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#4 Zoltan Czibor (Barcelona / Hungary)

Hungarian forward Zoltan Czibor kicks the ball dur
Hungarian forward Zoltan Czibor

Yet another integral member of the Mighty Magyars was Zoltan Czibor, the striker who played for a host of clubs including AS Roma and Barcelona. But it was his time with the Golden Team that immortalised him in the annals of European football history.

Together with Puskas, Sandor Kocsis, and Nandor Hidegkuti, that Hungary squad was one of the finest teams to play the game. It was a shame that they lost the 1954 final where he had doubled the lead after Puskas had opened the scoring.

At the club level, he wasn't very successful in terms of trophies won. His best time came at Barcelona when he won La Liga in 1958/59 and 1959/60.

Had things gone the Catalan club's way in 1961, Barcelona would have won their first ever European title then. Unfortunately, they came across a Benfica side that was managed by none other than the legendary Bela Guttmann.

Barcelona had taken the lead through his Hungarian teammate Kocsis before Benfica scored twice before half-time to make it 2-1. The Portuguese side scored again after half-time and, although Czibor's goal cut the deficit, it wasn't enough to mount a comeback.

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