FIFA Player of the Century
Appearance
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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 | change source]
Player | Nationality | Percentage | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Diego Maradona | ![]() |
53.60% |
2 | Pelé | ![]() |
18.53% |
3 | Eusébio | ![]() |
6.21% |
4 | Roberto Baggio | ![]() |
5.42% |
5 | Romário | ![]() |
1.69% |
6 | Marco van Basten | ![]() |
1.57% |
7 | Ronaldo | ![]() |
1.55% |
8 | Franz Beckenbauer | ![]() |
1.50% |
9 | Zinedine Zidane | ![]() |
1.34% |
10 | Rivaldo | ![]() |
1.19% |
11 | Zico | ![]() |
1.15% |
12 | Garrincha | ![]() |
1.08% |
13 | Johan Cruyff | ![]() |
0.87% |
14 | Alfredo Di Stéfano | ![]() |
0.68% |
15 | Michel Platini | ![]() |
0.58% |
16 | Bobby Charlton | ![]() |
0.39% |
17 | Ferenc Puskás | ![]() |
0.37% |
18 | Lothar Matthäus | ![]() |
0.37% |
19 | Lev Yashin | ![]() |
0.36% |
20 | George Best | ![]() |
0.32% |
Magazine and grand jury vote[change | change source]
Player | Nationality | Percentage | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Pelé | ![]() |
72.75% |
2 | Alfredo Di Stéfano | ![]() |
9.75% |
3 | Diego Maradona | ![]() |
6.0% |
4 | Franz Beckenbauer | ![]() |
2.5% |
5 | Johan Cruyff | ![]() |
2.0% |
George Best | ![]() |
2.0% | |
7 | Roberto Baggio | ![]() |
1.0% |
Garrincha | ![]() |
1.0% | |
Zico | ![]() |
1.0% | |
Michel Platini | ![]() |
1.0% | |
Gerd Müller | ![]() |
1.0% |
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "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