28 (1948/49)
· Cayetano Ré: 25 (1964/65)
· Carles Rexach: 17 (1970/71)
· Austria Krankl: 29 (1978/79)
· Quini (2 consecutive seasons): 20 (1980/81) and 26 (1981/82)
· Romário: 30 (1993/94)
· Ronaldo: 34 (1996/97)
· Samuel Eto'o: 26 (2005/06)
· Lionel Messi: 34 (2009/10)
Top 10 Messi goals 2009 / 2010
Zamora Trophy
Apart from the Pichichi for the top scorer, Marca also awards the Zamora Trophy for the goalkeeper with the lowest “goal-to-games” ratio of the season. A total of 17 goalkeepers from FC Barcelona have received the Zamora prize and Ramallets is the only goalkeeper in history who has won the award on 5 occasions. Below is a complete list of FC Barcelona goalkeepers that have won this trophy:
· Velasco: 1947/48
· Ramallets: 1951/52
· Ramallets: 1955/56
· Ramallets: 1956/57
· Ramallets: 1958/59
· Ramallets: 1959/60
· José Pesudo: 1965/66
· Salvador Sadurní: 1968/69
· Miguel Reina: 1972/73
· Salvador Sadurní: 1973/74
· Salvador Sadurní: 1974/75
· Artola: 1977/78
· Urruti: 1983/84
· Zubizarreta: 1986/87
· Víctor Valdés: 2004/05
· Víctor Valdés: 2008/09
· Víctor Valdés: 2009/10
Some great Valdes saves
The Golden Ball
This prize, awarded by France Football Magazine for the best player of the year, has been won by 6 FC Barcelona’s players. Luis Suarez was the first one to receive the award in 1960.
Johan Cruyff won the prize in 1973 and 1974. After this double Golden Ball for a Barça player, the award was won again 20 years later by Hristo Stoichkov in 1994. Only five years later, in 1999, it was awarded to the Brazilian Rivaldo, who was followed by Ronaldinho in 2006. Finally, in 2009, Barça’s current star player won the award. Obviously, we were referring to Lionel Messi.
FIFA World Player of the Year
This prize, awarded by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association since 1991, has been won by Barça players on 6 occasions. The most interesting thing about the players who have received the award is that, with the exception of the last winner, all of them were born in Brazil. One of these players has won the award twice.
The first Barça player to win the award was Romario (1994), followed by Rivaldo (1999), Ronaldinho (2004 and 2005) and the Argentine Lionel Messi (2009).
European Golden Boot
The European Golden Boot or now referred to as the European Golden Shoe, that is annually awarded to the top scorer across all European leagues, has been won by two FC Barcelona’s players so far: Ronaldo in 1997 and Lionel Messi in 2010.
Scorers of team thousand milestone goals (1000-5000)
Marcos Aurelio scored the club’s 1000th goal on October 22, 1950; Pedro Zaballa Barquino, number 2000 on January 12, 1964; Quini, number 3000 on January 24, 1982; Guillermo Amor number 4000 on March 9, 1996 and Lionel Messi scored number 5000 on February 1, 2009.
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Recommended links
- FIFA World Player of the Year - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Complete listings of players to have won this award. - European Golden Shoe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Complete listings of players ever to have won this award. - FC Barcelona Tickets - Official ticketing agency
Tickets for all FC Barcelona fixtures at the Nou Camp Stadium.
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ronaldo
the fenomenon R9naldo is the best sticker and goaler in the whole history!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i vite for ronaldo .. what he did in one history equals what messi did in 4 years ..
messi is great but ronaldo is the best
ronaldoooooooooooooooooooo
ronaldoooo
Lionel Messi is not only the best player in Barcelona history, but also in the history of football.
Ronaldo es un jugador fantástico, pero... sólo ha jugado una temporada en el Barcelona, me parece que hubo varios futbolistas que hicieron más que él en el Club por una cuestión de tiempo. Lionel Messi, sin ludar a dudas, va a ser el jugador MÁS IMPORTANTE en la historia del Barcelona.
MESSI I KNOW.
Surprised to see so few votes for Messi?
Keep the votes coming guys and gals! :)
All time Scorer in FC Barcelona History?..http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FC_Barcelona_
After the Real Madrid Super cup games it's hard to contest how significant Messi is in the history of Barcelona. A true great and a pleasure to watch.
Messi is d best as far as the round leather game is concerned.
Messi and Ronaldinho are cons, the best players in our team history . Cose Messi is still there for our team .
I am surprised Romario hasn't got a single vote one of the best finishers the game has ever seen.
I knwn messi is the best than cr7
I think ronaldo is the best ronaldo is a great player
Paulino alcantara is a greatest player off all time for fc Barcelona...!!!
yes beacouse Paulino alcantara is the best the phillipine legend
Difficult to choose from as many of the mare the best during their time. But if I am to choose, I will choose Lionel Messi. The current Barca squad are outstanding.
These votes were cast by a majority of anti- messi, non-barca fans. How on earth could someone rate ronaldo de lima ahead of messi as far as barca (and even football in general) is concerned. If d basis is not achievement, 4give me.
Lionel messi is the real guy
Barcelona is now unstoppable amoung d european team.
why paulino alcantara is not on the list??
Messi is the best ever bcoz non of them win world player 3 tyms
Messi is so far fm cr7
the football player in barcelona is Yaya Toure
Here is too the kid, boywonder, the keepersnightmare, the PHENOMENON, the miracleman or just "ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONALDO" Ronaldo ladies&gentlemen "RO RO RO NALDOOO"
Small must be danger up leo
Messi great achiever
without doubt best barcelona player of all time is ronalidnho
he changed barca history
if there is god of soccer,I thing it should be messiless messi the great.
For me the best Barcelona player of all time is PAULINO ALCANTARA...357 goals in 357 games...
Lionel messi is more than a footballer again
Lionel Messi without a doubt.
ofcourse leo messi is the best nobody is in match against messi
Ronaldo has to be the greatest ever he was only 19 years old and didnt have xavi and iniesta behind him and it has taken messi till just now to beat his league goal scoring record. 47 goals in a season back then was unheard of.
ROOOOOOOOOOONALDOOO
I think messi is great forever barcelona and the football history nobody beat him this is my challenge.
messi is the best!!messi roxx
MESSI MESSI ND MESSI IS A FOOTBALL TO ALL PLAYER IN THE WORLD I LUV U PAPA MESSI
Messi z the soccer king as well Ronaldinho z a star
ronaldinho is the best player
Xavi and iniesta are the people who are to recieve the glory for messi's success.they are the ones who lead the dangerous pattern barca is playing u can see that whenever messi is playing at home(argentina) he never plays well compared to wat he plays in barca but xavi and iniesta plays well both in barca and spain infact carrying the world cup for their nation but ronaldo depend on no one for his success and plays well both in his club and nation.I can say dat the day messi leaves barca he will never carry the best player again and all his ability will come to an end.....
i love ronaldinho
Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeessi Meeeeeeeeeeeesssssi is the best player in history of football I thing there is no that person which beat him and also Ronaldinoh is the best player
ayamn 17 months ago
ronaldo the best