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 two times. The award was given to the best football player of the 20th-21st century it was given to Pele and Diego Maradona
Internet vote
change| Player | Nationality | rcenage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
