Best Inter Milan Forwards of All Time

The Football Club Internazionale Milano, also known as

or just Inter, is a professional football club based in Milan, Italy. It was founded on March 9, 1908. Inter is the only Italian club to have never been relegated since it was founded.

Inter Milan has won numerous honors and is Europe's seventh most proud team, with 39 titles. Inter also made history by being the first Italian team to win the treble, winning Serie A, the Coppa Italia, and the

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We'll take a quick look at Inter Milan in the next section. Then we'll go over a list of the greatest Inter Milan forwards of all time, as well as the personal and professional histories of each of these legendary Inter Milan players.

The Best Inter Milan Forwards of All Time

Before we go into our list of the

best Inter Milan Forwards of all time

, let's have a look at the Inter Milan Club's awards.

A brief review of Inter Milan Club

Inter Milan is one of the most prestigious clubs in Italy. The 112-year-old club, known as "I Nerazzurri" (literally "The Black and Blues"), holds the distinction of being the only club in Italian league tournaments to have never been relegated.

They have won 18

titles, which puts them in second place behind their longtime adversary, AC Milan, in the list of the most Serie A titles won, despite the fact that Juventus has won twice as many.

The Nerazzurri have won three European titles: two UEFA Cup winners' cups in a row in 1964 and 1965, and one Champions League in 2010. Inter has also won seven Italian Cups, five Italian Super Cups, one FIFA Clubs World Cup, three UEFA Cups, and two Intercontinental Cups.

They are also the first Italian team and one of only seven clubs in the world to have won the Treble, which they achieved in 2010 under

's leadership by winning the Serie A title, the Copa Italia, and the Champions League trophy.

Top 15 Greatest Inter Milan forwards

This list includes the

Top 15 Greatest Inter Milan forwards

, such as Giuseppe Matza and Ronaldo. Join us to get acquainted with the Greatest Inter Milan forwards. The first name on the list of Best Inter Milan Forwards of All Time is

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Mauro Icardi

• Full name

  : Mauro Emanuel Wanda Icardi

• Date of birth

  : 19 February 1993 (age 28)

• Place of birth

  : Rosario, Argentina

• Height

  : 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)

• Position

  (s): Striker

As you may know, Mauro Icardi is one of the best strikers who played for Inter Milan from 2013 to 2020. In these 7 years, he has played for Inter and managed to score 124 goals in 219 games. Icardi was known as the most terrifying striker of his time because of his height and head power, and Mauro was a skilled finishing player in the penalty area.

He was also the captain of Inter in the 2015-16 seasons, which is one of the most important events of his football career in this team. Because  Mauro Icardi could not win team honors with Inter during his 7 years in the team. The only honor  Icardi was able to achieve in this team is being a member of the Serie A team of the 2014-15 and 2017-18 seasons. 

The next player on the list of Best Inter Milan Forwards of All Time is 

Hernan Crespo

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Hernan Crespo

• Full name

  : Hernán Jorge Crespo

• Date of birth

  : 5 July 1975 (age 46)

• Place of birth

  : Florida, Buenos Aires, Argentina

• Height

  : 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)

• Position

  (s): Striker

Crespo signed with Inter Milan on August 31, 2002, as a substitute for the ex-player Ronaldo and Bernardo Corradi for a €26 million deal. He joined Inter on a two-year loan on August 7, 2006. Hernán who was known for his technical ability, quickness, and intelligence, spent four seasons at Inter, first in 2002/03 and then from 2006 to 2009.

The Argentine played 117 games for Inter in Serie A, the Coppa Italia, the Italian Super Cup, and the Champions League scoring 46 goals and assisting Inter to three Scudetto wins and two Italian Super Cups. The next player on the list is 

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic

• Full name:

  Diego Alberto Milito

• Date of birth:

  12 June 1979 (age 42)

• Place of birth:

  Bernal, Argentina

• Height:

  1.83 m

• Position

  (s): Striker

Diego Alberto Milito is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a striker. He has been one of the

legendary Inter Milan forwards

. Milito was recognized for his offensive movements and aerial skill, and while being natively right-footed, he was capable of finishing with both his head and feet.

He was a speedy, dynamic, and technically skilled attacker with excellent vision, poise, and a goal-scoring instinct. His spectacular goalscoring exploits with Genoa won him a move to defending Serie A champions Inter, where he scored 32 goals in all competitions, including two goals in the 2010 UEFA Champions League Final against Bayern Munich. The next player in the list of best Inter Milan Forwards of all time in our opinion is

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Jurgen Klinsmann

• Full name:

  Jürgen Klinsmann

• Date of birth:

  30 July 1964 (age 57)

• Place of birth:

  Göppingen, West Germany

• Height

  : 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)

• Position

  (s): Striker

Jürgen Klinsmann is a German professional football manager and former player. who played as a striker. He has been one of the

greatest Inter Milan forwards

. Despite head coach Giovanni Trapattoni's defensive-minded tactics, Klinsmann scored 13 goals as the Nerazzurri finished third in Serie A. He became one of the most popular foreign players in Italy, owing to his ability to communicate in Italian and his appearance, as well as his language skills.

Klinsmann won the UEFA Cup with Inter the next season (2–1 on aggregate versus Roma) and repeated his previous league success with 14 goals; his contract was extended until 1994.

Inter never got off the ground under Corrado Orrico, finishing eighth in the league with only seven goals scored by Klinsmann, and the team fractured and fragmented into groups. Klinsmann has made it obvious that this would be his final season at the San Siro. The next player in the list of best Inter Milan Forwards of all time is

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Christian Vieri

• Full name:

  Christian Vieri

• Date of birth:

  12 July 1973 (age 48)

• Place of birth:

  Bologna, Italy

• Height

  :  m (6 ft 1 in)

• Position

  (s): Striker

Throughout his remarkable career, Christian Vieri failed to find a permanent home, having played for a total of 13 clubs. However, his time at Inter was longer than any other club, and not only was it his longest stay at one club, but it was also his most successful. 

Vieri scored 123 goals in 190 games with Inter, averaging 0.65 goals per hame over six years. Vieri still maintains the record for most headed goals in Serie A history as a pure center forward. The next player in the list of

best Inter Milan Forwards of all time

in our opinion is Benito Lorenzi.

Benito Lorenzi

• Full name:

  Benito Lorenzi

• Date of birth:

  20 December 1925

• Place of birth:

  Borgo a Buggiano, Italy

• Date of death:

  3 March 2007 (aged 81)

• Place of death:

  Milan, Italy

• Position(s):

  Striker

Benito Lorenzi led Inter to back-to-back Scudettos in 1953 and 1954, scoring 143 goals in 314 games. On the other hand, he was mischievous on defense.

Prior to a Rossoneri penalty kick, he was rumored to have placed a lemon thrown at him by an AC Milan fan underneath the ball. Inter won the derby after the ball soared into the stands. The next player in the list of best Inter Milan Forwards of all time is Roberto Boninsegna.

Roberto Boninsegna

• Full name:

  Roberto Boninsegna

• Date of birth:

  13 November 1943 (age 77)

• Place of birth:

  Mantua, Italy

• Height

  : 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)

• Position(s)

  : Striker

Boninsegna was a muscular, nimble, and acrobatic striker recognized for his precise finishing skills and intellect as a player. Despite not being very tall or imposing physically, he was a prolific goalscorer who excelled in the air. ‘Bonimba' was a veritable goal machine and the prototype of a penalty area poacher, finishing third in Inter's all-time goalscoring ranks with 171 strikes in 281 games. He won the Scudetto only once, with Inter, a year after Italy finished second in the 1970 World Cup. The next player in the list of best Inter Milan Forwards of all time in our opinion is Alessandro Altobelli.

Alessandro Altobelli

• Full name:

  Alessandro Altobelli

• Date of birth:

  28 November 1955 (age 65)

• Place of birth:

  Sonnino, Italy

• Height

  : 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)

• Position(s):

  Forward

Altobelli was one of Italy's best and most productive strikers in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He was a versatile center-forward who excelled in the air thanks to his pinpoint-headed accuracy.

He was a speedy and opportunistic player with good technique and an accurate shot who possessed power, agility, and acrobatic skill. Internazionale signed Altobelli in 1977, and he played 466 times for them, scoring 209 goals.

He was a key player in Inter's 1980 scudetto championship and also helped Inter win two Coppa Italia titles in 1978 and 1982, scoring nine goals in the 1982 edition and ending as the tournament's top scorer.

Altobelli also led Inter to the quarter-finals of the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1978–79, scoring seven goals in the process. The next player in the list of

best Inter Milan Forwards of all time

is Istvan Nyers.

Istvan Nyers

• Full name:

  István Nyers or Stefano Nyers

• Date of birth:

  25 May 1924

• Place of birth:

  Freyming-Merlebach, France

• Date of death:

  9 March 2005 (aged 80)

• Place of death:

  Subotica, Serbia, and Montenegro

• Position(s)

  : Winger, Forward

After two years in Paris, he was signed by Inter, an Italian club. He became one of the best forwards in Serie A history during his time there. With 26 goals in his first season, he was the league's leading scorer.

He scored a total of 133 goals in 182 games with Inter. He won the Italian championship twice with Inter, in 1953 and 1954. The next player in the list of best Inter Milan Forwards of all time in our opinion is Lennart Skoglund.

Lennart Skoglund

• Full name:

  Luigi Cevenini

• Date of birth

  : 13 March 1895

• Place of birth

  : Milan, Italy

• Date of death

  : 23 July 1968 (aged 73)

• Place of death

  : Villa Guardia, Italy

• Position

  (s): Striker

Luigi Cevenini was a forward who also served as a coach for the Italian national team. Luigi Cevenini played at Inter Milan for the majority of his career, from 1912 to 1927, with only a few breaks.

Despite the fact that the First World War delayed the start of his career, he made it. Cevenini led Inter to the first discharge after the war championship in 1919/20, scoring 23 goals in 21 games to secure the title.

The following season, he scored 31 goals in 19 games, although his side was still relatively early in the tournament, with several group rounds remaining to be played. Cevenini won the Italian Prima Divisione title in 1920 after playing 190 times for Internazionale and scoring 186 goals. The next player on the list is Diego Milito.

Diego Milito

• Full name

  : Zlatan Ibrahimović

• Date of birth:

  3 October 1981 (age 40)

• Place of birth

  : Malmö, Sweden

• Height:

  1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)

• Position

  (s): Striker

Zlatan Ibrahimovic is one of the most famous figures in modern sport, and he has earned his respect and fame by having a positive impact on every team for which he has played. Although his time with Inter Milan was brief, Zlatan made Inter one of the most dangerous teams in the sport from 2006 to 2009.

In his first season, the prolific striker made an immediate impact. Ibrahimovic led Inter in Serie A goals scored with 15 in his first season, and he was a key part of the team that won the Scudetto with a record-breaking 97 points. In the 2008 Supercoppa Italiana, he came up big by converting his penalty attempt to give Inter the win over Roma.

Zlatan has received numerous awards throughout his time at Inter. Ibrahimovic was named Footballer of the Year and Foreign Footballer of the Year in both the 2007-08 and 2008-09 Serie A seasons. the next player on the list is Luigi Cevenini.

Luigi Cevenini

• Full name:

  Karl Lennart Skoglund

• Date of birth:

  24 December 1929

• Place of birth:

  Stockholm, Sweden

• Date of death:

  8 July 1975 (aged 45)

• Place of death:

  Stockholm, Sweden

• Height

  : 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)

• Position(s):

  Left winger

Skoglund was sold to the giant Italian club Inter Milan in the fall of 1950 for a reported price of 12 million lire, or 6,860 pounds. In his first season, he scored 12 goals in 29 games as Inter finished one point behind their city rivals at the top of the table.

Skoglund quickly established himself as a major player at Inter Milan after a great start in Italy, winning the Serie A in both 1952–53 and 1953–54. During Inter Milan's league-winning seasons, Skoglund formed a successful relationship with attackers Benito Lorenzi and Faas Wilkes. 

Alfredo Foni, the team's manager since 1952, had taken a defensive stance, with the Swede playing an important role on the team's attacking force from his left side. Skoglund's career with Inter Milan was rejuvenated in his later years. Before the 1958 FIFA World Cup in Sweden, the club offered him a bonus of 10,000 Swedish crowns (about 700 pounds) if he won the tournament.

Inter Milan cited the potential benefits of Skoglund's greater box-office appeal as the reason for his departure. Skoglund appeared in 246 competitive matches for Inter Milan, scoring 57 goals in the process. At the age of 29, he reluctantly left the club in the summer of 1959. The next player on the list is Mario Corso.

Mario Corso

• Full name:

  Mario Corso

• Date of birth:

  25 August 1941

• Place of birth:

  Verona, Italy

• Date of death:

  19 June 2020 (aged 78)

• Place of death:

  Milan, Italy

• Height:

  1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)

• Position(s):

  Winger

Corso was best known for his illustrious Inter career, where he was a major player of Helenio Herrera's Grande Inter team. From 1957 until 1973, Corso was a key member of Internazionale, with whom he spent practically his entire career, winning four Serie A titles, two European Champions, and two Intercontinental Cups, as well as reaching another European Cup final and a Coppa Italia final.

Corso played on the left flank for Helenio Herrera's Inter Milan club in the 1960s, which won the Serie A, European Cup, and Intercontinental Cup in consecutive seasons. He appeared in 417 games and scored 75 goals. The next player on the list is 

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Ronaldo

• Full name:

  Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima

• Date of birth:

  18 September 1976 (age 45)

• Place of birth:

  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

• Height

  : 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)

• Position(s)

  : Striker

Ronaldo Luis Nazário de Lima, better known by his nickname "Ronaldo," is now the president of La Liga club

 and a former professional football striker. He has been one of the legendary Inter Milan forwards.

Ronaldo is widely recognized as not just one of Inter Milan's greatest footballers, but also one of the best players in the sport's history. In 1997, Ronaldo moved to Inter from

, where he stayed for five years.

In 1998, he won the UEFA Cup with Internazionale. In the same year, Ronaldo was named Italy's player of the year. He has also won two Ballon d'Ors and three FIFA Best Men's Player awards. In 1997, while playing for Inter Milan, he won the Ballon d'Or and the FIFA Best Player Award.

He did, however, win the Copa America with Brazil in 1997, and was voted player of the tournament. Furthermore, the genius has won two FIFA World Cups with the Brazilian national team, including the 2002 World Cup, where he was the tournament's top scorer and was received the Golden Ball as the best player of the tournament, as well as two Copa America trophies.

He has 62 goals in 98 appearances for Brazil, making him the third-highest scorer in the country. If he hadn't suffered from a succession of knee problems, he would have had a lot more success in his career.

He is regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, and his name is etched in the history of every club for which he has ever played, including Barcelona, Real Madrid, Cruezeieo, AC Milan, PSV, and Corinthians. As a result, he is an indisputable figure in AC Milan's history, as well as one of the most notable and all-time greatest Inter Milan players.

Inter Milan look promising new season with a mix of talented young players and a number of experienced players, and fans are very hopeful that they can win the Scudetto for the second consecutive season and show that they are once again in power in Italy, with many potential players who want to enter the list of Inter Milan's greatest players. The last and most important player on the list is Giuseppe Meazza.

Giuseppe Meazza

• Date of birth:

  23 August 1910

• Place of birth:

  Milan, Italy

• Date of death:

  21 August 1979 (aged 68)

• Place of death:

  Lissone, Italy

• Height

  : 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in)

• Playing position(s):

  Striker

• Senior career:

  Internazionale, Milan, Juventus,Varese, Atalanta

Meazza may be the most well-known player on the list of Inter Milan's greatest players of all time, as he is the club's all-time leading scorer with 242 goals, and the club's shared stadium with AC Milan was named after him in 1980.

In the 1930s, the genius spent the majority of his career with Internazionale, where he helped them win three Serie A titles and one Copa Italia. Meazza is one of only three Italians who have won two World Cups.

In 1934 and 1938, he won two World Cup trophies in a row, winning the Golden Ball in the 1934 WC and lifting the trophy as captain in 1938. He has also won the Serie A top scorer award three times and is the fourth all-time leading scorer in the competition with 216 goals.

In addition, he is the second most goal scorer for the Italian national team, with 33 goals in 52 appearances, after only Luigi Riva's 35 goals. Despite the fact that he played for the club's two main rivals, Juventus and AC Milan, he is still considered as one of the clubs' and Italian football's unrivaled legends.

His dazzling dribbling abilities and vision have made him one of the world's most exquisite and inventive players, and he was the first Italian player to achieve international recognition. He was also skilled at taking free-kicks and performing acrobatic moves.

He is without a doubt one of the greatest Internazionale players of all time. Finally, thank you for taking the time to read this article with us. We hope you enjoyed reading this article and will return to read more in the future. You can also read more stories by clicking on the links below.

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