History: Michel Platini (June 21, 1955, Joeuf, Departement Meurthe-et-Moselle) is a former French football player, widely regarded as one of the most elegant midfielders of his generation. ...

Marcel ("Marco") van Basten (October 31, 1964 in Oog in Al, Utrecht) is a Dutch football manager, currently in charge of the Dutch national team. Previously, he was a football player who played for Ajax Amsterdam and A.C. Milan in the 1980s and early 1990s. He is regarded as one of the finest strikers of all time and scored 276 goals in a career cut short by injury. Known for his strength on the ball, his tactical awareness and spectacular strikes and volleys, …

Peter Bolesław Schmeichel MBE (born 18 November 1963 in Gladsaxe, Denmark) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and was voted the "World's Best Goalkeeper" in 1992 and 1993. He experienced his most successful years in English club Manchester United, with whom he won the 1999 UEFA Champions League to complete The Treble. He was a key member of the Denmark national football team which won the 1992 European Championship (Euro 92) tournament.

Franz Anton Beckenbauer (born September 11, 1945) is a German football coach, manager, and former player, nicknamed "der Kaiser" ("the emperor") because of his elegant style, his leadership qualities, his first name "Franz" (reminiscent of the Austrian emperors), and his dominance on the football pitch. He is generally regarded as the greatest German footballer of all time and also as one of the greatest footballers in the history of the game.

George Best (22 May 1946 - 25 November 2005) was a Northern Irish football player best known for his years with Manchester United. He was a winger whose game combined pace, acceleration, balance, two-footedness, goalscoring and the ability to beat defenders. In 1968, his "annus mirabilis", he won the European Cup with Manchester United, and was named the European Footballer of the Year. When fit, he was an automatic choice for the Northern Ireland team, …

Rogério Ceni (born January 22, 1973 in Pato Branco, Paraná, Brazil) is a Brazilian goalkeeper. He has been a member of the Brazilian Série A club São Paulo since September 7, 1990, playing more than 700 matches and winning 2 Copa Libertadores trophies and 2 World Club Championship with them. He is officially recognised by FIFA and the IFFHS as the goalkeeper to have scored the most goals in the history of football: 72 (As of 03/06/07).

Hugo Sánchez Márquez, popularly nicknamed Pentapichichi and Hugol, is a Mexican former football striker who played for four European clubs, including Atletico de Madrid and Real Madrid. As a member Mexico national team he participated in three World Cups. Sánchez played twelve seasons in the Spanish "Primera División" and is the second highest goalscorer in the history of that league.

Lev Ivanovich Yashin (October 22, 1929 – March 20, 1990) was a Russian Soviet football goalkeeper, known for his supreme athleticism in goal, imposing stature (he was 6' 3", 189 cm) and amazing reflex saves. He was voted the best goalkeeper of the 20th century by the IFFHS.

Ferenc Puskás, as Puskás Ferenc or Ferenc Puskas Biro, was a legendary Hungarian footballer and manager, one of the greatest players of all times. He scored 84 goals in 85 internationals for Hungary, and 511 goals in 533 matches in the Hungarian and Spanish leagues. Puskás played for Honvéd and Hungary before joining Real Madrid and going on to play for Spain.

Manoel Francisco dos Santos (October 28, 1933 - January 20, 1983), known by the nickname "Garrincha" ("little bird"), was a Brazilian football right winger and forward who helped the Brazil national team win the World Cups of 1958 and 1962, and played the majority of his professional career for Brazilian club Botafogo. FIFA considers him the best Brazilian player ever after Pelé, and in 1999, he was similarly ranked by the IFFHS, …

Hendrik Johannes Cruijff - often spelled Cruyff outside the Netherlands; see IJ (digraph)); born April 25, 1947 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch football manager/coach and former player. He was named European Footballer of the Year three times (1971, 1973, 1974) which is a record jointly held with Michel Platini and Marco van Basten. Cruijff was the most famous exponent of the football philosophy known as Total Football, developed by Rinus Michels.

Gordon Banks, OBE (born December 30, 1937 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England) is a former English footballer, elected in a poll by the IFFHS as the second best goalkeeper of the 20th Century. Banks' was a member of the England national team that won the 1966 World Cup.

Matthias Sindelar (February 10, 1903 - January 23, 1939) was an Austrian footballer. He was the centre-forward and of the celebrated Austria national team of the early 1930s known as the "Wunderteam", which he captained at the 1934 World Cup.

José Manuel Moreno, nicknamed "El Charro", was an Argentine football forward who played for several clubs in Argentina, Mexico, Chile, and Colombia, and is the only footballer ever to have won first division league titles in four different countries. Moreno was part of the River Plate team known as "La Máquina" ("the machine") which dominated Argentine football in the 1940s, …

Hugo Orlando Gatti (born August 19, 1944) is a former Argentine professional football goalkeeper who played in the Argentine First Division for 26 seasons and set a record of 765 appearances. He won three national championships, two "Copa Libertadores" tournaments, and one Intercontinental Cup with Boca Juniors, and played professionally until the age of 44. Gatti, nicknamed "El Loco" (Spanish for "crazy") was recognized for his charisma, …

Mário Esteves Coluna (born August 6, 1935 at Inhaca, Mozambique) was a Mozambican-born Portuguese footballer, perhaps the best midfielder his country has ever had. His footballer nickname is "O Monstro Sagrado" ('The sacred monster). In 1999, he was voted 60th in the European player of the Century election held by the IFFHS ahead of Gunnar Gren. He moved to Benfica in 1954/55, were he played until 1969/70. He won 10 National Championships, in 1954/55, 1956/57, …

Ferenc Szusza was one of Hungary's greatest football players. Szusza was a top division player of Újpest FC from 1941 to 1960. He played 24 games in the Hungarian national team and became 4 times Hungarian champion with his beloved, and never left team, Újpest. At the time of his death, Szusza was the all time highest topscorer in Hungary's top division, and the twelfth highest among all top division players in the world.

František Plánička (June 2, 1904 - July 20, 1996) was a Czech football goalkeeper and one of the most honoured players in the history of Czechoslovakian football. He played the majority of his career for Slavia Prague, during which time the club won the Czech league eight times and the Mitropa Cup once. He also became a member of the Czechoslovakia national team and later its captain during the World Cup competitions in 1934 (where the team finished second) and 1938.

Alex, real name Alexsandro de Souza is a Brazilian football (soccer) attacking midfielder, who is currently playing for Fenerbahçe S.K. in Turkey after being bought from Cruzeiro in 2004 for 5 million dollars. He is formerly known for his role as team captain on the Brazilian National Team after rising to prominence with Palmeiras. He is a skillful left-footed player who is adept at taking free-kicks, penalties, and corners for his team, …

Eusébio da Silva Ferreira, <small>GCIH, GCM</small&gt; (pron.) (born January 25, 1942), popularly known simply as Eusébio, is a Mozambican and Portuguese former football forward of Mozambican origin. He helped the Portugal national team reach third place at the 1966 World Cup, being the top goalscorer of the tournament, and was elected the European Footballer of the Year in 1965. He played at the club Benfica for 15 years, …

Gyula Zsengellér was a Hungarian footballer and a legend of Újpest FC, most famous for his part in taking the Hungarian national team to the 1938 World Cup Final. He was that tournament's second-highest scorer, behind Leonidas of Brazil.<br&gt;<br> His first international cap came on December 2, 1936, when Hungary lost 6-2 against England. In total, he gained 39 caps for his country, scoring 32 goals.

Joseph-Antoine Bell (born 8 October, 1954 in Douala) was a Cameroonian footballer, one of the best African goalkeepers of all time. In career was played in France at Marseille, Toulon, Bordeaux and Saint-Etienne. For national team he was participated at 1982 FIFA World Cup, 1990 FIFA World Cup and 1984 Summer Olympics. Joseph-Antoine Bell was named "African Goalkeeper of the Century" by IFFHS, as part of their "Century Elections".

Rinat Fayzrakhmanovich Dasayev (born June 13, 1957 in Astrakhan, Soviet Union) is a Russian former football goalkeeper of Tatar ethnicity, who played in three World Cups with the Soviet national team. He is considered the second best Russian goalkeeper ever behind Lev Yashin, and one of the best in the world in the 1980s. He was awarded the title of the World's Best Goalkeeper of the Year 1988 by the IFFHS.

Gilmar dos Santos Neves (born August 22, 1930) known simply as Gilmar (with I), is a former Brazilian football goalkeeper who played the majority of his career for the club Santos in the 1960s and was a member of the Brazil national team in three World Cups. He was elected the best Brazilian goalkeeper of the 20th Century and one of the best in the world by the IFFHS. He is remembered for his sober style on the pitch and his peaceful personality.

José Rafael Albrecht is a retired Argentine football defender. He was born August 28 1941 in Tucumán province. He represented Argentina at the 1962 and 1966 World Cups. Albrecht started his career with Estudiantes de La Plata in 1960, and made his breakthrough into the Argentina national team in 1961. In 1962 he was signed by San Lorenzo where he was part of the 'Matadores' team that won the 1968 Metropolitano Championship without losing a single game.

Oscar Enrique Sánchez Rivas (born ?), popularly known as "El Conejo" is a Guatemalan football coach and former inside forward, who played the majority of his career for the club CSD Comunicaciones, and represented the Guatemala national football team at the Olympic Games and in four FIFA World Cup qualification processes. He is the second highest goalscorer of all time in the Guatemalan league, …