Don Balon magazine, is one of the most important sports magazine in Spain (also member of the ESM) was founded in 1975. In its edition #931 publicated on 06, September 1993; they made a special resume, called Los N°1 de la historia de Don Balon doing a review for the best players in the league for each season, considering the qualification average. The seasons covered were: from 1975-76 to 1992-93. For the ten first seasons rated, La Liga has been formed by 18 clubs, then expanded to 20 clubs. Also, the scale points had been modified: - At the beggining, the scale was from 1 to 3 (lower to higher). - Since 1988-89 season, the scale was from 1 to 10 (lower to higher)
Season 1975-76 Season 1975-76 PLAYER-----CLUB-----ROLE-----COUNTRY-----GAMES-----AVG. 1 MIGUEL ANGEL Gonzalez--Real Madrid--Keeper-- Spain--32--2.03 2 PIRRI--Real Madrid--Midfielder--Spain-- 31--1.96 3 Johan NEESKENS--Barcelona--Midfielder--Holland-- 32--1.93 4 Jose A.PUENTE--Granada--Keeper--Spain-- 27--1.92 5 Roberto D’ALESSANDRO--Salamanca--Keeper--Argentine-- 34--1.90 6 Ricardo REZZA--Salamanca--Defender--Argentine-- 32--1.89 7 Gregorio BENITO--Real Madrid--Defender--Spain-- 29--1.87 8 Jose A. CAMACHO--Real Madrid--Defender--Spain-- 33--1.86 9 Carmelo GIULIANO--Hercules--Defender--Argentine-- 33--1.86 10 Luis PEREIRA--Atlético Madrid--Defender--Brazil-- 21--1.85 11 Jose PULIDO--Sevilla--Defender--Spain-- 23--1.85 12 GALLEGO--Sevilla--Defender--Spain-- 30--1.84 13 MIGUELI--Barcelona--Defender--Spain-- 34--1.82 14 Jose CARRETE--Real Oviedo--Defender--Spain-- 33--1.82 15 QUINITO--Racing--Forward--Portugal-- 31--1.82 16 Pepe RIVERA--Hercules--Defender--Spain-- 33--1.82 17 Luis ORTIZ AQUINO--Espanyol--Defender--Paraguay-- 25--1.80 18 Juan BAENA--Hercules--Midfielder--Spain-- 34--1.80 19 Jesus CASTRO--Sporting--Keeper--Spain-- 24--1.80 20 JOSE ANTONIO--Hercules--Defender--Spain-- 34--1.80 21 ROBI--Salamanca--Midfielder--Spain-- 29--1.80 22 Andres JUNQUERA--Zaragoza--Keeper--Spain-- 24--1.79 23 Iñaki CHURRUCA--Sporting--Forward--Spain-- 32--1.78 24 Juan M. ASENSI--Barcelona--Midfielder--Spain-- 29--1.76 25 CIRIACO Cano--Sporting--Midfielder--Spain-- 31--1.76 26 Johan CRUYFF--Barcelona--Forward--Holland-- 29--1.76 27 Jose GONZALEZ--Zaragoza--Forward--Spain-- 34--1.76 28 SERGIO Lloret--Racing--Forward--Spain-- 29--1.76 29 URRUTI--R.Sociedad--Keeper--Spain-- 25--1.76 30 Enrique WOLFF--Las Palmas--Midfielder--Argentine-- 34--1.76 31 Francisco ELKORO--R.Sociedad--Defender--Spain-- 27--1.75 32 Jose Ma. LASA--At.Bilbao--Defender--Spain-- 32--1.75 33 Francisco LOPEZ--Betis--Midfielder--Spain-- 32--1.75 34 MARCIAL Pina--Barcelona--Midfielder--Spain-- 32--1.75 35 Miguel REINA--At.Madrid--Keeper--Spain-- 26--1.75 36 Juan SOL--Real Madrid--Defender--Spain-- 28--1.75 37 Sebastian ALABANDA--Betis--Midfielder--Spain-- 32--1.74 38 Julio CARDEÑOSA--Betis--Midfielder--Spain-- 34--1.73 39 Ignacio KORTABARRIA--R.Sociedad--Defender--Spain-- 27--1.73 40 Juan DEUSTO--Hercules--Keeper--Spain-- 20--1.73 41 Javier IRURETA--At.Bilbao--Midfielder--Spain-- 33--1.73 42 JUAN CARLOS Alvarez--Hercules--Midfielder--Spain-- 34--1.73 43 Eduardo ANZARDA--Betis--Forward--Argentine-- 22--1.72 44 Enrique COSTAS--Barcelona--Defender--Spain-- 25--1.72 45 Anibal MONTERO--Elche--Midfielder--Paraguay-- 33--1.72 46 PACO--Sevilla--Keeper--Spain--33--1.72 47 Crisanto VALDES--Sporting--Midfielder--Spain--21--1.72 48 Antonio BIOSCA--Betis--Defender--Spain--31--1.70 49 EUSEBIO Bejarano--At.Madrid--Defender--Spain--28--1.70 50 Ruben CANO--Elche--Forward--Argentine--28--1.70
Season 1975-76 Team of the season 1975-76 [LINEUP-4-3-3]Churruca, Cruyff, Quinito, Neeskens, Pirri, Baena, Camacho, Rezza, Benito, Carrete, Miguel Angel[/LINEUP-4-3-3] Bench: Puente or D'Alessandro - Giuliano or Luis Pereira - Robi or Asensi or Wolff - Gonzalez or Anzarda
Season 1975-76 Just for comparison, considering average in other source: Mundo Deportivo Rankings 1975-76 Top-10: NEESKENS - 4.19 PIRRI - 4.16 CRUYFF - 4.10 IRIBAR - 4.08 ROBI - 3.89 REZZA - 3.84 MARCIAL - 3.81 IRURETA - 3.75 JUNQUERA - 3.75 PULIDO - 3.73 Team of the Season --------------- Iribar Lasa ----- Rezza ----- Pirri ----- Portu -------------- Robi ---- Neeskens ------- Marcial Churruca ----- Cruyff ----- Ayala Bench: Junquera; Pulido, Camacho; Ortiz Aquino, Irureta; Diarte, Rojo I. http://hemeroteca.elmundodeportivo....d=21&bm=05&by=1976&ed=21&em=05&ey=1976&page=2
Re: Season 1975-76 In case of Spanish ratings, I would suggest that you go with either Don Balon or El Pais since these two are considered to be the more unbiased reputed sources of footballing news within Spain. Considering as things stand now, Sport and El Mundo Deportivo are both pro-Barcelona and Marca and AS are both pro-Real Madrid. Hence the inherent bias within these publications might have been at work even historically, in case of any ratings provided by them.
Re: Season 1975-76 If we combined both rankings for the 1975-76 season, giving more points to 1st place until 50th place, and then averaging both, we've the following results: Top-10 combined: 1) Pirri 2) Neeskens -Ned- 3) Rezza -Arg- 4) Miguel Angel 5) Puente 6) Pulido 7) Robi 8) Cruyff -Ned- 9) Benito 10)Migueli Note: Luis Pereira could be 4th place, but he played only 20 matches in 34 rounds (in the 21th match he played only 13 minutes).
Don Balon: Season 1976-77 Season 1976-77 PLAYER-----CLUB-----ROLE-----COUNTRY-----GAMES-----AVG. 1 Johan CRUYFF---Barcelona--Forward--Holland--- 29---2.13 2 JUANITO; Juan Gómez---Burgos--Forward-- Spain--32--2.13 3 Luis PEREIRA---Atlético Madrid--Defender--Brazil-- 32---2.13 4 Iñaki CHURRUCA---At.Bilbao---Midfielder--Spain-- 31---2.11 5 Eugenio LEAL---Atlético Madrid--Midfielder--Spain-- 33---2.10 6 ALVES; Joao Ferreira--Salamanca--Midfielder--Portugal-- 33--2.09 7 DANI; Daniel Ruiz----At.Bilbao---Forward--Spain-- 29---2.09 8 MIGUELI-----Barcelona---Defender---Spain--- 25---2.09 9 Mario KEMPES---Valencia---Forward--Argentine-- 34---2.06 10 Enrique WOLFF---Las Palmas--Defender--Argentine-- 29--2.06 11 Juan M. ASENSI---Barcelona--Midfielder--Spain-- 34---2.05 12 Johan NEESKENS--Barcelona--Midfielder--Holland-- 33---2.05 13 MARAÑÓN; Rafael Pérez--Espanyol--Forward--Spain-- 34--2.04 14 Carlos MORETE--Las Palmas--Forward--Argentine-- 31--2.04 15 Rubén AYALA--Atlético Madrid--Forward--Argentine-- 34--2.03 16 Mario FINAROLLI---Elche--Midfielder--Argentine-- 32---2.02 17 Rui JORDAO---Zaragoza---Forward---Portugal--- 33---2.02 18 Gerrit MÜHREN----Betis---Midfielder---Holland--- 32---2.02 19 Héctor H.SCOTTA--Sevilla--Forward--Argentine-- 29--2.02 20 Eufemio CABRAL--Burgos--Midfielder--Paraguay-- 20--2.01 21 GALLEGO; F.Fernández--Sevilla--Defender--Spain-- 31---2.01 22 Jesús Ma.ZAMORA--R.Sociedad--Midfielder--Spain-- 32--2.01 23 Luciano MURILLO--R.Sociedad--Defender--Spain--32---2.00 24 José FERRER---Espanyol---Defender---Spain---14---1.99 25 Juan GÓMEZ VOGLINO--Elche--Forward--Argentine-- 29--1.96 26 Agustín GISASOLA--At.Bilbao--Defender--Spain--27--1.94 27 Antonio OLMO---Barcelona--Defender--Spain-- 32---1.94 28 José Fco.ROJO---At.Bilbao---Forward--Spain-- 26---1.94 29 José Angel IRIBAR---At.Bilbao--Keeper--Spain-- 30---1.93 30 Antonio García NAVAJAS--Burgos--Defender--Spain-- 30--1.93 31 Juan RIVAS-----Sevilla----Defender---Spain--- 33---1.93 32 Miguel REINA----At.Madrid---Keeper---Spain--- 30---1.92 33 PIRRI------Real Madrid---Midfielder---Spain--- 31---1.90 34 Jose GONZALEZ---Zaragoza--Forward--Spain-- 23--1.89 35 MARCELINO Pérez--Atlético Madrid--Defender--Spain-- 28--1.89 36 QUINI; Joaquín Cabrera---Burgos--Forward--Spain--22--1.89 37 Ruben CANO--Atlético Madrid--Forward--Argentine--33--1.89 38 JEREMÍAS; Jorge da Silva--Espanyol--Forward--Brazil-- 28--1.88 39 ROBI-------Atlético Madrid----Midfielder----Spain--- 28---1.88 40 Roberto D’ALESSANDRO--Salamanca--Keeper--Argentine-- 31--1.87 41 ALBERTO Fernández--Atlético Madrid--Midfielder--Spain-- 31--1.86 42 Jose A. CAMACHO---Real Madrid--Defender--Spain-- 32--1.86 43 FÉLIX Marrero---Las Palmas--Midfielder---Spain-- 33---1.86 44 Juvencio OSORIO--Espanyol--Midfielder--Paraguay-- 28--1.86 45 PACO; Francisco Ruiz---Sevilla--Keeper--Spain-- 33---1.86 46 Marcelo TROBBIANI--Elche--Midfielder--Argentine--32--1.86 47 José Luis CAPÓN--Atlético Madrid--Defender--Spain--29--1.85 48 Francisco LOPEZ---Betis---Midfielder---Spain--- 34---1.85 49 Julio CARDEÑOSA---Betis---Midfielder---Spain--- 33---1.84 50 Ignacio KORTABARRIA--R.Sociedad--Defender--Spain-- 33--1.84
Don Balon: Season 1976-77 Team of the season 1976-77 [LINEUP-4-3-3]Kempes, Cruyff, Juanito, Churruca, Leal, Alves, Murillo, Pereira, Migueli, Marcelino, Iribar[/LINEUP-4-3-3] Bench: Reina; Wolff, Gallego; Neeskens, Asensi; Dani, Morete
Mundo Deportivo: Season 1976-77 Mundo Deportivo Rankings 1976-77 Top-20: CRUYFF - 4.34 L.PEREIRA - 4.21 JUANITO - 4.06 ESTEBAN - 4.06 NEESKENS - 4.03 GIULIANO - 4.03 CHURRUCA - 3.96 L.UFARTE - 3.96 OLMO - 3.96 MANOLO - 3.84 TROBBIANI - 3.81 CORTABARRIA - 3.81 ROJO I - 3.80 MIGUELI - 3.79 WOLFF - 3.79 ARCONADA - 3.76 PIRRI - 3.74 SACCARDI - 3.73 MUHREN - 3.70 REZZA - 3.69 Team of the Season --------------- Esteban Ramos ---- Giuliano ---- Pereira ---- Amarillo ----------------- Pirri ---- Neeskens ------- Churruca Juanito ------- Cruyff ------- L.Ufarte Subs: Arconada; Olmo, Capón; Saccardi, Trobbiani; R.Cano, Rojo I. http://hemeroteca.elmundodeportivo....d=12&bm=06&by=1977&ed=12&em=06&ey=1977&page=3
Season 1976-77 Combining both rankings for the 1976-77 season, giving more points to 1st place until 50th place, and then averaging both, we've the following results: Top-10 combined: 1) Cruyff -Ned- 2) L.Pereira -Bra- 3) Juanito 4) Churruca 5) Neeskens -Ned- 6) Migueli 7) Wolff -Arg- 8) Dani 9) Asensi 10)Mühren -Ned-
Don Balon: Season 1977-78 Season 1977-78 PLAYER-----CLUB-----ROLE-----COUNTRY-----GAMES-----AVG. 1 MIGUELI; Miguel Bernardo--Barcelona--Defender--Spain-- 33--2.16 2 Johan CRUYFF----Barcelona---Forward---Holland--- 25---2.13 3 PIRRI; José Martínez--Real Madrid--Defender--Spain--26--2.12 4 Ulrich STIELIKE--Real Madrid--Midfielder--W.Germany--27--2.11 5 URRUTI; F.Gonzalez----Espanyol---Keeper---Spain--- 27---2.07 6 ALVES; Joao Ferreira--Salamanca--Midfielder--Portugal-- 31--2.03 7 Francisco LOPEZ----Betis----Midfielder----Spain---- 33----2.03 8 Jose CARRETE----Valencia----Defender----Spain---- 30----2.00 9 Antonio OLMO----Barcelona----Defender----Spain--- 34---2.00 10 Pedro ARTOLA-----Barcelona---Keeper---Spain--- 29---2.00 11 Luis ARCONADA----Real Sociedad---Keeper---Spain---30---1.96 12 Juan DEUSTO-----Hercules----Keeper---Spain--- 31---1.96 13 José ESNAOLA-----Betis---Keeper----Spain----31----1.96 14 Enzo FERRERO----Sporting Gijón---Forward--Argentine--34---1.96 15 Gustavo FERNÁNDEZ---Sevilla---Uruguay---Keeper---28--1.96 16 MIGUEL ANGEL Gonzalez--Real Madrid--Keeper-- Spain--27--1.96 17 Carlos MORETE---Las Palmas--Forward--Argentine--27---1.96 18 José RAMOS Huete--Barcelona--Defender--Morocco--24--1.95 19 Juan M. ASENSI---Barcelona--Midfielder--Spain-- 32---1.93 20 Daniel CARNEVALLI--Las Palmas--Keeper--Argentine--34--1.93 21 Vitor DAMAS--Racing Santander--Keeper--Portugal--33--1.93 22 DANI; Daniel Ruiz---At.Bilbao--Forward--Spain-- 31---1.93 23 Jesús DE LA CRUZ--Barcelona--Defender--Spain--34--1.93 24 José Angel IRIBAR--At.Bilbao--Keeper--Spain-- 31--1.93 25 Fernando TIRAPU--At.Bilbao--Defender--Spain--32--1.93 26 Estanislao ARGOTE--At.Bilbao--Forward--Spain--28--1.92 27 Mario KILLER--Sporting Gijon--Defender--Argentine--27--1.92 28 Roberto LOPEZ UFARTE--R.Sociedad--Forward--Spain--30--1.92 29 Ignacio KORTABARRIA--R.Sociedad--Defender--Spain-- 30--1.92 30 Jaime SABATE-----Betis----Defender----Spain----28----1.92 31 URIA; Francisco Alvarez--Sporting--Defender--Spain--29--1.92 32 MARCIAL Pina---At.Madrid--Midfielder--Spain-- 25---1.91 33 Gregorio BENITO--Real Madrid--Defender--Spain--22--1.90 34 Julio CARDEÑOSA---Betis---Midfielder---Spain--- 32---1.90 35 Iñaki CHURRUCA---At.Bilbao---Midfielder---Spain--- 32---1.90 36 Mario KEMPES---Valencia---Forward---Argentine--- 34---1.90 37 Carles REXACH----Barcelona---Forward---Spain---22---1.90 38 GEÑUPI; Eugenio Rodrigo--Racing--Defender--Spain-- 31--1.89 39 Rafael GORDILLO---Betis---Defender---Spain--- 30---1.89 40 Carlos GUERINI--Real Madrid--Forward--Argentine--21--1.89 41 Luis PEREIRA--Atlético Madrid--Defender--Brazil--30--1.89 42 ROQUE Díaz---Las Palmas---Defender---Spain---31---1.89 43 Miguel UCEDA--Rayo Vallecano--Defender--Spain--31--1.89 44 Daniel ASTRAIN---At.Bilbao--Defender--Spain-- 25---1.88 45 Geronimo SACCARDI--Hercules--Midfielder--Argentine-- 29--1.88 46 Antonio ANERO--Rayo Vallecano--Defender--Spain--34--1.87 47 Javier ESCALZA---At.Bilbao---Defender---Spain---34---1.87 48 José MANZANEDO---Valencia---Keeper---Spain--- 25---1.87 49 MARCELINO Pérez--Atlético Madrid--Defender--Spain--34--1.87 50 SANTILLANA; C.Alonso--Real Madrid--Forward--Spain--34--1.87
Don Balon: Season 1977-78 Team of the season 1977-78 [LINEUP-4-3-3]Ferrero, Cruyff, Dani, Stielike, Lopez, Alves, De la Cruz, Pirri, Migueli, Carrete, Urruti[/LINEUP-4-3-3] Bench: Artola; Ramos, Olmo; Marcial, Asensi; Morete, Argote
Mundo Deportivo: Season 1977-78 Mundo Deportivo Rankings 1977-78 Top-20: PIRRI - 4.00 MIGUELI - 3.97 DAMAS - 3.97 ALVES - 3.97 STIELIKE - 3.95 REZZA - 3.93 GILBERTO - 3.86 CRUYFF - 3.84 ARCONADA - 3.73 GEÑUPI - 3.71 G.FERNANDEZ - 3.70 GIULIANO - 3.67 O.GONZALEZ - 3.67 REXACH - 3.64 SACCARDI - 3.64 GALLEGO - 3.62 OLMO - 3.61 SAN JOSE - 3.61 FERRERO - 3.59 MARCELINO - 3.59 Team of the Season ----------------- Damas Marcelino --- Migueli --- Rezza --- San José ----------------- Pirri ----- Alves ---------- Stielike O.Gonzalez ----- Cruyff ------- Ferrero Subs: Arconada; Gilberto, Gordillo; Geñupi, Asensi; Rexach, Kempes. http://hemeroteca-paginas.elmundodeportivo.es./EMD01/HEM/1978/05/11/MD19780511-017.pdf
How would you rate the strength of La Liga back in the late 70s? Names aren't spectacular at first glance and their UEFA koefficient ranged between 4th and 10th place, though I acknowledge that high quality players where much wider spread accross different leagues and teams back then. The Spanish Champs lost to Club Brugge twice and Grashopper Zürich from '77 to '79 - hard to imagine nowdays, times have changed.
Season 1977-78 A resume for both rankings in the 1977-78 season, giving more points to 1st place until 50th place, and then averaging both, we've the following results: Top-10 combined: 1) Migueli 2) Pirri 3) Stielike 4) Cruyff -Ned- 5) Alves -Por- 6) Arconada 7) Damas -Por- 8) Olmo 9) G.Fernández 10)Urruti
Re: Don Balon: Season 1975-76 Season 1975-76 No ranked players Paul BREITNER - Real Madrid Gúnter NETZER - Real Madrid AMANCIO Amaro - Real Madrid Hugo SOTIL - Barcelona Ruben O. DIAZ - Atletico Madrid Ruben AYALA - Atletico Madrid LEIVINHA - Atletico Madrid Ramon HEREDIA - Atletico Madrid Carlos CASZELY - Espanyol Miguel SANTORO - Hercules Johnny REP - Valencia Salif KEITA - Valencia Daniel CARNEVALLI - Las Palmas Carlos DIARTE - Zaragoza Saturnino ARRUA - Zaragoza Juan Carlos OBLITAS - Elche Ladislao MAZURKIEWICZ - Granada QUINI - Sporting Gijon Enzo FERRERO - Sporting Gijon
Re: Don Balon: Season 1976-77 Season 1976-77 No Ranked Players LEIVINHA - Atletico Madrid Ramon HEREDIA - Atletico Madrid 'Panadero' DIAZ - Atletico Madrid Hugo SOTIL - Barcelona Daniel CARNEVALLI - Las Palmas Miguel BRINDISI - Las Palmas Rafael GORDILLO - Betis 'Gato' FERNANDEZ - Espanyol Carlos CASZELY - Espanyol Johnny REP - Valencia Carlos DIARTE - Valencia Paul BREITNER - Real Madrid Henning JENSEN - Real Madrid Miguel SANTORO - Hercules Vitor DAMAS - Racing Santander Saturnino ARRUA - Zaragoza
Re: Don Balon: Season 1977-78 Season 1977-78 No Ranked Players Enrique WOLFF - Real Madrid JUANITO - Real Madrid Henning JENSEN - Real Madrid Jose CAMACHO - Real Madrid Johan NEESKENS - Barcelona Carlos DIARTE - Valencia QUINI - Sporting Gijon Ruben AYALA - Atletico Madrid Ruben CANO - Atletico Madrid LEIVINHA - Atletico Madrid Miguel BRINDISI - Las Palmas Hector SCOTTA - Sevilla Jesus Ma.ZAMORA - Real Sociedad Carlos CASZELY - Espanyol 'Gato' FERNANDEZ - Espanyol Gerrit MUHREN - Betis Marcelo TROBBIANI - Elche
Don Balon: Season 1978-79 Season 1978-79 PLAYER-----CLUB-----ROLE-----COUNTRY-----GAMES-----AVG. 1 QUINI; Enrique Castro---Sporting---Forward---Spain--- 33----2.12 2 Ulrich STIELIKE---Real Madrid--Midfielder---W.Germany--- 24---2.04 3 URRUTI; Francisco Urruticoechea--Espanyol--Keeper--Spain-- 28--2.03 4 DANI; Daniel Ruiz----At.Bilbao----Forward----Spain---- 27----2.00 5 José NAVARRO-----At.Madrid----Keeper----Spain---- 21-----2.00 6 Ricardo REZZA----Sporting---Defender---Argentine---- 33----2.00 7 AMADOR Lorenzo----Hercules----Keeper----Spain---- 29----2.00 8 Daniel CARNEVALLI--Las Palmas--Keeper--Argentine--- 34---2.00 9 Juan SOL-----Real Madrid----Defender----Spain---- 21-----2.00 10 PIRRI; José Martinez--Real Madrid--Midfielder--Spain-- 25---2.00 11 Enrique WOLFF---Real Madrid---Defender--Argentine-- 34---2.00 12 Jorge D’ALESSANDRO--Salamanca--Keeper--Argentine-- 34---2.00 13 ‘Perico’ ALONSO---Real Sociedad---Forward---Spain---27---2.00 14 Ramon ALEXANKO----At.Bilbao---Defender---Spain--- 33----1.96 15 Jose Francisco ROJO I---At.Bilbao---Forward---Spain---31---1.96 16 MARCELINO Pérez---Atlético Madrid---Defender---Spain--- 32---1.96 17 CUNDI; Secundino Suarez--Sporting--Defender--Spain--- 30---1.96 18 Enzo FERRERO---Sporting Gijón---Forward---Argentine--- 31---1.96 19 JUANITO; Juan Gomez---Real Madrid---Forward---Spain--- 29---1.96 20 Daniel SOLSONA----Valencia---Midfielder----Spain--- 31----1.96 21 Javier ESCALZA----At.Bilbao---Defender----Spain---24----1.95 22 Ignacio KORTABARRIA--R.Sociedad--Defender--Spain-- 20--1.95 23 Hector Horacio SCOTTA--Sevilla--Forward--Argentine--21--1.95 24 Alfredo AMARILLO--Salamanca--Midfielder--Uruguay--24---1.95 25 Isidoro SAN JOSÉ---Real Madrid--Defender---Spain---28---1.94 26 Luis ARCONADA---Real Sociedad--Keeper---Spain--- 34---1.94 27 Miguel COROMINAS--Salamanca--Defender--Spain-- 26---1.94 28 José Angel IRIBAR---At.Bilbao---Keeper---Spain--- 30----1.93 29 Fernando TIRAPU---At.Bilbao---Midfielder---Spain---33---1.93 30 Luis PEREIRA---Atlético Madrid--Defender---Brazil-- 31---1.93 31 CIRIACO Cano----Sporting---Midfielder----Spain---31----1.93 32 FELIPE Martín---Las Palmas---Defender---Spain--- 34---1.93 33 ROQUE Díaz----Las Palmas---Defender----Spain--- 33----1.93 34 Gregorio BENITO---Real Madrid--Defender---Spain-- 30---1.93 35 Vicente DEL BOSQUE--Real Madrid--Midfielder--Spain-- 30--1.93 36 Agustín GAJATE---R.Sociedad---Defender---Spain--- 29---1.93 37 Julio OLAIZOLA----R.Sociedad---Defender---Spain---33----1.93 38 DIEGO Alvarez---R.Sociedad---Midfielder---Spain--- 30----1.93 39 Jesús Ma.SATRUSTEGUI--R.Sociedad--Forward--Spain-- 30--1.93 40 MARCIAL Pina----At.Madrid----Midfielder----Spain---- 29----1.92 41 Jesús CASTRO----Sporting----Keeper----Spain---- 27----1.92 42 Manuel MESA----Sporting----Midfielder----Spain----32----1.92 43 Henning JENSEN---Real Madrid--Forward---Denmark-- 27---1.92 44 José MANZANEDO----Valencia---Keeper----Spain--- 25----1.92 45 MARAÑON; Rafael Pérez---Espanyol--Forward--Spain-- 34---1.91 46 Miguel BRINDISI---Las Palmas---Midfielder---Argentine---30---1.91 47 Angel VILLAR----At.Bilbao----Midfielder----Spain----29----1.90 48 Manuel SARABIA----At.Bilbao---Forward----Spain--- 24----1.90 49 Martín GOROSPE-----Burgos----Keeper----Spain---- 31-----1.90 50 Víctor DORIA----Sporting---Defender----Argentine--- 24----1.90 .
Don Balon: Season 1978-79 Team of the season 1978-79 [LINEUP-4-3-3]Rojo I, Quini, Dani, Solsona, Pirri, Stielike, Cundi, Rezza, Wolff, Sol, Urruti[/LINEUP-4-3-3] Bench: Carnevalli; Marcelino, Alexanko; P.Alonso, Amarillo; Juanito, Ferrero[/QUOTE]
Mundo Deportivo: Season 1978-79 Mundo Deportivo Rankings 1978-79 Top-20: GIULIANO – 4.27 AMADOR – 4.21 ANTIC – 4.13 STIELIKE – 4.04 PIRRI – 3.80 BRINDISI – 3.76 MADARIAGA – 3.73 MARCELINO – 3.72 BAENA – 3.71 AMARILLO – 3.71 Fernández AMADÓ – 3.69 Jesús Ma.ZAMORA – 3.68 NEESKENS – 3.67 GALLEGO – 3.65 L.PEREIRA – 3.65 MANOLO – 3.64 ALONSO – 3.63 GAJATE – 3.62 ARCONADA – 3.62 CARRETE – 3.60 Team of the Season ---------------Amador Marcelino---Giuliano---Antic---Cundi ---------------Pirri -----Brindisi--------Stielike Juanito----Satrustegui----Jimenez Subs: Arconada; Carrete, Madariaga; Neeskens, Zamora; Dani, Krankl. http://hemeroteca.elmundodeportivo....d=07&bm=06&by=1979&ed=07&em=06&ey=1979&page=2 see pages 15-18
Season 1978-79 A resume for both rankings in the 1978-79 season, giving more points to 1st place until 50th place, and then averaging both, we've the following results: Top-10 combined: 1) Stielike -Ger- 2) Amador 3) Navarro 4) Pirri 5) Marcelino 6) Alonso 7) Amarillo 8) Urruti 9) Quini 10)Juanito
Don Balon: Season 1978-79 Season 1978-79 No Ranked Players Jose CAMACHO - Real Madrid Ruben AYALA - Atletico Madrid Ruben CANO - Atletico Madrid Juan ASENSI - Barcelona Hans KRANKL - Barcelona Rainer BONHOF - Valencia Mario KEMPES - Valencia Carlos DIARTE - Valencia Daniel BERTONI - Sevilla Saturnino ARRUA - Zaragoza Vitor DAMAS - Racing Santander http://www.bdfutbol.com/t/t1978-792.html
Don Balon: Season 1979-80 Season 1979-80 PLAYER-----CLUB-----ROLE-----COUNTRY-----GAMES-----AVG. 1 Rafael GORDILLO----Betis----Defender----Spain---- 34----2.26 2 Roberto LOPEZ UFARTE--Real Sociedad--Forward--Spain-- 32--2.25 3 Manuel MESA---Sporting Gijon---Midfielder---Spain---28---2.24 4 Luis ARCONADA---Real Sociedad---Keeper---Spain--- 34---2.20 5 Julio OLAIZOLA---Real Sociedad---Defender---Spain---34---2.14 6 Daniel SOLSONA----Valencia----Midfielder----Spain---- 25----2.14 7 Miguel TENDILLO----Valencia----Defender----Spain---- 29----2.13 8 Jesús María ZAMORA--Real Sociedad--Midfielder--Spain-- 32--2.12 9 Agustín GAJATE---R.Sociedad---Defender---Spain--- 31---2.09 10 Ulrich STIELIKE--Real Madrid--Midfielder--W.Germany-- 28--2.09 11 Genaro CELAYETA--Real Sociedad--Defender--Spain-- 34--2.08 12 MARAÑON; Rafael Pérez--Espanyol--Forward--Spain-- 29--2.06 13 MIGUELI; Miguel Bernardo--Barcelona--Defender--Spain--31--2.06 14 Jesús Ma.SATRUSTEGUI--R.Sociedad--Forward--Spain-- 32--2.06 15 ‘Perico’ ALONSO---Real Sociedad---Midfielder---Spain---34---2.05 16 ÁNGEL de los Santos--Real Madrid--Midfielder--Spain--32--2.03 17 Julio CARDEÑOSA---Betis---Midfielder---Spain---- 30----2.03 18 DIEGO Alvarez---R.Sociedad---Midfielder---Spain--- 32---2.03 19 QUINI; Enrique Castro--Sporting--Forward--Spain-- 34--2.02 20 DIRCEU Guimaraes--Atletico Madrid--Midfielder--Brazil--24--2.00 21 Mario KEMPES---Valencia---Forward---Argentine---32---2.00 22 FELIPE Martín---Las Palmas---Defender---Spain--- 34---1.97 23 DANI; Daniel Ruiz---Athletic Bilbao---Forward---Spain--- 31---1.93 24 Vicente DEL BOSQUE--Real Madrid--Midfielder--Spain-- 32--1.93 25 Carmelo GIULIANO--Hércules--Defender--Argentine--32--1.93 26 Luis PEREIRA---Atletico Madrid---Defender---Spain---29---1.93 27 Hector Horacio SCOTTA--Sevilla--Forward--Argentine--26--1.92 28 AMADOR Lorenzo----Hercules----Keeper----Spain---- 34----1.91 29 URRUTI; Fco.Urruticoechea--Espanyol--Keeper--Spain-- 34--1.91 30 Ricardo ARIAS----Valencia----Defender----Spain---- 29----1.90 31 José CAMACHO---Real Madrid---Defender---Spain---32---1.90 32 Rainer BONHOF--Valencia--Midfielder--W.Germany-- 28--1.89 33 Ignacio KORTABARRIA--R.Sociedad--Defender--Spain-- 32--1.87 34 Mariano GARCÍA REMÓN--Real Madrid--Keeper--Spain-- 33--1.87 35 SANTILLANA; Carlos Alonso--Real Madrid--Forward--Spain-- 33--1.87 36 Enrique SAURA----Valencia----Forward----Spain----32----1.87 37 URÍA; Francisco Álvarez--Sporting--Defender--Spain--33--1.87 38 Ramon ALESANCO---At.Bilbao---Defender---Spain--- 22---1.86 39 Radomir ANTIC---Zaragoza--Defender--Yugoslavia-- 28---1.85 40 Luis PEREIRA----At.Madrid----Defender----Spain----29----1.85 41 JOAQUÍN Alonso---Sporting---Midfielder---Spain--- 34---1.82 42 Enrique MORÁN----Betis----Forward----Spain----29----1.82 43 Daniel BERTONI---Sevilla---Forward---Argentine--- 32---1.81 44 PACO; Francisco Ruiz---Sevilla---Keeper---Spain---33---1.81 45 Manuel ZÚÑIGA----Espanyol---Midfielder---Spain---21----1.80 46 Jorge D’ALESSANDRO--Salamanca--Keeper--Argentine-- 34--1.79 47 Agustín GUISASOLA---At.Bilbao---Defender---Spain---24---1.79 48 Juan IRAZUSTA----Zaragoza----Keeper----Spain----34----1.79 49 Jose Fco. ROJO I---At.Bilbao---Midfielder---Spain---32---1.78 50 Secundino AYFUCH---Espanyol--Paraguay--Spain--31---1.77 .