German top 50 all-time players

 

According to Guerin Sportivo.

1. Franz Beckenbauer
2. Gerd Müller
3. Fritz Walter
4. Lothar Matthäus
5. Philipp Lahm
6. Miroslav Klose
7. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
8. Sepp Maier
9. Manuel Neuer
10. Thomas Müller
11. Wolfgang Overath
12. Uwe Seeler
13. Günter Netzer
14. Helmut Rahn
15. Bastian Schweinsteiger
16. Paul Breitner
17. Andreas Brehme
18. Mario Götze
19. Jupp Heynckes
20. Hans Schäfer
21. Horst Eckel
22. Jürgen Klinsmann
23. Toni Kroos
24. Mattias Sammer
25. Fritz Szepan
26. Bernd Schuster
27. Thomas Hässler
28. Helmut Haller
29. Uli Hoeness
30. Max Morlock
31. Oliver Kahn
32. Berti Vogts
33. Rainer Bonhof
34. Oliver Bierhoff
35. Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck
36. Karl-Heinz Schnellinger
37. Paul Janes
38. Rudi Völler
39. Toni Schumacher
40. Jürgen Grabowski
41. Klaus Augenthaler
42. Manfred Kaltz
43. Andreas Möller
44. Mesut Özil
45. Mats Hummels
46. Jürgen Kohler
47. Karl-Heinz Riedle
48. Karlheinz Förster
49. Sami Khedira
50. Hans-Peter Briegel

Europe's greatest footballers 1970-74

1. Johan Cruyff (Holland) 

2. Franz Beckenbauer (West Germany) 

3. Gerd Müller (West Germany) 

4. Günter Netzer (West Germany)

5. Kazimierz Deyna (Poland) 

6. Bobby Moore (England) 

7. Sandro Mazzola (Italy) 

8. Piet Keizer (Holland)

9. Billy Bremner (Scotland) 

10. Gordon Banks (England)

11. Gianni Rivera (Italy) 

12. Hristo Bonev (Bulgaria) 

13. Dragan Džajić (Yugoslavia) 

14. Ralf Edström (Sweden)

15. Wolfgang Overath (West Germany) 

16. Paul Breitner (West Germany)

17. Giacinto Facchetti (Italy)

18. Eusébio (Portugal) 

19. Johan Neeskens (Holland)

20. Dino Zoff (Italy) 

21. Gigi Riva (Italy)

22. Włodzimierz Lubański (Poland)

23. George Best (N. Ireland) 

24. Berti Vogts (West Germany) 

25. Barry Hulshoff (Holland) 

26. Josip Skoblar (Yugoslavia)

27. Jan Tomaszewski (Poland)

28. Grzegorz Lato (Poland) 

29. Jan Gadocha (Poland)  

30. Martin Chivers (England)

Average ratings in 'Clásicos' 1970-76

Liga matches only. Minimum 5 rated matches. Barcelona players in bold text. Ratings: El Mundo Deportivo (0-5).

4,25 Johan Cruyff (rated 8 times)
4,00 Migueli (10)
3,90 Rifé (10)
3,89 Johan Neeskens (9)
3,83 Henning Jensen (6)
3,80 Olmo (5)
3,62 Gallego (8)
3,60 Reina (5)
3,55 Miguel Ángel (11)
3,50 Torres (8)
3,47 Asensi (17)
3,44 Juan Carlos (9)
3,38 Zoco (8)
3,36 Rexach (14), Marcial (11)
3,29 Pirri (14), Camacho (7)
3,27 Amancio (11)
3,24 Benito (17)
3,20 Del Bosque (10)
3,14 Costas (7)
3,00 De la Cruz (12), Sol (7), García Remón (6), Artola (5)
2,80 Rubiñán, Carlos Guerini, Günter Netzer (5)
2,70 Velázquez (10)
2,67 Grosso (6)
2,60 Touriño (5)
2,43 Santillana (14), Aguilar (7)
2,20 Verdugo (5)

Players rated four times: 4,50 Stielike, 4,25 Heredia, 4,00 Juanito & Wolff, 3,75 Mora & Sadurní, 3,50 Zabalza; San José, 3,25 Breitner, 3,00 Sánchez & Ramos. 

Match stats (Real Madrid's figures first):
At Bernabéu : 3 3 3 10-11
At Camp Nou : 2 2 5 6-11
Total : 5 5 8 16-22

 

Real Madrid ratings 1975/76

 All competitions.

4,14 Pirri
3,51 Camacho
3,46 Miguel Ángel
3,35 Benito
3,19 Günter Netzer
3,06 Vicente Del Bosque
3,00 Sol
2,95 Velázquez
2,86 Paul Breitner
2,74 Santillana
2,68 Amancio
2,67 Roberto Martínez
2,57 Vitoria
2,54 Uría
2,50 Rubiñan, José Luis
2,33 Carlos Guerini

Memory Lane: La Liga 1974-75.

Las Palmas' Argentine defender Enrique "Quique" Wolff had the highest average rating in Marca: 1,93. Barcelona stars Johan Neeskens and Johan Cruyff had averages of 1,56 and 1,48, while Paul Breitner and Günter Netzer of Real Madrid averaged 1,48 and 1,32 on a 0-3 scale where 1=approved.