Joaquín Peiró

A clever and elegant Spanish inside forward, Joaquín Peiró was the kind of attacker who lived between roles before football started giving those spaces fancy modern labels. Quick, technical and intelligent, he could play as a second striker, wide forward or attacking midfielder, always linking play with clean touches and sharp movement. At Atlético Madrid he became a major figure, then in Italy he proved his class with Torino, Inter and Roma, adapting to a more tactical and demanding league without losing creativity. He was not a pure goalscorer, but he had excellent timing, imagination and the instinct to appear in dangerous zones.