Barcelona is the most titled professional club in Spain, which plays in La Liga and is ranked 4th in the FIFA ranking of the best European clubs of the 20th century. The club's members were part of the Spanish national team that won EURO 2024.
History of FC Barcelona
Foundation. The football club was founded in 1899 on the initiative of Joan Gamper, an avid athlete who later became a player in the team. It all started when he placed an advert in Los Deportes magazine, which attracted the interest of 11 other young foreigners in Barcelona. They formed an association with the city's name and coat of arms: "Futbol Club Barcelona.
Fast development. In 1919, the number of club members grew to 2973. During the four seasons from 1909 to 1913, Barça won three Spanish championships and four Pyrenees Cups, playing in its first international tournament.
Popularity. The most successful year for Barcelona was 2009, when it became the first Spanish club to win all six major football trophies in one year. The team of Xavi, Iniesta and Messi led by Guardiola is considered to be the culmination of Barca's development, an era of many titles and awards.
To this day, Barcelona retains the status of one of the most successful football clubs in terms of trophies. The club is still owned by the fans, who have the right to vote in elections and determine the composition of the board.
Famous players of FC Barcelona
Josep Guardiola is a midfielder and, since 2008, the club's coach, who has become the most decorated coach in Barcelona's history, having won 14 titles.
Javi Hernandez is a former football player, captain and coach of Barcelona, who twice became the European champion. He played 767 matches with the team and won 25 trophies.
Andrés Iniesta is a legendary midfielder, the most titled player in Spain. He played for Barcelona from 2002 to 2018 and became a 9-time Spanish champion, 4-time Champions League winner, and three-time UEFA Super Cup winner. In just 22 years of his professional career, he has won 38 different team titles.
Lionel Messi was a striker for the club from 2004 to 2021 and holds the record for the number of matches played (778) and the number of goals scored (672) in the club. He won 10 Spanish league titles, four Champions Leagues and six Ballon d'Ors with the team.
Lamin Yamal is a new diamond and the club's youngest debutant. He started playing for the Spanish national team in September 2023. He played for the Spanish national team at EURO 2024, which won the championship. At the age of 16, he became the youngest goal scorer for the national team in the 21st century.
Robert Lewandowski is a Polish striker who was a member of Bayern Munich and joined FC Barcelona in 2022. He has already scored 12 goals in the 2024/2025 season. He has won the Polish Footballer of the Year and the German champion three times.
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