Top 5 strikers who have truly excelled for FC Barcelona

#2 Josep Samitier (1919–1932)

Samitier was influential for the club as a player, technical staff, and manager

Goals are the currency with which strikers “purchase” the adulation of their fans and by that criteria, Samitier was a classy goalscorer who would always have a pride of place whenever a roll call of legends is taken at the Nou Camp.

He initially started out as a midfielder but was converted into a striker by legendary manager Jack Greenwell.

The Culés of that era loved him for his personality and style of play which earned him the nicknames of Home Llagosta (The Grasshopper Man) due to his ability to stretch out a leg and get the ball into the net and Surrealista (The Surrealist) due to his “magical” ability to always be in the right place at the right time.

His record is absolutely sensational; he scored 326 goals in 454 games for the Blaugrana (fourth highest ever behind Messi, César and Laszlo Kubala) and was thought to be the best European forward of his time.

The Barca team of that era was built around him and his popularity helped the move from the old Camp de la Indústria stadium at to the newer, bigger stadium of Camp de Les Corts (Barcelona’s stadium until the Nou Camp was built in 1957).

Despite leaving the club to spend a season with arch-rivals Real Madrid (then known as Madrid CF), Samitier was welcomed back with open arms and as manager, he led the club to its second-ever La Liga title (he was the top scorer in the team that won the first ever La Liga title in 1929)

He is also credited with being the brain behind the signing of possibly the greatest ever player to wear the Barca jersey; Laszlo Kubala.