Diego Forlán

Diego Forlán arrived from Villarreal in 2007, a Uruguayan forward who had already won the European Golden Shoe once in Spain. At Atlético he did it again, and gave a whole generation of supporters their first taste of silverware.

Goals with both feet

Forlán could shoot from anywhere and with either foot. In 2008–09 he scored 32 league goals, winning the Pichichi trophy and his second European Golden Shoe, in a front line he shared with Sergio Agüero. The two formed one of the most exciting partnerships in Europe and took Atlético back into the Champions League.

Hamburg 2010

His great night came in May 2010 in Hamburg, in the first UEFA Europa League final, against Fulham. Forlán scored Atlético's opener and then, in extra time, the winner, giving the club its first major European trophy since 1962 and its first major title since 1996. Months later Atlético beat Inter Milan to win the UEFA Super Cup in Monaco.

Legacy

That summer Forlán was named the best player of the 2010 World Cup with Uruguay. He left for Inter in 2011, but in the memory of fans he is the striker who brought the trophies back to the Calderón and who opened the door for everything that came after.