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LEGENDARY PLAYERS

Legendary Players

Piqué celebrating beating Real Madrid in the Champions League semi final in 2011
Gerard Piqué
Piqué (Barcelona, 2 February 1987) was an FC Barcelona player through and through who identified with the club to the core. As he said as a child, he didn't want to be a footballer. he wanted to be a Barça player
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Daniel Alves da Silva 'Dani Alves'
Dani Alves (Juazeiro, Brazil, 1983) is considered the best right back in Barça’s long history. He arrived in 2008 from fellow La Liga club Sevilla, already with a reputation as one of the best defenders in the country
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Leo Messi
Messi (Rosario, Argentina, 24 June 1987) is the greatest player of all time and FC Barcelona record setter. Trained at La Masia, he will always be associated with Barça as the greatest player ever to wear the blaugrana shirt
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Luis Suárez
Suárez, (Salto, Uruguay, 1987) was one of the best strikers in the Club's history with a total of 198 goals in official competition
Andrés Iniesta celebrating his famous goal at Stamford Bridge
Andrés Iniesta
Iniesta (Fuentealbilla, Albacete, 1984) was one of the most loved and emblematic of players for the Barça fans. The ‘culers’ has always valued his silky style of play, his commitment to the team and his modesty and good humour off the pitch.
Xavi Hernández
Xavi Hernández
Xavi (Terrassa, Barcelona, 1980) is, statistically speaking, the most successful player in Spanish football history. A midfielder from the club’s youth system, he’s the perfect example of the Barça values
Victor Valdés
Victor Valdés
Valdés (l’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, 1982) was Barça’s first choice keeper for 12 seasons
Carles Puyol
Carles Puyol
Puyol (La Pobla de Segur, Lleida, 1978) has been one of the most important players in Barça’s history
Samuel Eto'o
Samuel Eto'o
Eto’o (Nkon, Cameroon, 1981) goes down in Barça history as “the indomitable lion”, the forward who never gave up. For 5 years he was the team’s target man, and the host of titles won were, to a massive extent, thanks to the crucial goals he scored
Anderson Luis de Souza ‘Deco’
Anderson Luis de Souza ‘Deco’
Deco (Sao Bernardo, Brazil, 27-08-1977) was a player with a winning spirit and tactical intelligence
Ronaldo de Assís Moreira ‘Ronaldinho’
Ronaldo de Assís Moreira ‘Ronaldinho’
The Brazilian striker (Porto Alegre,1980) joined the Club in 2003 and changed its history forever. In his five seasons at the club he became one its greatest ever footballers
PHILLIP COCU
Phillip Cocu
Cocu (Eindhoven, Netherlands, 1970) came to Barça after a successful career at PSV Eindhoven and the versatile midfielder went to virtually all there is to win with the blaugranes
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Patrick Stephan Kluivert
The Dutch striker (Amsterdam, Holland, 1976) came through the youth ranks at Ajax, going on to great success with the first team before joining AC Milan for a season and then Barça in the summer of 1998. As a blaugrana he scored 145 goals in 308 matches, making him one of the top scorers in the Club's history
Vitor Borba Ferreira 'Rivaldo'
Vitor Borba Ferreira 'Rivaldo'
Rivaldo (Recife, Brazil, 1972) was signed from Deportivo la Coruña at the start of the 1997-98 season as a direct replacement for his compatriot Ronaldo
Ronaldo Luiz Nazario
Ronaldo Luiz Nazario
Born in Rio de Janeiro in 1976, Ronaldo joined Barça in 1996 from PSV Eindhoven, as an outstandingly promising young striker
Luis Enrique Martínez
Luis Enrique Martínez
The popular ‘Lucho' (Gijón, 1970) came to FC Barcelona in the summer of 1996 as a free agent after having played at Real Madrid for five seasons
Sergi Barjuan
Sergi Barjuan
He was a fixture in the side at left back practically from the day of his debut right up until his final season in 2001/02 as a blaugrana
Romario da Souza
Romario da Souza
Born in Rio de Janeiro in 1966, Romario came to FC Barcelona from PSV Eindhoven in 1993
Hristo Stoichkov
Hristo Stoichkov
The striker was born in Plovdiv (Bulgaria) in 1966. He left CSKA Sofia to join Barça in 1990 and stayed until 1998 with the exception of a single season in Serie A with Parma in 1995-96
ALBERT FERRER
Albert Ferrer
Albert Ferrer (Barcelona, 1970) came from the youth set up and was one of the pillars of the legendary 'Dream Team' coached by Johan Cruyff
Josep Guardiola
Josep Guardiola
A gifted midfielder with an exquisite technique and an ability to read the game, he was the fulcrum of the team with the famous number '4' on his back
Ronald Koeman
Ronald Koeman
'Tintin' Koeman will always get a mention in FC Barcelona history for scoring the goal that handed Barça victory in the 1992 European Cup at Wembley
Aitor 'Txiki' Begiristain
Aitor 'Txiki' Begiristain
Aitor Begiristain (Olaberria, Guipúzcoa, 1964), or 'Txiki' as he is better known, was another of the key members of the legendary 'Dream Team'
Guillermo Amor
Guillermo Amor
Amor (Benidorm, Alicante, 1967) is an important figure in the Club's history after having made 567 appearances in a Barça shirt
Michael Laudrup
Michael Laudrup
'Michelino' Laudrup (Frederiksberg, Denmark, 1964) was the artist of the Dream Team, a creative striker of such elegance that it was often joked that he was the kind of player that could play in a coat and tails
José Mari Bakero
José Mari Bakero
Bakero, the tireless midfielder from the Dream Team, was born in Goizueta (Navarra) in 1963. He will always be remembered for his crucial goal in Kaiserslautern in the 1991/92 European Cup
Andoni Zubizarreta
Andoni Zubizarreta
Zubizarreta (Vitoria, 1961) was one of the greatest goalkeepers in the history not only of FC Barcelona, but of Spanish football in general
GARY LINEKER
Gary Lineker
Lineker (Leicester, England, 1960) was another striker who was a fan favourite at Camp Nou
Diego Armando Maradona
Diego Armando Maradona
Considered the best player in the world in the 1980s, and one of the greatest of all time, Maradona was born in 1960 in Lanús, Argentina
JULIO ALBERTO MORENO
Julio Alberto Moreno
Julio Alberto (Candás, Asturias, 1958) came to Barça in 1982 from Atlético Madrid already a star and he did not disappoint
VÍCTOR MUÑOZ
Víctor Muñoz
Víctor (Zaragoza, 1957) is one of the greatest paradigms of Spanish football. A player who battled hard in every game and whose extraordinary work-rate was the absolute driver of the team
Fco. Javier González Urruticoechea
Fco. Javier González Urruticoechea
The unforgettable 'Urruti' (San Sebastián, 1952 – Barcelona, 2001) is one of the greatest goalkeepers in the history of the Club and was a key figure in the successful outcome of the 1984/85 league season
Bernd Schuster
Bernd Schuster
Midfielder of exceptional quality, Schuster (Augsburg, Germany, 1959) was the driving force of Barça throughout nearly all of the eighties
Enrique Castro, 'Quini'
Enrique Castro, 'Quini'
Quini (Oviedo, 1949-Gijón 2018) was the epitomy of goalscoring excellence. Known as ‘el Brujo', ‘Quinocho' and ‘Quinigol', he was one of the best known strikers in European football at the time
José Ramón Alexanko
José Ramón Alexanko
Popularly known as “Talín”, José Ramón Alexanko (Barakaldo, Vizcaya, 1956) was a star signing for Barça in 1980 when he moved from Athletic Club
ALLAN SIMONSEN
Allan Simonsen
Simonsen (Vejle, Denmark, 1952) was a right winger much loved by the fans
Francisco José Carrasco
Francisco José Carrasco
‘Lobo’ Carrasco (Alcoy, Alicante, 1959) was considered one of the best wingers in Europe in the 1980s and is one of the most popular Barça players in recent times
Hans Krankl
Hans Krankl
Krankl (Vienna, Austria, 1953) wrote his name in the Barça history books by proving to be one of the best strikers and also one of the most adored players by the fans to have appeared for the club
ANTONIO-OLMO
Antonio Olmo
A central defender, Olmo (Sabadell, 1954) stood out for his calm and his ability to intercept the ball as well as his long range passing
Johan Neeskens
Johan Neeskens
The man dubbed ‘Johan II’ (Heemstede, Holland, 1951) arrived in Barcelona in 1974 from Ajax to team up with former colleague Johan Cruyff
PEDRO MARÍA ARTOLA
Pedro María Artola
The forever popular Pello Artola (Andoain, Guipúzcoa, 1948) was a supremely agile goalkeeper amongst other qualities
JOSÉ VICENTE SÁNCHEZ
José Vicente Sánchez
Tente Sánchez (Barcelona, 1956) had an exemplary career at Barça which led him to be club captain
Miguel Bernardo Bianquetti 'Migueli'
Miguel Bernardo Bianquetti 'Migueli'
‘Tarzan’ Migueli (Ceuta,1951) occupies a priviledged place in Club's history as one of the players who has made most appearances in a Barça shirt
Johan Cruyff (1947 - 2016)
Johan Cruyff
Cruyff (Amsterdam, 25/04/1947 - Barcelona, 24/03/2016) was one of the best players in the world of all time and in his time, he was considered number one
Joan Manuel Asensi
Juan Manuel Asensi
One of the most emblematic players Barça had in the seventies, Asensi (Alicante, 1949) was a hard-working midfielder, the genuine lungs of a great team
MARCIAL PINA
Marcial Pina
Known as the 'Golden Blonde', Marcial (Barzana de Quirós, Asturias, 1946) was one of the best midfielders in FC Barcelona history
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Enrique Álvarez Costas
Coming to the Club from Celta, Quique Costas (Vigo, Pontevedra, 1947) stood out due to his reliability and calmness in defence during his ten seasons with the blaugranes
Antoni Torres
Antoni Torres
Antoni Torres (Balaguer, 1943-Barcelona 2003) was a central defender (even though sometimes he played at right back) and he was one of those who “marked the line”
Carles Rexach
Carles Rexach
Born in Barcelona in 1947, Charly (also known as the Pedralbes' boy) is a veritible institution at FC Barcelona where was a player and also a coach
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Francisco Fernández "Gallego"
He arrived at 21 years of age and represented Barça for ten years as a player
Joaquim Rifé
Joaquim Rifé
'Quimet' Rifé (Barcelona, 1942) has been one of the players in the history of Barcelona who has most appearances in an FC Barcelona shirt, a total of 562 matches
Josep Maria Fusté
Josep Maria Fusté
Known as 'la llebre de Linyola' - “the Linyola hare” because of his speed, Josep Maria Fusté (Linyola, Lleida, 1941) is remembered by fans as one of Barça’s most famous players
Eladio Silvestre
Eladio Silvestre
Born in Sabadell (Barcelona) in 1940, Eladio was a strong, hard tackling defender who was famous for his no-nonsense, no prisoners taken style
Julio César Benítez
Julio César Benítez
Julio César Benítez (Montevideo, Uruguay, 1940 - Barcelona, 1968) was one of the classiest defenders Barça has ever had during their long and illustrious history
Jesús Maria Pereda
Jesús Maria Pereda
Jesús María Pereda (Medina de Pomar, Burgos, 1938 – Barcelona, 2011) was one of the all-time Barça greats, a player of extraordinary technical ability
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José Antonio Zaldúa
Zaldúa (Elizondo, Navarra, 1941), the Barça captain in the second half of the 1960s, was a great centre forward with an excellent strike record
Salvador Sadurní
Salvador Sadurní
Sadurni (l’Arboç del Penedès, 1941), considered the successor to the great goalkeeper Antoni Ramallets, he always had a lot of competition for his place, firstly from José Manuel Pesudo and then also Miquel Reina
ZOLTAN CZIBOR
Zoltan Czibor
Czibor (Kaposvár, Hungary, 1929 – Budapest, Hungary, 1997) was of the finest exponents of Mighty Magyar brilliance in the 1950s and 60s
Sandor Kocsis
Sandor Kocsis
Known as ‘Golden Head’ due to his amazing abilities in the air, Kocsis (Budapest, Hungary, 1929 – Barcelona, 1979) escaped from Hungary in 1956 following the Soviet intervention in his country, when he was already an established star of his time
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Enric Gensana
Gensana (Lleida, 1936 – Barcelona, 2005) was a midfielder and defender with a great physical presence
Evaristo de Macedo
Evaristo de Macedo
Evaristo de Macedo (Río de Janeiro, Brazil, 1933) was one of the best foreign signings Barça ever made, and was an outstanding goalscorer
Ferran Olivella
Ferran Olivella
Olivella (Barcelona, 1936) has been one of the greatest captains in the history of the club and one of the players who has played the most amount games for the club, with a total of 524
MARTÍ VERGÉS
Martí Vergés
Vergés (Vidreres, Girona, 1934 – Viladecans, Barcelona, 2021) was one of the stars of the sides at the end of the 1950s, beginning of the 1960s
Eulogio Martínez
Eulogio Martínez
Eulogio Martínez (Asunción, Paraguay, 1935 – Barcelona, 1984) is one of the top FC Barcelona goalscorers ever, with 177 goals in 257 appearances
Luis Suárez
Luis Suárez
Considered by many one of the best players in the history of Spanish football, Luis Suárez (La Coruña, 1935) was a key piece for Barça in the second half of the 1950s, but unfortunately he left amidst great success and his final burst came outside the club
Ramón Villaverde
Ramón Villaverde
Ramón Villaverde (Montevideo, Uruguay, 1930 - Barcelona, 1986), was one of Barça’s greatest ever South American imports. He came from Millonarios of Bogotá, where he had formed an incredible partnership with Alfredo Di Stéfano
JUSTO TEJADA
Justo Tejada
Justo Tejada (Barcelona, 1933 – Barcelona, 2021) was one of the best right wingers who has ever played for Barça
Sigfrid Gràcia
Sigfrid Gràcia
Gràcia (Gava, 1932 – Barcelona, 2005) came from the youth system at the Club and his style of play was highlighted by the sacrifices he made on pitch
Ladislao Kubala
Ladislao Kubala
A legendary figure at the Club, Kubala (Budapest, Hungary, 1927 – Barcelona 2002) signed for FC Barcelona in June 1950, when he arrived with a team of refugee players from Eastern Europe called Hungaria
EDUARD-MANCHÓN
Eduard Manchón
Manchón (Barcelona, 1930 – Barcelona, 2010) was a vital member of the legendary 'Five Cups' team
Gustau Biosca
Gustau Biosca
Gustau Biosca (l’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, 1928 - Barcelona, 2014) is one of the best central defenders to play for the Club. He came up through the youth teams and broke into the first team in 1950 and from then on was a fixture in the side
Joan Segarra
Joan Segarra
Known as the Great Captain, Segarra (Barcelona, 1927 - Taradell, Barcelona, 2008) was one of the moast charismatic players in the history of FC Barcelona
Antoni Ramallets
Antoni Ramallets
Antoni Ramallets (Barcelona, 1924 - Vilafranca del Penedés, Barcelona, 2013) was one of the best goalkeepers in the history of Barça and in Spanish football in general
Estanislau Basora
Estanislau Basora
Basora (Colònia Valls, Barcelona, 1926 - Las Palmas, 2012) was considered one of the best wingers in the history of Spanish football
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Gonzalvo II
Known as Gonzalvo II for being the second of the Barça footballing brothers, Josep Gonzalvo (Mollet del Vallès, Barcelona, 1920 – Barcelona, 1978) was a midfielder who also could play at left back
Gonzalvo III
Gonzalvo III
Marià Gonzalvo (Mollet del Vallès, 1922 - Barcelona, 2007), known as Gonzalo III (his other two brothers also played for FC Barcelona), is one of the best players to ever have worn the blaugrana colours
Josep Seguer
Josep Seguer
Josep Seguer (Parets del Vallès, Barcelona, 1923 - Reus, Tarragona, 2014) spent his entire career at FC Barcelona
VELASCO
Juan Zambudio Velasco
Known in footballing terms by as Velasco (Jumilla, Múrcia, 1921 – Igualada, Barcelona, 2004), he was one of the best goalkeepers in Barça history
César Rodríguez
César Rodríguez
One of Barça’s greatest ever players. A natural centre forward and an extraordinary goalscorer, famous for his powerful headers, César (León 1920 –Barcelona 1995) is one of the players who has scored most times for the Club
Mariano Martín
Mariano Martín
Known as the ‘fury of the area’, Mariano Martín (Dueñas, Palencia, 1919 – Barcelona, 1998) was one of the best strikers ever to grace FC Barcelona, incredibly scoring more than one goal a match
Josep Valle
Josep Valle
Josep Valle (Oliete, Teruel, 1918 - Barcelona, 2005) was a two-footed winger with outstanding skills, tremendous speed on the break and a thunderbolt of a shot
Francesc Calvet
Francesc Calvet
Francesc Calvet (Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona, 1922 - Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, 2001) was a member of the legendary Five Cup Winners of the 1951/52 season and one of Barça’s best ever full backs
Josep Escolà
Josep Escolà
The gentleman of football, Escolà (Barcelona 1914 – Barcelona 1998), was a striker who was known as "The Professor"
Martí Ventolrà
Martí Vantolrà
Considered one of the best wingers in Barça history, Vantolrà (Barcelona, 1906 – Mexico City, 1977) was one of the biggest stars in the team in the thirties
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Ramón Zabalo
Ramón Zabalo (South Shields, England, 1910 - Viladecans, Barcelona, 1967) had one of the more unusual careers in Spanish Football
Ángel Arocha
Ángel Arocha
Ángel Arocha (Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 1907 – Balaguer, Lleida, 1938) is considered one of the leading goal scorers in the Club’s history, having scored a staggering 236 goals in 240 games
Ferenc Platko
Ferenc Plattkó
Plattkó (Budapest, Hungary, 1898 – Santiago, Chile, 1983) was signed in 1923 as the replacement for another legendary Barça keeper, Ricardo Zamora
Vicenç Piera
Vicenç Piera
Known by the nickname of “The Witch”, Piera (Barcelona 1903-1960) was born in the Barcelona district Sants and was one of the best right wing players in the history of Spanish football
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Ricardo Zamora
Known as the 'Divine', Ricardo Zamora (Barcelona, 1901 – Barcelona, 1978) is viewed by many as the best goalkeeper ever to come out of Spain
Josep Samitier
Josep Samitier
Considered one of the most emblematic players in the history of FC Barcelona and the best European forward of his time, Josep Samitier (Barcelona 1902-Barcelona 1972) led the terrific Barça in the golden age of the twenties
Agustí Sancho
Agustí Sancho
Agustí Sancho (Castellon, 1896 - Barcelona, 1960) was an outstandingly powerful midfielder. Strong, corpulent and resistant, he was an excellent marker and almost unbeatable in the air.
Emili Sagi-Barba
Emili Sagi-Barba
Emili Sagi (Bolívar, Argentina, 1900 - Barcelona, 1951) was born in Argentina to Catalan parents and is considered one of the finest players of the pre-Civil War era, and the best left-winger in Barça history
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Vicenç Martínez
A natural goalscorer, Vicenç Martínez (Barcelona, 1896 – Barcelona, 1963) was a first choice striker for almost a decade
Ramon Torralba Larraz
Ramon Torralba Larraz
Popularly known as 'la Vella' (the Old One), because of his long career with the Barça, Ramon Torralba (Ardisa, Zaragoza, 1895 – Mexico, 1986) is a legendary figure in the history of FC Barcelona due to his loyalty to the Club during fourteen seasons, from 1914 to 1928
Paulino Alcántara
Paulino Alcántara
Paulino Alcántara (Iloilo, Phillipines, 1896 – Barcelona, 1964) was the Club's top goalscorer with 395 goals in 399 games before he was finally overtaken by Leo Messi
Carles Comamala
Carles Comamala
Carles Comamala (Madrid, 1889 – Barcelona, 1983) was a personal friend of Gamper’s and the real successor to the Swiss player in the Barça attack when the club founder retired in 1903. Comamala was an extraordinarily prolific goalscorer
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George Pattullo
The great Scottish striker George Pattullo (Glasgow, 1888 – London, 1953) has gone in history for his selfless gesture of love for the blaugrana colours once he had retired from football
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Romà Forns
Extroverted, multi-talented footballer from the early years, Romà Forns (Barcelona, 1885 – Barcelona, 1942) was also a referee, director, coach and grand pianist
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Udo Steinberg
A football writer in his native Germany, Udo Steinberg (Berlin, 1877 – Barcelona, 1919) was an exceptionally gifted goalscorer and was widely respected by everyone around him
ARTHUR-WITTY
Arthur Witty
Member of a prestigious English family established in the city, Arthur Witty (Barcelona, 1878 – Barcelona, 1969) was a Barça director and president as well as a talented sportsman
Joan Gamper
Joan Gamper
Founder of FC Barcelona on the 29th of November 1899 and five times president of the club between 1908 and 1925, Joan Gamper (Winterthur, Switzerland, 1877 – Barcelona 1930) has also passed into the Club's history as Barça's first real important figure
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