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Marco Van Basten was probably the greatest striker in world football from about 88 - 92, when he played for Milan. Before Milan he played for Ajax, scoring 128 goals in 133 games - he knocked in 90 for Milan out of 147 appearances playing in the best (at the time) and toughest defensive league in the world.
He always had ankle problems, and from 92/93, when he was 28, they started to get the better of him and he missed a lot of games. Never really played much over the next 2 years and had to retire in 95. He was cut down in his prime, really - had he not been injured he would have had 3 or 4 years right at the peak of his ability