Editor | Stephen Fishlock |
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Categories | Football |
Frequency | Monthly |
Circulation | 331,000 (Jan–Dec 2013) [1] |
Publisher | Kelsey Media |
Founded | 1960 |
Based in | Farnborough, Hampshire, UK |
Language | English |
Website |
worldsoccer |
ISSN | 0043-9037 |
World Soccer is an English-language football magazine, published by Kelsey Media. The magazine was established in 1960 and is the oldest continually published football magazine in the United Kingdom. [2] [3] It specialises in the international football scene. Its regular contributing writers include Brian Glanville, Keir Radnedge, Sid Lowe and Tim Vickery. World Soccer is a member of the European Sports Media (ESM), an umbrella group of similar magazines printed in other languages. The members of this group elect a European "Team of the Month" and a European "Team of the Year".
Since 1982, World Soccer has also organised "Player of the Year", "Manager of the Year" and "Team of the Year" awards. [4]
The magazine was first published in London in October 1960, by Echo Publications. The first edition featured an image of Titus Buberník and Svatopluk Pluskal on the front cover. [5] It was edited by Robert Bolle, with Graham Payne, editor of weekly sister publication Soccer Star, as features editor; Jack Rollin, who later edited The Football Yearbook for many years, as home editor; and Eric Batty as overseas editor. [6] [7] Batty, who later edited the magazine, published an annual World XI from 1960 to 1992. [8] Brian Glanville has written a column for the magazine since April 1963. [9] [10] In 1970, Soccer Star, which was first published on 20 September 1952 as Raich Carter's Soccer Star, was incorporated into World Soccer. [11] Keir Radnedge, who had been associate editor, took over from Philip Rising as editor in the late 1980s and was replaced by deputy editor Gavin Hamilton in January 1998 and became executive editor. [12] Radnedge continues to have a monthly column in the magazine. [13] [14] [15]
TI Media (formerly IPC Magazines, IPC Media and Time Inc. UK) published the magazine until the May 2020 issue with Kelsey Media taking over the following issue after they acquired the title from Future plc, the successor of TI Media. [16] Hamilton, who had worked for World Soccer for 26 years, stepped down as editor after publishing the 60th anniversary edition in June 2020. [17]
Other regular contributors have included Paul Gardner, with a focus on football in the United States; David Conn; Jonathan Wilson; Mark Gleeson on African football; Tim Vickery, Brian Homewood and Eric Weil on South American football.
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Year | Player | Club |
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2005 | Robinho ( BRA) (30%) | Santos FC & Real Madrid |
2006 | Lionel Messi ( ARG) (36%) | FC Barcelona [36] |
2007 | Lionel Messi ( ARG) (34%) | FC Barcelona [37] |
2008 | Lionel Messi ( ARG) (44%) | FC Barcelona [19] |
2009 | Sergio Agüero ( ARG) (45.1) | Atlético Madrid [20] |
2010 | Thomas Müller ( GER) (45.8) | Bayern Munich [21] |
2011 | Neymar ( BRA) (29.2%) | Santos FC [22] |
# | Manager | Wins |
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1 | Alex Ferguson ( SCO) | 4 |
2 | José Mourinho ( POR) | 3 |
Pep Guardiola ( ESP) |
# | Country | Wins |
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1 | Germany | 8 |
2 | Italy | 7 |
3 | France | 6 |
4 | Spain | 5 |
5 | Netherlands | 4 |
Scotland | ||
7 | Portugal | 3 |
8 | England | 1 |
Belgium | ||
Denmark | ||
Brazil | ||
Argentina |
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# | Team | Wins |
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1 | France | 5 |
2 | Barcelona ( ESP) | 4 |
3 | Liverpool ( ENG) | 3 |
Milan ( ITA) | ||
Spain | ||
6 | Brazil | 2 |
Germany | ||
Bayern Munich ( GER) | ||
Argentina |
Source: [31] [32] [34] [45] [46] [47]
Year | Rank | Player | Team | Points |
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2020 | 1st | Pernille Harder | Wolfsburg Chelsea | 11 |
2nd | Vivianne Miedema | Arsenal | 6 | |
3rd | Wendie Renard | Lyon | 5 | |
2021 | 1st | Alexia Putellas | Barcelona | 89 |
2nd | Jennifer Hermoso | Barcelona | 55 | |
3rd | Vivianne Miedema | Arsenal | 52 | |
2022 | 1st | Beth Mead | Arsenal | — |
2023 | 1st | Aitana Bonmatí | Barcelona | 178 |
2nd | Sam Kerr | Chelsea | 94 | |
3rd | Mary Earps | Manchester United | 42 |
Year | Rank | Referee | Points |
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2005 | 1st | Pierluigi Collina | 30.6% |
2nd | Kim Milton Nielsen | 19.7% | |
3rd | Markus Merk | 16.3% | |
2006 | 1st | Horacio Elizondo | 38.7% |
2nd | Benito Archundia | 30.5% | |
3rd | Ľuboš Micheľ | 8.5% |
The list is based on the voting poll consisted of 74 experts (journalists, TV pundits, current and former players and managers) from around the world. [52]
(Published July 2013) [52]
Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
---|---|---|---|
Lev Yashin (
URS) |
Cafu (
BRA) |
Alfredo Di Stéfano (
ARG) |
Lionel Messi (
ARG)
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Pos. | Name | Votes | % of votes |
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1 | Lev Yashin ( URS) | 31 | 41.89% |
2 | Gordon Banks ( ENG) | 6 | 8.11% |
Dino Zoff ( ITA) | |||
4 | Gianluigi Buffon ( ITA) | 5 | 6.76% |
Peter Schmeichel ( DEN) | |||
6 | Iker Casillas ( ESP) | 4 | 5.41% |
7 | Sepp Maier ( GER) | 3 | 4.05% |
8 | Pat Jennings ( NIR) | 2 | 2.70% |
Oliver Kahn ( GER) | |||
Edwin van der Sar ( NED) |
Pos. | Name | Votes | % of votes |
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1 | Paolo Maldini ( ITA) | 48 | 64.86% |
2 | Cafu ( BRA) | 24 | 32.43% |
3 | Carlos Alberto Torres ( BRA) | 18 | 24.32% |
4 | Roberto Carlos ( BRA) | 13 | 17.57% |
5 | Djalma Santos ( BRA) | 11 | 14.86% |
6 | Giacinto Facchetti ( ITA) | 7 | 9.46% |
7 | Nílton Santos ( BRA) | 6 | 8.11% |
8 | Berti Vogts ( GER) | 4 | 5.41% |
9 | Lilian Thuram ( FRA) | 3 | 4.05% |
10 | Ruud Krol ( NED) | 2 | 2.70% |
Víctor Rodríguez Andrade ( URU) | |||
Karl-Heinz Schnellinger ( GER) |
Pos. | Name | Votes | % of votes |
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1 | Franz Beckenbauer ( GER) | 68 | 91.89% |
2 | Bobby Moore ( ENG) | 23 | 31.08% |
3 | Franco Baresi ( ITA) | 22 | 29.73% |
4 | Daniel Passarella ( ARG) | 4 | 5.41% |
5 | Fabio Cannavaro ( ITA) | 3 | 4.05% |
John Charles ( WAL) | |||
Marcel Desailly ( FRA) | |||
Paul McGrath ( IRE) | |||
9 | Giuseppe Bergomi ( ITA) | 2 | 2.70% |
Pos. | Name | Votes | % of votes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Diego Maradona ( ARG) | 64 | 86.49% |
2 | Johan Cruyff ( NED) | 58 | 78.38% |
3 | Zinedine Zidane ( FRA) | 28 | 37.84% |
4 | Alfredo Di Stéfano ( ARG) | 24 | 32.43% |
5 | Michel Platini ( FRA) | 18 | 24.32% |
6 | Garrincha ( BRA) | 15 | 20.27% |
7 | George Best ( NIR) | 12 | 16.22% |
8 | Cristiano Ronaldo ( POR) | 7 | 9.46% |
9 | Bobby Charlton ( ENG) | 5 | 6.76% |
Lothar Matthäus ( GER) | |||
11 | Andrés Iniesta ( ESP) | 4 | 5.41% |
Xavi ( ESP) | |||
13 | Didi ( BRA) | 3 | 4.05% |
Sócrates ( BRA) | |||
15 | Roberto Baggio ( ITA) | 2 | 2.70% |
Toninho Cerezo ( BRA) | |||
Francisco Gento ( ESP) | |||
Ryan Giggs ( WAL) | |||
Stanley Matthews ( ENG) | |||
Johan Neeskens ( NED) | |||
Rivellino ( BRA) | |||
Zico ( BRA) |
Pos. | Name | Votes | % of votes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Pelé ( BRA) | 56 | 75.68% |
2 | Lionel Messi ( ARG) | 46 | 62.16% |
3 | Ferenc Puskas ( HUN) | 11 | 14.86% |
4 | Ronaldo ( BRA) | 9 | 12.16% |
5 | Marco van Basten ( NED) | 5 | 6.76% |
6 | Gerd Müller ( GER) | 4 | 5.41% |
7 | Oleh Blokhin ( URS) | 2 | 2.70% |
Eusébio ( POR) |
The list is based on the voting poll consisting of 74 experts (journalists, TV pundits, current and former players and managers) from around the world with each having been allotted 5 managerial picks.
(Published July 2013) [52] [53]
Key
In the December 1999 issue, a readers' poll listing the 100 greatest football players of the 20th century was published. [58]
In 2009, a World Player of the Decade was announced based on the reader's votes from 2000 to 2009 in the annual Player of the Year polls. [59]
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Since the first year of publication of World Soccer and over a 30-year period, overseas editor Eric Batty published his team selection of the best players over the season.
Eric Batty's World XI | ||||
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Year | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
1960 [60] |
Gyula Grosics ( HUN) |
Orvar Bergmark (
SWE) |
Martí Vergés (
ESP) |
Pelé (
BRA) |
1961 [60] |
Orvar Bergmark |
Danny Blanchflower (
NIR) |
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1962 [60] |
Gernot Fraydl ( AUT) |
Djalma Santos (
BRA) |
Zito (
BRA) |
|
1963 [60] |
Lev Yashin ( URS) |
Mário Coluna (
POR) |
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1964 [60] |
Tarcisio Burgnich (
ITA) |
Pelé | ||
1965 [60] |
Costa Pereira ( POR) |
Sandro Mazzola (
ITA) | ||
1966 [60] |
Aleksandar Shalamanov (
BUL) |
Néstor Gonçalves (
URU) |
Pelé | |
1967 [60] |
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1968 [60] |
Dino Zoff ( ITA) |
Franz Beckenbauer |
Ferenc Bene | |
1969 [60] |
Gordon Banks ( ENG) |
Karl-Heinz Schnellinger (
FRG) |
Ferenc Bene | |
1970 | did not publish | |||
1971 [61] |
Carlos Alberto (
BRA) |
Sandro Mazzola |
Jairzinho (
BRA) | |
1972 [61] |
Paul Breitner (
FRG) |
Günter Netzer (
FRG) |
Włodzimierz Lubański | |
1973 [61] |
Pat Jennings ( NIR) |
Dragoslav Stepanović (
YUG) |
Ladislav Kuna (
TCH) |
|
1974 [61] |
David Harvey ( SCO) |
Paul Breitner |
Jovan Aćimović (
YUG) |
Robert Gadocha (
POL) |
1975 [61] |
Rainer Bonhof (
FRG) |
Jupp Heynckes (
FRG) | ||
1976 [61] |
Ivo Viktor ( TCH) |
Paul Breitner |
Branko Oblak (
YUG) |
Oleg Blokhin (
URS) |
1977 [61] |
Sepp Maier ( FRG) |
Ruud Krol (
NED) |
Johan Cruyff |
Rob Rensenbrink (
NED) |
1978 [61] |
Peter Shilton ( ENG) |
Alberto Tarantini (
ARG) |
Teófilo Cubillas (
PER) |
Rob Rensenbrink |
1979 | did not publish | |||
1980 | did not publish | |||
1981 | did not publish | |||
1982 [62] |
Alain Giresse (
FRA) |
Sócrates (
BRA) |
Paolo Rossi (
ITA) | |
1983 [62] |
Sócrates |
|||
1984 [62] |
Rinat Dasayev ( URS) |
Alain Giresse |
Allan Simonsen (
DEN) |
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge |
1985 [62] |
Morten Olsen |
Ray Wilkins (
ENG) |
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1986 [62] |
Manuel Amoros (
FRA) |
Luis Fernández (
FRA) |
Gary Lineker ( ENG) | |
1987 [62] |
Manuel Amoros |
Gary Lineker | ||
1988 | did not publish | |||
1989 [62] |
Ronald Koeman (
NED) |
Frank Rijkaard (
NED) |
Ruud Gullit (
NED) | |
1990 [62] |
Stéphane Demol (
BEL) |
Paulo Silas |
Ian Rush (
WAL) | |
1991 [62] |
Neville Southall ( WAL) |
Riccardo Ferri |
Robert Prosinečki (
YUG) |
|
1992 [62] |
Peter Schmeichel ( DEN) |
Ronald Koeman |
Frank Rijkaard |
Attilio Lombardo (
ITA) |
World Soccer World XI | ||||
2012 [63] |
Appearances | Player | First | Last |
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11 | Franz Beckenbauer ( FRG) | 1966 | 1977 |
8 | Gerd Müller ( FRG) | 1969 | 1978 |
7 | Pelé ( BRA) | 1960 | 1966 |
6 | Giacinto Facchetti ( ITA) | 1964 | 1969 |
Peter Shilton ( ENG) | 1978 | 1990 | |
5 | Alfredo Di Stéfano ( ESP) | 1960 | 1965 |
Mário Coluna ( POR) | 1963 | 1967 | |
Sandro Mazzola ( ITA) | 1965 | 1974 | |
Bobby Moore ( ENG) | 1968 | 1973 | |
Alain Giresse ( FRA) | 1982 | 1986 | |
4 | Ferenc Puskás ( ESP) | 1960 | 1963 |
Lev Yashin ( URS) | 1963 | 1967 | |
Ferenc Bene ( HUN) | 1966 | 1969 | |
Włodzimierz Lubański ( POL) | 1968 | 1973 | |
Paul Breitner ( FRG) | 1972 | 1976 | |
Michel Platini ( FRA) | 1982 | 1985 | |
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge ( FRG) | 1982 | 1985 | |
Jean Tigana ( FRA) | 1984 | 1987 | |
3 | Francisco Gento ( ESP) | 1960 | 1962 |
Germano ( POR) | 1961 | 1965 | |
Djalma Santos ( BRA) | 1962 | 1965 | |
Fahrudin Jusufi ( YUG) | 1962 | 1968 | |
Luis Suárez ( ESP) | 1963 | 1965 | |
Ján Popluhár ( TCH) | 1964 | 1968 | |
Geoff Hurst ( ENG) | 1967 | 1969 | |
Gordon Banks ( ENG) | 1969 | 1972 | |
Berti Vogts ( FRG) | 1971 | 1977 | |
Günter Netzer ( FRG) | 1972 | 1975 | |
Luís Pereira ( BRA) | 1974 | 1978 | |
Osvaldo Ardiles ( ARG) | 1978 | 1983 | |
Sócrates ( BRA) | 1982 | 1984 | |
Morten Olsen ( DEN) | 1984 | 1986 | |
Rinat Dasayev ( URS) | 1984 | 1987 | |
Míchel ( ESP) | 1986 | 1989 | |
Rafael Martín Vázquez ( ESP) | 1989 | 1991 | |
Marco van Basten ( NED) | 1989 | 1992 |
Editor | Stephen Fishlock |
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Categories | Football |
Frequency | Monthly |
Circulation | 331,000 (Jan–Dec 2013) [1] |
Publisher | Kelsey Media |
Founded | 1960 |
Based in | Farnborough, Hampshire, UK |
Language | English |
Website |
worldsoccer |
ISSN | 0043-9037 |
World Soccer is an English-language football magazine, published by Kelsey Media. The magazine was established in 1960 and is the oldest continually published football magazine in the United Kingdom. [2] [3] It specialises in the international football scene. Its regular contributing writers include Brian Glanville, Keir Radnedge, Sid Lowe and Tim Vickery. World Soccer is a member of the European Sports Media (ESM), an umbrella group of similar magazines printed in other languages. The members of this group elect a European "Team of the Month" and a European "Team of the Year".
Since 1982, World Soccer has also organised "Player of the Year", "Manager of the Year" and "Team of the Year" awards. [4]
The magazine was first published in London in October 1960, by Echo Publications. The first edition featured an image of Titus Buberník and Svatopluk Pluskal on the front cover. [5] It was edited by Robert Bolle, with Graham Payne, editor of weekly sister publication Soccer Star, as features editor; Jack Rollin, who later edited The Football Yearbook for many years, as home editor; and Eric Batty as overseas editor. [6] [7] Batty, who later edited the magazine, published an annual World XI from 1960 to 1992. [8] Brian Glanville has written a column for the magazine since April 1963. [9] [10] In 1970, Soccer Star, which was first published on 20 September 1952 as Raich Carter's Soccer Star, was incorporated into World Soccer. [11] Keir Radnedge, who had been associate editor, took over from Philip Rising as editor in the late 1980s and was replaced by deputy editor Gavin Hamilton in January 1998 and became executive editor. [12] Radnedge continues to have a monthly column in the magazine. [13] [14] [15]
TI Media (formerly IPC Magazines, IPC Media and Time Inc. UK) published the magazine until the May 2020 issue with Kelsey Media taking over the following issue after they acquired the title from Future plc, the successor of TI Media. [16] Hamilton, who had worked for World Soccer for 26 years, stepped down as editor after publishing the 60th anniversary edition in June 2020. [17]
Other regular contributors have included Paul Gardner, with a focus on football in the United States; David Conn; Jonathan Wilson; Mark Gleeson on African football; Tim Vickery, Brian Homewood and Eric Weil on South American football.
Year | Player | Club |
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1982 | Paolo Rossi ( ITA) (23%) | Juventus |
1983 | Zico ( BRA) (28%) | Udinese Calcio |
1984 | Michel Platini ( FRA) (54%) | Juventus |
1985 | Michel Platini ( FRA) (21%) | Juventus |
1986 | Diego Maradona ( ARG) (36%) | S.S.C. Napoli |
1987 | Ruud Gullit ( NED) (39%) | A.C. Milan |
1988 | Marco van Basten ( NED) (43%) | A.C. Milan |
1989 | Ruud Gullit ( NED) (24%) | A.C. Milan |
1990 | Lothar Matthäus ( GER) (22%) | Inter Milan |
1991 | Jean-Pierre Papin ( FRA) (25%) | Olympique de Marseille |
1992 | Marco van Basten ( NED) (19%) | A.C. Milan |
1993 | Roberto Baggio ( ITA) (14%) | Juventus |
1994 | Paolo Maldini ( ITA) (27%) | A.C. Milan |
1995 | Gianluca Vialli ( ITA) (18%) | Juventus |
1996 | Ronaldo ( BRA) (17%) | FC Barcelona |
1997 | Ronaldo ( BRA) (27%) | FC Barcelona & Inter Milan |
1998 | Zinedine Zidane ( FRA) (23%) | Juventus |
1999 | Rivaldo ( BRA) (42%) | FC Barcelona |
2000 | Luís Figo ( POR) (26%) | FC Barcelona & Real Madrid |
2001 | Michael Owen ( ENG) (31%) | Liverpool F.C. |
2002 | Ronaldo ( BRA) (26%) | Inter Milan & Real Madrid |
2003 | Pavel Nedvěd ( CZE) (36% | Juventus |
2004 | Ronaldinho ( BRA) (29%) | FC Barcelona |
2005 | Ronaldinho ( BRA) (39%) | FC Barcelona |
2006 | Fabio Cannavaro ( ITA) (40%) | Juventus & Real Madrid |
2007 | Kaká ( BRA) (52%) | A.C. Milan [18] |
2008 | Cristiano Ronaldo ( POR) (48.4%) | Manchester United [19] |
2009 | Lionel Messi ( ARG) (43.2%) | FC Barcelona [20] |
2010 | Xavi ( ESP) (25.8%) | FC Barcelona [21] |
2011 | Lionel Messi ( ARG) (60.2%) | FC Barcelona [22] |
2012 | Lionel Messi ( ARG) (47.33%) | FC Barcelona [23] |
2013 | Cristiano Ronaldo ( POR) | Real Madrid [24] |
2014 | Cristiano Ronaldo ( POR) | Real Madrid [25] |
2015 | Lionel Messi ( ARG) | FC Barcelona [26] |
2016 | Cristiano Ronaldo ( POR) | Real Madrid [27] |
2017 | Cristiano Ronaldo ( POR) | Real Madrid [28] |
2018 | Luka Modrić ( CRO) | Real Madrid [29] |
2019 | Lionel Messi ( ARG) | FC Barcelona [30] |
2020 | Robert Lewandowski ( POL) | Bayern Munich [31] |
2021 | Robert Lewandowski ( POL) | Bayern Munich [32] |
2022 | Lionel Messi ( ARG) | Paris Saint-Germain [33] [34] |
2023 | Erling Haaland ( NOR) | Manchester City [35] |
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Year | Player | Club |
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2005 | Robinho ( BRA) (30%) | Santos FC & Real Madrid |
2006 | Lionel Messi ( ARG) (36%) | FC Barcelona [36] |
2007 | Lionel Messi ( ARG) (34%) | FC Barcelona [37] |
2008 | Lionel Messi ( ARG) (44%) | FC Barcelona [19] |
2009 | Sergio Agüero ( ARG) (45.1) | Atlético Madrid [20] |
2010 | Thomas Müller ( GER) (45.8) | Bayern Munich [21] |
2011 | Neymar ( BRA) (29.2%) | Santos FC [22] |
Year | Manager | Team |
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1982 | Enzo Bearzot ( ITA) (49%) | Italy |
1983 | Sepp Piontek ( GER) (29%) | Denmark |
1984 | Michel Hidalgo ( FRA) (30%) | France |
1985 | Terry Venables ( ENG) (30%) | FC Barcelona |
1986 | Guy Thys ( BEL) (15%) | Belgium |
1987 | Johan Cruijff ( NED) (25%) | Ajax Amsterdam |
1988 | Rinus Michels ( NED) (48%) | Netherlands & Bayer Leverkusen |
1989 | Arrigo Sacchi ( ITA) (42%) | AC Milan |
1990 | Franz Beckenbauer ( GER) (53%) | Germany |
1991 | Michel Platini ( FRA) (42%) | France |
1992 | Richard Møller-Nielsen ( DEN) (28%) | Denmark |
1993 | Alex Ferguson ( SCO) (21%) | Manchester United |
1994 | Carlos Alberto Parreira ( BRA) (17%) | Brazil |
1995 | Louis van Gaal ( NED) (42%) | Ajax Amsterdam |
1996 | Berti Vogts ( GER) (28%) | Germany |
1997 | Ottmar Hitzfeld ( GER) (17%) | Borussia Dortmund |
1998 | Arsène Wenger ( FRA) (28%) | Arsenal |
1999 | Alex Ferguson ( SCO) (60%) | Manchester United |
2000 | Dino Zoff ( ITA) (18%) | Italy |
2001 | Gérard Houllier ( FRA) (28%) | Liverpool F.C. |
2002 | Guus Hiddink ( NED) (28%) | South Korea |
2003 | Carlo Ancelotti ( ITA) (20%) | A.C. Milan |
2004 | José Mourinho ( POR) (36%) | FC Porto & Chelsea |
2005 | José Mourinho ( POR) (34.1%) | Chelsea [38] |
2006 | Marcello Lippi ( ITA) (36%) | Italy |
2007 | Alex Ferguson ( SCO) (26%) | Manchester United |
2008 | Alex Ferguson ( SCO) (38%) | Manchester United |
2009 | Pep Guardiola ( ESP) (62.1%) | FC Barcelona [20] |
2010 | José Mourinho ( POR) (48.3%) | Inter Milan & Real Madrid [21] |
2011 | Pep Guardiola ( ESP) (33.1%) | FC Barcelona [22] |
2012 | Vicente del Bosque ( ESP) (28.49%) | Spain [23] |
2013 | Jupp Heynckes ( GER) | Bayern Munich [24] |
2014 | Joachim Löw ( GER) | Germany [25] |
2015 | Luis Enrique ( ESP) | FC Barcelona [26] |
2016 | Claudio Ranieri ( ITA) | Leicester City [39] |
2017 | Zinedine Zidane ( FRA) | Real Madrid [28] |
2018 | Didier Deschamps ( FRA) | France [40] |
2019 | Jürgen Klopp ( GER) | Liverpool F.C. [30] |
2020 | Hansi Flick ( GER) | Bayern Munich [31] |
2021 | Roberto Mancini ( ITA) | Italy [32] |
2022 | Lionel Scaloni ( ARG) | Argentina [34] |
2023 | Pep Guardiola ( ESP) | Manchester City [41] |
# | Manager | Wins |
---|---|---|
1 | Alex Ferguson ( SCO) | 4 |
2 | José Mourinho ( POR) | 3 |
Pep Guardiola ( ESP) |
# | Country | Wins |
---|---|---|
1 | Germany | 8 |
2 | Italy | 7 |
3 | France | 6 |
4 | Spain | 5 |
5 | Netherlands | 4 |
Scotland | ||
7 | Portugal | 3 |
8 | England | 1 |
Belgium | ||
Denmark | ||
Brazil | ||
Argentina |
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# | Team | Wins |
---|---|---|
1 | France | 5 |
2 | Barcelona ( ESP) | 4 |
3 | Liverpool ( ENG) | 3 |
Milan ( ITA) | ||
Spain | ||
6 | Brazil | 2 |
Germany | ||
Bayern Munich ( GER) | ||
Argentina |
Source: [31] [32] [34] [45] [46] [47]
Year | Rank | Player | Team | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | 1st | Pernille Harder | Wolfsburg Chelsea | 11 |
2nd | Vivianne Miedema | Arsenal | 6 | |
3rd | Wendie Renard | Lyon | 5 | |
2021 | 1st | Alexia Putellas | Barcelona | 89 |
2nd | Jennifer Hermoso | Barcelona | 55 | |
3rd | Vivianne Miedema | Arsenal | 52 | |
2022 | 1st | Beth Mead | Arsenal | — |
2023 | 1st | Aitana Bonmatí | Barcelona | 178 |
2nd | Sam Kerr | Chelsea | 94 | |
3rd | Mary Earps | Manchester United | 42 |
Year | Rank | Referee | Points |
---|---|---|---|
2005 | 1st | Pierluigi Collina | 30.6% |
2nd | Kim Milton Nielsen | 19.7% | |
3rd | Markus Merk | 16.3% | |
2006 | 1st | Horacio Elizondo | 38.7% |
2nd | Benito Archundia | 30.5% | |
3rd | Ľuboš Micheľ | 8.5% |
The list is based on the voting poll consisted of 74 experts (journalists, TV pundits, current and former players and managers) from around the world. [52]
(Published July 2013) [52]
Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
---|---|---|---|
Lev Yashin (
URS) |
Cafu (
BRA) |
Alfredo Di Stéfano (
ARG) |
Lionel Messi (
ARG)
|
Pos. | Name | Votes | % of votes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Lev Yashin ( URS) | 31 | 41.89% |
2 | Gordon Banks ( ENG) | 6 | 8.11% |
Dino Zoff ( ITA) | |||
4 | Gianluigi Buffon ( ITA) | 5 | 6.76% |
Peter Schmeichel ( DEN) | |||
6 | Iker Casillas ( ESP) | 4 | 5.41% |
7 | Sepp Maier ( GER) | 3 | 4.05% |
8 | Pat Jennings ( NIR) | 2 | 2.70% |
Oliver Kahn ( GER) | |||
Edwin van der Sar ( NED) |
Pos. | Name | Votes | % of votes |
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1 | Paolo Maldini ( ITA) | 48 | 64.86% |
2 | Cafu ( BRA) | 24 | 32.43% |
3 | Carlos Alberto Torres ( BRA) | 18 | 24.32% |
4 | Roberto Carlos ( BRA) | 13 | 17.57% |
5 | Djalma Santos ( BRA) | 11 | 14.86% |
6 | Giacinto Facchetti ( ITA) | 7 | 9.46% |
7 | Nílton Santos ( BRA) | 6 | 8.11% |
8 | Berti Vogts ( GER) | 4 | 5.41% |
9 | Lilian Thuram ( FRA) | 3 | 4.05% |
10 | Ruud Krol ( NED) | 2 | 2.70% |
Víctor Rodríguez Andrade ( URU) | |||
Karl-Heinz Schnellinger ( GER) |
Pos. | Name | Votes | % of votes |
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1 | Franz Beckenbauer ( GER) | 68 | 91.89% |
2 | Bobby Moore ( ENG) | 23 | 31.08% |
3 | Franco Baresi ( ITA) | 22 | 29.73% |
4 | Daniel Passarella ( ARG) | 4 | 5.41% |
5 | Fabio Cannavaro ( ITA) | 3 | 4.05% |
John Charles ( WAL) | |||
Marcel Desailly ( FRA) | |||
Paul McGrath ( IRE) | |||
9 | Giuseppe Bergomi ( ITA) | 2 | 2.70% |
Pos. | Name | Votes | % of votes |
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1 | Diego Maradona ( ARG) | 64 | 86.49% |
2 | Johan Cruyff ( NED) | 58 | 78.38% |
3 | Zinedine Zidane ( FRA) | 28 | 37.84% |
4 | Alfredo Di Stéfano ( ARG) | 24 | 32.43% |
5 | Michel Platini ( FRA) | 18 | 24.32% |
6 | Garrincha ( BRA) | 15 | 20.27% |
7 | George Best ( NIR) | 12 | 16.22% |
8 | Cristiano Ronaldo ( POR) | 7 | 9.46% |
9 | Bobby Charlton ( ENG) | 5 | 6.76% |
Lothar Matthäus ( GER) | |||
11 | Andrés Iniesta ( ESP) | 4 | 5.41% |
Xavi ( ESP) | |||
13 | Didi ( BRA) | 3 | 4.05% |
Sócrates ( BRA) | |||
15 | Roberto Baggio ( ITA) | 2 | 2.70% |
Toninho Cerezo ( BRA) | |||
Francisco Gento ( ESP) | |||
Ryan Giggs ( WAL) | |||
Stanley Matthews ( ENG) | |||
Johan Neeskens ( NED) | |||
Rivellino ( BRA) | |||
Zico ( BRA) |
Pos. | Name | Votes | % of votes |
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1 | Pelé ( BRA) | 56 | 75.68% |
2 | Lionel Messi ( ARG) | 46 | 62.16% |
3 | Ferenc Puskas ( HUN) | 11 | 14.86% |
4 | Ronaldo ( BRA) | 9 | 12.16% |
5 | Marco van Basten ( NED) | 5 | 6.76% |
6 | Gerd Müller ( GER) | 4 | 5.41% |
7 | Oleh Blokhin ( URS) | 2 | 2.70% |
Eusébio ( POR) |
The list is based on the voting poll consisting of 74 experts (journalists, TV pundits, current and former players and managers) from around the world with each having been allotted 5 managerial picks.
(Published July 2013) [52] [53]
Key
Pos. | Name | Years | Notable teams | Votes | % of votes |
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1 | Alex Ferguson ( SCO) | 1974–2013 | Aberdeen, Scotland national team, Manchester United | 49 | 66.22% |
2 | Rinus Michels ( NED) | 1960–1992 | AFC Ajax, Barcelona, Netherlands national team | 46 | 62.16% |
3 | José Mourinho ( POR) | 2000– | Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Real Madrid, Manchester United, Tottenham, Roma | 21 | 28.38% |
4 | Helenio Herrera ( ARG) | 1944–1970, 1973–1981 | Sevilla, Atlético Madrid, Barcelona, Inter Milan | 19 | 25.68% |
5 | Pep Guardiola ( ESP) | 2007– | Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Manchester City | 18 | 24.32% |
6 | Arrigo Sacchi ( ITA) | 1985–1999, 2001 | Parma, Milan, Italy national team, Atlético Madrid | 15 | 20.27% |
7 | Valeriy Lobanovskyi ( UKR) | 1969–2002 | Dnipro, Dynamo Kyiv, Soviet Union national team, Ukraine national team | 14 | 18.92% |
8 | Bob Paisley ( ENG) | 1974–1983 | Liverpool | 12 | 16.22% |
9 | Herbert Chapman ( ENG) | 1907–1918, 1921–1934 | Northampton Town, Leeds City, Huddersfield Town, Arsenal | 9 | 12.16% |
Béla Guttmann ( HUN) | 1933–1939, 1945–1951, 1953–1962, 1964–1967, 1973 | Milan, São Paulo, Porto, Benfica, Peñarol | |||
Ernst Happel ( AUT) | 1962–1992 | Feyenoord, Sevilla, Netherlands national team, Brugge, Hamburger SV | |||
Mário Zagallo ( BRA) | 1966–1991, 1994–2001 | Botafogo, Flamengo, Brazil national team, Vasco da Gama | |||
13 | Vittorio Pozzo ( ITA) | 1912–1922, 1924–1926, 1929–1948 | Italy national team, Torino, Milan | 8 | 10.81% |
Vicente del Bosque ( ESP) | 1987–1990, 1994, 1996, 1999–2005, 2008–2016 | Real Madrid, Beşiktaş, Spain national team | |||
Marcello Lippi ( ITA) | 1982–2006, 2008–2010, 2012–2014, 2016–2019 | Napoli, Juventus, Inter Milan, Italy national team, Guangzhou Evergrande, China national team | |||
Telê Santana ( BRA) | 1969–1996 | Atlético Mineiro, Palmeiras, São Paulo, Botafogo, Flamengo, Brazil national team | |||
17 | Brian Clough ( ENG) | 1965–1993 | Derby County, Leeds United, Nottingham Forest | 7 | 9.46% |
18 | Ottmar Hitzfeld ( GER) | 1983–2004, 2007–2014 | Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich, Switzerland national team | 6 | 8.11% |
19 | Sepp Herberger ( GER) | 1930–1942, 1945–1946, 1950–1964 | Germany national team, Eintracht Frankfurt | 5 | 6.76% |
Bill Shankly ( SCO) | 1949–1974 | Carlisle United, Huddersfield Town, Liverpool | |||
Giovanni Trapattoni ( ITA) | 1974–2013 | Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus, Bayern Munich, Fiorentina, Italy national team | |||
22 | César Luis Menotti ( ARG) | 1970, 1972–1984, 1986–1994, 1996–1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007 | Argentina national team, Barcelona, Atlético Madrid, Boca Juniors, Independiente | 4 | 5.41% |
23 | Enzo Bearzot ( ITA) | 1964–1986 | Italy national team | 3 | 4.05% |
Jimmy Hogan ( ENG) | 1910–1912, 1914–1921, 1924, 1924–1927, 1931–1939 | MTK Budapest, Netherlands national team, Fulham, Aston Villa | |||
Hennes Weisweiler ( GER) | 1948–1983 | Borussia Mönchengladbach, Barcelona, 1. FC Köln | |||
Helmut Schön ( GER) | 1952–1984 | Germany national team | |||
Fabio Capello ( ITA) | 1991–2015, 2017–2018 | Milan, Real Madrid, Roma, Juventus, England national team | |||
28 | Franz Beckenbauer ( GER) | 1984–1991, 1993–1994, 1996 | Germany national team, Bayern Munich, Marseille | 2 | 2.70% |
Carlos Bilardo ( ARG) | 1971, 1973–1993, 1996, 1998–2000, 2003–2004 | Estudiantes, Colombia national team, Argentina national team, Sevilla, Boca Juniors | |||
Johan Cruyff ( NED) | 1985–1996 | AFC Ajax, Barcelona | |||
Vicente Feola ( BRA) | 1937–1942, 1947–1950, 1955–1956, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1966 | São Paulo, Brazil national team, Boca Juniors | |||
Alf Ramsey ( ENG) | 1955–1974, 1977–1978 | Ipswich Town, England national team | |||
Gusztáv Sebes ( HUN) | 1940–1946, 1949–1957 | Hungary national team | |||
Jock Stein ( SCO) | 1960–1985 | Celtic Glasgow, Scotland national team, Leeds United | |||
Luiz Felipe Scolari ( BRA) | 1982–2019 | Brazil national team, Portugal national team, Grêmio, Palmeiras, Chelsea | |||
36 | Luis Aragonés ( ESP) | 1974–2009 | Atletico Madrid, Real Betis, Barcelona, Sevilla, Spain national team | 1 | 1.35% |
Leo Beenhakker ( NED) | 1965– | AFC Ajax, Netherlands national team, Real Madrid, Feyenoord | |||
Rafael Benítez ( ESP) | 1993– | Valencia, Liverpool, Internazionale, Chelsea, Napoli, Real Madrid, Newcastle United | |||
Marcelo Bielsa ( ARG) | 1990– | Newell's Old Boys, América, Vélez Sarsfield, Argentina, Chile, Athletic Bilbao, Marseille, Leeds United | |||
Bob Bradley ( USA) | 1981– | Chicago Fire, MetroStars, United States national team, Egypt national team, Los Angeles FC | |||
Matt Busby ( SCO) | 1945–1969, 1970–1971 | Manchester United | |||
Jack Charlton ( ENG) | 1973–1996 | Middlesbrough, Sheffield Wednesday, Newcastle United, Republic of Ireland national team | |||
Kazimierz Górski ( POL) | 1959–1985 | Legia Warsaw, Poland national team, Panathinaikos, Olympiacos | |||
Jupp Heynckes ( GER) | 1979–2018 | Borussia Mönchengladbach, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Benfica, Schalke | |||
Gérard Houllier ( FRA) | 1973–2011 | Paris Saint-Germain, France national team, Liverpool, Lyon | |||
Tomislav Ivić ( CRO) | 1967–2004 | Hajduk Split, Dinamo Zagreb, Croatia national team, Ajax, Anderlecht, Standard Liège, Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe, Panathinaikos, Porto, Benfica, Paris Saint-Germain, Atlético Madrid, Marseille | |||
Ștefan Kovács ( ROM) | 1952–1987 | Steaua București, Ajax, France national team, Romania national team, Panathinaikos, Monaco | |||
Udo Lattek ( GER) | 1970–2000 | Bayern Munich, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Barcelona | |||
Hugo Meisl ( AUT) | 1912–14, 1919–37 | Austria national team | |||
Otto Rehhagel ( GER) | 1972–2010, 2012 | Fortuna Düsseldorf, Werder Bremen, Bayern Munich, 1. FC Kaiserslautern, Greece national team | |||
Carlos Alberto Parreira ( BRA) | 1968–2010 | Fluminense, Brazil national team, Valencia, Fenerbahçe, Corinthians, South Africa national team | |||
Antoni Piechniczek ( POL) | 1973–1990, 1993–1997 | Polish national team | |||
Nereo Rocco ( ITA) | 1947–1977 | Padova, Milan | |||
Árpád Weisz ( HUN) | 1926–1940 | Internazionale, Bologna | |||
Arsène Wenger ( FRA) | 1984–2018 | Monaco, Nagoya Grampus Eight, Arsenal | |||
Walter Winterbottom ( ENG) | 1946–1962 | England national team |
In the December 1999 issue, a readers' poll listing the 100 greatest football players of the 20th century was published. [58]
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In 2009, a World Player of the Decade was announced based on the reader's votes from 2000 to 2009 in the annual Player of the Year polls. [59]
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Since the first year of publication of World Soccer and over a 30-year period, overseas editor Eric Batty published his team selection of the best players over the season.
Eric Batty's World XI | ||||
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Year | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
1960 [60] |
Gyula Grosics ( HUN) |
Orvar Bergmark (
SWE) |
Martí Vergés (
ESP) |
Pelé (
BRA) |
1961 [60] |
Orvar Bergmark |
Danny Blanchflower (
NIR) |
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1962 [60] |
Gernot Fraydl ( AUT) |
Djalma Santos (
BRA) |
Zito (
BRA) |
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1963 [60] |
Lev Yashin ( URS) |
Mário Coluna (
POR) |
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1964 [60] |
Tarcisio Burgnich (
ITA) |
Pelé | ||
1965 [60] |
Costa Pereira ( POR) |
Sandro Mazzola (
ITA) | ||
1966 [60] |
Aleksandar Shalamanov (
BUL) |
Néstor Gonçalves (
URU) |
Pelé | |
1967 [60] |
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1968 [60] |
Dino Zoff ( ITA) |
Franz Beckenbauer |
Ferenc Bene | |
1969 [60] |
Gordon Banks ( ENG) |
Karl-Heinz Schnellinger (
FRG) |
Ferenc Bene | |
1970 | did not publish | |||
1971 [61] |
Carlos Alberto (
BRA) |
Sandro Mazzola |
Jairzinho (
BRA) | |
1972 [61] |
Paul Breitner (
FRG) |
Günter Netzer (
FRG) |
Włodzimierz Lubański | |
1973 [61] |
Pat Jennings ( NIR) |
Dragoslav Stepanović (
YUG) |
Ladislav Kuna (
TCH) |
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1974 [61] |
David Harvey ( SCO) |
Paul Breitner |
Jovan Aćimović (
YUG) |
Robert Gadocha (
POL) |
1975 [61] |
Rainer Bonhof (
FRG) |
Jupp Heynckes (
FRG) | ||
1976 [61] |
Ivo Viktor ( TCH) |
Paul Breitner |
Branko Oblak (
YUG) |
Oleg Blokhin (
URS) |
1977 [61] |
Sepp Maier ( FRG) |
Ruud Krol (
NED) |
Johan Cruyff |
Rob Rensenbrink (
NED) |
1978 [61] |
Peter Shilton ( ENG) |
Alberto Tarantini (
ARG) |
Teófilo Cubillas (
PER) |
Rob Rensenbrink |
1979 | did not publish | |||
1980 | did not publish | |||
1981 | did not publish | |||
1982 [62] |
Alain Giresse (
FRA) |
Sócrates (
BRA) |
Paolo Rossi (
ITA) | |
1983 [62] |
Sócrates |
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1984 [62] |
Rinat Dasayev ( URS) |
Alain Giresse |
Allan Simonsen (
DEN) |
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge |
1985 [62] |
Morten Olsen |
Ray Wilkins (
ENG) |
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1986 [62] |
Manuel Amoros (
FRA) |
Luis Fernández (
FRA) |
Gary Lineker ( ENG) | |
1987 [62] |
Manuel Amoros |
Gary Lineker | ||
1988 | did not publish | |||
1989 [62] |
Ronald Koeman (
NED) |
Frank Rijkaard (
NED) |
Ruud Gullit (
NED) | |
1990 [62] |
Stéphane Demol (
BEL) |
Paulo Silas |
Ian Rush (
WAL) | |
1991 [62] |
Neville Southall ( WAL) |
Riccardo Ferri |
Robert Prosinečki (
YUG) |
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1992 [62] |
Peter Schmeichel ( DEN) |
Ronald Koeman |
Frank Rijkaard |
Attilio Lombardo (
ITA) |
World Soccer World XI | ||||
2012 [63] |
Appearances | Player | First | Last |
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11 | Franz Beckenbauer ( FRG) | 1966 | 1977 |
8 | Gerd Müller ( FRG) | 1969 | 1978 |
7 | Pelé ( BRA) | 1960 | 1966 |
6 | Giacinto Facchetti ( ITA) | 1964 | 1969 |
Peter Shilton ( ENG) | 1978 | 1990 | |
5 | Alfredo Di Stéfano ( ESP) | 1960 | 1965 |
Mário Coluna ( POR) | 1963 | 1967 | |
Sandro Mazzola ( ITA) | 1965 | 1974 | |
Bobby Moore ( ENG) | 1968 | 1973 | |
Alain Giresse ( FRA) | 1982 | 1986 | |
4 | Ferenc Puskás ( ESP) | 1960 | 1963 |
Lev Yashin ( URS) | 1963 | 1967 | |
Ferenc Bene ( HUN) | 1966 | 1969 | |
Włodzimierz Lubański ( POL) | 1968 | 1973 | |
Paul Breitner ( FRG) | 1972 | 1976 | |
Michel Platini ( FRA) | 1982 | 1985 | |
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge ( FRG) | 1982 | 1985 | |
Jean Tigana ( FRA) | 1984 | 1987 | |
3 | Francisco Gento ( ESP) | 1960 | 1962 |
Germano ( POR) | 1961 | 1965 | |
Djalma Santos ( BRA) | 1962 | 1965 | |
Fahrudin Jusufi ( YUG) | 1962 | 1968 | |
Luis Suárez ( ESP) | 1963 | 1965 | |
Ján Popluhár ( TCH) | 1964 | 1968 | |
Geoff Hurst ( ENG) | 1967 | 1969 | |
Gordon Banks ( ENG) | 1969 | 1972 | |
Berti Vogts ( FRG) | 1971 | 1977 | |
Günter Netzer ( FRG) | 1972 | 1975 | |
Luís Pereira ( BRA) | 1974 | 1978 | |
Osvaldo Ardiles ( ARG) | 1978 | 1983 | |
Sócrates ( BRA) | 1982 | 1984 | |
Morten Olsen ( DEN) | 1984 | 1986 | |
Rinat Dasayev ( URS) | 1984 | 1987 | |
Míchel ( ESP) | 1986 | 1989 | |
Rafael Martín Vázquez ( ESP) | 1989 | 1991 | |
Marco van Basten ( NED) | 1989 | 1992 |