7.06.2008

David Villa: one goal per game

As we said, David Villa has secured the title of top scorer at Euro 2008 without having played in the final.

But that is the fewest goals for a European Championship top scorer since 1992, when Dennis Bergkamp, Tomas Brolin, Henrik Larsen and Karl-Heinz Riedle all scored three goals.

Top scorers at European Championship (Goals - Matches - Goals/match)

1960 Milan Galic YUG 2 2 1.00
Viktor Ponedelnik URS 2 2 1.00
Valentin Ivanov URS 2 2 1.00
Drazan Jerkovic YUG 2 2 1.00
Francois Heutte FRA 2 2 1.00

1964 Deszõ Novák HUN 2 1 2.00
Pereda ESP 2 2 1.00
Ferenc Bene HUN 2 2 1.00

1968 Dragan Dzajic YUG 2 3 0.67

1972 Gerd Müller FRG 4 2 2.00

1976 Dieter Müller FRG 4 2 2.00

1980 Klaus Allofs FRG 3 3 1.00

1984 Michel Platini FRA 9 5 1.80

1988 Marco van Basten NED 5 5 1.00

1992 Dennis Bergkamp NED 3 4 0.75
Tomas Brolin SWE 3 4 0.75
Henrik Larsen DEN 3 4 0.75
Karl-Heinz Riedle GER 3 5 0.60

1996 Alan Shearer ENG 5 5 1.00

2000 Savo Milosevic YUG 5 4 1.25
Patrick Kluivert NED 5 5 1.00

2004 Milan Baroš CZE 5 5 1.00

2008 David Villa ESP 4 4 1.00

Source: Infostrada

3 comments:

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a few strikers played below their usual standards this tournement, surprised that torres didn't score more aswell

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Football Qatar said...

Villa was a good finisher and was alreay in good form before the tournament start.

may be we need bigger EURO tournaments with 24 teams, that when we will see more goals.

But anyway, I do not think anyone will ever match Platini's 9 goals again.