In Spanish
football, the Trofeo Pichichi is awarded by the sports newspaper Marca to the top goalscorer of each
La Liga season. Named after the
Athletic Bilbao striker
Rafael "Pichichi" Moreno, the trophy has been awarded annually since the
1952–53 season.[2] All top scorers who preceded the award's creation were retroactively named Pichichi winners by Marca. Since the 2014–15 season, the top scorer of the
Liga Iberdrola is also awarded the Pichichi Trophy.[3]
The Pichichi is not officially recognised by the league's governing body, the
Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional. As the award is based on Marca's subjective criteria, its data may differ from the official match delegate reports. For the top scorers in the Spanish football league according to La Liga data, see List of La Liga top scorers. The player with the record number of wins is
Lionel Messi with eight, all with
Barcelona.[4]
Alfredo Di Stéfano and
Hugo Sánchez both won four successive Pichichis. Di Stéfano represented Real Madrid, while Sánchez played his first season for Atlético Madrid and the next three for Real Madrid.
^"Los discípulos de Pichichi" [Pichichi's disciples]. El Correo (in Spanish). 9 October 2015.
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