Solano And Martins Target Tino

Last updated : 14 March 2007 By Footy Mad - Editor
The Colombian scored nine goals in European competition for Newcastle, and Solano is sat on eight with Martins on six.

Only six players in Newcastle's history have scored more than Solano in European football. He made his debut as substitute during the Magpies 2-1 win over Partizan Belgrade in 1998 and scored his first goal in Sir Bobby Robson's first game as Newcastle manager the following season, the 2-0 win in Sofia.

Martins missed the first four games of the current campaign, making his European debut against Levadia Talinn of Estonia. Scoring a brace in the second leg. 



NEWCASTLE UNITED'S EUROPEAN GOALSCORERS 
 
29 goals ALAN SHEARER.

12 SHOLA AMEOBI.

11 CRAIG BELLAMY.

10 WYN DAVIES.

9 BRYAN ROBSON; TINO ASPRILLA.

7 NOBBY SOLANO.

6 LAURENT ROBERT; OBA MARTINS.

5 JIMMY SCOTT; GARY SPEED; PATRICK KLUIVERT; KIERON DYER.

4 BOBBY MONCUR; ROBERT LEE; ANDY COLE; PETER BEARDSLEY; LES FERDINAND; JOHN BERESFORD; LOMANA LUA LUA; LEE BOWYER; TITUS BRAMBLE; ANTOINE SIBIERSKI.

3 TOMMY GIBB; ALAN GOWLING.

2 ALAN FOGGON; KEITH DYSON; TOMMY CRAIG; TEMURI KETSBAIA; SILVO MARIC; HUGO VIANA; JAMES MILNER; ALBERT LUQUE.

1 JACKIE SINCLAIR; BENNIE ARENTOFT; DUNCAN FERGUSON; WAYNE QUINN; ANDY GRIFFIN; PAUL CANNEL; SCOTT SELLARS; STEVE WATSON; RUEL FOX; AARON HUGES; ROBBIE ELLIOTT; PHILIPPE ALBERT; DAVID GINOLA; JOHN BARNES; STUART PEARCE; NIKOS DABIZAS; PAUL ROBINSON, DARREN AMBROSE, JERMAINE JENAS; MICHAEL CHOPRA; CHARLES N'ZOGBIA; EMRE; STEVE TAYLOR; SMILJANIC (FC Basel, og); DINDELEUX (Zulte, og); STEINSSON (AZ Alkmaar, og).


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Tino will long be remembered for his hat-trick against Barcelona in the Champions League, but unjustly blamed for costing United the Premier title in 1996 after the team was 12 points clear of Man U at one stage. Signed from Parma. Born in Tula Valle in Colombia. Colombian international. Returned to Parma when he left Newcastle and there was a period when he almost joined Darlington, but spoilt his chances when he asked Darlo chairman George Reynoulds if he "had a big cock?" Yes, he was a character.