Hristo Stoichkov vs Zico: 335 vs 469 Goals

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Hristo Stoichkov

Bulgaria

335goals700apps0.48goals/game

Zico

Brazil

469goals699apps0.67goals/game

Goals by age · club & country combined

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International

Ballon d'Or

South American Footballer of the Year

World Cup Golden Boot

Club

European Golden Shoe

Copa Libertadores

Club World Cup

La Liga

Campeonato Brasileiro

Brasileirão Top Scorer

Team trophies

UEFA Super Cup

Copa del Rey

Campeonato Carioca

Bulgarian Cup

Soviet Army Cup

Supercopa de España

A Group

Central Division

Asian Cup

Asian Cup Winners' Cup

Bicentennial Cup

Bulgarian Supercup

CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic

Copa Río Branco

Copa União

European Cup Winners' Cup

European Cup/Champions League

J.League Suntory Series

Japan Soccer League Cup / J.League Cup

Russian Cup

Russian Super Cup

Süper Lig

Supercoppa Italiana

Taça do Atlântico

Taça Oswaldo Cruz

Turkish Super Cup

U.S. Open Cup

Uzbek League

Uzbekistani Cup

Individual

Bola de Prata

Brazilian season top scorer

Bulgarian Footballer of the Year(5)

Campeonato Carioca top scorer

Guerin Sportivo All-Star Team

A Group Top Scorer(2)

ADN Eastern European Footballer of the Season

Bola de Ouro

FIFA 100

FIFA World Cup All-Star Team

Golden Foot

IFFHS

South American Footballer of the Year Silver Ball

World XI

Beach Soccer World Championship Best Player

Beach Soccer World Championship top scorer

Brazilian Football Museum Hall of Fame

Bulgarian Sportsperson of the Year

Chevron Award

Copa Libertadores Best Player

Copa Libertadores top scorer

Don Balón Award Best Foreign Player in La Liga

El Grafico 2nd Best South American Player of the Year

European Cup Winners' Cup Top Scorer

FIFA Order of Merit

FIFA World Cup Bronze Ball

FIFA World Cup Bronze Boot

FourFourTwo - The 100 Best Football Players of All Time

FourFourTwo - The 50 Greatest Barcelona Players of All Time

Golden Foot Legends Award

Guerin Sportivo Player of the Year

IFFHS World's Top Goal Scorer

Intercontinental Cup MVP Award

Japan Football Hall of Fame

MLS Best XI

Premier Soccer League

Serie A Player of the Year

Serie A Team of The Year

Sport Movies & TV – Milano International FICTS Fest - FICTS "Hall of Fame"

UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament

UEFA Jubilee Awards – Greatest Bulgarian Footballer of the Last 50 Years

UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award / Onze d'Argent

UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award / Onze d'Or

UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador - UNESCO Champion for Sport

World Soccer Player of the Year

World Soccer's 100 Greatest Players of the 20th Century

Other honours

Hristo Stoichkov

MLS Cup 2000: Runner-Up
FIFA World Cup: 1994 Semi-Finals (4th Place)
FIFA World Player of the Year: Runner-Up: 1992, 1994
BTA Best Balkan Athlete of the Year 1994
The Era of the 'Dream Team' (1988-1996) - Barcelona Legend
All-Time The Only Football Player won Edition of the European Cup Winners' Cup and Asian Cup Winners' Cup.
All-Time Top Scorer in the Bulgarian First Professional Football League with 38 League Goals in 30 Games - Season 1989–90.
All-Time FC Barcelona Player with Most Red Cards in the History (11 Red Cards).
In November 2003, to celebrate UEFA's Jubilee, he was selected as the Golden Player of Bulgaria by the Bulgarian Football Union as Their Most Outstanding Player of the Past 50 Years.
In 2011, he was named Honorary Consul of Bulgaria in Barcelona. In October 2017, he was removed from the position on the request of the Spanish Government over His Criticisms of this Government (Especially, the Deputy Prime Minister, Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría), in relation with the Catalan Independence Referendum, as well As the Fact That He Lives Mainly in the United States.

Zico

IFFHS 3rd Best Brazilian Player of the 20th century
IFFHS 7th Best South American Player of the 20th century
IFFHS 14th Best Player of the 20th century
FIFA 7th Best Player of the 20th century (FIFA Magazine and Grand Jury vote)
France Football 9th Best Player of the 20th century
World Soccer Magazine 18th Greatest Player of the 20th century
Placar 16th Best Player of the 20th century
IFFHS Legends
International Football Hall of Fame: 24th place (1997)
Top scorer in Flamengo's history – 508 goals
Top scorer in Maracanã Stadium – 333 goals
Japan Soccer League record for goals scored in straight matches – 11 goals in 10 matches (1992)
Flamengo record holder – Top scorer in a single season – 81 goals (1979)

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Hristo Stoichkov

Bulgaria

335goals700apps0.48goals/game

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Brazil

469goals699apps0.67goals/game

Goals by age · club & country combined

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International

Ballon d'Or

South American Footballer of the Year

World Cup Golden Boot

Club

European Golden Shoe

Copa Libertadores

Club World Cup

La Liga

Campeonato Brasileiro

Brasileirão Top Scorer

Team trophies

UEFA Super Cup

Copa del Rey

Campeonato Carioca

Bulgarian Cup

Soviet Army Cup

Supercopa de España

A Group

Central Division

Asian Cup

Asian Cup Winners' Cup

Bicentennial Cup

Bulgarian Supercup

CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic

Copa Río Branco

Copa União

European Cup Winners' Cup

European Cup/Champions League

J.League Suntory Series

Japan Soccer League Cup / J.League Cup

Russian Cup

Russian Super Cup

Süper Lig

Supercoppa Italiana

Taça do Atlântico

Taça Oswaldo Cruz

Turkish Super Cup

U.S. Open Cup

Uzbek League

Uzbekistani Cup

Individual

Bola de Prata

Brazilian season top scorer

Bulgarian Footballer of the Year(5)

Campeonato Carioca top scorer

Guerin Sportivo All-Star Team

A Group Top Scorer(2)

ADN Eastern European Footballer of the Season

Bola de Ouro

FIFA 100

FIFA World Cup All-Star Team

Golden Foot

IFFHS

South American Footballer of the Year Silver Ball

World XI

Beach Soccer World Championship Best Player

Beach Soccer World Championship top scorer

Brazilian Football Museum Hall of Fame

Bulgarian Sportsperson of the Year

Chevron Award

Copa Libertadores Best Player

Copa Libertadores top scorer

Don Balón Award Best Foreign Player in La Liga

El Grafico 2nd Best South American Player of the Year

European Cup Winners' Cup Top Scorer

FIFA Order of Merit

FIFA World Cup Bronze Ball

FIFA World Cup Bronze Boot

FourFourTwo - The 100 Best Football Players of All Time

FourFourTwo - The 50 Greatest Barcelona Players of All Time

Golden Foot Legends Award

Guerin Sportivo Player of the Year

IFFHS World's Top Goal Scorer

Intercontinental Cup MVP Award

Japan Football Hall of Fame

MLS Best XI

Premier Soccer League

Serie A Player of the Year

Serie A Team of The Year

Sport Movies & TV – Milano International FICTS Fest - FICTS "Hall of Fame"

UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament

UEFA Jubilee Awards – Greatest Bulgarian Footballer of the Last 50 Years

UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award / Onze d'Argent

UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award / Onze d'Or

UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador - UNESCO Champion for Sport

World Soccer Player of the Year

World Soccer's 100 Greatest Players of the 20th Century

Other honours

Hristo Stoichkov

MLS Cup 2000: Runner-Up
FIFA World Cup: 1994 Semi-Finals (4th Place)
FIFA World Player of the Year: Runner-Up: 1992, 1994
BTA Best Balkan Athlete of the Year 1994
The Era of the 'Dream Team' (1988-1996) - Barcelona Legend
All-Time The Only Football Player won Edition of the European Cup Winners' Cup and Asian Cup Winners' Cup.
All-Time Top Scorer in the Bulgarian First Professional Football League with 38 League Goals in 30 Games - Season 1989–90.
All-Time FC Barcelona Player with Most Red Cards in the History (11 Red Cards).
In November 2003, to celebrate UEFA's Jubilee, he was selected as the Golden Player of Bulgaria by the Bulgarian Football Union as Their Most Outstanding Player of the Past 50 Years.
In 2011, he was named Honorary Consul of Bulgaria in Barcelona. In October 2017, he was removed from the position on the request of the Spanish Government over His Criticisms of this Government (Especially, the Deputy Prime Minister, Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría), in relation with the Catalan Independence Referendum, as well As the Fact That He Lives Mainly in the United States.

Zico

IFFHS 3rd Best Brazilian Player of the 20th century
IFFHS 7th Best South American Player of the 20th century
IFFHS 14th Best Player of the 20th century
FIFA 7th Best Player of the 20th century (FIFA Magazine and Grand Jury vote)
France Football 9th Best Player of the 20th century
World Soccer Magazine 18th Greatest Player of the 20th century
Placar 16th Best Player of the 20th century
IFFHS Legends
International Football Hall of Fame: 24th place (1997)
Top scorer in Flamengo's history – 508 goals
Top scorer in Maracanã Stadium – 333 goals
Japan Soccer League record for goals scored in straight matches – 11 goals in 10 matches (1992)
Flamengo record holder – Top scorer in a single season – 81 goals (1979)

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Hristo Stoichkov vs Zico: career goals, stats and honours

Hristo Stoichkov vs Zico: career goals, stats and honours