Madrid legends key to 100 trophy haul – including Beckham and Ronaldo
PICTURE SPECIAL: Cristiano Ronaldo’s club record 451 goals brought huge success, Alfredo Di Stefano paved a Champions League legacy and David Beckham won over fans with a LaLiga title… how Real Madrid legends were key to their 100 trophy haul
- Real Madrid won their 100th major trophy with the Club World Cup on Saturday against Al-Hilal
- The Champions League holders triumphed 5-3 in Morocco to become world champions for the eighth time
- Sportsmail looks at the list of club legends who have helped the Spanish giants to the 100 trophy mark
It may feel like Real Madrid’s Club World Club win on Saturday was just yet another trophy to throw in with the others but there was a major milestone hit with the Spanish club’s latest success.
Following the 5-3 victory over Saudi Arabian side Al-Hilal in Morocco, it allowed the club to record their 100th major trophy in their history.
The trophy haul from down the years has seen big names wear the shirt to become club legends by lifting silverware with the Spanish giants during memorable times with the club.
There is sure to be more to come in the near future, with the club still in the Champions League this term and with a semi-final in the Copa del Rey to come against runaway LaLiga leaders and rivals Barcelona.
But to celebrate the club reaching a 100 major honours, Sportsmail looks back on the memorable stars to have lifted a trophy with the club and be remembered as club legends.
Santiago Bernabeu (1911-1920) (1921-1926)
The most well known thing about Santiago Bernabeu is that the Real Madrid stadium is named after the former forward, based largely on his influential run as club president between 1943 and 1978. But he was also captain of a Madrid team during their early successes in the Spanish Cup in 1917. Above he is pictured with two unrecognisable European Cups in 1963
Alfredo Di Stefano (1953-1964)
The ‘best player ever for Real Madrid’ and those are the word from the club even today. Alfredo di Stefano (right) has a list of honours that even some of the biggest clubs in the world cannot match including eight LaLigas, five European Cups, one Intercontinental Cup, two Latin cups, a Spanish Cup and a Small Club World Cup. We promise you we haven’t made a couple of those up. Above he is pictured scoring in the 1960 European Cup final at Hampden Park in a 7-3 win over Eintracht Frankfurt
Francisco Gento (1953-1971)
Mr Trophies of Real Madrid, Francisco Gento (left). The forward won a record six European Cups, pictured above in Brussels after winning the 1966 final against Partizan Belgrade, as well as 12 LaLigas, one Intercontinental Cup, two Latin cups, two Spanish Cups and a Small World Club Cup
Ferenc Puskas (1958-1967)
Di Stefano may be ‘Numero Uno’, but Ferenc Puskas isn’t too far behind in the Real legend stakes with the club having described him as having ‘the best left foot to have graced the Santiago Bernabeu’. Today he is better known as having a FIFA award named after him for the best goal at their annual awards. He is pictured playing at Chelsea in 1966 a few months after helping Madrid win a sixth European Cup
Vicente del Bosque (1968-1974)
The modern day fan recognises Del Bosque as the manager behind Spain’s tiki-taka success between 2008 and 2012. The generation before, the manager behind Real Madrid’s 2002 Champions League win. Madrid fans though especially know him as a legend who came through the academy to play 339 games. Madrid’s European Cup success evaporated in the 1970s but he did win five LaLigas and four Spanish Cups playing as a midfielder
Manuel Sanchis (1983-2001)
Manuel Sanchis had to play the waiting game to win the biggest prizes at Real Madrid after his 1983 debut, not winning the Champions League until 1998 and 2000 just mere months before retirement. Above he is pictured lifting the Inter-Continental Cup, recognised as a Club World Cup, after a 2-1 win over Vasco Da Gama in 1998 in Tokyo
Sanchis’s career also saw him lift the UEFA Cup with Madrid twice, with the team above celebrating a 1985 victory after defeating Videoton in the second leg at the Bernabeu. They would go on to defend the title the following season
Hugo Sanchez (1985-1992)
A real crowd pleaser, Hugo Sanchez scored 208 goals in just 282 appearances and was a major part of winning five Laliga titles as well as a UEFA Cup. A Mexico legend at international level too, his spectacular goals and celebrations were enjoyed by Madrid fans and globally via multiple World Cups. He is pictured closing down Barcelona’s Gary Lineker during an El Clasico match in 1987 at the Nou Camp
Fernando Hierro (1989-2003)
Started as a midfielder but ended up as defender, except Fernando Hierro was a goalscoring defender with an incredible 127 goals from 601 matches across a 14-year-career playing at the Bernabeu. Above the former Spain star is pictured scoring against Bayer Leverkusen during a 1998 Champions League quarter-final
Hierro played a major role in ending Madrid’s 32 years of hurt in not winning the trophy, marking Juventus star Alessandro del Piero in the final played in Amsterdam as they defeated the Italian giants 1-0
Ivan Zamorano (1992-1996)
Ivan Zamorano’s honours don’t quite match up with others on this list with just a LaLiga title to go with a Spanish Cup and a Spanish Super Cup, but the Chile legend, also nicknamed Bam-Bam, is a favourite at Madrid having scored a hat-trick in a 1995 El Clasico match against Barclona and helping set up a further two in a 1995 win
Raul (1992-2010)
The Spanish Harry Kane (except with major club honours)? After slipping through the fingers of major rivals Atletico Madrid as a youngster, Raul went on to become a Real and Spain legend, scoring 323 goals in 741 club games helping him become the club’s record goalscorer by the time he left. His competition highlights consist of three Champions League wins and above he is pictured scoring a classic goal at Manchester United in a 2000 quarter-final
Guti (1995-2010)
Guti’s talents were perhaps underrated given he only ever won 13 caps for Spain but his playmaking ability from high in central midfield was world class in helping Madrid win thee Champions League titles and five LaLigas among many others
Roberto Carlos (1996-2007)
Roberto Carlos was considered for a long time as the world’s best left-back and he was a pioneer for the position advancing into a more attacking role. Key for the Madrid sides pre-‘Galactico’ and during the ‘Galactico’ period he is pictured above in 2002 holding the European Super Cup after a victory over UEFA Cup winners Feyenoord in Monaco
Iker Casillas (1999-2015)
Iker Casillas (right) came through the academy and the keeper was deemed worthy enough of a start at just 18 in the Champions League in 1999. He then played a major role in key saves to win the 2002 Champions League and went on to captain the club between 2010 and 2015 making 725 appearances. He is pictured lifting one of his five LaLiga titles in 2012
Luis Figo (2000-2005)
Perhaps best known as being involved in one of the world’s most controversial transfers after Real Madrid triggered his £50million release clause to but him from Barcelona. But Luis Figo did live up to his price tag winning a Champions League title, a Club World Cup, two LaLigas – and even the Ballon d’Or during his time at the club
Zinedine Zidane (2001-2006)
Some players need a picture with a trophy to define their success at a club, Zidane just needs the picture of his incredible volley, with Michael Ballack looking on, to help Real defeat Bayer Leverkusen in the 2002 Champions League final at Hampden Park. Of course he would then win the competition three times in a row as manager with Madrid from 2016-2018
Ronaldo (2002-2007)
Before Cristiano, there was just Ronaldo, and there were few who would have denied the Brazilian striker the tag as being the best player in the world… when he wasn’t injured. He helped the club win two LaLiga titles but some of his best performances came in Europe and especially during a classic 2003 Champions League quarter-final at Manchester United where he scored an incredible hat-trick in a 6-5 aggregate victory that left even United defender Rio Ferdinand stunned (above)
David Beckham (2003-2007)
Fans warmed quickly to David Beckham after his high profile move from Manchester United, but having lifted the Spanish Super Cup weeks after his arrival it took until his final season, where he fought hard to win back his place under Fabio Capello (centre) before playing a crucial role in winning the 2006-07 LaLiga along with Fabio Cannavaro (left). Madrid officially remember him as a ‘born leader’ and the ‘golden Englishman’
Sergio Ramos (2005-2021)
Sergio Ramos replaced Iker Casillas as club captain in 2015 and across 671 games helped win nearly a quarter of Madrid’s trophies with a haul of 22. The Spanish defender is pictured with the Spanish Cup, also known as the Copa del Rey, in 2011 at the Bernabeu alongside Casillas – a trophy the club have triumphed only once in since back in 2014
Marcelo (2006-2022)
If you want Real Madrid trophies, look no further than Marcelo, with the left-back rarely seen without a medal around his neck or a trophy in his hand having won 25 of Madrid’s 100. Pictured above he poses with the Club World Cup in 2017
Xabi Alonso (2009-2014)
One of the most under-appreciated midfielders of his generation, Xabi Alonso (right) was nearly overlooked by Liverpool but his impression at Anfield led to a Madrid move and major success with Champions League and LaLiga wins as well as the Spanish Super Cup in 2012, he is pictured with Raul Albiol and Antonio Adan following a triumph over Barcelona
Cristiano Ronaldo (2009-2018)
You can still make a case for Cristiano Ronaldo being the greatest of all time, but less of a debate is his legendary status at Real Madrid. An astonishing 451 goals across 438 matches makes him the club record scorer and he has the medals too – 16 of them in total including four Champions League wins to add to his one with Manchester United. His last game with Madrid came winning the tournament in Kiev against Liverpool, where he was keen to remind everyone of his five European medals
Karim Benzema (2009-present)
Stepped up to become Madrid’s lead talisman since the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo and was pivotal to them winning the Champions League last season having netted an incredible 15 goals – of course the France striker was on target in the 5-3 win over Al-Hilal on Saturday in Morocco in the Club World Cup final victory
Gareth Bale (2013-2022)
For a few years Real Madrid couldn’t wait to get rid of Gareth Bale given his injuries and inflated wages but his world record transfer of £86m from Tottenham was anything but a bust. He was key to their success in Europe especially in 2018 when he came off the bench to help Real come from behind to defeat Liverpool, scoring a stunning bicycle kick in the process. Fans have may turned on him by the time he departed in 2022 but the club remember his time at the Bernabeu as ‘impressive’
Toni Kroos (2014-present), Casemiro (2013-2022) and Luka Modric (2012-present)
One of the greatest midfields you are likely to see. Luka Modric (right) and Casemiro (centre) won five Champions Leagues playing together while Toni Kroos was involved in four of them (his hand to mark five, sees him shoehorn in his title with Bayern Munich). Madrid are going to find it incredibly difficult to replace them once Modric and Kroos move on
REAL MADRID’S 100 TROPHIES
35 – LaLiga titles
1931-32, 1932-33, 1953-54, 1954-55, 1956-57, 1957-58, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1962-63, 1963-64, 1964-65, 1966-67, 1967-68, 1968-69, 1971-72, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1977-78, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1994-95, 1996-97, 2000-01, 2002-03, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2011-12, 2016-17, 2019-20, 2021-22
19 – Copa del Rey (Spanish Cups)
1904-05, 1905-06, 1906-07, 1907-08, 1916-17, 1933-34, 1935-36, 1945-46, 1946-47, 1961-62, 1969-70, 1973-74, 1974-75, 1979-80, 1981-82, 1988-89, 1992-93, 2010-11, 2013-14
14- European Cups/Champions Leagues
1955-56, 1956-57, 1957-58, 1958-59, 1959-60, 1965-66, 1997-98, 1999-00, 2001-02, 2013-14, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2021-22
12 – Spanish Super Cups
1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2008, 2012, 2017, 2020, 2022
8 – Inter-Continental/FIFA Club World Cups
1960, 1998, 2002, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022
5 – European Super Cups
2002, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2022
2 – UEFA Cups
1984-85, 1985-86
1 – League Cup
1984-85
2 – Small World Cups
1952, 1956
2 – Latin Cups
1955, 1957
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