Talent Victor Roque, who recently joined Spanish club Barcelona with a contract extending until the 2030-2031 season, has become the 45th Brazilian player to wear the Blaugrana shirt.
Roque, who arrived in Barcelona yesterday, will begin training with the Catalan team tomorrow, Friday, and his participation with the team will begin after returning from the winter break.
The historical relationship between Barcelona and Brazilian players goes back more than 65 years.
Here are the 10 most prominent stars from the Samba country who played for the Catalan club:
Evaristo de Macedo (1957-1962)
In the middle of the twentieth century, striker Evaristo arrived at Barcelona from the Brazilian Flamengo, and during 151 matches he scored more than 100 goals.
Romario (1993-1995)
In less than two seasons, Romario, who came from PSV Eindhoven in 1993, won the La Liga title and the Spanish Super Cup. He also led Barcelona to the Champions League final in the 1993-1994 season, but lost it to Milan 4-0.
🔎 From 0 to 10, how much did you like Romário?
📅 The forward left a season to remember in Barcelona (93/94).
❌ Unfortunately in Valencia we saw much less of him. pic.twitter.com/vRGB4xZSyj
— Fútbol Carroza (@FutbolCarroza) December 22, 2023
Ronaldo (1996-1997)
The “phenomenon” played only one season with the Catalan team, but he scored 47 goals in 49 matches. Ronaldo could have become a legend in Barca's history, but he moved to Italian Inter.
Rivaldo (1997-2002)
He spent 5 seasons at the Camp Nou, during which he won the La Liga title twice, once the King’s Cup, and once the European Super Cup. He scored 130 goals in 235 matches, and left for Milan in 2002.
Ronaldinho (2003-2008)
A talent that will not be repeated in the history of football. He won two Spanish League titles, two Super Cup titles, and one Champions League title. Ronaldinho won the Ballon d'Or for the best player in the world (in 2005), the best player in the world twice (2004 and 2005) and the best player in Europe (2006).
Giuliano Belletti (2004-2007)
He is the scorer of one of the most important goals in Barcelona's history. The Catalan club was tied 1-1 in the Champions League final in 2006, before Belletti snatched the winning goal in the 81st minute, giving his team the second title out of the 5 that Barca won.
Selfino (2004-2009)
Under former coach Pep Guardiola, Sylvinho achieved a historic treble (La Liga title, King's Cup and Champions League) in the 2008-2009 season.
Ex-Arsenal star Sylvinho on how he helped Pep Guardiola to Champions League glory at Barcelona https://t.co/QdYxdJqkrt via @VL_solution pic.twitter.com/DBH6cR4K8T
— Mik (@VL_solution) August 3, 2020
Edmilson (2004-2008)
Despite the injuries that hindered his brilliance at the Camp Nou, the midfielder played 96 matches for Barcelona and won two La Liga titles, one Spanish Super Cup, and the Champions League with the Barcelona shirt.
Dani Alves (2008-2016 and 2021-2022)
Alves, the best full-back for the Catalan club, played more than 400 matches and won several local titles, in addition to the Champions League title, the European Super Cup and the Club World Cup.
Neymar Jr. (2013-2017)
His star shone in Barcelona, where he won 8 titles, the last of which was the Spanish King’s Cup in the 2016-2017 season, before heading to Paris Saint-Germain in a record transfer deal.
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In addition to Roque and the 10 players mentioned above, 34 Brazilian players played for Barcelona: Jaguar Bezerra, Lucido da Silva, Marinho, Fausto dos Santos, Francisco Chicao, Laerte Rosa da Silva, Walter Machado da Silva, Mario Marinho, Cleo, Pio, Roberto Dinamita, Aloisio, Darcellus Machado, Giovanni, Sonny Anderson, Thiago Motta, Rochemback, Marcelo Anderson, Giovanni DePerson, Kerrison, Henrique, Maxwell, Adriano, Rafinha, Douglas, Marlon, Paulinho, Malcolm, Coutinho, Neto, Arthur Melo, Emerson Royal, Matheus Fernandez and Rafinha.
