Piqué, the best central defender in the history of Barça?

The career of Gerard Hammered came to an end the Saturday in the Spotify Camp Nou. The player of 35 years sacked of the FC Barcelona in a moving act after the triumph in front of the Almería (2-0) in a goodbye surprising, but necessary for the club and the defender. With his retreat, the Catalan adds to legends culés to the height of his ex mate Carles Puyol, José Ramón Alexanko, Migueli and other big head offices that went through the Barça.

And, at the same time, the course of the '3' opens the debate: it is I Hammered the best head office of the history of the Barça? The comparisons always are odiosas, but unavoidable and, regarding statistics, 'Geri' takes out advantage. In spite of being central, the already ex culé characterised by his offensive contribution, with which attained to add 53 goals and 15 assistances in 616 vital parties to obtain 30 professional titles.

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In this sense, Puyol, his ex mate and mentor during his first seasons after returning to Barcelona, added a total of 19 so many and 13 passes of goal in 593 official parties, raising 25 titles between 1999 and 2014 (15 seasons). Carles was captain and leader indiscutido of the golden age of the Barça with Frank Rijkaard Rijkaard and Josep Guardiola in the bench, heaving three of the five League of Champions that possesses the club.

And if of Glasses of Europe treats , impossible forget of José Ramón Alexanco. The one of Alnsótegui had the honour to raise the first 'orejona' of the Barça in Wembley in 1992, although for then had lost the titularity with the ones of Johan Cruyff. 400 parties and 17 official titles summary his go through Catalonia (13 seasons between 1980 and 1993) after abandoning the club in which it formed , the Athletic of Bilbao.

Migueli, Koeman and other legends

With 549 parties, Migueli was considered during a lot of years the best head office of the history culé. The one of Ceuta always dressed the T-shirt blaugrana in 16 seasons (1973 to 1989) in which it won 16 titles. Another legend that can not be missing is Ronald Koeman, the one who although it was not central headline was a position that defended in a lot of opportunities. The author of the goal of the first Champions of the club is the defender culé with more goals with 88 so many in 264 official parties between 1989 and 1995 (10 titles).

Another that could colarse in the list of better head offices of the history of the FC Barcelona is Rafa Márquez. The current trainer of the Barça Atlètic was key in the two Glasses of Europe achieved in the first decade of the 21st century (2006 and 2009), contesting a total of 242 official parties in which it added 12 goals and 13 assistances in seven seasons in which it added 12 titles between 2003 and 2010.

Who is the best head office culé of the history?

The tastes imperan in the decision of each the one who, but by his leadership and role of captain during more than a decade, Carles Puyol has more weight in the history culé. Unlike 'Geri', Carles never dressed another T-shirt and, hardly, Hammered would have attained to settle with so much rapidity in the eleven of Pep Guardiola and of the Selection without the presence of 'Tarzán', with the one who formed an indisputable pair between 2009 and 2012. Gerard left better numbers, but the legacy of 'Puyi' in Catalonia is so big with the Camp Nou.