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The first Pérez era brought: Luís Figo – signed in 2000 for €60 million from Barcelona. Zinedine Zidane – signed in 2001 for €73.5 million from Juventus. Ronaldo – signed in 2002 for €45 million from Inter. David Beckham – signed in 2003 for €37.5 million from Manchester United.
Jul 24, 2017 · published 24 July 2017. On this day in 2000, Luis Figo left Barcelona to become Real Madrid's first 'galáctico', thus kick-starting a footballing revolution like no other. It was, recalls...
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Feb 17, 2016 · Cristiano Ronaldo has since broken that goalscoring mark, but the man described as the 'eternal captain' will always hold a special place in Real Madrid folklore. It all started terribly.
- Luis Figo
- Steve McManaman
- Raul
- Iker Casillas
- Roberto Carlos
- David Beckham
- Ronaldo
- Zinedine Zidane
One of the greatest players of his generation, Luis Figo became the first Galactico when signed for Madrid from arch-rivals Barcelona in 2000. It was one of the shock transfers at the time and it heralded the beginning of the Galacticos.He won the La Liga and the Champions League with Madrid before finishing his playing career at Inter Milan in 200...
Although another English player is more famous for playing at the capital club, Steve Mcmanaman had a successful time at Real Madrid since he joined them in 1999 from Liverpool. He became the first English player to win the Champions League with a non-English club in 2000 and then became the first English player to win the coveted trophy twice in 2...
Raul Gonzalez is a Madridista through and through and signed his first professional contract with Real Madrid at the young age of 17 in 1994. He kicked on from then to play for 16 seasons including captaining the side from 2003 to 2010. He holds the record for making the highest number of appearances for Real Madrid (741 appearances) and is conside...
Casillas graduated from the Madrid youth system and was considered a Galactico as he was a part of the team at that time. However, his achievements since then have ensured that he will be remembered as one. A legendary career that saw him win three Champions League titles with Real Madrid, along with leading Spain to international success that incl...
The player who defined the attacking left-back/wing-back role in the sport, Roberto Carlos joined Real Madrid in 1996 much before the dawn of the Galacticos era in 2000. However, he went on to become a huge part of that team with his pace, explosiveness and delivery in attack and is especially known for his thunderbolts and outrageous free-kicks, e...
David Beckham was one of the last arrivals in the first set of Galacticos as he joined in 2003 from Manchester United, where he had a successful career including a Champions League win in 1999. The Englishman was as famous for his wand of a right foot, using which he has created and scored some of the best goals in football, as he was known for bei...
Ronaldo Luis Nazario de Lima or Ronaldo is one of the greatest strikers to ever play the game and enjoyed successful spells with his clubs as well as for Brazil, with whom he won the World Cup in 2002. He joined Madrid right after and was one of their best players for the first few years before injuries and weight issues robbed him of his pace and ...
The player who epitomises what it means to be a Galactico more than any other player, Zinedine Zidane was the best player in the world in early 2000s and one of the greatest ever players to grace the sport. Zidane was signed for a record transfer fee of about €75 million in 2001 from Juventus and held the record till Kaka broke it in 2009 when he j...
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- LUIS FIGO. Status: 5/5. Before joining Real Madrid, not only was Figo one of the world’s best players, but he was a Barcelona legend. In crossing a divide few would dare even contemplate, the Portuguese became the original Galactico.
- ZINEDINE ZIDANE. Status: 4/5. A World Cup winner with France in 1998 and Ballon d’Or winner in the same year, Zidane was seen as one of the best attacking midfielders in Serie A before leaving Juventus for Real Madrid in a record-breaking £46 million deal.
- RONALDO. Status: 5/5. Ronaldo was the star of the 1990s, where he scored frequently for Barcelona and Inter Milan before injuries struck him down in his prime.
- SERGIO RAMOS. Status: 2/5. After just one season in Sevilla’s first team, Sergio Ramos joined Real Madrid in a €27 million deal that made him the most expensive teenager in Spanish football history.
Nov 27, 2017 · Ronaldo moved to Milan in 2007, but a knee ligament rupture brought a premature end to his first full season in February 2008.
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Mar 3, 2021 · Real Madrid's 'Galacticos': 10 key moments of era that brought Figo, Zidane, Ronaldo and Beckham to the Bernabeu - ESPN. Football had never seen anything like Real Madrid's "Galactico" era, six...
