Spanish football, the jewel of the jewel of world football.
Maybe we know more about Spanish football from the Spanish national team and the two "Western Super League" teams of Barca and Real Madrid, but they are only representatives of it, and they are by no means the whole of Spanish football.
As a unique style of football in the world, Spaniards have their own unique understanding and heritage of the sport itself, and they want to make the ball under their feet so delicate and romantic.
Just like the founder of modern art, the Spanish painter Picasso, in the ever-changing style to find their own inner yearning, not rigid, not conformist, respect creativity as if respecting life.
"If you don't know football, start with Spanish football, if you know football techniques, it's enough to watch Spanish football."
The debate over who is the king of the league in the Premier League and La Liga has been inconclusive, but in recent years a group of outstanding Spanish players have left an unavoidable mark on world football, like matadors, dressed in dangerous-looking venues, with elegant dance steps to face the fierce enemy on the other side, staging one wonderful goal after another, they are the beautiful dancers of Flamenco in the microscopic football world.
Next, let's take a look at the 11 superstars in the history of Spanish football, and these players are typical representatives of Spanish football and treasures in the history of football.
< h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > 11th place: Fernando Hierro</h1>
Previous clubs: Real Madrid
Hierro was born on March 23, 1968 in Barcelona, Spain. Originally from the center position, but compared to Villa's comprehensiveness in the forward, Hierro is a player who can play almost any position except goalkeeper.
When he joined Real Madrid in 1989, Hierro was placed at the back and became the commander of the attack and defense of the whole team, but surprisingly he scored 21 goals in the 1991/92 season at the back, becoming the second top scorer in La Liga that year.
It was not until the full outbreak of raul, Guti and other newcomers that Hiero officially retired to the defensive line, as the last defender, Hierro once again showed the top golden oil of football style, for any striker to cross this iron gate is difficult to get on the sky. Such a well-rounded player is also extremely rare in the entire history of football.
Hierro made more than 600 appearances for Real Madrid, scoring 127 goals for the club and scoring 102 goals in the league. Scoring 29 goals for the Spanish national team, he is the fifth top scorer in the history of the national team, which has established his unshakable dominance in Real Madrid and the Spanish national team. As a great player, Hierro's versatility is astonishing.
< h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > 10th place: Raul Gonzalez</h1>
Born on 27 June 1977 in Madrid, Spain, Raúl played as a striker.
Raúl helped the team win six La Liga titles, three Champions League titles and two Toyota Cup titles during his 16-year career with Real Madrid, scoring 323 goals in 741 official matches for Real Madrid, making him the second-most appearance and second-most goalscoring in Real Madrid's history.
Raúl scored 71 goals in 142 appearances (including 144 qualifying matches) in the UEFA Champions League, making him the third-highest scorer in Champions League history. Raúl scored 44 goals in 102 appearances for the Spanish national team and is the second-highest scorer in the history of the Spanish national team, scoring five goals in three World Cups.
He has twice won La Liga's top scorer, twice won the Champions League's top scorer, was voted UEFA Club Striker of the Year for three consecutive years, was elected Spanish Footballer of the Year five times, and won the second place at the European Ballon d'Or award and the third place in the World Footballer of the Year in 2001.
Raúl has won 23 trophies in his 21-year football career, scoring 432 goals in 1,034 appearances for clubs and national teams.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > 9th place: David Villa Sanchez</h1>
Club: J-League Kobe Victory Ship
Villa was born on December 3, 1981 in Langreo, Asturias, Spain, nicknamed "Gourd Baby." ”
He began playing for Gijón Athletic F.C. in 1992 and joined Real Zaragoza F.C. in 2003 and won the 2004 Spanish Super Cup.
After 5 years of playing for Valencia FC, he moved to FC Barcelona in 2010 and won the 2011 Champions League while at Barcelona.
After transferring to Atletico Madrid in 2013, he won the La Liga title of that season. In February and November 2005, Villa made his national team debut and his national team debut, respectively. In 2008, Villa won euro 2008 and world cups with Spain, and in 2008 won the Golden Boot.
Villa, as a well-rounded striker, is difficult to give a precise positioning. Because of its speed, superb archery, and strong psychological attributes. As a well-rounded forward killer, he balances his left and right feet, and can complete a variety of shooting methods, pushing, long-range shooting, supplemental shots, head kicks to grab points, and even long-distance hanging shots, but also can give opponents a fatal blow at key moments.
For the shooting thing, it can seem simple to do in Villa, he is an indispensable talented goalscorer in Spain's golden age, although physical confrontation is not his strong point, but at its peak, it is a fatal presence for any defender and goalkeeper. He is currently the top scorer of the Spanish national team.
< h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > 8th place: Karls Puyol</h1>
Previous clubs: Barcelona
Born on 13 April 1978 in catalonia, Spain, Puyol plays as a defender in a number of positions in the back line and captains in the team, making him one of the grand slam winners of the football team.
Puyol is the second most appearance in Barca's history, with 593 games. Puyol has won a total of 6 La Liga titles, 3 Champions League titles, 2 Copa del Rey, 2 UEFA Super Cups, 6 Spanish Super Cups and 2 Club World Cups for Barcelona.
In addition, Puyol won 1 World Cup, 1 European Championship and 2000 Olympic silver medals for Spain.
If a player is to be defined as a warrior on the football field, then Puyol is the prototype of this character.
A long curly medieval hair, like a hero on the battlefield. Puyol debuted at full-back and gradually moved to centre-back later in life. Although he is only 178cm tall, he has a very strong physical fitness and does not fall behind in the air race at all.
And in the ground defense of the steals is known for its fast, accurate, fierce, fast retracement speed, rarely beaten behind, is a nightmare for the forward.
As the spiritual leader of the Barca and Spanish national teams, his output in mental attributes often helps the team complete the Jedi counterattack when playing against the wind.
In addition to defense, as a centre-back, he is more technically skilled at the foot, rather than a traditional rough center-back, and can often stage difficult technical actions such as Marseille slalom in the game.
In the semi-finals of the 2010 World Cup, he helped the team defeat Germany with his header and eventually reached the top of the world. Puyol was one of the most honourable figures for Barca to win an unprecedented six-time title in the 2008–09 season.
On May 15, 2014, Carles Puyol officially announced his retirement, and a generation of legends came to an end.
< h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > 7th place: Sergio Ramos</h1>
Club: Real Madrid
Sergio Ramos (born 30 March 1986 in Sevilla) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central defender.
Ramos joined Sevilla's academy in 1996 and joined the first team in 2003. He joined Real Madrid in the summer of 2005 for 27 million euros. At the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Spain won the championship, and Ramos also won the world cup with 9.79 points. In the semi-finals of Euro 2012, Ramos scored a penalty in a penalty shootout to help Spain eliminate Portugal to reach the final.
In the 3rd minute of stoppage time in the 2014 UEFA Champions League final, Ramos equalised by pushing the ball into a dead corner to help Real Madrid win their tenth European trophy.
Ramos has been honoured both at the club and in the Spanish national team, with 4 Champions League titles, 4 La Liga titles, 4 Spanish Super Cups, 4 Club World Cups, 3 European Super Cups, 2 Spanish Copa del Rey, and a total of 24 career titles.
On October 28, 2014, Ramos was shortlisted for the 2014 Ballon d'Or. In August 2017, he was shortlisted for the 2017 World Footballer of the Year. On 25 August, Ramos was awarded UEFA Defender of the Year at the UEFA Annual Awards Ceremony. On September 20, he was selected as a candidate for the 2017 World Team. On October 9, he was shortlisted for the 2017 Golden Globe Awards. On October 24, he was named to THE FIFA 2017 Team of the Year. On December 1, he was selected as a candidate for the 2017 Global Football Awards. In September 2018, he was named to FIFA's Team of the Year. On October 12, 2018, he was selected as a candidate for the 2018 Golden Foot Award. FIFA 2019 Team Of the Year Candidate.
Ramos is one of La Liga's best knife-backs. He is very physically strong, his physical resistance and speed are outstanding among defenders, and he has a strong offensive desire, often being able to score with a header from a set-piece opportunity.
<h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > 6th place: Igor Caserias</h1>
Club: Porto
Casillas was born on 20 May 1981 in Madrid, Spain, and plays as a goalkeeper. One of the "Grand Slam" players in football, nicknamed "San Cassi".
In 1999, Cassi debuted at Real Madrid and played until 2015. During his time at Real Madrid, Casillas led the team to three Champions League titles and five La Liga titles, and was selected for the FIFA Best Team, UEFA Team of the Year and the World Goalkeeper of the Year.
In 2000, Iker Casillas was selected for the Spanish national team, and in 2008 he became the captain of the national team and led Spain to the European Championship. In 2010, Casillas led Spain to the World Cup and won the World Cup Golden Glove Award. In 2012, Casillas led the team to win the European Championship again, completing three consecutive championships.
In the early morning of November 8, 2017, he won the 2017 Gold Foot Award, becoming the second goalkeeper in history to win the Gold Foot Award after Buffon.
Although "San Cassi" still plays for Porto, it has long become a legend in the jianghu, and the topic of his peak and Buffon who is the best goalkeeper in the world has always been a topic of discussion.
Casillas is a loyal Madridist, someone who can sit at the Bernabeu and enjoy privileges without wearing any badge on his chest, and who is engraved with the Real Madrid brand from head to toe, from body to soul.
Cassi's presence for Real Madrid is like that, a good goalkeeper tops half a team. At any time, even if he is left, he is still a presence that the opponent cannot ignore.
From goal-line techniques to save reactions, it's the ability of top goalkeepers. In particular, Cassie's second save, he can complete the instantaneous reaction in a very short time, is a group of people who surround the goal but can still save calmly.
Messi once commented: "Igor (Casillas) is one of the best goalkeepers in football today. Sometimes, before the game starts, I pray that I can break his ten-finger mark. ”
Although Messi has never been weak in the face of Casey, he can so affirm Casey from Messi's words, which shows that his historical status is definitely a legendary goalkeeper, and he is also the only goalkeeper among the top ten players.
< h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > 5th place: Luis Suarez</h1>
Previous clubs: Barcelona
Luis Suarez (born 2 May 1935 in A Coruña, Spain) is a Spanish professional footballer who played as a midfielder for FC Barcelona and Inter Milan before winning the Ballon d'Or in 1960.
Luis Suarez was influenced by his father from an early age and loved to play football. He joined San Tomás at the age of 10, Hercules at the age of 13 and Pest Voorangia FC at the age of 14. He laid a solid foundation in his football in these 3 teams in his hometown, and officially entered La Liga at the age of 18 to start his professional career. Once in a match against Barcelona, his skills were favored by the other side, and in 1954 he signed with Spanish powerhouse Barcelona. In April 1970, Suarez moved to Sampdoria and played here for three years. But throughout his life, Suarez's most glorious era was at Inter Milan, where he made 257 appearances and scored 42 goals in Serie A; 50 appearances in the European Champions Cup, scoring 9 goals; and 22 appearances in the Coppa Italia, scoring 4 goals. He has been called one of the finest foreign players in the history of Inter Milan.
In addition to his outstanding performances at the club, Suarez has also achieved extraordinary results when he wore on the national team. In 1962 and 1966 he and his teammates reached the final stage of the World Cup twice. In June 1964, Suarez played with the national team in the European Championships, passing through the barriers and reaching the final, winning the European Championship with a 2:1 victory over the Soviet Union. It was one of the best he won for his country. It was also the most glorious period in Spanish football.
<h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > 4th place: Paco Hento</h1>
Previous clubs: Real Madrid
During his 18 years with Real Madrid, he scored 182 goals in 601 appearances for Real Madrid, helping the team win six European Cups and 12 La Liga titles, and he also became the player who won the Most Champions League and La Liga titles for the same team in history. He won the second European Championship in 1962 with the national team.
People will not forget that on December 14, 1972, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, and to say a final farewell to Hento. On that day, the Santiago Bernabeu stadium was full, and the Portuguese football hero Eusebio led the team to the field. During the match, the referee awarded Real Madrid a penalty, and more than 80,000 people chanted Hento's name in the hope that he would take the penalty. On this day, Hento scored the last goal for Real Madrid. After the goal, the cowherd from Santander, Wa Hengto, could no longer restrain himself, and could not help but cry like rain, and the whole audience was moved. A 19-year-long white saga ends when the world's only warrior, who has lifted the Champions League six times, takes off his beloved suit.
< h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > 3rd place: Andrés Iniesta</h1>
Club: Kobe Victory Ship
Born on 11 May 1984 in the small town of Albacete in southern Spain, Xiao Bai plays as a midfielder in the world, once known as the world's no. 1 midfielder, he is one of the grand slam winners of the football team, and currently plays for Victory Boat Club Kobe in Japan. In 2006, Iniesta was selected for the Spanish national team for the first time.
In 2008, Iniesta won the European Championship with the team. In 2010, Iniesta helped the Spanish national team win the World Cup. In 2012, Iniesta helped Spain defend its European Championship title, achieving three consecutive national team titles. On the club side, in 2002 Iniesta began playing for the Barca first team.
To date, Iniesta has won four Champions League titles and nine La Liga titles for FC Barcelona.
If Iniesta were to be placed in the '80s, probably no one would understand why he played that way. No one in his football world can read the course of the game so easily as he does.
If there is a so-called football IQ, then Xiao Bai must be the player standing at the top, and a clear route can be seen between the person and the ball, if it is not talented, it will not be able to get any reasonable explanation.
He is a magician on the football field, a walking football textbook and a typical representative of Spain's golden generation. Although it is currently far from the center of football, Xiaobai, who hopes to play in Japan, can end his football career perfectly.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > 2nd place: Harvey Hernandez</h1>
Born in Terrassa on 25 January 1980, Xavi is a midfielder of the football team, one of the Grand Slam winners of the football team, played for FC Barcelona in Spain, and has also participated as a main player in the World Cup, The European Championship and other competitions and won the European Championship Best Player and other honors of Spanish football player.
He played for Spain for 14 years, making 133 appearances and scoring 13 goals.
If Iniesta is the one who can insert a knife into the ribs of an enemy, Harvey is a player on a higher dimension.
As a midfield organizer, Harvey has a top-notch big-picture view, he can control the rhythm of himself and his opponents like a mage, and is a player who truly has a god vision.
Harvey's foot skills are outstanding, with unparalleled ability to protect the ball, and defenders will never know where Harvey is going next. At the same time, Harvey has good long and short passes, simple but skilled style, and is also a player who really uses his brain to play football.
< h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > 1st place: Alfredo di Stefano</h1>
Stefano, born in Argentina, spent his early football career in River Plate, in terms of play style, Stefano is closer to European players, concise and clear, efficiency is supreme, do not drag mud and water, Stefano pays more attention to the value of the individual in the whole team, is an epic offensive free man, in the 1950s, this era of major revolution in the football tactical system, Stefano is also distinguished by its interpretation of football beyond the times, with a comprehensive football quality and become a model of "all-around football".
Many consider him to be the first-generation king of the ball, stefano playing for the Colombian League millionaires in 4 seasons, winning the title three times. Played for Real Madrid for 11 years, won five Champions League titles, eight La Liga titles, one Intercontinental Cup, one Copa del Rey, two Latin Cup titles, represented Real Madrid in 396 official matches and scored 308 years, including 282 league games with 216 goals, 58 Champions League games with 49 goals, Stefano held real Madrid's historical goal record for more than half a century, until 2009 was broken by junior Raul and Cristiano Ronaldo. Stéfano won the European Ballon d'Or twice in 1957 and 1959, the "Super Ballon d'Or" by previous Ballon d'Or winners in 1989, and the second best player of the century in the 2000 FIFA Experts' Selection of the Best Player of the Century.
Stefano has played for 3 national teams, scoring 6 goals for Argentina in 6 times, representing Colombia in 4 friendly matches (not officially recognized by FIFA and characterized as "informal" matches), 31 representing Spain, scoring 23 goals, but never playing in a World Cup match. The only national team honor was the Copa America in Argentina in his early years.
Stéfano is considered the greatest footballer before Pele and Maradona, leading Real Madrid to win the Champions League for five consecutive years, the most glorious period for Real Madrid clubs, establishing Real Madrid's status as a giant in world football and laying the foundation for Real Madrid to win FIFA's "Best Club of the 20th Century".
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