Hristo Bonev - One of the greatest European footballers of the 1970s, and one of the greatest midfielders of all time, legendary Bulgarian footballer Hristo Bonev was nominated for the Ballon D'Or 4 times, and won 3 Bulgarian Footballers of the Year awards (a record that stood for 20 years until Hristo Stoichkov broke it in 1992 with his fourth consecutive win). Renowned for his breathtaking dribbling ability, powerful curling free-kicks, bamboozling footwork, all-action off the ball running style, outrageous passing range, cannon-ball shooting ability, and phenomenal creative vision; Bonev was the complete midfield play-maker - capable of filling in as a wide midfielder, an attacking midfielder, a central midfielder, and as a forward; which showcases his footballing intelligence and versatility. At his pomp, Bonev was someone who could control the entire match from the midfield like a puppetmaster, and was a nightmare to mark. On top of his legendary skills as a playmaker, Bonev was ruthless in front of goal - scoring at a rate of almost 0.50 goal per game throughout his entire club career. His mark of 47 goals in a mammoth 96 appearances stood as a Bulgarian national team record for decades, and ranks second for the national team even now, almost half a century later. A proud and fiery competitor, Bonev play got better with higher stakes. He played in just 6 World Cup matches, but left an indelible mark in all of them - providing 3 assists, and netting 2 goals, for a total of 5 'scorers' in just 6 matches; on top of being the highest scorer in the 1974 World Cup qualifying for European nations.
Alessandro Mazzola - Among the greatest footballers of all time, and the son of another football legend, Valentino Mazzola, 'Baffo' would form the backbone of Helenio Herrera's dominant, Catenaccio based
La Grande Inter, for whom he scored in a European Cup Final, and was the catalyst in the final again in the subsequent season. He was was shortlisted for the Ballon D'Or an incredible 9 times from 1964 to 1973, finishing second behind Johan Cruyff in 1971, and in the Top 10 three more times. His individual achievements and trophy hauls were extensive - ranging from 500+ appearances, 4 Serie A titles, 2 European Cups, 2 more European Cup final appearances, 2 Intercontinental Cups, European Golden Boot, Serie A Top Scorer award (Capocannoniere), and getting nominated into the Italian Football Hall of Fame. Blessed with superb creativity, balance, sensational dribbling skills, defensive work-rate, keen eye for the final ball or goal, and a natural feel for the game helped by his passing range and close control, Sandro Mazzola was a true Internazionale and Azzurri legend while playing as a creative attacking midfielder, a support striker, or an inside forward. For Italy, Mazzola starred at the 1970 FIFA World Cup where they reached the final, but the 1968 UEFA European Championship was arguably his finest hour for the Azzurri. Injured for the final, he was the eventual show stopper, recovering for the replay and masterminded a 2-0 victory over Yugoslavia; while having an overall record of 22 goals in 77 games for the national team.
László Fazekas - One of the legends of Eastern European football, Fazekas was a well rounded, versatile forward who could play as a wide forward, a right winger, a lone target man, or a support striker - while boasting ridiculous agility to with exceptional quickness, creative spark and passing skills, could run at defenders all day, had impressive dribbling technique, disproportionate strength for his wiry frame, harried opposition defenses off the ball, and always gave 110% effort - be it in terms of pressing, battling with the defenders, or breaking on the counter. He could easily pin his markers out wide to sell the dummy, provide his trademark crosses from the byline, drag defenders out of position, or drift in to score with aplomb from either foot, something he did to the tune of 300 goals in 546 games, to go with 24 strikes for the national team, and is also the third highest appearance maker for the Hungarian national team behind József Bozsik and Gábor Király. Succeeding Ferenc Bene as the talisman for both club and country, he won 9 Hungarian League titles and 3 Cups, whilst being the highest scorer in the league for 3 seasons, being crowned Hungarian Player of the Year, and earning the European Silver Boot honors in 1979. Fazekas was named as one of the top right forwards in Voetbal International's Century Poll, alongside the likes of Boniperti, Gren, Jairzinho and Lato :
Eusébio da Silva Ferreira - Arguably the most explosive attacker in the history of European football, and one of the greatest footballers ever, Eusébio was awarded the Ballon d’Or in 1965 as Europe’s player of the year, and made the Ballon D'Or shortlist an astonishing 11 times, won the Golden Boot twice, and was the European Cup Top Scorer three times. In his prime, Eusébio cut an intimidating on the football pitch - a one man wrecking crew capable of tearing apart any defense on his day, and not just a finisher of the highest quality, but the possessor of one of the most fearsome shots to have graced the planet, with powerful stamina and strength, presence in air, combined with sublime dribbling and passing skills. In a glittering career, he was the Portuguese First Division's top scorer (Bola de Prata) 7 times, helped Benfica to 11 league championships, 5 Taça de Portugal Cup wins, reached 4 European Cup finals, scored 473 goals in 440 matches wearing Benfica's jersey, including 317 goals in 301 Portuguese league matches, a total of 679 goals in 678 official games according to FIFA. At the time of his retirement, Eusébio was the highest scorer in Benfica's history, the highest scorer for the Portuguese national team by far with 41 goals in 64 games (a mark that stood for about half a century until Cristiano Ronaldo finally overtook it), and the second highest scorer in history of the European Cup with 46 goals in 65 matches, 3 goals behind Di Stéfano's haul of 49 goals in 58 matches. That mark stood for decades until Raúl surpassed both him and Di Stéfano in the 2000s with Real Madrid.
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