Dani Alves, another world star who arrives at Liga MX with the expectation of dazzling

With the arrival of Dani Alves to the UNAM Pumas, it would be necessary to review whether this type of signing actually represents a benefit to Mexican soccer or only serves as an advertising impact. So far, except for a few exceptional cases, the rest has been much ado about nothing.

It is true that they should not be exquisite and that, upon their arrival in Mexican soccer, most of them deserve the benefit of the doubt. But the arrival of Alves should really be taken with the reservations of the case, beyond his impressive international track record, published daily ACE from Spain.

Undoubtedly, like everything in life, there are exceptions to the rule: players whose specific weight cannot be questioned, such as the case of Frenchman André Pierre Gignac, who in seven years has been a fundamental piece for Tigres to win four League titles; or the case of the Argentine Claudio Javier López, who was a fundamental piece in the 2005 title of the Águilas del América.

Or like the Spaniard Emilio Butragueño, who in the 1995-1996 season put the Guanajuato city of Celaya on the international map, reaching a grand final against Necaxa, which they finally lost, but without the Vulture stop showing that great soccer quality that allowed him to put a city in the bag with his professionalism.

From then on, many foreign players have passed who have not been as impressive for the Mexican teams. So we will try to show team by team which players at least had the sporting embarrassment of sweating the shirt, while others really came for a walk.

Cases like that of the Brazilian José Guimaraes, Dirceu, who in the 1970s came to America as a World Cup player in 1978 for Brazil, and the most famous thing he had was his phrase that he sent them balls and they returned him watermelons.

In turn, the Argentines Diego Latorre and Patricio Hernández, with Cruz Azul, also passed through Mexican soccer; the Argentine Óscar Ruggeri, with America; the Chilean Iván Zamorano; as well as the Spaniards Emilio Butragueño and José González Michel; the Colombian René Higuita and the North American Landon Donovan.

Finally, one of those with the greatest impact was Ronaldo de Assis, Ronaldinho, with Querétaro, but without being able to achieve the long-awaited League title.

The list

tigers

Andre Pierre Gignac | French | four titles

America

Claudio Lopez | Argentine | a title

Ivan Zamorano | chilean | a title

Djmalminha | brazilian | zero titles

Oscar Ruggeri | Argentine | zero titles

Illie Dumitrescu | romanian | zero titles

Jose Guimaraes, Dirceu | brazilian | zero titles

Cougars

Bernd Schuster | German | zero titles

Daniel Alves | brazilian | ?

Celaya

Emilio Butragueno | Spanish | zero titles

Miguel Gonzalez, Michel | Spanish | zero titles

golden

Pep Guardiola | Spanish | zero titles

Veracruz

Rene Higuita | colombian | zero titles

Jose Mari Bakero | Spanish | zero titles

Neza bulls

Baby | brazilian | zero titles

Blue Cross

Patrick Hernandez | Argentine | zero titles

Diego Latorre | Argentine | zero titles

Puebla

Juan Manuel Asensi | Spanish | zero titles

Lion

Landon Donovan | American | zero titles

Queretaro

Ronaldinho | brazilian | zero titles