Who is better, Larsson or Ruggeri?
Oscar Ruggeri leads with a GOAT score of 87.6 against 87.5 for Henrik Larsson — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Larsson vs Ruggeri
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Oscar Ruggeri above Henrik Larsson: 87.6 vs 87.5. Oscar Ruggeri leads on Honours, Dominance. Henrik Larsson leads on Statistics, Peak.
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RuggeriWinner
87.6Ruggeri wins: Dominance, Honours
Larsson
87.5Larsson wins: Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇷 Oscar Ruggeri
87.6
Ruggeri leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Oscar Ruggeri
2. Henrik Larsson
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Through age 21 · Form index per season
1. 🇦🇷 Oscar Ruggeri7 goals
4 seasons by age 21 · 1.8 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Larsson — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | LarssonRetired | RuggeriRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Champions League titles | 1 | — |
| Scottish league titles | 4 | — |
| European Golden Shoe awards | 1 | — |
| Career goals | 415 | — |
| Sweden goals | 37 | — |
| World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| Copa América titles | — | 2 |
| Argentina caps | — | 97 |
| Libertadores titles | — | 1 |
| La Liga titles | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 85 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 95 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 78 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Ruggeri87.6
Larsson87.5
FAQ
Where does Larsson beat Ruggeri?
Larsson scores higher on peak, statistics. Ruggeri leads on dominance, honours.
How is the Larsson vs Ruggeri score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Larsson: 87.5, Ruggeri: 87.6.
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