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#2 Miguel Porlán Noguera a.k.a Chendo
Appearances: 497
Years played: 1982-1998
Chendo was a one-club man, he started, progressed and finished his entire career with the Los Blancos. During his 16 years long career with the senior squad, there was a nine season continuous period where the Spaniard was the unquestioned starter for the team.
Chendo's forte was his marking ability, this was certified when in a historic clash between Real Madrid and Napoli in 1987, the Spaniard completely man marked the great Diego Maradona out of the game.
After Real Madrid lifted its seventh European Cup on May 20th 1998, Chendo retired from professional football, aged 36.
Honours: 1 European Cup, 2 UEFA Cups, 7 Ligas, 2 Spanish Cups, 4 Spanish Super Cups & 1 Spanish League Cup.
#1 Fernando Hierro
Appearances: 601
Years played: 1989-2003
127 goals in 601 appearances, these are the figures that you don't generally associate with a defender. But Hierro was no ordinary defender, he was the ultimate all-rounder. The Spaniard was positionally adept at any central role, often switching between centre back and defensive mid positions.
Hierro possessed exceptional passing prowess, spraying the ball all around the field with absolute precision. During his prime, getting past Hierro was no less difficult than a mountain climb, such was his stature.
Apart from the aforementioned skills, the Spaniard's anticipation was absolutely psychic. He could anticipate the opponents' passes before they were even played as if he could see the future. Hierro left the club in 2003 to join Qatari side Al-Rayyan.
Honours: 3 European Cups,2 Intercontinental Cups, 1 European Super Cup, 5 Ligas, 1 Copa del Rey & 4 Spanish Super Cups
That completes our list of five Greatest Real Madrid defenders of all time.
