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The 14 Greatest Inter Milan Number 9s of All Time

By YPB Team

Inter strikers from samba phenomena to clinical European Cup winners. Who's the ultimate poacher?

  1. Ronaldo Nazário — ranked #11
    Ronaldo Nazário
    Brazilian phenomenon who wore Inter's #10 then #9 and lit up Serie A in the late 1990s.
    1000pts
  2. Samuel Eto'o — ranked #22
    Samuel Eto'o
    Cameroonian striker and 2010 Treble winner with Inter.
    461pts
  3. Roberto Boninsegna — ranked #33
    Roberto Boninsegna
    Powerful centre-forward who wore Inter's number 9 from 1969 to 1976, twice Serie A top scorer and a key man in the 1971 Scudetto.
    461pts
  4. Mauro Icardi — ranked #44
    Mauro Icardi
    Argentine captain and Inter's prolific #9 of the mid-2010s.
    461pts
  5. Ramón Díaz — ranked #55
    Ramón Díaz
    Argentine forward who wore Inter's number 9 in 1988-89, scoring 12 league goals for the record-breaking Scudetto-winning side.
    344pts
  6. Iván Zamorano — ranked #66
    Iván Zamorano
    Chilean striker who wore Inter's number 9 before Ronaldo's arrival, then famously switched to '1+8' and won the 1998 UEFA Cup.
    344pts
  7. Benito Lorenzi — ranked #77
    Benito Lorenzi
    Fiery forward nicknamed 'Veleno' who wore Inter's number 9 in the early 1950s and starred in the back-to-back 1953 and 1954 Scudetti.
    344pts
  8. Marcus Thuram — ranked #88
    Marcus Thuram
    French striker and Inter's modern attacking force.
    344pts
  9. Alessandro Altobelli — ranked #99
    Alessandro Altobelli
    'Spillo' led Inter's line from 1977 to 1988, scoring 209 goals for the club, winning the 1980 Scudetto and the 1982 World Cup.
    271pts
  10. Jürgen Klinsmann — ranked #1010
    Jürgen Klinsmann
    German striker who wore Inter's number 9 from 1989 to 1991, winning the 1990 World Cup while at the club and the 1991 UEFA Cup.
    271pts
  11. Júlio Cruz — ranked #1111
    Júlio Cruz
    Argentine forward, dependable Inter Milan striker of the mid-2000s.
    271pts
  12. Hernán Crespo — ranked #1212
    Hernán Crespo
    Argentine striker who featured for Inter in the mid-2000s.
    185pts
  13. Romelu Lukaku — ranked #1313
    Romelu Lukaku
    Belgian striker and 2021 Scudetto winner with Inter.
    185pts
  14. Edin Džeko — ranked #1414
    Edin Džeko
    Bosnian striker and 2021 Scudetto winner with Inter.
    185pts

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