10 greatest attacking midfielders of all time

Ronaldinho and Zinedine Zidane
Ronaldinho and Zinedine Zidane

#8. Ronaldinho

Ronaldinho: FC Internazionale Milano v AC Milan - Serie A
Ronaldinho: FC Internazionale Milano v AC Milan - Serie A

Ronaldinho is regarded as one of the legendary football players of all time. He was famous for his dribbling skills, agility, and pace. He also used overhead kicks, feints, and no-look passes with great ease.

Ronaldinho won the Ballon d'Or in 2005 along with 'FIFA World Player of the Year' award in 2004 and 2005. He played 529 club matches and scored 196 goals with 153 assists. Playing for Brazil, he scored 33 goals in 97 matches.

The dominance of Barcelona started again after a long time when he joined the club in 2003.


#7. Michael Laudrup

Michael Laudrup
Michael Laudrup

Michael Laudrup was a Danish football player and a member of the 'Dream Team' at Barcelona. Praising him, Franz Beckenbauer said, "Pele was the best in the 60s, Cruyff in the 70s, Maradona in the 80s and Laudrup in the 90s." Laudrup played football with grace and dribbled with both foot.

They named him in the 'FIFA 100' list of world's greatest footballers in 2004. He played 547 club matches and scored 120 goals with 16 assists. Playing for Denmark, he scored 37 goals in 104 games.

Croqueta, a term associated with feint, was devised by him.

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