List of the best football players of the XX century according to IFFIIS

In 2000, the International Federation of Football History and Statistics organized the election of the Football Player of the Century , the election consisted of a survey of journalists and football veterans from different countries. ^[one]

Best Players of the Century

Pele

Johan Cruyff

Franz Beckenbauer

Alfredo Di Stefano

Diego Maradona

Pele (Brazil) - 1705
Johan Cruyff (Netherlands) - 1303
Franz Beckenbauer (Germany) - 1228
/ / Alfredo Di Stefano (Argentina, Spain) - 1215
Diego Maradona (Argentina) - 1214
Ferenc Puskas (Hungary) - 810
Michel Platini (France) - 722
Garrincha (Brazil) - 624
Eusebio (Portugal) - 544
Bobby Charlton (England) - 508
Stanley Matthews (England) - 368
Marco van Basten (Netherlands) - 315
Gerd Muller (Germany) - 265
Zico (Brazil) - 207
Lothar Matteus (Germany) - 202
George Best (Northern Ireland) - 187
Juan Alberto Schiaffino (Uruguay) - 158
Ruud Gullit (Netherlands) - 119
Didi (Brazil) - 116
Gianni Rivera (Italy) - 116
Giuseppe Meazza (Italy) - 108
Matthias Sindelar (Austria) - 106
Fritz Walter (Germany) - 103
Bobby Moore (England) - 98
Jose Manuel Moreno (Argentina) - 96
Hugo Sanchez (Mexico) - 85
George Weah (Liberia) - 79
Roger Milla (Cameroon) - 78
Jose Leandro Andrade (Uruguay) - 74
Just Just Fontaine (France) - 73
Francisco Gento (Spain) - 73
/ Ladislav Kubala (Hungary, Spain) - 71
Franco Barezi (Italy) - 70
Josef Bitsan (Czechoslovakia) - 63
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (Germany) - 59
Omar Sivori (Argentina) - 56
Elias Figueroa (Chile) - 55
Kevin Keegan (England) - 53
Sandor Kocsis (Hungary) - 52
Hector Scarone (Uruguay) - 51
Josef Masopust (Czechoslovakia) - 46
Giacinto Facchetti (Italy) - 44
Raymond Cope (France) - 41
Alessandro “Sandro” Mazzola (Italy) - 41
Uwe Seeler (Germany) - 40
Gunnar Nordal (Sweden) - 36
Zizinho (Brazil) - 35
Teofilo Cubillas (Peru) - 34
Arsenio Eriko (Paraguay) - 30
Denis Lowe (Scotland) - 29
Silvio Piola (Italy) - 28
Adolfo Pederner (Argentina) - 27
Obdulio Jacinto Varela (Uruguay) - 24
Arthur Friedenreich (Brazil) - 23
Mikael Laudrup (Denmark) - 22
/ Alberto Spencer (Ecuador) - 21
Jozsef Bozik (Hungary) - 21
Tostao (Brazil) - 19
Ernst Ozwirk (Austria) - 18
Paul van Himst (Belgium) - 11
Chha Bom Geun (South Korea) - 11
Rabah Majer (Algeria) - 10
Lahdar Bellumi (Algeria) - 10
Oleg Blokhin (USSR) - 9
Luis Cubilla (Uruguay) - 9
Majid Abdullah (Saudi Arabia) - 9

The best goalkeepers of the century

Lev Yashin

Dino zoff

Gordon banks

Sepp Mayer

Ricardo Zamora

Jose Luis Chilavert

Peter Schmeichel

Lev Yashin (USSR) - 1002
Gordon Banks (England) - 717
Dino Zoff (Italy) - 661
Sepp Mayer (Germany) - 456
Ricardo Zamora (Spain) - 443
Jose Luis Chilavert (Paraguay) - 373
Peter Schmeichel (Denmark) - 291
Peter Shilton (England) - 196
Frantisek Planichka (Czechoslovakia) - 194
Amadeo Carriso (Argentina) - 192
Gilmar (Brazil) - 160
Ladislao Mazurkevich (Uruguay) - 144
Pat Jennings (Northern Ireland) - 132
Ubaldo Fillol (Argentina) - 121
Antonio Carbajal (Mexico) - 105
Jean-Marie Pfaff (Belgium) - 95
Rinat Dasaev (USSR) - 89
Gyula Grosic (Hungary) - 87
Thomas Ravelli (Sweden) - 66
Walter Zenga (Italy) - 62
Vladimir Beara (Yugoslavia) - 59
Michel Prudumm (Belgium) - 57
Harald Schumacher (Germany) - 51
Rudolph "Rudy" Hiden (Austria) - 51
Ivo Victor (Czechoslovakia) - 44
Frank Swift (England) - 43
Hugo Gatti (Argentina) - 40
Jorge Campos (Mexico) - 37
Edwin van der Sar (Netherlands) - 36
Roque Maspoli (Uruguay) - 36
Tom N'Cono (Cameroon) - 36
Rene Igita (Colombia) - 33
Joseph-Antoine Bell (Cameroon) - 33
Andoni Subisarreta (Spain) - 32
Emerson Leao (Brazil) - 29
Jan Tomaszewski (Poland) - 29
Hans van Breckelen (Netherlands) - 27
Walter Zeman (Austria) - 27
Mohamed Al-Deaya (Saudi Arabia) - 25
Gianpiero Combi (Italy) - 23

Confederation

Mahmoud Al Khatib

Africa

Players of the Century

Roger Milla

Abedi Pele

Slave Majer

Nwanquo Kanu

one. George Weah (Liberia) - 95
2. Roger Milla (Cameroon) - 77
3. Abedi Pele (Ghana) - 72
four. Lahdar Bellumi (Algeria) - 56
five. Rabah Majer (Algeria) - 51
6. Theophile Abega (Cameroon) - 39
7. Laurent Pokou (Côte d'Ivoire) - 38
eight. Francois Omam Biyik (Cameroon) - 37
9. Ahmed Faras (Morocco) - 35
ten. Finidi George (Nigeria) - 32
eleven. Kalusha Bvalia (Zambia) - 31
eleven. Mahmoud Al Khatib (Egypt) - 31
13. Yaphet N'Doram (Chad) - 30
14. Youssef Fofana (Côte d'Ivoire) - 29
15. Abdel Aziz Buderbala (Morocco) - 28
15. Tarek Diab (Tunisia) - 28
17. Rashidi Yekini (Nigeria) - 27
18. Daniel Amokachi (Nigeria) - 26
nineteen. Larbi Ben Barek (Morocco) - 22
nineteen. Ali Bencheh (Algeria) - 22
nineteen. Shogun Odegbami (Nigeria) - 22
nineteen. Ibrahim Yusuf (Egypt) - 22
23. Tahar Abu Zeid (Egypt) - 21
24. Petit Sorry (Guinea) - 20
24. Anthony Yeboah (Ghana) - 20
26. Emmanuel Amunike (Nigeria) - 19
26. Tshimen Bwanga ( Democratic Republic of the Congo ) - 19
28. Ali Abugreisma (Egypt) - 18
29. Papa Camara (Guinea) - 18
thirty. Mohammed Timumi (Morocco) - 17
31. Karim Abdul Razak (Ghana) - 16
31. Sheriff Suleiman (Guinea) - 16
33. Nwanquo Kanu (Nigeria) - 15
34. Victor Ikpeba (Nigeria) - 14
34. Jean Manga Ongen (Cameroon) - 14
34. Bengali Silla (Guinea) - 13
37. Magdi Abdelgani (Egypt) - 13
37. Opoku (N'Ti) Afriye (Ghana) - 13
39. Etafe Kakoto ( Democratic Republic of the Congo ) - 12
39. Robert Mensah (Ghana) - 12
39. Hani Ramsay (Egypt) - 12
42. Mohammed Keita (Guinea) - 11
42. Jamel Lalmas (Algeria) - 11
44. Adolf Armagh (Ghana) - 10
44. Salah Assao (Algeria) - 10
44. Mark Fish (South Africa) - 10
44. Salif Keita (Mali) - 10
44. Serge Alain Magoui (Côte d'Ivoire) - 10
44. Paul Mukila ( Republic of the Congo ) - 10
44. Sunday Olise (Nigeria) - 10
44. Ibrahim Sunday (Ghana) - 10

Century Goalkeepers

Bruce Grobbelaar

one. Joseph-Antoine Bell (Cameroon) - 39
2. Thomas N'Cono (Cameroon) - 30
3. Zadok Sassi Attuga (Tunisia) - 26
four. Badu Zaki (Morocco) - 24
five. Mwemba Kazadi ( Democratic Republic of the Congo ) - 19
6. Jacques Songo'o (Cameroon) - 13
7. Bruce Grobbelaar (Zimbabwe) - 11
eight. Ahmed Shubeir (Egypt) - 10
9. Alain Guamene (Côte d'Ivoire) - 9
ten. Peter Rufai (Nigeria) - 6

Asia

Abdullah Majed

Players of the Century

Ali Daei

Mohamed Al Deaya

one. Chha Bom Geun (South Korea) - 112
2. Kim Juson (South Korea) - 93
3. Majid Abdullah (Saudi Arabia) - 87
four. Kazuyoshi Miura (Japan) - 71
five. Kunishige Kamamoto (Japan) - 70
6. Saeed Al Ovayran (Saudi Arabia) - 68
7. Ali Daei (Iran) - 64
eight. Khodadad Azizi (Iran) - 59
9. Ahmed Rahdi (Iraq) - 48
ten. Karim Bagheri (Iran) - 47
eleven. Choi Sunho (South Korea) - 33
12. Masami Ihara (Japan) - 31
13. Pradeep Kumar Banerjee (India) - 27
14. Faisal Ad Dahil (Kuwait) - 23
14. Ali Parvin (Iran) - 23
sixteen. Fan Zhi (China) - 22
sixteen. Hong Myung-bo (South Korea) - 22
sixteen. Yasuhiko Okudera (Japan) - 22
nineteen. Papong Pye-oon (Thailand) - 21
nineteen. Hassan Rovshan (Iran) - 21
21. Park Do Ik (North Korea) - 19
22. Avi Cohen (Israel) - 17
23. Cheon Havon (South Korea) - 16
23. Gu Guangming (China) - 16
25. Hussein Said (Iraq) - 15
25. Natipong Sritong-In (Thailand) - 15
27. Fahad Al-Bishi (Saudi Arabia) - 14
27. Hwang Songhon (South Korea) - 14
29. Ahmad Fundy (Singapore) - 13
thirty. Mokhtar Dahari (Malaysia) - 12
thirty. Adnan at-Tagliani (UAE)

Century Goalkeepers

Nasser Hejazi

one. Mohamed Al-Deaya (Saudi Arabia) - 54
2. Nasser Hejazi (Iran) - 18
3. Choi Ying-yong (South Korea) - 15
four. Zhang Huikang (China) - 14
five. Fu Yubin (China) - 8
five. Hamoud Sultan (Bahrain) - 8
five. Peter Tangaray (India) - 8
eight. Khalid Al-Fadli (Kuwait) - 7
eight. Mohammed Wafah Saami (Qatar) - 7
ten. Qiu Zhiqiang (Chow Chikyung) (Malaysia) - 6

Hugo Sanchez

Central and North America

Players of the Century

Marcelo Balboa

Bob Lenarduzzi

Dwight York

one. Hugo Sanchez (Mexico) - 107
2. Luis de la Fuente (Mexico) - 45
3. Carlos Manuel Hermosillo (Mexico) - 42
four. Horacio Casarin Garcilaso (Mexico) - 40
five. Raul Cardenas de la Vega (Mexico) - 39
6. Billy Goncalves (USA) - 33
7. Salvador Reyes Monteon (Mexico) - 30
eight. Julio Cesar Delhi Valdez (Panama) - 29
eight. Bruce Wilson (Canada) - 29
ten. Jorge Alberto González Barillas (Salvador) - 24
eleven. Mauricio Cienfuegos (Salvador) - 21
eleven. Eric Winalda (USA) - 21
13. Walter Bar (USA) - 17
14. Jesus del Muro (Mexico) - 15
15. Raul Ignacio Diaz Arce (Salvador) - 14
15. Alejandro Morera (Costa Rica) - 14
17. Mario Lopez (Cuba) - 13
18. Gustavo Peña (Mexico) - 11
nineteen. Marcelo Balboa (USA) - 10
nineteen. Bob Lenarduzzi (Canada) - 10
nineteen. Oscar Enrique "Conejo" Sanchez (Guatemala) - 10
22. Benchamin Galindo Marentes (Mexico) - 9
22. Ronald Gomez (Costa Rica) - 9
22. Juan Carlos Plata (Guatemala) - 9
22. Gilberto Yervud (Honduras) - 9
22. Dwight York (Trinidad and Tobago) - 9
27. Juan Carreño (Mexico) - 8
27. Roger Gomez (Costa Rica) - 8
27. Jose Rafael Mesa (Costa Rica) - 8
27. Nicholas Suaso (Honduras) - 8
31. Jorge Roldan (Guatemala) - 7
31. Luis Ernesto Tapia (Panama) - 7

Century Goalkeepers

Casey keller

one Antonio Felix Carbajal (Mexico) - 52
2. Luis Gabelo Conejo (Costa Rica) - 25
3. Casey Keller (USA) - 24
four. Jorge Campos (Mexico) - 22
five. Henri Francillon (Haiti) - 17
6. Raul Estrada (Mexico) - 9
7. James "Joe" Kennaway (Canada) - 7
eight. Craig Forrest (Canada) - 6
9. Ignacio Francisco Calderon (Mexico) - 5
ten. Manuel "Tamalon" Garay (Salvador) - 4

Europe

Players of the Century

Ferenc Puskas

Michel Platini

Eusebio

Bobby charlton

Stanley Matthews

Gerd Muller

Marco van Basten

George Best

Gianni Rivera

Matthias Sindelar

Fritz Walter

Giuseppe Meazza

Giacinto Facchetti

Raymond Cope

Uwe Seeler

Franco Barezi

Rood Gullit

Oleg Blokhin

Georgi Asparuhov

Sandor Kochish

one. Johan Cruyff - (Netherlands) - 753
2. Franz Beckenbauer (Germany) - 709
3. Alfredo Di Stefano (Spain) - 708
four. Ferenc Puskas (Hungary) - 667
five. Michel Platini (France) - 505
6. Eusebio (Portugal) - 370
7. Bobby Charlton (England) - 303
eight. Stanley Matthews (England) - 282
9. Gerd Muller (Germany) - 249
ten. Marco Van Basten (Netherlands) - 240
eleven. George Best (Northern Ireland) - 193
12. Gianni Rivera (Italy) - 113
13. Matthias Sindelar (Austria) - 110
14. Fritz Walter (Germany) - 105
15. Giuseppe Meazza (Italy) - 90
sixteen. Giacinto Facchetti (Italy) - 79
17. Bobby Moore (England) - 74
18. Raymond Cope (France) - 72
18. Uwe Seeler (Germany) - 72
20. Franco Barezi (Italy) - 66
21. Rood Gullit (Netherlands) - 63
22. Oleg Blokhin (USSR) - 61
23. Sandor Kocsis (Hungary) - 54
24. Ladislao Kubala (Spain) - 53
24. Michael Laudrup (Denmark) - 53
24. Alessandro “Sandro” Mazzola (Italy) - 53
27. Francisco Gento (Spain) - 49
28. Josef Bitsan (Czechoslovakia) - 47
29. Silvio Piola (Italy) - 46
thirty. Kevin Keegan (England) - 45
31. Ernst Ozwirk (Austria) - 44
32. Lothar Matteus (Germany) - 43
33. Jozsef Bozhik (Hungary) - 41
34. Just Just Fontaine (France) - 40
34. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (Germany) - 40
36. Gunnar Nordal (Sweden) - 39
37. Denis Lowe (Scotland) - 38
38. Jozsef Masopust (Czechoslovakia) - 35
39. Paul van Himst (Belgium) - 28
40. Georgi Asparuhov (Bulgaria) - 27
40. Paolo Rossi (Italy) - 27
42. Jimmy Greaves (England) - 26
42. Luigi Riva (Italy) - 26
42. Imre Schlosser (Hungary) - 26
45. Steve Bloomer (England) - 25
46. Zbigniew Bonek (Poland) - 24
46. Kenny Dalglish (Scotland) - 24
46. Alan Simonsen (Denmark) - 24
46. Eduard Streltsov (USSR) - 24
50. Gerhard Hanappi (Austria) - 23
50. Luis Suarez Miramontes (Spain) - 23
52. William Dixie Dean (England) - 22
53. Roberto Baggio (Italy) - 21
53. Kazimierz Deyna (Poland) - 21
53. Dragan Jaich (Yugoslavia) - 21
56. Gheorgi Haji (Romania) - 19
56. Gaetano Shirea (Italy) - 19
58. Niels Liedholm (Sweden) - 18
59. Gunnar Gren (Sweden) - 17
60. Mario Coluna (Portugal) - 16
60. Gyorgy Saroshi (Hungary) - 16
62. Tommy Lawton (England) - 15
62. Hristo Stoichkov (Bulgaria) - 15
64. Dennis Bergkamp (Netherlands) - 14
64. Raymond Brain (Belgium) - 14
66. Thomas "Tom" Finney (England) - 13
66. Gary Lineker (England) - 13
66. Jimmy McGrory (Scotland) - 13
66. Herbert Prochazka (Austria) - 13
70. Eric Canton (France) - 12
70. Karl Koller (Austria) - 12
70. Paolo Maldini (Italy) - 12
73. Liam Brady (Ireland) - 11
73. Nandor Hidegkuti (Hungary) - 11
73. Tony Polster (Austria) - 11
73. Jean Tigana (France) - 11
73. Bernard Vukas (Yugoslavia) - 11
73. Vivienne John Woodward (England) - 11
79. Rudy Krol (Netherlands) - 10
79. Dejan Savichevich (Yugoslavia) - 10
81. Roberto Bettega (Italy) - 9
81. Alex James (Scotland) - 9
81. Karel Peshek Kada (Czechoslovakia) - 9
84. Florian Albert (Hungary) - 8
84. Paul Breitner (Germany) - 8
84. Emilio Butrageno (Spain) - 8
84. William John Charles (Wales) - 8
84. Ronald Kuman (Netherlands) - 8
89. Vsevolod Bobrov (USSR) - 7
89. Huey Gallagher (Scotland) - 7
89. Wlodzimierz Luban (Poland) - 7
89. Dragan Stojkovic (Yugoslavia) - 7
93. Nicolae Dobrin (Romania) - 6
93. Gunter Netzer (Germany) - 6
93. Ian Rush (Wales) - 6
96. John Carey (Ireland) - 5
96. Richard Hoffmann (Germany) - 5
96. Severino Minelli (Switzerland) - 5
96. Wolfgang Overath (Germany) - 5
100. Grzegorz Lyato (Poland) - 4
100. Fritz Shepan (Germany) - 4

Century Goalkeepers

Frantisek Planichka (right)

Peter Shilton

Gyula Grosic

Jean-Marie Pfaff

Rinat Dasaev

one. Lev Yashin (USSR) - 498
2. Dino Zoff (Italy) - 373
3. Gordon Banks (England) - 360
four. Ricardo Zamora (Spain) - 304
five. Sepp Mayer (Germany) - 263
6. Frantisek Planichka (Czechoslovakia) - 204
7. Peter Schmeichel (Denmark) - 148
eight. Peter Shilton (England) - 124
9. Gyula Grosic (Hungary) - 117
ten. Jean-Marie Pfaff (Belgium) - 100
eleven. Patrick "Pat" Jennings (Northern Ireland) - 76
12. Vladimir Beara (Yugoslavia) - 72
13. Rudolph "Rudy" Hiden (Austria) - 63
14. Thomas Ravelli (Sweden) - 59
15. Harald "Tony" Schumacher (Germany) - 51
sixteen. Gianpiero Combi (Italy) - 49
sixteen. Rinat Dasaev (USSR) - 49
18. Jan Tomaszewski (Poland) - 44
nineteen. Michel Prudumm (Belgium) - 41
20. Hans van Brekelen (Netherlands) - 37
20. Andreas Köpke (Germany) - 37
22. Ronnie Hellstrom (Sweden) - 31
22. Andoni Subisarreta (Spain) - 31
24. Edwin van der Sar (Netherlands) - 21
24. Ivo Victor (Czechoslovakia) - 21
26. Walter Zeman (Austria) - 19
27. Walter Zenga (Italy) - 18
28. Frank Victor Swift (England) - 17
29. Jürgen Croy (GDR) - 16
thirty. Angelo Peruzzi (Italy) - 13
thirty. Neville Southall (Wales) - 13
32. Enrico Albertozi (Italy) - 12
32. David Seaman (England) - 12
34. Sam Hardy (England) - 10
34. Jose Angel Iribar (Spain) - 10
34. Jozef Mlynarchik (Poland) - 10
34. Gianluca Paliuca (Italy) - 10
34. Alberto da Costa Pereira (Portugal) - 10
34. Hans Tilkowski (Germany) - 10
40. Vitor Damas (Portugal) - 9
40. Heinrich Stulfaut (Germany) - 9
42. Evgeny Rudakov (USSR) - 8
43. Luis Miguel Arconade (Spain) - 7
43. Giuliano Sarti (Italy) - 7
43. Anton “Tony” Turek (Germany) - 7
46. Bernard Llama (France) - 6
47. Pierre Cheriget (France) - 5
47. Alexey Khomich (USSR) - 5
47. Anthony Ramalets (Spain) - 5
47. Ronald Simpson (Scotland) - 5
47. Karoy Jacques (Hungary) - 5

Oceania

Players of the Century

Winton Roofer

Mark Bosnich

one. Winton Ruffer (New Zealand) - 62
2. Frank Farina (Australia) - 41
3. Christian Karambyo (New Caledonia) - 40
four. Joe Marston (Australia) - 34
five. John Cosmina (Australia) - 33
6. Alan Edward Davidson (Australia) - 22
7. Paul Windows (Australia) - 17
7. Robert "Robbie" Slater (Australia) - 17
9. Reginald "Reg" Date (Australia) - 14
ten. Edward "Eddie" Krnchevich (Australia) - 13
eleven. Paul Wade (Australia) - 11
12. Craig Peter Johnston (Australia) - 6
12. Stan Lazaridis (Australia) - 6
12. David Mitchell (Australia) - 6
15. Kenneth Armstrong (New Zealand) - 5
15. Erroll Bennett (Tahiti) - 5
15. Brian Turner (New Zealand) - 5
15. Jacques "Zimako" Atre (New Caledonia) - 5
19. Pascal Vairua (Tahiti) - 5
nineteen. Aurelio Widmar (Australia) - 4

Century Goalkeepers

one. Mark Bosnich (Australia) - 53
2. Frank Van Hattum (New Zealand) - 21
3. James McNabb (Australia) - 14
four. Mark Schwarzer (Australia) - 4
four. James Taylor (New Zealand) - 4
five. Kevin Curtin (New Zealand) - 3

South America

Garrincha

Players of the Century

Jose Manuel Moreno

Juan Alberto Schaffino

Pele (Brazil) - 220
Diego Armando Maradona (Argentina) - 193
Alfredo Di Stefano (Argentina, Colombia) - 161
Garrincha (Brazil) - 142
Jose Manuel Moreno (Argentina) - 82
Juan Alberto Schiaffino (Uruguay) - 52
Zico (Brazil) - 51
Arsenio Pastor Eriko (Paraguay) - 42
Elias Figueroa (Chile) - 42
Zizinho (Brazil) - 40
Luis Cubilla (Uruguay) - 25
Adolfo Pederner (Argentina) - 24
Arthur Friedenreich (Brazil) - 21
Tostao (Brazil) - 21
Obdulio Jacinto Varela (Uruguay) - 21
Omar Sivori (Argentina) - 19
Teofilo Cubillas (Peru) - 17
Valdir Pereira Didi (Brazil) - 17
Willington Ortiz (Colombia) - 17
Jose Leandro Andrade (Uruguay) - 16
Hector Scarone (Uruguay) - 16
Alberto Spencer (Ecuador) - 16
Mario Alberto Campes (Argentina) - 15
Enzo Francescoli (Uruguay) - 13
Leonidas da Silva (Brazil) - 13
Angel Amadeo Labruna (Argentina) - 12
Jose Nassassi (Uruguay) - 12
Nilton Santos (Brazil) - 12
Ronaldo (Brazil) - 12
Romario (Brazil) - 11
Paulo Roberto Falcao (Brazil) - 10
Roberto Rivelino (Brazil) - 10
Marcelo Salas (Chile) - 10
Ademir da Guia (Brazil) - 9
Hector Chumpitas (Peru) - 8
Daniel Alberto Passarella (Argentina) - 8
Luis Edmundo Pereira (Brazil) - 7
Pedro Vergilio Rocha (Uruguay) - 7
Carlos Valderrama (Colombia) - 6
Carlos Alberto Torres (Brazil) - 5
Leonel Sanchez (Chile) - 5
Ivan Zamorano (Chile) - 5
Domingos da Guia (Brazil) - 4
Ademir (Brazil) - 3
Jose Pedro Cea (Uruguay) - 3
Raimundo Orsi (Argentina) - 3

Century Goalkeepers

Amadeo Carriso

Gilmar

Amadeo Carriso (Argentina) - 68
Jose Luis Chilavert (Paraguay) - 57
Ubaldo Fillol (Argentina) - 53
Gilmar (Brazil) - 47
Ladislao Mazurkevich (Uruguay) - 46
Roque Gaston Maspoli (Uruguay) - 26
Hugo Orlando Gatti (Argentina) - 20
Rene Igita (Colombia) - 18
Sergio Roberto Livingston (Chile) - 15
Emerson Leao (Brazil) - 13
Moasir Barbosa (Brazil) - 11
Roberto Antonio Rojas (Chile) - 6
Rodolfo Sergio Rodriguez (Uruguay) - 6
Americo Tesoriere (Argentina) - 5
Manga Ailton (Brazil) - 4
Andres Masali (Uruguay) - 4
Antonio Roma (Argentina) - 4

By country

Argentina

Adolfo Pederner

Players of the Century

Diego Armando Maradona - 193
Alfredo Di Stefano - 161
Jose Manuel Moreno - 82
Adolfo Pederner - 24
Omar Sivori - 19
Mario Kempes - 15
Angel Amadeo Labruna - 12
Daniel Alberto Passarella - 8
Raimundo Orsi - 3
Oscar Ruggeri - 1

Century Goalkeepers

Amadeo Carriso - 68
Ubaldo Fillol - 53
Hugo Orlando Gatti - 20
Americano Tesoriere - 5
Antonio Roma - 4

Austria

Tony polster

Players of the Century

1. Matthias Sindelar - 110
2. Ernst Otsvirk - 44
3. Gerhard Hanappi - 23
4. Herbert Prozazka - 13
5. Karl Koller - 12
6. Tony Polster - 11
7. Ernst Happel - 3
8. Hans Crankl - 2

Century Goalkeepers

1. Rudolph "Rudy" Hiden - 63
2. Walter Zeman - 19
3. Michael Consel - 3

Belgium

Players of the Century

1. Paul Van Himst - 28
2. Raymond Bren - 14
3. Eric Gerets - 3
4. Jan Kulemans - 2
4. Joseph Mermans - 2

Century Goalkeepers

1. Jean-Marie Pfaff - 100
2. Michel Prudum - 41
3. Jean De Bee - 3

Brazil

Zico

Ronaldo

Players of the Century

Pele - 220
Garrincha - 142
Zico - 51
Zizinho - 40
Arthur Friedenreich - 21
Tostao - 21
Valdir Perez "Didi" - 17
Leonidas da Silva - 13
Nilton Santos - 12
Ronaldo - 12
Romario - 11
Paulo Roberto Falcao - 10
Roberto Rivelino - 10
Ademir da Gia - 9
Luis Edmundo Pereira - 7
Carlos Alberto Torres - 5
Domingos da Guia - 4
Ademir - 3
Bebeto - 2
Jairzinho - 2

Century Goalkeepers

Gilmar - 47
Emerson Leao - 13
Moassir Barbosa - 11
Manga Ailton - 4

England

Kevin Keegan

Players of the Century

1. Bobby Charlton - 303
2. Stanley Matthews - 282
3. Bobby Moore - 74
4. Kevin Keegan - 45
5. Jimmy Greaves - 26
6. Steve Bloomer - 25
7. William "Dixie" Dean - 22
8. Tommy Lawton - 15
9. Thomas "Tom" Finney - 13
9. Gary Lineker - 13
11. Vivienne John Woodward - 11

Century Goalkeepers

1. Gordon Banks - 360
2. Peter Shilton - 124
3. Frank Victor Swift - 17
4. David Seaman - 12
5. Samuel Hardy - 10
6. Harry Gibbs - 3

France

Eric Cantona

Players of the Century

1. Michel Platini - 505
2. Raymond Cope - 72
3. Just Fontaine - 40
4. Eric Cantona - 12
5. Jean Tigan - 11
6. Robert Zhonke - 2

Century Goalkeepers

1. Bernard Llama - 6
2. Pierre Cherigue - 5
3. Julien Daryui - 4
4. Fabien Barthez - 3

Germany

Fritz Walter

Lothar Matteus

Players of the Century

1. Franz Beckenbauer - 709
2. Gerd Muller - 249
3. Fritz Walter - 105
4. Uwe Seeler - 72
5. Lothar Matteus - 43
6. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge - 40
7. Paul Breitner - 8
8. Gunter Netzer - 6
9. Richard Hofmann - 5
9. Wolfgang Overath - 5
11. Fritz Shepan - 4
12. Andreas Breme - 2
12. Bernd Schuster - 2
13. Andreas Möller - 1
13. Rudy Feller - 1

Century Goalkeepers

1. Sepp Mayer - 263
2. Harald "Tony" Schumacher - 51
3. Andreas Köpke - 37
4. Jürgen Croy - 16
5. Hans Tilkowski - 10
6. Heinrich Shtulfaut - 9
7. Anton "Tony" Turek - 7
8. Bodo Illgner - 4
9. Hans Jacob - 3
10. Ulrich Stein - 13

Hungary

Karoy Jacques

Players of the Century

1. Ferenc Puskas - 667
2. Sandor Kochish - 54
3. Jozsef Bozhik - 41
4. Imre Schlosser - 26
5. Gyor Sharoshi - 16
6. Nandor Hidegkuti - 11
7. Florian Albert - 8
8. György Ort - 2

Century Goalkeepers

1. Gyula Grosic - 117
2. Karoy Jacques - 5

Italy

Paolo Maldini

Players of the Century

1. Gianni Rivera - 113
2. Giuseppe Meazza - 90
3. Giacinto Facchetti - 79
4. Franco Barezi - 66
5. Alessandro Mazzola - 53
6. Silvio Piola - 46
7. Paolo Rossi - 27
8. Luigi Riva - 26
9. Roberto Baggio - 21
9. Gaetano Shirea - 19
11. Paolo Maldini - 12
12. Roberto Bettega - 9
13. Giampiero Boniperti - 3

Century Goalkeepers

1. Dino Zoff - 373
2. Gianpiero Combi - 49
3. Walter Dzenga - 18
4. Angelo Peruzzi - 13
5. Enrico Albertozi - 12
6. Gianluca Paliuc - 10
7. Giuliano Sarti - 7
8. Lorenzo Buffon - 4

Netherlands

Ryd Gullit

Players of the Century

1. Johan Cruyff - 753
2. Marco van Bastin - 240
3. Ruud Gullit - 63
4. Dennis Bergkamp - 14
5. Rud Krol - 10
6. Ronald Kuman - 8
7. Frank Rikard - 3
8. Fas Vilkes - 2

Century Goalkeepers

1. Hans van Breckelen - 37
2. Edwin van der Sar - 21
3. Eddie Peters Grafland - 3

Spain

Andoni Subisarreta

Players of the Century

1. Alfredo Di Stefano - 708
2. Ferenc Puskas - 667
3. Ladislao Kubala - 53
4. Francisco Hento - 49
5. Luis Suarez Miramontes - 23
6. Emilio Butrageno - 8
7. Miguel "Michel" Gonzalez - 3
8. Amancio Amaro Varela - 2
9. Thelmo "Sarra" Sarraonindia - 2

Century Goalkeepers

1. Ricardo Zamora - 304
2. Andoni Subisarreta - 31
3. Jose Angel Iribar - 10
4. Louis Miguel Arconade - 7
5. Anthony Ramalets - 5
6. Francisco Buyo - 3

Uruguay

Louis cubilla

Players of the Century

Juan Alberto Schiaffino - 52
Luis Cubilla - 25
Obdulio Jacinto Varela - 21
Hector Scarone - 16
Jose Leandro Andrade - 16
Enzo Francescoli - 13
Jose Nassassi - 12
Pedro Vergilio Rocha - 7
Jose Pedro Cea - 3
Alcides Edgardo Gija - 2

Century Goalkeepers

Ladislao Mazurkevich - 46
Roque Gaston Maspoli - 26
Rodolfo Sergio Rodriguez - 6
Andres Masali - 4

The best result among field players and goalkeepers in all countries

Field Players

Australia - Frank Farina
Austria - Matthias Sindelar
Algeria - Lahdar Bellamy
England - Bobby Charlton
Argentina - Diego Armando Maradona
Belgium - Paul Van Himst
Bulgaria - George Asparuhov
Brazil - Pele
Hungary - Ferenc Puskas
Ghana - Abedi Pele
Guatemala - Oscar Enrique "Conejo" Sanchez
Guinea - Petit Sorry
Germany - Franz Beckenbauer
Honduras - Gilberto Yervood
Denmark - Michael Laudrup
Egypt - Mahmoud Al Khatib
Zaire - Tshimen Bwanga
Zambia - Kalusha Bvalia
Israel - Avi Cohen
India - Pradeep Kumar Banerjee
Iran - Ali Daei
Iraq - Ahmed Rahdi
Ireland - Liam Brady
Spain - Alfredo Di Stefano
Italy - Gianni Rivera
Cameroon - Roger Milla
Canada - Bruce Wilson
China - Fan Zhi
DPRK - Park Do Ik
Columbia - Willington Ortiz
Republic of the Congo - Paul Mukila
Costa Rica - Alejandro Morera
Cote D'Ivoire - Laurent Pokou
Cuba - Mario Lopez
Kuwait - Faisal Ali Ak Dahil
Liberia - George Weah
Malaysia - Mokhtar Dahari
Mali - Salif Keita
Morocco - Ahmed Faras
Mexico - Hugo Sanchez
Nigeria - Finidi George
Netherlands - Cruyff, Johan
New Zealand - Winton Roofer
New Caledonia - Christian Karambyo
UAE - Abanan Al-Taliani
Panama - Julio Cesar Delhi Valdez
Paraguay - Arsenio Pastor Eriko
Peru - Teofilo Cubillas
Poland - Zbigniew Bonek
Portugal - Eusebio
Romania - Gheorghe Haji
Salvador - Jorge Alberto González Barillas
Saudi Arabia - Abdullah Majed
Northern Ireland - George Best
Singapore - Ahmad Fundy
USSR - Oleg Blokhin
USA - Billy Goncalves
Thailand - Piapong Pye-oon
French Polynesia - Erroll Bennett
Trinidad and Tobago - Dwight York
Tunisia - Tarek Diab
Uruguay - Juan Alberto Schaffino
Wales - William John Charles
France - Michel Platini
Scotland - Denis Lowe
Chad - Yaphet N'Doram
Czechoslovakia - Joseph Bitsan
Chile - Elias Figueroa
Switzerland - Severino Minelli
Sweden - Gunnar Nordal
Ecuador - Alberto Spencer
South Africa - Mark Fish
Yugoslavia - Dragan Jaich
Republic of Korea - Cha Bom Geun
Japan - Kazuyoshi Miura

Notes

↑ Karel Stokkermans. IFFHS 'Century Elections . www.rsssf.com . The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. (30 January 2000). Date of treatment June 2, 2019.

Links

Karel Stokkermans. IFFHS 'Century Elections . www.rsssf.com . The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. (30 January 2000). Date of treatment June 2, 2019.
http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/iffhs-country-complete.html
http://www.footballplayers.ru/article/28.html
http://www.footballplayers.ru/article/30.html

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