Coutinho joins elite list of Brazilian players to samba at Camp Nou

Football | Tuesday | 9th January, 2018

Coutinho finally completed his dream move to Barcelona and by doing so he joins the list of incredible Brazilian footballers to wear the famous red and blue kit.

Here, Nyoooz Sports looks at top five Brazilian footballer who played for Barcelona before the Coutinho.

5. Neymar

Signed for £75m from Santos, Neymar was worth every penny alongside Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez, as frightening a front line as was ever seen.

4. Rivaldo

He scored an impressive 130 goals for the Blaugrana during his 5-year stay at the club between 1997 and 2002, guiding the club to many titles including La Liga and Copa Del Rey.

3. Dani Alves

Alves was one of the pioneers of the Barcelona Golden age. He helped the team to claim the treble on two different occasions namely the 2008/2009 and 2014/2015 campaigns.

2. Ronaldo

  

A £13.2m world record signing from PSV, the original Ronaldo enjoyed arguably his greatest season when at the Nou Camp. 47 goals in 49 games is a dizzying statistic, and he ended the year as the youngest ever FIFA World Player of the Year.

1. Ronaldinho

He was a joy to watch, electrifying skills and brilliant entertaining football, Ronaldinho was a complete package. Winner of the Ballon d'Or in 2005, two La Liga titles and the Champions League in 2006 made fans get up their seat every time he touched the ball.