10 greatest La Liga players of all time

#1 Francisco Gento

The only player in the history of the game to win six European cups, Francisco Gento was a pacy winger who was an integral part of the most successful team in Real Madrid’s history. Gento is also the only player ever to win an incredible 12 La Liga titles.

In a long career that spanned from 1952-1971, Gento won everything that club football has to offer. Not only did he win everything, he also captained the side which won everything for 9 long years.

Gento was known for his remarkable pace and is considered by many to be the fastest player to ever play. At his peak, Gento was clocked to have run 100 metres in 10.9 seconds with the ball.

Gento was a very smart player who always managed to beat the offside trap. Because of his phenomenal pace, he almost always got the ball first, and ran through to put a team-mate in on goal, or score himself.

While the legendary Spaniard might not be as talented as Ronaldinho or Di Stefano, or as good as Ronaldo and Messi, Gento for his longevity, leadership and the incredible amount of La Liga trophies won is the greatest La Liga player of all time.

Honourable mentions: Johan Cruyff, Ronald Koeman, Telmo Zarra, Carlos Santillana, Hristo Stoichkov, Iker Casillas, David Villa and Cesar Rodriguez