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

#2 Ronald Koeman (1989-1995)

Scorer of one of the most important goals in Barca's history, Koeman was one of the stars of the Dream Team

No true Barca fan can ever forget the euphoria that followed Koeman’s last-gasp extra-time free-kick which won the club its first ever European Cup (UEFA Champions League) title in 1992 against Italian side, AC Sampdoria at Wembley Stadium.

This was the goal and game that completely changed the trajectory of this great club as up until that point, the club was as far as European titles were concerned, in the shadows of arch-rivals; Real Madrid.

However, Koeman was way more than that; he was a very good defender who was also a great scorer of goals (some long range scorchers among them).

He was one of the ball-playing defenders whose style of passing out from the back and relying on intelligence to make timely interceptions rather than brawn became something of a template for future Barca defenders.

Nicknamed Tintin for his hair’s uncanny resemblance to the cartoon character’s, Koeman was a committed tackler who was great on the ground and in the air and who is beloved by Cules for the way he completely bought into the club’s philosophy.

Notably, he holds the record for being the highest goalscoring defender of all time with 193 league goals from 533 matches.