Fans refer to Barcelona players as Catalans. The club has one of the best football fans in the world. It is also among the football teams with the most social media followings. Some of Barcelona’s famous legends are still playing while most are retired.
The Barcelona Dream Team led by club legend Johan Cruyff in the early 90s truly put the club on the world map. They won four consecutive league titles and one Champions League and never looked back.
Lionel Messi
Talking about the greatest player of all time, Lionel Messi remains at the number one position. He is considered by many to be the greatest player of all time. His numbers speak for themselves. Leonel Messi has been impressing the giants ever since he stepped onto the pitch. Due to their similar playing styles, they have always been compared to the great Diego Maradona.
Xavi
Former player Xavier Hernandez has helped Barcelona win 5 La Liga titles and 2 European Cups since his debut with the club in 1998. He finished a La Liga season with 110 passes and one cup. Xavi’s most exciting achievements include winning the IFFHS Playmakers Award four times and finishing second runner-up at the FIFA Ballon d’Or award in 2009, 2010 and 2011. Xavier Hernandez is the current manager of Barcelona and one of the best veterans in all of the Catalans.
Ronaldinho
Ronaldinho is one of the most exciting and skilful players in Barcelona’s history. He was quick, with great skill and dribbling abilities. His arrival at the club catapulted Barcelona back into the elite. He played mostly as an attacking midfielder but was also expanded as a winger. He is regarded as one of the best players of his generation and considered by many to be one of the greatest players of all time.
Samuel Eto’o
Samuel Eto’o was the complete striker. So skilful with such a small ball, so fast. And he was completely right for Pep Guardiola: he helped inform the direction the Catalans would go with their attack. Widely regarded as the greatest African footballer of all time, Eto’o had Barca on his back long before Pep arrived, guiding them to the 2006 Champions League final and finding talent during a dark period The show continued to spark.
Johan Cruyff
If Lionel Messi, Xavi and Andres Iniesta are the greatest players in Barcelona’s history, it is because of Johan Cruyff. With Cruyff there would be no La Masia, there would be no style and essence and more importantly, there would be no soul. Johan Cruyff is regarded as one of the most important people in Barcelona’s history and his spells as both player and coach were instrumental in establishing the culture around the club.
Andres Iniesta
The man from Fuentebilla who seems to know the exact timing of everything on the football pitch. Whether going forward or backward, watching Iniesta work is like Picasso painting on his canvas. Blessed with eagle-like vision and a mystical touch, he is often able to create places you didn’t even know existed. Along with Xavi and Busquets, they formed arguably the best midfield in football history at the height of their powers, capturing 4 Champions League crowns and saving their best performances for the biggest stages.
Carles Puyol
Carles Puyol is another great Barcelona player known for his hard work and dedication. He mainly played as a central defender, but he is also good in the full-back position. Puyol is one of the greatest captains in the history of Barcelona. He is appreciated for his leadership and defensive abilities. He is widely regarded as one of the best captains and defenders in Barcelona’s history.
Pep Guardiola
Slender, handsome and tactically aware, Pep Guardiola served as the linchpin of Johan Cruyff’s “dream team” that won four straight La Liga titles from 1991–1994, including the double in 1992 – the year in which the club Guardiola was just 20 years old when he won his first European Cup. An extension of his coach on the pitch, Guardiola relied on a combination of creativity, technique and ball speed rather than physicality and pace.
Cesar
Ferreira is among the top 10 Barcelona legends of all time. He made his debut for the club in 1999 and went on to win the La Liga title, the FIFA World Player of the Year award and the Ballon d’Or. The Brazilian made an unforgettable impression on FC Barcelona when Deportivo de La Coruña bought him for $22 million in 1997. His fame skyrocketed during his last season at Valencia in 2001. Give your club the winner in the 90th minute.
Rivaldo
Sir Bobby Robson persuaded Barcelona to sign Rivaldo before Steve McManaman finished on the other side of El Clásico – and what a talent he was. 19 goals in his first season, 24 in his second and a Ballon d’Or, however, with his hat-trick against Valencia – capped off with a 20-yard bicycle kick – flashed into everyone’s memory, all but insignificant. Went.
