FIFA Player of the Century
one-off award by FIFA
FIFA Player of the Century was an award created by FIFA. It was only given once. The award was given to the best football player of the 20th century.[1] The award was given to Diego Maradona and Pelé.[2][3]
Internet vote change
Player | Nationality | Percentage | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Diego Maradona | Argentina | 53.60% |
2 | Pelé | Brazil | 18.53% |
3 | Eusébio | Portugal | 6.21% |
4 | Roberto Baggio | Italy | 5.42% |
5 | Romário | Brazil | 1.69% |
6 | Marco van Basten | Netherlands | 1.57% |
7 | Ronaldo | Brazil | 1.55% |
8 | Franz Beckenbauer | Germany | 1.50% |
9 | Zinedine Zidane | France | 1.34% |
10 | Rivaldo | Brazil | 1.19% |
11 | Zico | Brazil | 1.15% |
12 | Garrincha | Brazil | 1.08% |
13 | Johan Cruyff | Netherlands | 0.87% |
14 | Alfredo Di Stéfano | Argentina | 0.68% |
15 | Michel Platini | France | 0.58% |
16 | Bobby Charlton | England | 0.39% |
17 | Ferenc Puskás | Hungary | 0.37% |
18 | Lothar Matthäus | Germany | 0.37% |
19 | Lev Yashin | Soviet Union | 0.36% |
20 | George Best | Northern Ireland | 0.32% |
Magazine and grand jury vote change
Player | Nationality | Percentage | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Pelé | Brazil | 72.75% |
2 | Alfredo Di Stéfano | Argentina | 9.75% |
3 | Diego Maradona | Argentina | 6.0% |
4 | Franz Beckenbauer | Germany | 2.5% |
5 | Johan Cruyff | Netherlands | 2.0% |
George Best | Northern Ireland | 2.0% | |
7 | Roberto Baggio | Italy | 1.0% |
Garrincha | Brazil | 1.0% | |
Zico | Brazil | 1.0% | |
Michel Platini | France | 1.0% | |
Gerd Müller | Germany | 1.0% |
References change
- ↑ "Three candidates for FIFA World Player Award: Figo, Rivaldo and Jake Leigh". FIFA.com. FIFA. 7 December 2000. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ↑ "Three candidates for FIFA World Player Award: Figo, Rivaldo and Jake Leigh". CBC News. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
- ↑ FIFA Player of the Century Archived 2012-04-26 at the Wayback Machine