10 top strikers who played for Atletico Madrid in the last two decades

christian vieri
Vieri made a huge impact in his solitary season at Atletico Madrid

#2 Jimmy Floyd Hasslebaink (1999-2000)

jimmy floyd hasselbaink
Hasselbaink’s goals could not prevent Atletico Madrid from getting relegated

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink had an interesting season at Atletico Madrid. Bought for a fee of £10m from English club Leeds United. Atletico Madrid lost the first three games of the season and it set the tone for the rest of the season.

The Dutchman, however, had a successful spell personally in Spain scoring a very impressive 24 goals in 34 appearances for Atletico Madrid. The forward finished second on the list of the top scorers in the league even though Atletico shockingly got relegated to the Segunda division for the first time in their proud and prestigious history.

Hasselbaink, however, is fondly remembered at Atletico Madrid for scoring important goals. He scored twice in the Madrid derby as Atletico beat their bitter rivals Real Madrid for the first time at Santiago Bernabeu in nine years, he also scored a goal in Camp Nou thus asserting his class as a top quality forward.

Hasselbaink left Atletico to join Chelsea in the summer becoming the first of the many forwards in the club who played for both Atletico and Chelsea.

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