FC Barcelona Stars
known simply as Barcelona and colloquially as Barça ([ˈbaɾsə]), is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Here are some of the legends that have enshrined themselves in the club’s history.
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
Pep Guardiola
Ex Barcelonista and Manager, One of the finest players to come out of the Club's youth ranks, Josep Guardiola (Santpedor, 1971) was 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
Johan Cruyff
Ex Barcelonista and Manager, 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
Carles Puyol
Puyol (La Pobla de Segur, Lleida, 1978) has been one of the most important in Barça’s history. His determination, strength, heart and love for the club were his defining characteristics and that is what made him a vital figure in the team’s defence for so many years
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 and made a decisive contribution to winning two League titles and the Champions League
Dani Alves
The Brazilian 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
Sergi Barjuan
Sergi Barjuan (Les Franqueses, Barcelona 1971) was a pacey and strong left back with a penchant for getting forward. He was one of the mainstays of the famous ‘Dream Team’ and later in his career was one of the captains of the first team
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 which Barça would go on to claim in the famous final at Wembley