Who wore number 4 in football?

Central defenders or defensive-minded midfielders are given the №4, such as Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos and Arsenal legend Patrick Viera.

Claude Makelele

Claude Makélélé Sinda is a French football manager and former professional player who played as a defensive midfielder.

In his playing career, which ended at Paris Saint-Germain, Makélélé also played for Nantes, Marseille, Celta Vigo, Real Madrid and Chelsea. He won league titles in France, Spain and England, as well as the 2001–02 UEFA Champions League during his time with Real Madrid.

Makélélé was a French international for 13 years, and was part of the France national team which reached the final of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He also represented his nation at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, two UEFA European Championships and the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Regarded as one of the greatest players in his position, Makélélé has been credited with redefining the defensive midfield role in English football, especially during the 2004–05 FA Premier League season, where he played a key role in helping Chelsea win the title with 95 points. In homage, the defensive midfield position is sometimes colloquially known as the “Makelele Role”.

Patrick Vieira

Patrick Donalé Vieira is a former French football midfielder who has been a football coach since the end of his career.

He gained wide popularity as a player of the London “Arsenal” in the period from 1996 to 2005. Then he won three English titles and four FA Cups, in 2002 he became captain of the club. He spent one season at Juventus before moving to Inter after the relegation of the former club to Serie B, due to a scandal with contract matches. He played 107 matches for France, winning several titles, including the 1998 World Cup and the 2000 European Championship gold in Belgium. He was captain of the team.

He served as executive director of football development at English “Manchester City”.

He later became a football coach, and in 2021 he began heading the coaching staff of the English “Crystal Peles”.

Sergio Ramos

Sergio Ramos Garcia is a Spanish footballer, known as a defender of the Paris Saint-Germain club and the Spanish national team. For 16 seasons he played as a center-back for Real Madrid, of which he captained for six seasons. Earlier in his career, he played as a right-back.

After going through Sevilla’s youth academy and spending two seasons with the senior team, Ramos joined Real Madrid in the summer of 2005. Since then, he has become a main player for Real Madrid and has won major awards, including La Liga titles and UEFA Champions League titles, becoming one of La Liga’s top scorers from a defensive position. He played a critical role in shaping all Champions League victories, making it to the team of the season every time. He also scored a goal in the 93rd minute of the 2014 UEFA Champions League final.

Ramos has been listed on the FIFPro World11 roster multiple times. He has also been voted to UEFA’s Team of the Year. In addition, Ramos was named the best defender in La Liga, and in 2015/16 – the best team of the season in La Liga. In 2021, he transferred to Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer.

Internationally, Ramos represented the Spanish national team in multiple world championships and European championships. He won the 2010 FIFA World Cup and the UEFA European Championship in 2008 and 2012, and was named to the 2010 FIFA World Cup Dream Team and 2012 European Championship Tournament Team. He played for the Spanish national team for the first time at the age of 18.

Pep Guardiola

Josep (Pep) Maria Guardiola Sala is a Spanish football coach who previously played as a midfielder. Head coach of the English club “Manchester City”. Often considered one of the greatest coaches of all time.

He played as a defensive midfielder. He spent most of his career at Barcelona, ​​part of Johan Cruyff’s Dream Team, which won the first European Cup in 1992 and four Spanish titles from 1991 to 1994. He was subsequently captain of the team from 1997 until his departure from the club in 2001. Then Guardiola played in the Italian clubs “Brescia” and “Roma”, Qatari “Al-Ahli” and Mexican “Dorados de Sinaloa”. He played for the Spanish national team 47 times, participated in the 1994 World Cup, as well as in Euro 2000. He also played in friendly matches for the Catalonia national team. As a player, Guardiola is a six-time Spanish champion, two-time Spanish Cup winner, four-time Spanish Super Cup winner, European Cup Winner, Winner of the Cup Winners’ Cup and UEFA Super Cup, with the national team he became an Olympic champion.

In 2007 he began his coaching career as head of Barcelona B. In the first season, the club climbed to the first line of the fourth division and moved to the third. From 2008 to 2012, Guardiola was the coach of the main squad of the Catalans. In his first season as coach of the first team, he led Barcelona to victory in the league, the Spanish Cup and the UEFA Champions League. In 2011, after leading the club to another double in La Liga and the Champions League, he was awarded the Gold Medal of the Catalan Parliament. In 2009 and 2011, Guardiola became the best club coach in the world. During this time, Barcelona under the leadership of Josep won the Spanish Championship and Super Cup three times, the Spanish Cup twice, 2 Champions League, the UEFA Super Cup and the Club World Cup.

In 2013, Pep took over Bayern Munich, signing a contract until June 2016. Guardiola won the Bundesliga every season and also became the undisputed champion of the country twice. In 2016, he left Bayern Munich for Manchester City and led the team to the Premier League title in his second season, breaking many records, becoming the first club to score 100 points. The following season, he won the Premier League and League Cup for the second time in a row, as well as the FA Cup, becoming the first coach to win a Treble in English men’s football.

Frank De Boer

Franciscus de Boer is a Dutch football manager who was the head coach of the Netherlands national team. A former defender, De Boer spent most of his professional playing career with Ajax, winning five Eredivisie titles, two KNVB Cups, three Super Cups, one UEFA Cup, one UEFA Champions League, and one Intercontinental Cup. He later spent five years at Barcelona, where he won the 1998–99 La Liga title, followed by short spells at Galatasaray, Rangers, Al-Rayyan and Al-Shamal before retiring.

De Boer obtained 112 caps with the Netherlands national team. He captained Oranje to the semi-finals of both the 1998 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2000. He is the twin brother of Ronald de Boer, with whom he was a teammate at Ajax, Barcelona, Rangers, Al-Rayyan, Al-Shamal and the Netherlands national team.

After retiring from playing, De Boer went into management with the Ajax youth team and as assistant to Bert van Marwijk with the Netherlands national team. In December 2010, he took over as manager of Ajax and went on to win the Eredivisie title in his first season. In 2013, he received the Rinus Michels Award for manager of the year in the Netherlands after leading Ajax to their third successive Eredivisie title. The following year, he became the first manager to win four consecutive Eredivisie titles. He then had brief spells managing in Serie A with Internazionale in 2016, Crystal Palace in the Premier League in 2017, and Atlanta United in MLS from 2018 to 2020. De Boer was appointed head coach of the Netherlands national team in September 2020, but left less than a year later in June 2021 after the team’s disappointing Euro 2020 campaign.

Frank Rijkaard

Frank Rijkaard is a former footballer, player of the national team of the Netherlands and a number of European clubs. He played as a defender and midfielder. At the end of his playing career – football coach. Head coach of the national team of Saudi Arabia.

Included in the list of “100 best footballers in the world”, compiled in 2004 at the request of FIFA legendary Pele. As a player – European champion in 1988, five-time champion of the Netherlands, two-time champion of Italy, three-time club champion of Europe, winner of the UEFA Cup.

As a coach – multiple times champion of Spain, winner of the UEFA Champions League.

Phil Jones

Philip Anthony Jones is an English professional footballer known as a player of Premier League club Manchester United. Before joining Manchester United, Jones played for Blackburn Rovers at both youth and senior levels. Although primarily a centre-back, he has also been used as a right-back or defensive midfielder.

Jones has represented England at various levels. He played for the under-19 team in 2009 before making his debut for the under-21 team in 2010. He made his debut for the England senior team on 7 October 2011.

Lyanco

Lyanco Evangelista Silveira Neves Vojnović, better known as Lyanco, is a Brazilian and Serbian footballer, a defender of the Torino club.

Lyanko is a graduate of the Botafogo and Sao Paulo clubs. On July 2, 2015, in a match against Atletico Paranaense, he made his debut in the latter in the Brazilian Serie A. On July 10, 2016, in a duel against America Mineiro, Lianco scored his first goal for São Paulo.

On March 29, 2017, Lyanko transferred to the Italian Torino for 7 million euros. The contract was signed for a period of 5 years. In the match against Udinese, he made his debut in the Italian Serie A.

In January 2019, Voinovich went on loan to Bologna.

Cristian Romero

Cristian Gabriel Romero is an Argentine professional footballer who is known as a centre-back for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, on loan from Serie A club Atalanta, and the Argentina national team.

Coming through the youth system, Romero began his senior career in 2016 at Belgrano. He moved to Italy in 2018, playing for Genoa. Romero was purchased by Juventus the following season, and was sent back on loan to Genoa for one season. After being nominated Serie A Best Defender in 2020–21 with Atalanta, the club exercised the option of purchase and promptly sent him on loan to Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League.

Romero represented Argentina at youth level at the 2017 South American U-20 Championship. He made his senior debut in 2021, and was part of the squad that won the 2021 Copa América.

Niklas Süle

Niklas Süle is a German footballer, known as a defender of the FC Bayern Munich and the German national team. Participant in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Participant of the 2018 World Cup.

Süle began his career playing for the youth teams of the Eintracht and Darmstadt 98 clubs. In 2010 he transferred to Hoffenheim Football Academy. On 11 May 2013, in the match against Hamburg, he made his debut in the Bundesliga. On September 24, in the German Cup duel against Energa, Niklas scored his first goal for the team. On November 2, in a match against Bayern Munich, Süle scored his first goal in the Bundesliga. In the second season, despite his age, Niklas became one of the leaders of Hoffenheim’s defense.

In the summer of 2017, Süle joined Bayern Munich and signed a five-year contract. On August 5, in the German Super Cup match against Borussia Dortmund, he made his debut for the new team. In this fight Niklas won his first trophy with Bayern Munich. Niklas scored his first goal for Bayern on 18 August for Bayer. In his debut season, he became the German champion.