Piłka nożna · Ciekawostki
Rozdział 8: Zawodnicy i legendy
10 testów · 100 faktów · zaktualizowano 23 października 2026 · markdown
The people behind the names: nicknames of the greats, Ballon d'Or stories, trailblazers abroad, goalkeepers' lives, careers after football, one-club men, footballing families, captains' moments, unusual paths to the top and the awards named after players.
8.81Nicknames of the Greats
Der Bomber, Der Kaiser, the Black Panther, the Divine Ponytail, the Galloping Major, Garrincha and Kaká.
Test 1Players' nicknamesRozwiąż test
He scored 365 Bundesliga goals for Bayern.
Źródło: FC Bayern, 'Gerd Müller, der Bomber der Nation' and 'Franz Beckenbauer' (fcbayern.com) · wiedza
The nickname is often linked to a photo beside a bust of the Austrian emperor.
Źródło: FC Bayern, 'Gerd Müller, der Bomber der Nation' and 'Franz Beckenbauer' (fcbayern.com) · wiedza
He was born in Mozambique and scored nine goals at the 1966 World Cup.
Źródło: SL Benfica, 'Eusébio' (slbenfica.pt) · wiedza
The ponytail went with his Buddhist faith and his elegant play.
Źródło: FIGC, 'Roberto Baggio' (figc.it) · wiedza
Honvéd was the army club, and its players held military ranks.
Źródło: Hungarian Football Federation, 'Puskás Ferenc' (mlsz.hu) · wiedza
His sister is said to have given him the name as a boy.
Źródło: CBF, 'Garrincha' and 'Kaká' (cbf.com.br) · wiedza
The name stuck from childhood.
Źródło: CBF, 'Garrincha' and 'Kaká' (cbf.com.br) · wiedza
1927, 1929, 1942 and 1945.
Źródło: Club and federation heritage pages: fcbayern.com, slbenfica.pt, mlsz.hu, figc.it, cbf.com.br · wiedza
1963, 1965, 1970 and 1972.
Źródło: France Football, 'Ballon d'Or: the winners since 1956' (francefootball.fr) · wiedza
He played his whole club career for Dynamo Moscow.
Źródło: Russian Football Union, 'Lev Yashin' (rfs.ru); FIFA · wiedza
8.82Ballon d'Or Stories
Matthews first, Di Stéfano twice, Platini three in a row, Keegan at Hamburg, Best in 1968 and Modrić in 2018.
Test 1Ballon d'Or historyRozwiąż test
He was 41 and playing for Blackpool.
Źródło: France Football, 'Ballon d'Or: the winners since 1956' (francefootball.fr) · wiedza
He won in 1957 and 1959 with Real Madrid.
Źródło: France Football, 'Ballon d'Or: the winners since 1956' (francefootball.fr) · wiedza
He won in 1983, 1984 and 1985 while at Juventus.
Źródło: France Football, 'Ballon d'Or: the winners since 1956' (francefootball.fr) · wiedza
He won in 1978 and 1979.
Źródło: Hamburger SV, 'Kevin Keegan' (hsv.de) · wiedza
He scored in the final, which Brazil won 3-1 in Santiago.
Źródło: France Football, 'Ballon d'Or: the winners since 1956' (francefootball.fr) · wiedza
He had captained West Germany to the 1990 World Cup.
Źródło: FIFA, 'FIFA World Player of the Year: winners' (inside.fifa.com) · wiedza
Messi or Ronaldo had won every award from 2008 to 2017.
Źródło: France Football, 'Ballon d'Or: the winners since 1956' (francefootball.fr) · wiedza
1956, 1962, 1978 and 1990.
Źródło: France Football, 'Ballon d'Or: the winners since 1956' (francefootball.fr) · wiedza
1959, 1985 and 2018.
Źródło: France Football, 'Ballon d'Or: the winners since 1956' (francefootball.fr) · wiedza
Its journalists, led by Gabriel Hanot, first voted on European players only.
Źródło: France Football, 'Ballon d'Or: the winners since 1956' (francefootball.fr) · wiedza
8.83Trailblazers Abroad
John Charles in Turin, Miura in Brazil, Nakata in Perugia, Park in a final, Son's Golden Boot and Lineker's hat-trick.
Test 1Players abroadRozwiąż test
He later played for Torino, Atalanta and Cagliari.
Źródło: Inter, 'Gerry Hitchens' (inter.it); Aston Villa heritage pages (avfc.co.uk) · wiedza
He signed for Santos in 1986.
Źródło: Japan Football Association, 'Hidetoshi Nakata' and 'Kazuyoshi Miura' (jfa.jp) · wiedza
He later won Serie A with Roma in 2001.
Źródło: Japan Football Association, 'Hidetoshi Nakata' and 'Kazuyoshi Miura' (jfa.jp) · wiedza
He started for Manchester United against Barcelona in Rome.
Źródło: Manchester United, 'Park Ji-sung' (manutd.com); UEFA, 2009 final report · wiedza
He shared it with Mohamed Salah on 23 goals.
Źródło: Tottenham Hotspur, 'Son Heung-min shares the Golden Boot' (tottenhamhotspur.com, 2022) · wiedza
The Canadian-born England midfielder came through Bayern's academy.
Źródło: FC Bayern, '2001: Champions League winners' (fcbayern.com) · wiedza
Barcelona won the Clásico 3-2 at the Camp Nou.
Źródło: FC Barcelona, 'Gary Lineker's hat-trick in the Clásico, 1987' (fcbarcelona.com) · wiedza
1957, 1986, 1998 and 2009.
Źródło: Club histories: juventus.com, santosfc.com.br, perugiacalcio.com, manutd.com · wiedza
1987, 2001 and 2022.
Źródło: Club histories: juventus.com, santosfc.com.br, perugiacalcio.com, manutd.com · wiedza
John Charles scored 108 goals in 155 Serie A matches.
Źródło: Juventus, 'John Charles, il Gigante Buono' (juventus.com) · wiedza
8.84Goalkeepers' Lives
Trautmann's broken neck, Camus in goal, Banks' eye, Bonetti, Campos up front and Buffon's hero.
Test 1Goalkeepers' storiesRozwiąż test
The former German prisoner of war played for Manchester City.
Źródło: Manchester City, 'Bert Trautmann' (mancity.com); FWA, Footballer of the Year winners · wiedza
Tuberculosis ended his playing days.
Źródło: Racing Universitaire d'Alger and Fondation Albert Camus records; FIFA · wiedza
He later played in the United States.
Źródło: Stoke City FC, 'Gordon Banks' (stokecityfc.com) · wiedza
He kept goal for England at the 1970 World Cup quarter-final against West Germany.
Źródło: Chelsea FC, 'Peter Bonetti, The Cat' (chelseafc.com) · wiedza
He scored dozens of goals as a forward for Pumas.
Źródło: Mexican Football Federation, 'Jorge Campos' (miseleccion.mx) · wiedza
Watching the Cameroon keeper at Italia 90 made Buffon want to play in goal.
Źródło: Juventus, 'Buffon and his hero Thomas N'Kono' (juventus.com); FIFA · wiedza
He stayed in England after the war and played for City for 15 years.
Źródło: Manchester City, 'Bert Trautmann' (mancity.com); FWA, Footballer of the Year winners · wiedza
1930, 1956, 1972 and 1990.
Źródło: FIFA World Cup archives (inside.fifa.com) and club heritage pages · wiedza
1966, 1982 and 1994.
Źródło: FIFA World Cup archives (inside.fifa.com) and club heritage pages · wiedza
City beat Birmingham 3-1; an X-ray days later showed the broken vertebra.
Źródło: Manchester City, 'Bert Trautmann' (mancity.com); FWA, Footballer of the Year winners · wiedza
8.85Life Beyond the Pitch
A senator, a never-booked striker, a singer and a pope in goal, an actor, a dentist and an anti-racism campaigner.
Test 1Players' lives off the pitchRozwiąż test
He became a senator for Rio de Janeiro in 2014.
Źródło: Senado Federal do Brasil, 'Senador Romário' (senado.leg.br) · wiedza
Over a career of more than 500 matches.
Źródło: The FA, 'Gary Lineker' (englandfootball.com); BBC Sport · wiedza
He began singing while recovering.
Źródło: Real Madrid, 'Julio Iglesias, canterano' (realmadrid.com) · wiedza
Karol Wojtyła kept goal in Wadowice, Poland.
Źródło: Vatican News, 'John Paul II, the goalkeeper' (vaticannews.va) · wiedza
He played the debt collector Big Chris.
Źródło: BBC Sport, 'Vinnie Jones: from Wimbledon to Hollywood' · wiedza
He celebrated his goals with a somersault.
Źródło: Real Madrid, 'Hugo Sánchez' (realmadrid.com); Mexican Football Federation · wiedza
He also wrote books on black history.
Źródło: Fondation Lilian Thuram, 'Éducation contre le racisme' (thuram.org) · wiedza
1963, 1978, 1995 and 2014.
Źródło: Senado Federal do Brasil, Vatican News, BBC Sport and club histories · wiedza
1994, 1998 and 2008.
Źródło: Senado Federal do Brasil, Vatican News, BBC Sport and club histories · wiedza
He said it at a press conference after his court case, and then left.
Źródło: Manchester United, 'Eric Cantona's press conference, 1995' (manutd.com) · wiedza
8.86One-Club Men
Le Tissier's penalties, Totti's 25 seasons, Seeler's loyalty, Maier's run, Adams and Maldini's 902 games.
Test 1One-club playersRozwiąż test
Nottingham Forest's Mark Crossley made the only save, in 1993.
Źródło: Southampton FC, 'Matt Le Tissier' (southamptonfc.com) · wiedza
He made his debut in 1993 and retired in 2017.
Źródło: AS Roma, 'Francesco Totti' (asroma.com) · wiedza
Hamburg fans called him 'Uns Uwe', 'our Uwe'.
Źródło: Hamburger SV, 'Uns Uwe: Uwe Seeler' (hsv.de) · wiedza
He played on despite the injury and captained the club.
Źródło: Tottenham Hotspur, 'Ledley King' (tottenhamhotspur.com) · wiedza
He captained Arsenal to league titles in three different decades.
Źródło: Arsenal FC, 'Tony Adams' (arsenal.com) · wiedza
He played 442 league matches in a row for Bayern.
Źródło: FC Bayern, 'Sepp Maier' (fcbayern.com); Bundesliga records · wiedza
He played for the club from 1985 to 2009.
Źródło: AC Milan, 'Paolo Maldini' and 'The retired number 3' (acmilan.com) · wiedza
1972, 1979, 2002, 2009 and 2017.
Źródło: Club histories: hsv.de, fcbayern.com, arsenal.com, acmilan.com, asroma.com · wiedza
1986, 1990 and 2001.
Źródło: Southampton FC, 'Matt Le Tissier' (southamptonfc.com) · wiedza
Number 6 was retired for Franco Baresi.
Źródło: AC Milan, 'Paolo Maldini' and 'The retired number 3' (acmilan.com) · wiedza
8.87Brothers, Fathers and Sons
The Charltons, the Maldinis, the Xhakas, the Forláns, the Weahs, the de Boers and the Laudrups.
Test 1Football familiesRozwiąż test
Jack played at centre-half and Bobby in midfield.
Źródło: The FA, 'Jack and Bobby Charlton' (englandfootball.com) · wiedza
Cesare in 1963 and Paolo in 2003.
Źródło: AC Milan, 'Paolo Maldini' and 'The retired number 3' (acmilan.com) · wiedza
Their mother watched in a shirt split between the two.
Źródło: Swiss FA and Albanian FA reports, Euro 2016 (football.ch; fshf.org); UEFA · wiedza
His father Pablo played at two World Cups and his grandfather Juan Carlos Corazzo coached Uruguay.
Źródło: Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol, 'Diego Forlán' (auf.org.uy); FIFA · wiedza
His father, the former Ballon d'Or winner, watched from the stands in Qatar.
Źródło: U.S. Soccer, 'Tim Weah scores at Qatar 2022' (ussoccer.com) · wiedza
Both later joined Barcelona.
Źródło: AFC Ajax, 'Frank en Ronald de Boer' (ajax.nl) · wiedza
Denmark reached the quarter-finals.
Źródło: Dansk Boldspil-Union, 'Michael og Brian Laudrup' (dbu.dk) · wiedza
1966, 1998, 2010 and 2016.
Źródło: Federation and club histories: englandfootball.com, dbu.dk, dfb.de, football.ch, auf.org.uy · wiedza
The 1950s and 1960s, 1966 and 2010.
Źródło: Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol, 'Diego Forlán' (auf.org.uy); FIFA · wiedza
Jérôme played for Germany and Kevin-Prince for Ghana.
Źródło: DFB and Ghana FA reports, 2010 World Cup Germany v Ghana (dfb.de; ghanafa.org) · wiedza
8.88Captains' Moments
Beckenbauer and the new trophy, Passarella, Deschamps twice, Terry in kit, Casillas' three and Cafu's message.
Test 1Famous captainsRozwiąż test
Brazil had kept the Jules Rimet Trophy after 1970.
Źródło: DFB, '1974: Beckenbauer lifts the new trophy' (dfb.de); FIFA · wiedza
Argentina won at home in 1978.
Źródło: AFA, 'Daniel Passarella, capitán campeón 1978' (afa.com.ar) · wiedza
Mário Zagallo and Franz Beckenbauer had also won as player and coach.
Źródło: Fédération Française de Football, 'Didier Deschamps' (fff.fr) · wiedza
He had been sent off in the semi-final against Barcelona.
Źródło: Chelsea FC, '2012: Munich' (chelseafc.com) · wiedza
No other captain has done it.
Źródło: RFEF, 'Iker Casillas, el capitán de los tres títulos' (rfef.es) · wiedza
It was unveiled when the new Wembley opened in 2007.
Źródło: Wembley Stadium, 'The Bobby Moore statue' (wembleystadium.com) · wiedza
He became the first man to play in three World Cup finals in a row.
Źródło: CBF, 'Cafu: 100% Jardim Irene' (cbf.com.br) · wiedza
1974, 1978, 1998, 2002 and 2010.
Źródło: FIFA (inside.fifa.com), UEFA (uefa.com) and federation records · wiedza
2008, 2010 and 2012.
Źródło: RFEF, 'Iker Casillas, el capitán de los tres títulos' (rfef.es) · wiedza
He wrote '100% Jardim Irene' for the São Paulo district.
Źródło: CBF, 'Cafu: 100% Jardim Irene' (cbf.com.br) · wiedza
8.89Unusual Paths to the Top
A carpenter, a bricklayer, a tyre fitter, a sausage-factory worker, an electrician and a beetroot packer.
Test 1Late startersRozwiąż test
He turned professional with Kaiserslautern in his twenties.
Źródło: DFB, 'Miroslav Klose' (dfb.de) · wiedza
He was scoring for Poole Town before Swindon signed him.
Źródło: Queens Park Rangers, 'Charlie Austin' (qpr.co.uk) · wiedza
He later scored freely for Norwich in the Premier League.
Źródło: Norwich City, 'Grant Holt' (canaries.co.uk) · wiedza
He was in his early twenties.
Źródło: Olympique de Marseille, 'Didier Drogba' (om.fr); Chelsea FC · wiedza
He was playing for Tow Law Town at the time.
Źródło: Newcastle United, 'Chris Waddle' (nufc.co.uk) · wiedza
He kept the trade going while playing non-league football and later for Forest.
Źródło: Nottingham Forest, 'Stuart Pearce' (nottinghamforest.co.uk) · wiedza
Coventry paid about £25,000 in 1983.
Źródło: Nottingham Forest, 'Stuart Pearce' (nottinghamforest.co.uk) · wiedza
1980, 1983, 2003 and 2013.
Źródło: Club histories: nufc.co.uk, ccfc.co.uk, om.fr, englandfootball.com · wiedza
1998, 2002, 2003 and 2004.
Źródło: Olympique de Marseille, 'Didier Drogba' (om.fr); Chelsea FC · wiedza
He headed in with his first touch for England, against Scotland in 2013.
Źródło: Southampton FC, 'Rickie Lambert' (southamptonfc.com); The FA, England debut 2013 · wiedza
8.90Awards Named After Players
The Pichichi, the Zarra, the Kopa, Yashin and Gerd Müller trophies, the Cruijff Schaal and the Eusébio Cup.
Test 1Awards named after playersRozwiąż test
He was 29.
Źródło: Athletic Club, 'Pichichi' (athletic-club.eus); Marca, 'El Trofeo Pichichi' · wiedza
Telmo Zarra scored 251 La Liga goals for Athletic.
Źródło: Marca, 'Trofeo Zarra' and 'Trofeo Di Stéfano' (marca.com) · wiedza
It is named after Raymond Kopa, the 1958 Ballon d'Or winner.
Źródło: France Football, 'Kopa Trophy', 'Yashin Trophy' and 'Gerd Müller Trophy' (francefootball.fr) · wiedza
It is named after the Brazil captain, a qualified doctor.
Źródło: France Football, 'Kopa Trophy', 'Yashin Trophy' and 'Gerd Müller Trophy' (francefootball.fr) · wiedza
France Football had introduced it as the striker of the year award in 2021, which he also won.
Źródło: France Football, 'Kopa Trophy', 'Yashin Trophy' and 'Gerd Müller Trophy' (francefootball.fr) · wiedza
It was renamed after Cruyff in 1996.
Źródło: KNVB, 'Johan Cruijff Schaal' (knvb.nl) · wiedza
Benfica invite a big club each summer.
Źródło: SL Benfica, 'Troféu Eusébio' (slbenfica.pt) · wiedza
2018, 2019 and 2021, the last renamed after Müller in 2022.
Źródło: France Football, 'Kopa Trophy', 'Yashin Trophy' and 'Gerd Müller Trophy' (francefootball.fr) · wiedza
1952-53, 2005-06 and 2008-09.
Źródło: Marca, 'Trofeo Zarra' and 'Trofeo Di Stéfano' (marca.com) · wiedza
Visiting captains leave flowers at the bust at San Mamés.
Źródło: Athletic Club, 'Pichichi' (athletic-club.eus); Marca, 'El Trofeo Pichichi' · wiedza
Źródła
Primary/official sources only, no Wikipedia citations: clubs' and federations' own histories, France Football, FIFA, UEFA, Marca, Guinness World Records and named reputable media such as the BBC.
- France Football, 'Ballon d'Or: the winners since 1956' (francefootball.fr)9
- France Football, 'Kopa Trophy', 'Yashin Trophy' and 'Gerd Müller Trophy' (francefootball.fr)4
- Manchester City, 'Bert Trautmann' (mancity.com); FWA, Footballer of the Year winners3
- AC Milan, 'Paolo Maldini' and 'The retired number 3' (acmilan.com)3
- FC Bayern, 'Gerd Müller, der Bomber der Nation' and 'Franz Beckenbauer' (fcbayern.com)2
- CBF, 'Garrincha' and 'Kaká' (cbf.com.br)2
- Japan Football Association, 'Hidetoshi Nakata' and 'Kazuyoshi Miura' (jfa.jp)2
- Club histories: juventus.com, santosfc.com.br, perugiacalcio.com, manutd.com2
- FIFA World Cup archives (inside.fifa.com) and club heritage pages2
- Senado Federal do Brasil, Vatican News, BBC Sport and club histories2
- Southampton FC, 'Matt Le Tissier' (southamptonfc.com)2
- Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol, 'Diego Forlán' (auf.org.uy); FIFA2
- RFEF, 'Iker Casillas, el capitán de los tres títulos' (rfef.es)2
- CBF, 'Cafu: 100% Jardim Irene' (cbf.com.br)2
- Olympique de Marseille, 'Didier Drogba' (om.fr); Chelsea FC2
- Nottingham Forest, 'Stuart Pearce' (nottinghamforest.co.uk)2
- Athletic Club, 'Pichichi' (athletic-club.eus); Marca, 'El Trofeo Pichichi'2
- Marca, 'Trofeo Zarra' and 'Trofeo Di Stéfano' (marca.com)2
- SL Benfica, 'Eusébio' (slbenfica.pt)1
- FIGC, 'Roberto Baggio' (figc.it)1
- Hungarian Football Federation, 'Puskás Ferenc' (mlsz.hu)1
- Club and federation heritage pages: fcbayern.com, slbenfica.pt, mlsz.hu, figc.it, cbf.com.br1
- Russian Football Union, 'Lev Yashin' (rfs.ru); FIFA1
- Hamburger SV, 'Kevin Keegan' (hsv.de)1
- FIFA, 'FIFA World Player of the Year: winners' (inside.fifa.com)1
- Inter, 'Gerry Hitchens' (inter.it); Aston Villa heritage pages (avfc.co.uk)1
- Manchester United, 'Park Ji-sung' (manutd.com); UEFA, 2009 final report1
- Tottenham Hotspur, 'Son Heung-min shares the Golden Boot' (tottenhamhotspur.com, 2022)1
- FC Bayern, '2001: Champions League winners' (fcbayern.com)1
- FC Barcelona, 'Gary Lineker's hat-trick in the Clásico, 1987' (fcbarcelona.com)1
- Juventus, 'John Charles, il Gigante Buono' (juventus.com)1
- Racing Universitaire d'Alger and Fondation Albert Camus records; FIFA1
- Stoke City FC, 'Gordon Banks' (stokecityfc.com)1
- Chelsea FC, 'Peter Bonetti, The Cat' (chelseafc.com)1
- Mexican Football Federation, 'Jorge Campos' (miseleccion.mx)1
- Juventus, 'Buffon and his hero Thomas N'Kono' (juventus.com); FIFA1
- Senado Federal do Brasil, 'Senador Romário' (senado.leg.br)1
- The FA, 'Gary Lineker' (englandfootball.com); BBC Sport1
- Real Madrid, 'Julio Iglesias, canterano' (realmadrid.com)1
- Vatican News, 'John Paul II, the goalkeeper' (vaticannews.va)1
- BBC Sport, 'Vinnie Jones: from Wimbledon to Hollywood'1
- Real Madrid, 'Hugo Sánchez' (realmadrid.com); Mexican Football Federation1
- Fondation Lilian Thuram, 'Éducation contre le racisme' (thuram.org)1
- Manchester United, 'Eric Cantona's press conference, 1995' (manutd.com)1
- AS Roma, 'Francesco Totti' (asroma.com)1
- Hamburger SV, 'Uns Uwe: Uwe Seeler' (hsv.de)1
- Tottenham Hotspur, 'Ledley King' (tottenhamhotspur.com)1
- Arsenal FC, 'Tony Adams' (arsenal.com)1
- FC Bayern, 'Sepp Maier' (fcbayern.com); Bundesliga records1
- Club histories: hsv.de, fcbayern.com, arsenal.com, acmilan.com, asroma.com1
- The FA, 'Jack and Bobby Charlton' (englandfootball.com)1
- Swiss FA and Albanian FA reports, Euro 2016 (football.ch; fshf.org); UEFA1
- U.S. Soccer, 'Tim Weah scores at Qatar 2022' (ussoccer.com)1
- AFC Ajax, 'Frank en Ronald de Boer' (ajax.nl)1
- Dansk Boldspil-Union, 'Michael og Brian Laudrup' (dbu.dk)1
- Federation and club histories: englandfootball.com, dbu.dk, dfb.de, football.ch, auf.org.uy1
- DFB and Ghana FA reports, 2010 World Cup Germany v Ghana (dfb.de; ghanafa.org)1
- DFB, '1974: Beckenbauer lifts the new trophy' (dfb.de); FIFA1
- AFA, 'Daniel Passarella, capitán campeón 1978' (afa.com.ar)1
- Fédération Française de Football, 'Didier Deschamps' (fff.fr)1
- Chelsea FC, '2012: Munich' (chelseafc.com)1
- Wembley Stadium, 'The Bobby Moore statue' (wembleystadium.com)1
- FIFA (inside.fifa.com), UEFA (uefa.com) and federation records1
- DFB, 'Miroslav Klose' (dfb.de)1
- Queens Park Rangers, 'Charlie Austin' (qpr.co.uk)1
- Norwich City, 'Grant Holt' (canaries.co.uk)1
- Newcastle United, 'Chris Waddle' (nufc.co.uk)1
- Club histories: nufc.co.uk, ccfc.co.uk, om.fr, englandfootball.com1
- Southampton FC, 'Rickie Lambert' (southamptonfc.com); The FA, England debut 20131
- KNVB, 'Johan Cruijff Schaal' (knvb.nl)1
- SL Benfica, 'Troféu Eusébio' (slbenfica.pt)1