5 great players who have been forgotten

Modified Dec 24, 2016 07:21 GMT

TURIN, ITALY - DECEMBER 13: Juventus FC vice president Pavel Nedved salutes the fans prior to the Serie A match betweeen Juventus FC and ACF Fiorentina at Juventus Arena on December 13, 2015 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images) — Nedved is now the vice-president of Juventus

#4 Hristo Stoichkov

10 Sep 1997: Hristo Stoichkov of Bulgaria in action during the World Cup qualifying match against Russia in Sofia, Bulgaria. Bulgaria won the match 1-0. \ Mandatory Credit: Gary M Prior/Allsport — Stoichkov led Bulgaria to the 1994 World Cup semi-finals

A Ballon d'Or winner, the Bulgarian had 2 stints with Barcelona in mid-1990 and won the Champions League and 5 league titles with the Blaugrana, appearing over 250 times and scoring 118 goals for the club.

His achievements on the international stage were truly astonishing as well, as he was the driving force behind leading an unfancied Bulgarian side to the semi-finals of the 1994 FIFA World Cup. His team were, unfortunately, knocked out by runners-up Italy. Stoichkov scored 6 goals at the tournament and won the golden shoe.

Known for his fiery demeanour on the pitch, he was often the first to argue with the referees for any decision that didn’t go his team’s way and was actually sued by one of his opponents for breaking his legs during a game.

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