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2. Pelé
Pelé is widely regarded to be the best football player of all time. In 2013 he received the FIFA Ballon d’Or Prix d’Honneur in recognition of his career and achievements as a global icon of football. Pelé is the most successful league goal scorer in the world, with 541 league goals and is reckoned to…
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50. Dennis Bergkamp
A native of Amsterdam, Dennis Bergkamp played for only for three clubs in his magnificent career. During his seven years with Ajax Amsterdam, Dennis Bergkamp won one Eredivisie (1989-90), one European Cup Winners’ Cup (1986-87) and the Europa League (1991-92). Bergkamp then moved to Inter Milan, winning the Europa League (1993-94) before spending 11 seasons…
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47. Alessandro Del Piero
Regarded as one of the best Italian players of his generation, Alessandro Del Piero played for Juventus for 19 years and holds the club record for appearances with 705 official games and the record for goals with 290. Two times Italian football player of the year (1998 and 2008), Del Piero won six Serie A…
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43. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge played for Bayern Munich for 10 years, representing the team’s domination of German football as had Beckenbauer before him and as did Matthäus just after. Rummenigge won the Champions League in 1974-75 and 1975-76 and the Bundesliga in seasons 1979-80 and 1980-81, during both of which seasons he finished top scorer of the…
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40. Jurgen Klinsmann
Jürgen Klinsmann is one of the most prolific strikers in the history of German football. During his twenty years career, he won the biggest football competitions trophies including the World Cup in 1990 and the European Championship in 1996. He scored in all major tournaments that he played in for Germany. During his entire career,…
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37. David Villa
David Villa is a peerless Spanish forward and the first Spanish player to reach 50 international goals. Top scorer for the national team with 59 goals, Villa has scored more World Cup goals than any other player in the history of the Roja (2014 figures). David Villa played first for Real Zaragoza winning the Spanish…
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34. Kenny Dalglish
“King Kenny” is, as of 2014, Scotland’s most capped player of all time with 102 appearances. He also holds the record for goals scored for Scotland with 30 goals (held jointly with Denis Law). Although he won many titles with Celtic including five Scottish First Division titles (1970-71, 1971-72, 1972-73, 1973-74 and 1976-77) and four…
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27. Samuel Eto’o
Samuel Eto’o is the most decorated African player of all time. The only African player to win three Champions leagues, Eto’o is most famous as the only player to have made consecutive triplets (Championship-Cup-Champions league) with two different clubs – in 2008-09, he won La Liga, La Copa del Rey and the Champions league with…
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26. Alfredo Di Stefano
Nicknamed “Saeta Rubia” (“The blond arrow”); Di Stefano was the greatest player of the Real Madrid side which won the first five editions of the European Champions league. Di Stefano was a versatile forward who, thanks to his endurance, tactical intelligence and his ability to score goals, can be considered one of the greatest players…
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24. Miroslav Klose
Klose is known for its remarkable spring and heading game that make him an unstoppable opponent in the air. He has been nicknamed “Air Klose” especially following five headed goals during the 2002 World Cup. If Klose did not win many titles with clubs he played for: two Bundesliga (2007–08 and 2009–10), two German Cups…