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The next five contains some familiar names in German football. It also contains one of the greatest goalscorers ever to grace a football ground. 5.Manfred Burgsmuller -213 goals One of the most underrated strikers in German football history One of the most unknown and underrated strikers in the history of Bundesliga. Manfred Burgsmuller started his career in 1968 in the lower league with Rot-Weiss Essen after coming through its youth academy. The striker made his Bundesliga the following season after RWE secured promotion to Germany's top-tier. With limited chances on offer, the striker spent just three seasons with the club before moving down a division to join Bayer Uerdingen in 1971. Burgsmuller spent three seasons in the lower division with Uerdingen before catching the eye of his former employers and moving back into the Bundesliga in 1974. Two seasons with his boyhood club was once again followed by a move down a level to join Uerdingen before joining Borussi

Torjägerkanone Since its inception in 1963, Bundesliga has been one of the most-watched and followed leagues in the world. Despite being dominated by Bayern Munich for decades, the German league has always had a fairytale story down the years. Currently, Bundesliga is the most entertaining league in the world with an average of just under three goals per match. Here we take a look at the top 10 goalscorers in the Bundesliga. 10. Klaus Allofs - 177 goals One of the best players in the history of Fortuna Dusseldorf One of Fortuna Dusseldorf's greatest ever, Klaus Allofs started his professional career with his hometown club of Fortuna Dusseldorf in 1975. Playing during one of the most successful eras of the club, Allofs helped Fortuna to two DFB Pokal trophies as well as to a runners-up title in the UEFA Cup Winners Cup before joining FC Cologne in 1981. Klaus continued his goalscoring touch with Cologne as he became the first player in the history of Bundesliga t

The next set of five players include two of the greatest players to have ever played this great game. 5. Raul - 228 goals One of the most important figures in the history of Real Madrid Once in a generation player, the man who brought the Champions League back to Real Madrid. Raul Gonzalez Blanco or simply Raul holds a god-like stature at Madrid. Considered one of the most important players in the history of Real Madrid, Raul joined the Real Madrid academy at the age of 13 after moving to La Fabrica after Atletico Madrid shut down their youth system.  Coming through the youth system, Raul made his professional debut for Real Madrid C in 94-95 season before becoming Real Madrid's then youngest player ever play for the senior team at the age of 17 years and 124 days later in the season. Raul quickly established himself as a key player symbolically meant the passing of the torch from Emilio Butragueno to the young Spaniard. The striker was responsible for the legions

The next set of players have defined their generation through some impeccable goalscoring. The names like Alfredo di Stefano, Edmundo Suarez, Cesar Rodriguez and Quini have inspired generations of new La Liga stars 10. Edmundo Suarez - 195 goals An iconic figure in the history of Valencia  An idol at Valencia, Edmundo Suarez established himself as one of the best goalscorers of his generation. Starting his career at the Basque country, Edmundo Suarez initially played in various amateur clubs before signing up for Athletico Bilbao in 1935. Despite turning professional with Bilbao, Edmundo Suarez made just one appearance for the Basque County before the Spanish Civil War cancelled the league. The war proved to be a boon for the striker as he made the move to Valencia in 1939 after impressing with 'Recover of Levate' team - a team made of players who fought in Levante during the war. In eleven seasons that he spent at the Mestalla, Mundo - as he was nicknamed- s

Pichichi Trophy Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are the first names that come to our minds when talking about La Liga goalscorers. The two legends dominated the Spanish defences for a decade before Cristiano Ronaldo left Spain for Italy. But who comes third after the two legends? Check out this list to find out the 15 leading goalscorers in La Liga 15. Karim Benzema - 162 goals One of the two currently active players in this list One of the two active leading goalscorers currently plating in the La Liga, Karim Benzema came through the Lyon youth academy before making his debut for the Les Gones in 2005. Struggling to break into a star-studded Lyon team, Benzema had to wait for three seasons before being given the responsibility of leading the Les Gones attack. Under the tutelage of Alain Perrin, Benzema became the club's leading goal scorer as he led the club to their seventh and till date last Ligue1 title. Karim Benzema spent one more season at the French cl

Four of the five leading goalscorers in Italian football comes from an era that was dominated by tough-tackling defence. In this list one name, Franceso Totti,  towers over the rest due to the respect he commanded from his teammates and the opposition. Here are the top 5 leading goalscorers in Italian football.  5. Jose Altafini - 216 goals One of the key member in AC Milan's first European Cup-winning campaign The striker is one of the very few players who have represented two different nations in the World Cup. Jose Altafini started his career in Brazil with Palmeiras in 1956 before moving to Europe to join AC Milan in 1958. Nicknamed 'Mazzola', Altafini enjoyed a hugely successful career in Milan. Regarded as one of the greatest ever to don the jersey for the Rossoneri, Mazzola played a huge role in bringing the European Cup to Milan for the very first time. The striker's tally of 14 Champions League goals in a single campaign was unbroken for more th

The next set of five players contains many familiar names with four of them playing in this Millenium. 11. Alberto Gilardino - 188 goals One of the youngest members in Italy's 2006 World Cup-winning squad An Italian journeyman striker, Alberto Gilardino started his career Piacenza in 2000 after coming through its youth academy. The striker made his debut in 2000 and spent a season with the club before moving to North Eastern Italy to join Hellas Verona. At Verona, Gilardino enhanced his reputation as one of the best young talents in the country. The striker played two seasons for the Gialloblu before moving to Parma. It did not take long for Gilardino to get back on the road as a move after an offer AC Milan saw the striker moving to the Rossoneri in 2002. It was during his time at Milan, that the striker enjoyed his trophy-laden stretch in his career. Gilardino won the Champions League, UEFA Super Cup and the Club World Cup with Milan as well as the World Cup