Last update 31 July, 2024 by Alberto Llopis
Who are the worst signings in the history of Betis? The Seville team is one of the classics of Spanish football but also one of the most peculiar and known League teams. With a rich history that has had all, especially in the last decade where it has hit changes as abrupt as playing in Champions and down several times, he Betis It is one of those teams where it's hard to go unnoticed for better or worse.
The worst signings in the history of Betis
Denilson
The case of the Brazilian, more than because it was bad, it wasn't., because he had a huge talent, it was for the exaggerated amount that Lopera paid, one of the most peculiar presidents of the League for him. Nothing less than 5300 million old pesetas, that the late 90, there were many millions (little more than 30 million today) , in which it was once the most expensive signing in history.
As if that were not enough, He put a clause 65.000 millions. Denilson had talent and let it trickle samples but excessive price made it a ruinous signing, possibly the worst operation in the history of Betis.
Andrei
He arrived in Spain to play for Atlético de Madrid but after a season at the Colchonero club that had signed him 1000 millions, He was transferred to Betis 500 in a deal between the two clubs at that time they were headed by Jesus Gil y Lopera (almost nothing). Both clubs lost. Atletico because he sold it for half what it had cost him and Betis because they came a genuine pufo not paid in the verdiblanco box and ended almost gifted.
Doll
Was one of the first signings of Lopera in the early 90 when he was not yet president of Betis. Béticos they paid 100 million pesetas for the front of the Czech Republic who at the time played for Spartak Moscow. With a peculiar way of understanding life, He did not like training, I was a fan of the night and the food in Seville and smoked packs of snuff 3 in 3. Died in 2011 to the 46 year old.
Odonkor
This footballer stood out in the world of 2006 from Germany for many reasons. One was that the German player, I was able to run the 100 meter sprinter in the purest style. A rapídismo footballer in the Betis was fixed and paid for it 4,5 millions of euros. A series of injuries prevented the footballer from not only being able to succeed at Betis but also on any team.. He retired to 29 years and always she left feeling that could reach more.
Puma Rodriguez
José Luis Rodríguez “The Puma” He played for Betis. And we do not mean that singer leafy tupe the tapes broke into the gas station 80 but the rotund Argentine forward who played Betis. Behind a failure, with obvious overweight coming to pass 90 kilos and as striking as things get a colic spend eating suckling pig. A phenomenon which can read more here.
Fantaguzzi
Argentine player with a peculiar name, Betis him signed in 1987 from Western Railway. Sevilla passing through was quite dispensable because in his only season in the set Betis played only in the partidillos training and as is logical, he left there a few months after his arrival completing a nefarious operation.
Rafael Jacques
He Betis de Lopera He also signed this Brazilian in 1998 I was playing in the Japanese football. I would not know where technicians of the time but the truth is that scratched pocket to bring this case in the Betis striker who did not give much to talk. Juice 5 parties but marked that yes, No hesitation Villarreal. One of the worst signings in the history of Betis.
Gudjonsson
At the beginning of the 21st century, Betis decided to take out the checkbook to sign for some 800 million of the time this Icelandic player who left nothing remarkable with verdiblanca shirt. A signing of those to forget.
Peacock
Mariano Pavone arrived at Betis in 2007 with high expectations, backed by her scoring success in Estudiantes de la Plata, where it was key to winning the championship in Argentina. However, His performance in Spain did not live up to expectations. Despite the investment of around seven million euros, Pavone only scored 16 goals in three seasons, and Betis was relegated to the Second Division shortly after his arrival. This signing turned out to be a notable and costly failure for the club..
Rojo
He was one of the jewels of the Barcelona quarry, a youth star in the early years 80. Featured in the World U-20 1979 from Japan and winner of a League and a Cup with Barça, Rojo also played in the European Cup final at Pizjuán. However, A serious injury stopped his career.. With the intention of resuming his path to stardom, Rojo signed for Betis, but unfortunately he was seriously injured again. This transfer, hopeful, It ended in a great disappointment for Betis since he did not even make his debut.
draft
This Portuguese arrived at Betis in 2001 but his performances did not convince the technicians of the time and ended up playing more seasons and games in Poli Ejido that at the time, It was one of the top half teams Second, that in the Betis where its happened is best remembered for other things that are not football.
Dusko Tosic
In 2011 Betis signed this Serb side coming given by Red Star. But it did not end neither the season and came in the winter after adding 37 minutes in League and Cup match. A little productive signing for Betis.
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