5 players who you did not know played for Barcelona

#1 Diego Maradona

Diego Maradona in action for FC Barcelona

The Argentine legend achieved mythical status after playing a leading role in Argentina's 1986 World Cup win while also playing a starring role in Napoli's unprecedented league wins in 1987 and 1990.

However, his entry into European football came because of his €8 million transfer to Barcelona from Boca Juniors. He won 3 domestic cups with Barça in the 1982-83 season. He contributed 30 goals in 43 appearances for the club, a great return at the time. However, after Barça went trophyless in 1983-84, he was sold to Napoli for €6.97 million. Thus ended his short but productive stay in Catalonia.

In an interview, he admitted that Nunez, President of the club at the time, was the reason why he left the club for Napoli. "The biggest problem was with Nunez. He came every day to the pitch and I didn't like it. Everyone has to be at his place,"

Maradona also revealed some details on their problems: "They took my passport away and this was when I decided to leave because it was a personal document that I needed."

This fight made him leave the club. Boardroom trouble led to Barça being robbed of the best years of Maradona's career. Instead of having a long and successful career in Spain and possibly playing under Cruyff who returned to the club as manager in 1988, El Diez went on to create history with Napoli. C'est la vie!