10 best midfielders in La Liga history

#9 Josep Samitier

Samitier debuted for Barcelona when he was just 17 years old

Josep Samitier was one of the greatest Spanish midfielders of all time. The Barcelona legend had a long career at Barcelona from 1919 to 1932 before he played 2 seasons at Madrid C.F. (Real Madrid was called Madrid C.F. in those days)

Although he played as a midfielder, Samitier scored an incredible 333 goals in 454 appearances for Barcelona and he still remains the club’s third highest top scorer behind Paulino Alcantara and Lionel Messi.

As a player he pioneered the midfield general role and was nicknamed El Mag (The Magician) and Home Llagosta (The Grasshopper Man) due to his style. He won two La Ligas in his career, one with Barcelona and one with their rivals Madrid C.F. He also won 5 Copa Del Reys and 1 Copa Espana in his long and distinguished career.

His impact at Barcelona was seen by the fact that Barcelona virtually offered him a state funeral when he passed away in 1972.