Archive for the ‘Legend Players’ Category




Andoni Zubizarreta Biography

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Andoni Zubizarreta Urreta (born 23 October 1961) is a former Spanish footballer…

The all-time most capped player for the Spanish national team, he played with individual and team success for Athletic Bilbao and FC Barcelona (eight years with the latter), appearing in more than 700 official professional matches during his club career.

Andoni Zubizarreta

Andoni Zubizarreta

Full name: Andoni Zubizarreta Urreta
Date of birth: 23 October 1961
Place of birth: Vitoria, Spain
Height: 1.88 m
Playing position: Goalkeeper

Club Career: 1979–1980 Alavés / 1980–1981 Athletic Bilbao / 1981–1986 Athletic Bilbao / 1986–1994 Barcelona / 1994–1998 Valencia

La Liga league games played with 622 holds the record in this area.

Trabzonspor played in a match with, ”Goals from Turkey where I’ll leave goalkeeper” he said…

Saw three goals.But the goal did not leave.

FC BARCELONA – The legends – Andoni Zubizarreta Video




Giuseppe Bergomi Biography

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Giuseppe Bergomi (born 22 December 1963) is a former Italian footballer, who spent his entire career at Internazionale Milano. He currently holds the record of most appearances for the club, having enjoyed 19 seasons with the same team.

Giuseppe Bergomi
Giuseppe Bergomi

Equally at ease as a centre or right back, Bergomi and the likes of Milan legend Franco Baresi and Juventus greats Gaetano Scirea and Antonio Cabrini formed the backbone of the Italian defence for much of the 1980′s and were part of the 1982 FIFA World Cup-winning squad.

Full name: Giuseppe Bergomi
Date of birth: December 22, 1963
Place of birth: Milan, Italy
Height: 1.85 m
Playing position: Defender

He is affectionately referred to as “Lo zio” (“the uncle”) because of the impressive moustache he wore, even as a 18-year old in the 1982 World Cup. Also considered one of the greatest defenders in the history of the game, he was also dubbed “Il Capitano” (“the captain“) as he served as club captain.

Giuseppe Bergomi with Italy Video




Pedro Rocha Biography

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Pedro Virgilio Rocha Franchetti (born 3 December 1942 in Salto) is a former Uruguayan footballer who played 52 games for the Uruguay national team between 1961 and 1974…

He appeared in four consecutive World Cups for the Uruguay national football team: 1962, 1966, 1970 and 1974. He also played in the Copa América 1967.

Pedro Rocha
Pedro Rocha

Full name: Pedro Virgilio Rocha Franchetti
Date of birth: 3 December 1942
Place of birth: Salto, Uruguay
Playing position: Striker / Midfielder

At club level he played most of his career for Peñarol and São Paulo Futebol Clube in Brazil.

During his time with Peñarol, the club won 8 Uruguayan league titles (1959-1962, 1964, 1965, 167, 1968), three Copa Libertadores (1960, 1961 & 1966) the Copa Intercontinental in 1966 and two editions of the Uruguayan Copa Competencia in 1964 and 1967.

In 1970 Rocha joined São Paulo F.C. where he helped the team obtain the Campeonato Paulista in 1971 and 1975. He was the championship top scorer in 1972. In 1977, his final year with the club they became national champions for the first time in their history.

Later in his career he played for Coritiba where he won Campeonato Paranaense championship, Palmeiras and Bangu in Brazil. His last club were Monterrey in Mexico in 1980.

He coached Japan’s J. League club Kyoto Purple Sanga in 2007.

Pedro Rocha Goal Video




Gianni Rivera Biography

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Giovanni (“Gianni”) Rivera (born 18 August 1943 in Alessandria) is an Italian former football midfielder, mostly a deep-lying playmaker, who was awarded the Ballon d’Or, one of the most prestigious individual awards in football, in 1969. He played the majority of his career with

Gianni Rivera
Gianni Rivera

Serie A side A.C. Milan. Internationally, he represented Italy, 60 times scoring 14 goals, at four World Cups (1962, 1966, 1970, and 1974). As well as being part of the first Italian side to win the European Football Championship in 1968. He currently is a Member of the European Parliament for the Uniti nell’Ulivo party.

Full name: Giovanni Rivera
Date of birth: 18 August 1943
Place of birth: Alessandria, Italy
Height: 1.75 m
Playing position: Midfielder

Gianni Rivera Video




Djalma Santos Biography

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Dejalma dos Santos (February 27, 1929, São Paulo, Brazil), former Brazilian footballer.

Brazil came the world’s history and one of the best adopted sağbeklerinden Santos, Brazilian National Team jersey on top of the play in four World Cups, and two championships (1958 and 1962) won. Portuguesa, Palmeiras, and Atlético Paranaense teams ran the ball. Was called to the 1963 World Group.

Djalma Santos
Djalma Santos

Full name: Djalma Pereira Dias dos Santos
Date of birth: 27 February 1929
Place of birth: São Paulo, Brazil
Height: 1.73m
Playing position: Defender

He was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in March 2004…

BRAZIL – CZECHOSLOVAKIA FINAL WORLD CUP 1962 Video




Karl-Heinz Schnellinger Biography

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Karl-Heinz Schnellinger (born 31 March 1939 in Düren) is a former German footballer. He was one of the world’s best defenders for a decade in the 1960s.  He was nicknamed the “Volkswagen” for his continuity of performance, both in quantity and in quality.

Full name: Karl-Heinz Schnellinger
Date of birth: 31 March 1939
Place of birth: Düren, Germany
Playing position: Defender

Karl-Heinz Schnellinger
Karl-Heinz Schnellinger

Club Career: e won the German championship with 1. FC Köln in 1962, and was awarded the (German Footballer of the Year), performed superb in the World Cup and was subsequently named in the World Cup Dream-Team 11. His debut in the Serie A came in 1963, when Schnellinger left 1. FC Köln for A.C. Mantova, in a match against A.C. Milan which ended in a surprising 4-1 victory for A.C. Mantova. However he played there only for one season, and was signed by A.S. Roma in 1964 where he won the Coppa Italia, and finally by A.C. Milan in 1965. He played nine seasons with the Rossoneri, obtaining several successes both at the national and European level. He was one of the first successful German footballers abroad.

Karl Heinz Schnellinger for Milan vs. Inter in Coppa 67/68 Video

International Career: He participated in his first 1958 World Cup in Sweden at the young age of 19, and went on to become one of the few players to play in four times World Cups (1958, 1962, 1966, 1970). He was renowned for his physical power, pace, and his winning mentality. His only international goal came in the last minute to draw 1-1 in the thrilling semi-final of the 1970 World Cup against Italy which later became known as the “Game of the Century” Italy eventually won 4-3 after extra time.




Wladyslaw Zmuda Biography

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Władysław Antoni Żmuda (born June 6, 1954 in Lublin) is a retired Polish football defender, who played for clubs such as Śląsk Wrocław, Widzew Łódź, Hellas Verona, New York Cosmos and US Cremonese. He earned 91 caps playing for the Poland National Football Team and is a four-time FIFA World Cup participant.

National: He played for Polish national team, for which he earned 91 caps and scored 2 goals. Żmuda was a participant at the 1974 FIFA World Cup, where Poland won the third place and he was named as Best Young Player of the tournament; 1978 FIFA World Cup; 1982 FIFA World Cup, where Poland won the third place again and 1986 FIFA World Cup.

Full name: Władysław Antoni Żmuda
Date of birth: 6 June 1954
Place of birth: Lublin, Poland
Height: 1.87 m
Playing position: Defender

Wladislaw Zmuda
Wladislaw Zmuda

He played a total of 21 matches at the World Cup finals, which (tied with Uwe Seeler and Diego Maradona) is the third most appearances ever, behind only Lothar Matthaus and Paolo Maldini. His four tournaments, in 1974, 1978, 1982 and 1986, place him second in the all-time rankings behind Antonio Carbajal and Lothar Matthaus and level with such legendary names as Pelé, Diego Maradona and Gianni Rivera.

He was also a participant at 1976 Summer Olympics, where Poland won the silver medal.

Perú vs Poland – Spain 1982 Video




Uwe Seeler Biography

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Uwe Seeler (born 5 November 1936 in Hamburg) is a former German football official and retired football player. He played for Hamburger SV and also made 72 appearances for the West German national team.

Playing career (1954–1978): Seeler followed in his father’s footsteps as a player for Hamburger SV, making his first team debut in 1954 in a German Cup match, aged just under 18, scoring four goals (8–2 vs. Holstein Kiel). In later years, despite tempting offers from Italian and Spanish clubs he remained loyal to Hamburg, working on a second career as a merchant besides playing football, as in those days football stars in Germany did not earn the huge salaries seen now.

Full name: Uwe Seeler
Date of birth: November 5, 1936
Place of birth: Hamburg, Germany
Playing position: Striker

Uwe Seeler
Uwe Seeler

Seeler was a gifted striker who, among other things, was renowned for his overhead kick. He scored 137 times in 239 Bundesliga games, 43 times in 72 international games for the German national team, and 21 times in 29 European club tournament games. He was captain of both his club team and the national team for many years. He and his club won the German championship in 1960 and the DFB-Pokal (German FA Cup) in 1963. He was top scorer of the first Bundesliga season 1963–64 and German Footballer of the Year in 1960, 1964 and 1970.

In 1978 he and his former team-mate Franz-Josef Hönig played for Cork Celtic F.C. in a one-off sponsored event. Seeler had ended his active playing career in 1972. However, this match turned out to be an official League of Ireland one and Uwe scored twice. Thus, his overall record of goals scored in League and Cup matches adds up to 509 (HSV 507, Cork Celtic 2). So far, this record has never been topped by a German player.

Uwe Seeler 1960 Video




Antonio Carbajal Biography

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Antonio Felix “Tota” Carbajal Rodríguez (born June 7, 1929 in Mexico City) is a Mexican former football goalkeeper. He was also called “El Cinco Copas”, in reference to his record of five World Cups played.

International Career: One of the greatest players of all time to come from Mexico,Carbajal made his international debut in the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on June 24, 1950 against World Cup hosts

Antonio Carbajal

Brazil. He was the youngest goalkeeper to play in that tournament, where he saw action in Mexico’s three matches. He appeared in one match at the 1954 World Cup and in three at the 1958 tournament; at the 1962 World Cup in Chile, he became the first footballer ever to appear in four World Cups, also helping his team win its first ever World Cup match. When they defeated Czechoslovakia 3-1 in the first round. Four years later Carbajal established another mark with his fifth World Cup appearance. That record was equalled by German player Lothar Matthäus in 1998. In total, Carbajal appeared in 48 international matches for Mexico. In 11 World Cup matches from 1950 to 1966, he conceded 25 goals, a record that was tied by Saudi goalkeeper Mohamed Al-Deayea in 2002.

Full name: Antonio Felix Carbajal Rodríguez
Date of birth: June 7, 1929
Place of birth: Mexico City, Mexico
Height: 1.80 m
Playing position: Goalkeeper

France vs Mexico 1954 (19/06/1954)Video




Lothar Matthäus Biography

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Lothar Herbert Matthäus (born March 21, 1961 – Erlangen, Germany) Former football player, an active coach.

Outstanding career with the energy it started as a midfielder and defender played later. The players also exhibited excellent performance in both positions, Europe’s leading clubs Bayern Munich and Inter spent two seasons have been many success.

Lothar Matthäus
Lothar Matthäus

Played in five World Cups as a player who has signed a record difficult to access.

National team Career: 1980 European Football Championship, the squad is called to yet 19 years old. Germany won the cup, the first major championship at a young age the joy Matthaus’da lived.

Then, respectively:1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998 played. In the 1990 World Cup captain out at the World Championships has experienced.

1990 World Cup was named the tournament’s best player.

2000 European Football Championship was also played after leaving football.

Interview Lothar Matthäus Video