On the occasion of its half-century, PSG established for the first time a list of its best representatives.
An initiative organized by the club magazine and the results of which were unveiled on Tuesday afternoon.
The flagship trophy, that of best player in the history of PSG, goes to Raí.
The emblematic captain of the heart of the 1990s participated in the conquest of the second title of champion of France (1994) and the coronation in the Coupe des Coupes (1996).
He was elected by a large panel of 2,500 voters made up of around sixty current and former players, managers and coaches (30% of the final result), club journalists (30% of the result) and supporters who are members of the MyParis loyalty program (40% of the result).
“I feel great pride, reacts the Brazilian in PSG Le Mag to be released this Wednesday.
I am very honored by this feeling of gratitude that people have expressed towards me.
I don't necessarily believe in fate, but I do believe in energies that attract.
[…] It's as if it was written that I was going to share this story with Paris.
"
Neymar and Kylian Mbappé are also in the top 10
With 24.78% of the vote, Raí is well ahead of Safet Susic (14.18%) and Ronaldinho (10.46%).
Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 4th, is the first player of the Qatari era (9.65%).
During the presentation of the results on the PSG Facebook channel, Jérôme Touboul, the director of communication of the PSG and organizer of the poll, indicated that “Captain Rai” had finished first among all audiences (supporters, players, journalists) .
Neymar and Kylian Mbappé are also in the top 10, in 6th and 10th place.
Edinson Cavani, top scorer in club history, finished in 9th position.
Note that the ballot was closed before the PSG final against Bayern Munich, which took place a few days before the official 50-year anniversary (the club was officially born on August 12, 1970).
The other major part of the vote concerned the typical 50-year-old team.
This, composed by the votes of the same panel and composed in 3-4-3 to give pride of place to offensive players, is made up of five Brazilians and eight players from the pre-Qatari era.
El Matador Cavani is not one of them.
The list of votes
Best player:
1. Raí, 2. Susic, 3. Ronaldinho.
Best player trained at PSG:
1. Luis Fernandez, 2. Nicolas Anelka, 3. Presnel Kimpembe.
Best trainer:
1. Carlo Ancelotti (2011-2013), 2. Laurent Blanc (2013-2016), 3. Luis Fernandez (1994-1996 and 2000-2003).
The best goal:
Pedro Miguel Pauleta (PSG-OM, 2004).
The biggest match:
PSG-Real Madrid (1993), 4-1.
The eleven type of legend:
Lama - Marquinhos, Ricardo, Thiago Silva - Raí (cap.), Verratti, Fernandez, Susic - Ibrahimovic, Pauleta, Ronaldinho.