5 of the greatest centre-backs to have played for FC Barcelona

#3 Gerard Piqué (2008-present)

Pique has been an inspired re-signing whose commitment to the cause has never been in doubt

Leader, model and sometimes agitator, Piqué has been a part of the furniture at the Nou Camp since his days at La Masia and he looks set to end his career at the same spot it started.

Elegant, classy and a great passer of the ball, he looks set to be the template that all ball-playing centre-backs at the club will be judged at in the nearest future, such has been his quality.

A fierce competitor who hides a ruthless desire to always win behind a softly spoken veneer, he has picked up the mantle of being the team’s defensive leader since the retirement of Carles Puyol and has led, with distinction, a defence that has seen more than its fair share of struggles.

He has been part of, perhaps, the greatest trophy-winning spell of the club’s 118-year history with 24 trophies since he returned to the club from Manchester United following the appointment of the Glorious One - Pep Guardiola, as manager in 2008.