Who Invented The Bicycle Kick? The History Of Soccer's Most Impressive Maneuver.

Who Invented The Bicycle Kick?
Schalke's Klaas-Jan Huntelaar of the Netherlands performs a bicycle kick during the German soccer cup match between FC Schalke 04 and FSV Mainz 05 in Gelsenkirchen Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Schalke's Klaas-Jan Huntelaar of the Netherlands performs a bicycle kick during the German soccer cup match between FC Schalke 04 and FSV Mainz 05 in Gelsenkirchen Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

If you believe Uruguayan writer Eduardo Galeano’s Soccer in Sun and Shadow, this question has a straightforward answer. To quote Galeano: “Ramon Unzaga invented the move on the field of the Chilean port Talcahuano: Body in the air, back to the ground, he shot the ball backwards with a sudden snap of his legs, like the blades of scissors.”

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