3 Greatest Players Of Barcelona In History With Exceptional Records
3 Greatest Players Of Barcelona In History With Exceptional Records.
First of all, FC Barcelona is a professional association football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The club was founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, English, and Spanish men led by Joan Gamper.
Barcelona is one of only three clubs to have never been relegated from La Liga and the most successful club in Spanish football, having won a total of 75 domestic titles: 26 La Liga titles, a record 31 Spanish Cups, 13 Spanish Super Cups, a record 3 Copas Eva Duarte, and a record 2 League Cups.
Barcelona is the only European side to have played continental football in every season since its inception in 1955 and one of the most successful clubs in European football, having won 14 official UEFA trophies in total.
Barcelona has employed several famous players, with five FIFA World Player of the Year winners and six Ballon d’Or winners among the previous and current Barcelona players.
This makes Barça the club with the most FIFA World Player awards received by the players. In 2009, Barcelona achieved an unprecedented sextuple by winning La Liga, the Copa del Rey, the UEFA Champions League, the Supercopa de España, the UEFA Super Cup, and the FIFA Club World Cup in one calendar year.
The same year, five of their players and their coach were voted onto the UEFA Team of the Year.
3 Greatest Players Of Barcelona In History With Exceptional Records.
3. Carles Puyol
Carles Puyol Saforcada is a Spanish former professional footballer who played his entire career for Barcelona. He mainly played as a central defender, but he could also play in either full-back position, mostly as a right-back.
Praised for his defensive qualities and leadership, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest defenders and captains of all time. Puyol’s abilities and prowess on the field earned him the nickname of “El Tiburón” (“The Shark”) by teammates and fans.
He was Barcelona’s captain from August 2004 until his retirement in 2014 and appeared in 593 competitive matches for the club. He won 18 major club titles, including six La Liga trophies and three Champions Leagues.
Puyol Is The Longest-serving and most successful captain in Barcelona’s history. He served as Captain For 10 years that is From 2004 – 2014.
He captained Barcelona to the first Spanish treble.
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2. Luis Suárez
Luis Suárez Miramontes born 2 May 1935) is a Spanish former professional footballer and manager. He played as a midfielder for Deportivo de La Coruña, España Industrial, FC Barcelona, Inter Milan, Sampdoria, and the Spain national team. Suárez is regarded as one of the greatest Spanish football players of all time. He was noted for his elegant, fluid, graceful style of play.
Nicknamed El Arquitecto – The Architect – Suárez was noted for his perceptive passing and explosive shot.
Luis Suarez in 1960, became the first and only male Spanish-born player to win the Ballon d’Or.
In 1964, he helped Spain win the European Championship.
1. Lionel Messi
Lionel Andrés Messi is an Argentine professional footballer and a former Barcelona Legend who now plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and captains the Argentina national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, he had spent his entire professional career with Barcelona, where he won a club-record 35 trophies, including ten La Liga titles, seven Copa del Rey titles, and four UEFA Champions Leagues.
He is the only player to win the Ballon d’Or, FIFA World Player of the Year, Pichichi Trophy, and European Golden Shoe in the same season.
Messi holds the record for the most goals and appearances for Barcelona.
He holds the record for the most number of appearances in official matches with 778.
He is the all-time top scorer with 700+ goals.
The all-time top scorer in official competitions, with 672.
Also, he is the current La Liga top scorer with 474 goals,
And holds the record for the most appearances in La Liga, with 520 matches.
Messi has won a record number of trophies for the club (35).
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