Who is better, Candela or Salgado?
Míchel Salgado leads with a GOAT score of 78.5 against 78.4 for Vincent Candela — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Candela vs Salgado
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SalgadoWinner
78.5Salgado wins: Peak, Longevity
Candela
78.4Candela wins: Honours, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇪🇸 Míchel Salgado
78.5
Salgado leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Míchel Salgado
2. Vincent Candela
Category breakdown
Season form · Goals per season
Career timeline · Goals per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Through age 21 · Goals per season
1. 🇫🇷 Vincent Candela1 goals
2 seasons by age 21 · 0.5 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Salgado — 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 | CandelaRetired | SalgadoRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Career league goals | 20 | — |
| France caps | 40 | — |
| Serie A titles | 1 | — |
| World Cup titles | 1 | — |
| European Championship titles | 1 | — |
| Champions League titles | — | 2 |
| La Liga titles | — | 4 |
| Intercontinental Cup titles | — | 2 |
| Real Madrid appearances | — | 372 |
| Spain caps | — | 53 |
| Dominance w25% | 74 | 74 |
| Peak w20% | 78 | 80 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 85 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 75 | 72 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Salgado78.5
Candela78.4
FAQ
Where does Candela beat Salgado?
Candela scores higher on honours, statistics. Salgado leads on peak, longevity.
How is the Candela vs Salgado score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Candela: 78.4, Salgado: 78.5.
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