MEJORES JUGADORES DEL SIGLO XX PARA IFFHS

IFFHS' Century Elections

 MEJORES JUGADORES DEL SIGLO PARA IFFHS

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The IFFHS (International Federation of Football History and Statistics)

has been organizing elections for the "Football Player of the Century" for

various countries and continents, and separate elections for the "Goal

'Keeper of the Century".  Apparently elections were based on polls of

journalists and former players, but no specific details are known.

Players above the dotted lines in the continental elections were eligible 

for the worldwide elections.

Players whose country is given in italics were (implicitly) chosen

as the best of their country.

World - Player of the Century

DI STEFANO, PELÉ, CRUYFF, BECKENBAUER, MARADONA

 1."Pelé"                 (Brazil)        1705  (Edson Arantes do Nascimento)

 2.Johan Cruijff          (Netherlands)   1303

 3.Franz Beckenbauer      (Germany)       1228

 4.Alfredo di Stéfano     (Argentina)     1215

 5.Diego Armando Maradona (Argentina)     1214

 6.Ferenc Puskás          (Hungary)        810

 7.Michel Platini         (France)         722

 8.Garrincha              (Brazil)         624  (Manoel dos Santos Garrincha)

 9.Eusébio                (Portugal)       544  (Eusébio Ferreira da Silva)

10.Robert Charlton        (England)        508

11.Stanley Matthews       (England)        368

12.Marco van Basten       (Netherlands)    315

13.Gerd Müller            (Germany)        265

14.Zico                   (Brazil)         207

15.Lothar Matthäus        (Germany)        202

16.George Best            (N. Ireland)     187

17.Juan Alberto Schiaffino(Uruguay)        158

18.Ruud Gullit            (Netherlands)    119

19.Valdir Pereira Didi    (Brazil)         116

   Gianni Rivera          (Italy)          116

21.Giuseppe Meazza        (Italy)          108

22.Matthias Sindelar      (Austria)        106

23 Fritz Walter           (Germany)        103

24.Robert Moore           (England)         98

25.José Manuel Moreno     (Argentina)       96

26.Hugo Sánchez           (Mexico)          85

27.George Weah            (Liberia)         79

28.Roger Milla            (Cameroon)        78

29.José Leonardo Andrade  (Uruguay)         74

30.Just Fontaine          (France)          73

   Francisco Gento        (Spain)           73

32.Ladislao Kubala        (Spain)           71

33.Franco Baresi          (Italy)           70

34.Josef Bican            (Czechoslovakia)  63

35.Karl-Heinz Rummenigge  (Germany)         59

36.Omar Sivori            (Argentina)       56

37.Elias Figueroa         (Chile)           55

38.Kevin Keegan           (England)         53

39.Sándor Kocsis          (Hungary)         52

40.Héctor Scarone         (Uruguay)         51

41.Josef Masopust         (Czechoslovakia)  46

42.Giacchinto Facchetti   (Italy)           44

43.Raymond Kopa           (France)          41

   Alessandro Mazzola     (Italy)           41

45.Uwe Seeler             (Germany)         40

46.Gunnar Nordahl         (Sweden)          36

47.Zizinho                (Brazil)          35

48.Teófilo Cubillas       (Peru)            34

49.Arsenio Erico          (Paraguay)        30

50.Denis Law              (Scotland)        29

YASHIN

World - Keeper of the Century

 1.Lev Yashin             (Soviet Union)  1002

 2.Gordon Banks           (England)        717

 3.Dino Zoff              (Italy)          661

 4.Sepp Maier             (Germany)        456

 5.Ricardo Zamora         (Spain)          443

 6.José Luis Félix Chilavert(Paraguay)     373

 7.Peter Schmeichel       (Denmark)        291

 8.Peter Shilton          (England)        196

 9.František Plánicka     (Czechoslovakia) 194

10.Amadeo Raúl Carrizo    (Argentina)      192

11.Gilmar dos Santos Neves(Brazil)         160

12.Ladislao Mazurkiewicz  (Uruguay)        144

13.Patrick Jennings       (N. Ireland)     132

14.Ubaldo Matildo Fillol  (Argentina)      121

15.Antonio Carbajal       (Mexico)         105

16.Jean-Marie Pfaff       (Belgium)         95

17.Rinat Dasaev           (Soviet Union)    89

18.Gyula Grosics          (Hungary)         87

19.Thomas Ravelli         (Sweden)          66

20.Walter Zenga           (Italy)           62

GOLEADORES DE AMERICA 1931-2003

South American Topscorers- GOLEADORES DE AMERICA 

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  European Topscorers before Golden Boot Awards (link to separate file)

  Golden Boot Awards (link to separate file)

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In analogy to the European seasonwise lists of topscorers linked above, here the South American topscorers are listed by season.

season  player                  club (country)                  goals

1931    Alberto Zozaya          Estudiantes La Plata (Argentina)   33

1932    Bernabé Ferreyra        River Plate B.A. (Argentina)       43

1933    Francisco Varallo       Boca Juniors B.A. (Argentina)      34

1934    Evaristo Barrera        Racing Club B.A. (Argentina)       34

AGUSTIN COSSO

1935    Augustin Cosso          Vélez Sarsfield B.A. (Argentina)   33

1936    Flaminio Silva          Olimpia Asunción (Paraguay)        34

1937    Arsenio Erico           Independiente B.A. (Argentina)     47

1938    Arsenio Erico           Independiente B.A. (Argentina)     43

1939    Arsenio Erico           Independiente B.A. (Argentina)     40

1940    Delfín Benitez          Racing Club B.A. (Argentina)       33

        Isidro Langara          San Lorenzo B.A. (Argentina)       33

1941    José Canteli            Newell's Old Boys Rosario (Argent.)30

1942    Rinaldo Martino         San Lorenzo B.A. (Argentina)       25

ATILIO MELLONE

1943    Atilio Mellone          Guarani Asunción (Paraguay)        27

1944    Atilio Mellone          Huracán Buenos Aires (Argentina)   26

1945    Angel Labruna           River Plate B.A. (Argentina)       25

1946    Leocadio Marin          Olimpia Asunción (Paraguay)        26

1947    Leocadio Marin          Olimpia Asunción (Paraguay)        27

        Alfredo Di Stefano      River Plate B.A. (Argentina)       27

1948    Alfredo Castillo        Millonarios Bogota (Colombia)      31

PEDRO CABILLÓN

1949    Pedro Cabillón          Millonarios Bogota (Colombia)      42

1950    Casimiro Ávalos         Deportivo Pereira (Colombia)       27

1951    Alfredo Di Stéfano      Millonarios Bogotá (Colombia)      31

        Valeriano Lopez         Sport Boys Callao (Peru)           31

1952    René Meléndez           Everton Vina del Mar (Chile)       30

1953    Jorge Robledo           Colo Colo Santiago (Chile)         26

1954    Jorge Robledo           Colo Colo Santiago (Chile)         25

1955    Nicolas Moreno          Green Cross Temuco (Chile)         27

1956    Maximo Rolon            Libertad Asunción (Paraguay)       23

1957    José Vicente Grecco     Deportivo Ind. Medellín (Colombia) 30

1958    José Americo Montanini  Atlético Bucaramanga (Colombia)    36

1959    Felipe Marino           Cúcuta Medellín (Colombia)         35

1960    José Sanfilippo         San Lorenzo (Argentina)            34

1961    Alberto Perazzo         Independiente Bogota (Colombia)    32

1962    José Omar Verdún        Cúcuta Deportivo (Colombia)        36

1963    Luis Hernán Alvárez     Colo Colo Santiago (Chile)         37

1964    Omar Lorenzo Devanni    Magdalena Bucaramanga (Colombia)   28

1965    Perfecto Rodríguez      Independiente Medellín (Colombia)  38

1966    Omar Lorenzo Devanni    Independiente Bogotá (Colombia)    31

1967    José María Ferrero      Millonarios Bogotá (Colombia)      38

1968    José María Ferrero      Millonarios Bogotá (Colombia)      32

FRANCISCO BERTOCCHI

1969    Francisco Bertocchi     LDU de Quito (Ecuador)             26

1970    Osvaldo Castro          Deportes Concepción (Chile)        36

CARLOS BIANCHI

1971    Carlos Bianchi          Vélez Sarsfield B.A. (Argentina)   36

1972    Carlos Bianchi          Vélez Sarsfield B.A. (Argentina)   27 

        Hugo Horacio Lóndero    Cúcuta Deportivo (Colombia)        27

1973    Nelson Silva Pacheco    Cúcuta Deportivo / Atlético Junior 

                                Barranquilla (Colombia)            36

1974    Víctor Ephanor          Atlético Barranquilla (Colombia)   33

HECTOR HORACIO SCOTTA

1975    Héctor Horace Scotta    San Lorenzo B.A. (Argentina)       60 

1976    Angel Liciardi          Deportivo Cuenca (Ecuador)         35

1977    Roque Avallay           Chacarita Juniors San Martín / 

                                Racing Club Avellaneda (Argentina) 34

        Oscar Fabbiani          Palestino Santiago (Chile)         34

1978    Jesús Reynaldo          Bolívar La Paz (Bolivia)           39

1979    Juan José Irigoyén      Millonarios Bogotá (Colombia)      36

1980    Diego Armando Maradona  Argentinos Juniors B.A.(Argentina) 42

1981    Juan Carlos Sánchez     Blooming Santa Cruz (Bolivia)      30

1982    Carlos Morete           Talleres Córdona / Independiente 

                                Avellaneda (Argentina)             37 

1983    Juan Carlos Sánchez     Blooming Santa Cruz (Bolivia)      30

VICTOR HUGO ANTELO

1984    Victor Hugo Antelo      Oriente Petrolero S.C. (Bolivia)   38

1985    Victor Hugo Antelo      Oriente Petrolero S.C. (Bolivia)   37

1986    Jesús Reynaldo          The Strongest La Paz (Bolivia)     36

1987    Fernando Salinas        Bolívar La Paz (Bolivia)           28

1988    Sergio Angulo           Independiente Santa Fe (Colombia)  29

1989    Rubén Martínez          Cobresal El Salvador (Chile)       25

1990    Claudio Adao            Sport Boys Callao (Peru)           31

1991    Iván René Valenciano    Atlético Barranquilla (Colombia)   30

1992    Alvaro Guillermo Pena   San José Oruro (Bolivia)           32

1993    Miguel Guerrero         Atlético Barranquilla (Colombia)   34

1994    Alberto Acosta          Universidad Cat. Santiago (Chile)  33

1995    Rogeiro Da Silva        Mineros De Guayana (Venezuela)     30

IVAN RENÉ VALENCIANO

1996    Iván René Valenciano    Atlético Junior (Colombia)         36

1997    Hamilton Ricard         Deportivo Cali (Colombia)          36

1998    Jaime Iván Kaviedes     Emelec Guayaquil (Ecuador)         43

1999    Mario Núñez Villarroel  O'Higgins Rancagua (Chile)         34

2000    José Eduardo Esidio     Universitario de Deportes (Peru)   37

2001    José Alfredo Castillo   Oriente Petrolero S.C. (Bolivia)   42

JOAQUIN BOTERO

2002    Joaquín Botero          Bolívar La Paz (Bolivia)           49

2003    Editácio Vieira         Goias EC Goiânia (Brazil)          31

        de Andrade "Dimba"   

B.A. – Buenos Aires

S.C. – Santa Cruz    

PREMIOS REVISTA WORLD SOCCER - MEJORES POR AÑO

"World Soccer" Awards- PREMIOS REVISTA "WORLD SOCCER"

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Since 1982, the English magazine World Soccer has its readers select winners for its awards in three categories: Player of the Year, Manager of the Year, and Team of the Year.

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Player of the Year

YEAR    WINNER (club and country)                  percentage of votes

1982    Paolo ROSSI (Juventus & Italy)                     23

1983    Artur Antunes ZICO (Udinese & Brazil)              28

1984    Michel PLATINI (Juventus & France)                 54

1985    Michel PLATINI (Juventus & France)                 21

1986    Diego MARADONA (Napoli & Argentina)                36

1987    Ruud GULLIT (Milan & Netherlands)                  39

1988    Marco VAN BASTEN (Milan & Netherlands)             43

1989    Ruud GULLIT (Milan & Netherlands)                  24

1990    Lothar MATTHÄUS (Inter Milan & Germany)            22

1991    Jean Pierre PAPIN (Marseille & France)             25

1992    Marco VAN BASTEN (Milan & Netherlands)             19

1993    Roberto BAGGIO (Juventus & Italy)                  14

1994    Paolo MALDINI (Milan & Italy)                      27

GIANLUCA VIALLI

1995    Gianluca VIALLI (Juventus & Italy)                 18

1996    RONALDO Nazario de Lima (Barcelona & Brazil)       17

1997    RONALDO Nazario de Lima (Inter Milan & Brazil)     27

1998    Zinedine ZIDANE (Juventus & France)                23

1999    RIVALDO Vitor Borba Ferreira (Barcelona & Brazil)  42  

2000    Luis FIGO (Real Madrid & Portugal)                 26

2001    Michael OWEN (Liverpool & England)                 31

2002    RONALDO Nazario de Lima (Real Madrid & Brazil)     26

2003    Pavel NEDVED (Juventus & Czech Republic)           36

2004    Ronaldo de Assis "RONALDINHO" (Barcelona & Brazil) 29

2005    Ronaldo de Assis "RONALDINHO" (Barcelona & Brazil) 39

2006    Fabio CANNAVARO (Juventus/Real Madrid & Italy)     40

2007    Ricardo Izecson dos Santos "KAKÁ (Milan & Brazil)  53

2008    Cristiano RONALDO (Manchester United & Portugal)   48

2009    Lionel MESSI (Barcelona & Argentina)               43

Manager of the Year

YEAR    WINNER (team(s))                           percentage of votes

1982    Enzo BEARZOT (Italy)                               49

1983    Sepp PIONTEK (Denmark)                             29

1984    Michel HIDALGO (France)                            30

TERRY VENABLES

1985    Terry VENABLES (Barcelona)                         30

1986    Guy THYS (Belgium)                                 15

1987    Johan CRUYFF (Ajax)                                25

1988    Rinus MICHELS (Netherlands & Bayer Leverkusen)     48

1989    Arrigo SACCHI (Milan)                              42

1990    Franz BECKENBAUER (West Germany & Marseille)       53

1991    Michel PLATINI (France)                            42

1992    Richard MÖLLER-NIELSEN (Denmark)                   28

1993    Alex FERGUSON (Manchester United)                  21

1994    Carlos Alberto PARREIRA (Brazil)                   17

1995    Louis VAN GAAL (Ajax)                              42

1996    Berti VOGTS (Germany)                              28

1997    Ottmar HITZFELD (Borussia Dortmund)                17

1998    Arsène WENGER (Arsenal)                            28

1999    Alex FERGUSON (Manchester United)                  61

2000    Dino ZOFF (Italy)                                  18

2001    Gérard HOULLIER (Liverpool)                        28

2002    Guus HIDDINK (South Korea & PSV)                   28           

2003    Carlo ANCELOTTI (Milan)                            20  

2004    José MOURINHO (F.C. Porto & Chelsea)               36     

2005    José MOURINHO (Chelsea)                            34    

2006    Marcello LIPPI (Italy)                             36

2007    Alex FERGUSON (Manchester United)                  26

2008    Alex FERGUSON (Manchester United)                  38

2009    Josep GUARDIOLA (Barcelona)                        62

Team of the Year

YEAR    WINNER                                     percentage of votes

1982    Brazil                                             30

1983    Hamburger SV                                       29

1984    France                                             45

1985    Everton FC                                         42

1986    Argentina                                          15

1987    FC Porto                                           38

1988    Netherlands                                        43

1989    Milan AC                                           51

1990    West Germany                                       28

1991    France                                             20

1992    Denmark                                            37

1993    Parma AC                                           24

1994    Milan AC                                           33

1995    Ajax                                               50

1996    Nigeria (Olympic Team)                             31

1997    Borussia Dortmund                                  20

1998    France                                             35

1999    Manchester United                                  61

2000    France                                             33

2001    Liverpool FC                                       26

2002    Brazil                                             24

2003    Milan AC                                           23

2004    Greece                                             25

2005    Liverpool FC                                       27

2006    Barcelona                                          42

IRAK 2007 (COPA DE ASIA)

2007    Iraq                                               22

2008    Spain                                              41

2009    Barcelona                                          76

Young Player of the Year

YEAR    WINNER (club and country)                  percentage of votes

2005    Robson de Souza "ROBINHO" (Santos/Real Madrid & Brazil)     30

2006    Lionel MESSI (Barcelona & Argentina)                        36

2007    Lionel MESSI (Barcelona & Argentina)                        34

2008    Lionel MESSI (Barcelona & Argentina)                        44 

2009    Sergio AGÜERO (Atlético de Madrid & Argentina)              45