Controversial, outspoken, but wickedly talented, Romario arrived at the Nou Camp in 1993 to galvanise manager Cruyff's "dream team". He fired them to a fourth successive La Liga title, notching an unbelievable 30 goals in just 33 league appearances. The diminutive Brazilian formed an unstoppable partnership with Hristo Stoichkov, a player who would also have appeared on this list had he not been re-signed by the club (and found out to be a spent force). Always an unpredictable player, Romario suddenly left the Nou Camp midway through the 1994/5 season, having fallen out with Cruyff. Barcelona had lost a striker in his prime, and took three years to properly recover.
