Giacinto Facchetti
Italian Giacinto Facchetti is credited with being one of the first attacking fullbacks, something most of us take for granted in the modern era. During his international run, Italy didn’t qualify for the 1966 World Cup, but finished as runners-up in the 1970 final. He was on the team during Inter Milan’s successful run in the 60’s and 70’s.
Giacinto Facchetti
Fernando Hierro
From 1989 to 2002, Fernando Hierro played in four World Cups however the team didn’t make it out of the knockout rounds 1990, 1994 and 2002. Nor did they even get to the knockout stage in 1998. Hierro is known as one of the highest-scoring defenders of all time. Futhermore, he is the fourth highest scorer for Spain’s national team, only Raul, David Villa, and Fernando Torres have better records.
Fernando Hierro
