WayneRooney
10 years ago
Thank you for this Dynastian, i dont know any of these players but now i am going to search them up
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WayneRooney
10 years ago
Thank you for this Dynastian, i dont know any of these players but now i am going to search them up
Salahadin
10 years ago
Great post thanks!
CroatiaFan123
10 years ago
Very good tread! I didn't know that Valentino Mazzola. Giuseppe Meazza was really one of my favorite players from 30's and Stanley Matthews, guy that sounds very familiar to me, but I can't remember him.
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Dynastian98
10 years ago
No problem. I will make a follow-up post sometime later. :)
tiki_taka
10 years ago
Kocsis, Xzibor and Kubala are Barça Hungarian legends, i guess they are unknown because the mighty magiars didnt won a WC and it underrated them in History ( unfairly ).
Meazza isnt underrated, he left a big mark in History winning 2 world cups and his name has been given to Inter's stadium ( San Ciro is the other name for Milan ). Zamora is considered as the best GK in la liga History.
The ones i didnt know are Matthews and Mazzola, interesting thread overall.
RealMadrid17
10 years ago
Francisco Gente, Heleno De Freitas, Garrincha just a few I know :)
HorseAFC
10 years ago
What about Marcel Dessaily?
@RealMadrid17 I love Gente's style of play! But is he that underrated?
These footballers deserve to be considered among the greatest ever, but aren't because of multiple reasons (injury, death, age). This thread is to respect and recognize them.
Valentino Mazzola
The legendary Italian was part of the Grande Torino team that dominated the 1940's, just how AC Milan dominated the late 80's/early 90's. He was arguably the first all-round footballer, and was noted for his speed, strength, energy, excellent technical ability, vision, accurate shooting, aerial ability, and passing skills. He was also acclaimed by his team mates for having an charismatic approach to the game, leading them to many victories. Unfortunately, he died at the age of 30 in 1949 in the unfortunate plane crash that killed the entire Grande Torino team. Over 1 million people came to the streets of Turin to mourn the legendary team.
He is also the father of Inter legend Sandro Mazzola. Jose Altafini was called "Mazzola" in Brazil due to his similarity in play to the Italian legend.
Ricardo Zamora
Zamora is most well-known today as being the man honored with having the "Best Goalkeeper in La Liga" award being named after him. And not without good cause. El Divino had played for Nice, Espanyol, Barcelona, and Real Madrid in a career spanning 22 years, and was noted for his spectacular save in the 1936 Copa de Espana for Real Madrid against Barcelona.
He was voted the best goalkeeper of the 1934 World Cup, and was voted the 5th best goalkeeper of the 20th century by the IFFHS.
Sandor Kocsis
The mighty Magyar was part of the legendary Hungarian side that went undefeated for 4 years, losing finally in the 1954 World Cup final against West Germany, during which their star, Ferenc Puskas, played with a fractured ankle. He was noted to be a quick and powerful winger, with an uncanny ability to score goals. He was the Cristiano Ronaldo of his time, and the original goal-scoring winger. Kocsis was considered by many to be the second-best player in the Mighty Magyar squad after Puskas, and scored a whopping 75 goals in 68 games for Hungary. His World Cup campaign in 1954 wielded 11 goals in 5 games, which makes him the player with the greatest goal-per-game ratio in the history of the World Cup (2.2 goals per game). Kocsis had also scored the second goal in the World Cup final in 1954, but unfortunately lost 3-2 at the final whistle in a match that was called the Miracle of Bern. Due to the Hungarian Revolution, his career was cut short, and he was forced to move to Spain and join Barcelona. He spent 7 seasons there, before moving on to a coaching career, and dying at the age of 49 after he fell from the 4th floor of a Barcelona hospital. He had scored 7 hat-tricks for Hungary, and holds the record for the highest goals-per-game ratio of all international players. The only other player to score more than a goal-per-game with their national team is Gerd Muller.
Giuseppe Meazza
The Italian forward was part of the Italian team that won back-to-back World Cups in 1934 and 1938. He was notable for playing for Internazionale, for whom he scored 242 goals in 365 games, and was awarded the Golden Ball for the 1934 World Cup. Meazza was 5'6", but was notable for his excellent aerial ability, dribbling, vision, and ability to play as both a midfielder and a forward. In fact, he spent most of his career as an inside forward. His famed goals involve him taking the ball from the half-way line, dribbling through the defense, inviting the goalkeeper to attack him, and then slotting the ball into an open net after dribbling past the keeper. Meazza was widely considered to have a technical ability comparable with Pele's, and was especially famed for his ability to control a cross with a bicycle kick (he swung his feet in the air, caught the ball on his ankle, and as he fell to the ground he would make sure the ball was still attached to his ankle, continued on dribbling, and scored one of his hallmark goals).
Stanley Matthews
The English legend had played professionally until the age of 50, a remarkable achievement. He was noted for his excellent dribbling skills, and changed the game as he chose to attack the defenders rather than waiting for the defenders to challenge him, as was the norm back in the old days. He represented England in the 1950 and '54 World Cups, and scored 11 goals for England in 54 games. He enjoyed a long club career, winning the Ballon d'Or in 1956, but only won 3 trophies in his 33-year career.
Enjoy~
These footballers deserve to be considered among the greatest ever, but aren't because of multiple reasons (injury, death, age). This thread is to respect and recognize them.
Valentino Mazzola
The legendary Italian was part of the Grande Torino team that dominated the 1940's, just how AC Milan dominated the late 80's/early 90's. He was arguably the first all-round footballer, and was noted for his speed, strength, energy, excellent technical ability, vision, accurate shooting, aerial ability, and passing skills. He was also acclaimed by his team mates for having an charismatic approach to the game, leading them to many victories. Unfortunately, he died at the age of 30 in 1949 in the unfortunate plane crash that killed the entire Grande Torino team. Over 1 million people came to the streets of Turin to mourn the legendary team.
He is also the father of Inter legend Sandro Mazzola. Jose Altafini was called "Mazzola" in Brazil due to his similarity in play to the Italian legend.
Ricardo Zamora
Zamora is most well-known today as being the man honored with having the "Best Goalkeeper in La Liga" award being named after him. And not without good cause. El Divino had played for Nice, Espanyol, Barcelona, and Real Madrid in a career spanning 22 years, and was noted for his spectacular save in the 1936 Copa de Espana for Real Madrid against Barcelona.
He was voted the best goalkeeper of the 1934 World Cup, and was voted the 5th best goalkeeper of the 20th century by the IFFHS.
Sandor Kocsis
The mighty Magyar was part of the legendary Hungarian side that went undefeated for 4 years, losing finally in the 1954 World Cup final against West Germany, during which their star, Ferenc Puskas, played with a fractured ankle. He was noted to be a quick and powerful winger, with an uncanny ability to score goals. He was the Cristiano Ronaldo of his time, and the original goal-scoring winger. Kocsis was considered by many to be the second-best player in the Mighty Magyar squad after Puskas, and scored a whopping 75 goals in 68 games for Hungary. His World Cup campaign in 1954 wielded 11 goals in 5 games, which makes him the player with the greatest goal-per-game ratio in the history of the World Cup (2.2 goals per game). Kocsis had also scored the second goal in the World Cup final in 1954, but unfortunately lost 3-2 at the final whistle in a match that was called the Miracle of Bern. Due to the Hungarian Revolution, his career was cut short, and he was forced to move to Spain and join Barcelona. He spent 7 seasons there, before moving on to a coaching career, and dying at the age of 49 after he fell from the 4th floor of a Barcelona hospital. He had scored 7 hat-tricks for Hungary, and holds the record for the highest goals-per-game ratio of all international players. The only other player to score more than a goal-per-game with their national team is Gerd Muller.
Giuseppe Meazza
The Italian forward was part of the Italian team that won back-to-back World Cups in 1934 and 1938. He was notable for playing for Internazionale, for whom he scored 242 goals in 365 games, and was awarded the Golden Ball for the 1934 World Cup. Meazza was 5'6", but was notable for his excellent aerial ability, dribbling, vision, and ability to play as both a midfielder and a forward. In fact, he spent most of his career as an inside forward. His famed goals involve him taking the ball from the half-way line, dribbling through the defense, inviting the goalkeeper to attack him, and then slotting the ball into an open net after dribbling past the keeper. Meazza was widely considered to have a technical ability comparable with Pele's, and was especially famed for his ability to control a cross with a bicycle kick (he swung his feet in the air, caught the ball on his ankle, and as he fell to the ground he would make sure the ball was still attached to his ankle, continued on dribbling, and scored one of his hallmark goals).
Stanley Matthews
The English legend had played professionally until the age of 50, a remarkable achievement. He was noted for his excellent dribbling skills, and changed the game as he chose to attack the defenders rather than waiting for the defenders to challenge him. He represented England in the 1950 and '54 World Cups, and scored 11 goals for England in 54 games. He enjoyed a long club career, winning the Ballon d'Or in 1956, but only won 3 trophies in his 33-year career.
Enjoy~