In Spanish

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, the Pichichi Trophy () is awarded by the sports newspaper '' Marca'' to the top goalscorer of each

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season. Named after the

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striker Rafael "Pichichi" Moreno, the trophy has been awarded annually since the 1952–53 season. All top scorers who preceded the award's creation were retroactively named Pichichi winners by ''Marca''. Since the 2014–15 season, the top scorer of the women's

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is also awarded the Pichichi Trophy. The Pichichi is not officially recognised by the league's governing body, the

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. As the award is based on ''Marca''s subjective criteria, its data may differ from the official match delegate reports. For the top scorers in the Spanish football league according to La Liga data, see '' List of La Liga top scorers''. The player with the record number of wins is

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with eight, all with

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Winners

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Statistics

Wins by player (multiple)

Consecutive wins

Wins by club

Wins by country

Notes

References

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historical archive

External links

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a history of the award and up to date Pichichi standings {{La Liga teamlist * La Liga trophies and awards Spanish football trophies and awards

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