Genoa's blue-circled side once won a Scudetto and reached a European Cup final. The names here span that golden era and the cult favourites around it.
1Roberto ManciniSampdoria's all-time leader in appearances and goals and the creative star of the 1991 Scudetto side.1000pts
2Gianluca VialliStriker who formed the 'goal twins' with Mancini and was Serie A top scorer in the 1990-91 title season.845pts
3Antonio CassanoForward who led Sampdoria to Champions League qualification in 2010 alongside Giampaolo Pazzini.595pts
4Juan Sebastián VerónArgentine playmaker who made his name in Italy at Sampdoria from 1996 to 1998.595pts
5Fausto SalsanoMidfielder who played three spells and nearly 380 games for Sampdoria.534pts
6Vincenzo MontellaProlific striker nicknamed 'Aeroplanino' who scored freely for Sampdoria from 1996 to 1999.534pts
7Attilio LombardoWinger nicknamed 'Popeye', a key figure of the Scudetto and European Cup final runs.534pts
8Gaudenzio BernasconiDefender who made over 350 appearances for Sampdoria from 1954 to 1965.534pts
9Giuseppe DossenaMidfielder who brought experience and passing to the 1991 Scudetto team.463pts
10Ernst OcwirkAustrian great who brought his midfield class to Sampdoria from 1956 to 1961.463pts
11Vladimir JugovićSerbian midfielder who won the 1994 Coppa Italia with Sampdoria.463pts
12Graeme SounessScottish midfielder who won the 1985 Coppa Italia with Sampdoria.463pts
13Marcello LippiSweeper who spent most of his playing career at Sampdoria, from 1969 to 1979.463pts
14Lucas TorreiraUruguayan midfielder who shone at Sampdoria from 2016 to 2018 before joining Arsenal.463pts
15Fabio QuagliarellaStriker who was Serie A top scorer for Sampdoria in 2018-19 and scored over 100 goals for the club.379pts
16Christian KarembeuFrench midfielder who played for Sampdoria from 1995 to 1997 before joining Real Madrid.379pts
17Eddie FirmaniSouth African-born forward who scored prolifically for Sampdoria in the late 1950s.379pts
18Liam BradyIrish playmaker who led Sampdoria's midfield after their 1982 return to Serie A.379pts
19Srečko KatanecSlovenian midfielder who anchored the 1991 Scudetto team.278pts
20Angelo PalomboMidfielder and long-time captain with more than 450 appearances for Sampdoria.278pts
21Marco LannaDefender of the Scudetto side who later became Sampdoria's club president.278pts
22Oleksiy MykhaylychenkoSoviet midfielder who won the Scudetto in his only season at Sampdoria in 1990-91.278pts
23Siniša MihajlovićDefender famed for his free kicks during four seasons at Sampdoria in the 1990s.278pts
24Trevor FrancisEngland forward who won the 1985 Coppa Italia, Sampdoria's first major trophy.0pts
25Giampaolo PazziniStriker whose goals with Cassano took Sampdoria to fourth place in 2009-10.0pts
26Ruud GullitDutch star who helped Sampdoria win the 1994 Coppa Italia during an outstanding 1993-94 season.0pts
27David PlattEngland midfielder who won the 1994 Coppa Italia with Sampdoria.0pts
Photo credits
- Roberto Mancini — Roger Gorączniak, CC BY 3.0
- Gianluca Vialli — RISE, CC BY 2.0
- Antonio Cassano — Angelo.romano, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Juan Sebastián Verón — Agencia de Noticias ANDES, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Fausto Salsano — Вячеслав Евдокимов, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Vincenzo Montella — Original: goatling from Wherever my imagination can afford to go / Derivative wo, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Attilio Lombardo — Ultraslansi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Giuseppe Dossena — Mariano Rocco, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ernst Ocwirk — Noske, J.D., CC BY-SA 3.0
- Vladimir Jugović — Gagibgd, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Graeme Souness — RoverTheBendInSussex Derivative work MagentaGreen, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Lucas Torreira — Светлана Бекетова, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Christian Karembeu — Biser Todorov, CC BY 4.0
- Liam Brady — RTÉ Sport, CC BY 3.0
- Srečko Katanec — Дмитрий Журавель, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Angelo Palombo — Steven Chiefa, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Marco Lanna — Paolo Bubici, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko — Biser Todorov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Giampaolo Pazzini — fixed.jpn, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ruud Gullit — Barcex, CC BY-SA 4.0
- David Platt — Egghead06, CC BY-SA 3.0
