Soccer Unit 1 Lesson 3 People HONORS
James Rodriguez
Right now he is on a loan for Bayern Munich from Real Madrid. He scored a total of 102 goals in his career. He is age 26 in 2018 just scoring a wonderful free kick recently in 1-19-18
Davor Suker
Right now is age 49. Scored 257 goals. He is Croatian and played for Croatia. He scored a goal against France in the World cup 1998 but still lost.
Claudio Caniggia
Said once to be the fastest player in the world. Played for Altlanta and World cup 1990 for Argentina
Pele
Said to be the best player in the world.
Paolo Rossi
Scored 6 goals in world cup 1982. Made the first goal for the final match against Germany.
Maradona
Scored a important goal against England when they were in war.
Dennis Bergkamp
Scored a total of 103 goals for Ajax and a great Netherlands player who gave Netherlands 37 goals. He scored a total of 230 goals.
Roberto Carlos
Scored against France with a unforgettable free kick.
Gerd Muller
Scoring a 400 goals for Bayern Munich and 70 for Germany makes him a top 10 player. He played for Bayern through 1964-1979
Van Basten
Scoring the incredible volley in the Euro 1988 against Soviet Union.
Emmanuel Petit
The last person to score a goal in the World Cup 1998. Only scored 6 goals for France but made a important one.
Ronaldiho
This is one of the best strikers. He scored 70 goals for Barcenola and 56 for Brazil. Still playing soccer in the team of Fluminense. His hair has curls.
David Beckham
With a lot of power from free kicks, he was playing for Manchester united and a master for far range shots.
Kaka
A Brazilian Midfielder. Made 30 goals for Brazil. He played for Milan and Real Madrid and had a total of 100 goals for club teams.
Ferenc Puskas
A Hungarian soccer player that won 3 Euro's. He played with a friend Alfredo Di Stefano.
Marcelo
A great Brazil left back. He plays for Real Madrid right now and scored 22 for Madrid as a left back.
Thiago Silva
A great defender for PSG and Brazil. Many people think he is the best defender in the world. He stands exactly 6 feet tall.
Oliver Khan
A player that saved a lot of important goals. Made a lot of apps for Bayern Munich and Germany. But he made a mistake at the world cup 2002 against Brazil.
Ronaldo
A strong Brazilian that scored many goals for Brazil. Not to offend but he is pretty fat.
Fernando Torres
Atletico Madrid player and a very strong player with a lot of strength. Also plays for Spain. Scored 90 goals for Atletico Madrid.
Franz Beckenbauer
Born in Munich, Germany and scored 64 goals for Bayern Munich
Rene Higuita
He did a scorpion kick to block one of the shots the other team took. He is the best goalie for Columbia and scored 52 goals.
Sandor Kocsis
He had the most goals for the World cup 1954 and died at the age of 49. He played for Barcelona. He scored 272 goals for all of his club teams. He is Hungarian that scored may goals for Hungary.
Neymar Jr
He is a legendary player that just transferred to Paris Saint German. He is a Brazilian that got injured in the World Cup 2014. He scored a total of 72 goals for Brazil and 68 for Barcelona and 7 goals for PSG in 8 apps.
Luka Modric
He is right now playing for Real Madrid and just lost against his old team Spurs. He is a Midfielder that scored 76 goals in all. He is also in Fifa World XI. He has also played for Croatia.
Ruud Gullit
He played for Netherlands and was born in Netherlands. He right now ages at 55. His dads name is George. He scored a total of 19like 3 goals. His hair is like Higuita and Maradona
Alfredo Di Stefeno
He scored 230 goals for Real Madrid. He played for 3 different international teams in Columbia, Argentina and Spain. He didn't really score much for his international teams but he scored a total of 400 goals for club teams. He died at Buenos Aires, Argentina at 2014.
Messi
He scored 420 goals in all. He is a legend player that is called the best player right now
Hector Castro
He scored the last goal in the World Cup 1930 for Uruguay. He died at age 55. He scored 100 club goals and 24 goals for Uruguay with 25 apps.
Leonidas
He scored the most goals for the World cup 1938. He scored a total of 516 goals for his club teams. None of the teams he played in is here today. He died at the age of 90 at 2004.
Just Fontaine
He scored the most goals in the World Cup 1958. He is also called by Pele the 125 best soccer players in the world. He scored 225 club goals and is still living at the age of 84.
Angelo Schiavio
He scored the most important goal in the 1934 World Cup at the final against Czechslovakia. He died at the age of 84 at 1990.
Thierry Henry
He was born in France and now is Belgiums assistant manager. He used to play for France through 1997-2010. He scored 170 goals for Arsenal and 54 for France. He had to move houses when he was young.
Helmut Rahn
He was the most important person for Germany in the World cup 1954 which led them to victory. They made a huge comeback from 2-0 to 2-3. He scored 145 goals for club and 21 for West Germany.
Zinedine Zidane
Headbutted a Italy player in the World Cup 2010.
Robin van Persie
His team made it 3rd place in world cup 2014. He scored a diving header against Spain that led them to victory. He played for Manchester United and Arsenal and scored a total of 235 golas for Netherlands and all of his club teams.
Josef Masopust
In the World Cup 1962 he scored the goal for Czechslovakia in the final against Brazil and also scoring 98 club goals and 10 international. He managed a lot of teams.
