Captains play an important role in a team’s victory not just in football but in any sport even in group projects a leader executes the plan on the field. In football, we have seen many great captains over the year.
Here in this list, we are listing the top 10 captains of all time in the history of football:
10) Roy Keane
Here at the beginning of the list, we are mentioning Roy Keane, one of the most popular in this list. He captained Manchester United and was famous for his rivalry with Arsenal.
In his leadership, he won United many titles including in 1999 UEFA Champions League, and also 4 premier league titles
9) Steven Garrard
The Liverpool man, who however unfortunately didn’t won any premiership title but other than that, he won 2 FA cups and 3 league titles.
8) Paolo Maldini
He spent his whole playing career at AC Milan, and for several formative years, he formed a good defensive connection with previous teammates.
He set an incredible record of playing 900 games and win almost every trophy all over Europe.
7) Franz Beckenbauer
In his life, he put himself in a place where is recognized as the greatest player who lead Bain Munich in history winning 3 consecutive UEFA Champions League titles from 1974 to 1976.
6) Tony Adams
Adam’s leadership as club captain helped Arsenal win 10 significant trophies over the course of three decades, including three league titles.
This legendary English defender has appeared 672 times for arsenal in his 19 years of a fabulous career.
5) Franco Baresi
He played for 20 years for AC Milan and never thought to change his path. For them, he won 6 Italian league titles and 3 European titles and for this, he is considered the best captain in the history of the team.
4) Carlos Puyol
He was the captain of Barcelona and helped the club to win many Spanish titles, and not only Spanish titles but also dominated Europe with players like Lionel Messi, Xavi, and inestia.
3) Johan Cruyff
This Dutchman caps his home club, Ajax. For them, he won many regional titles and even won 3 European cups.
Old football viewers still remember him as the best football player of that era. His moveability and sleekness astonished everyone.
2) John Terry
Another iconic name on the list is John Terry who spent 19 years of his life with Chelsea and made history with them.
In this period, he won 14 international titles including the UEFA Champions League and Europa League titles.
1) Byan Robson
We are ending the list with another legend, Byan Robson who did an amazing job at Manchester United. He joined United in 1981, won so many titles, and listed his name in the club’s history.
