FIFA Player of the Century

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]

Diego Maradona (left) and Pelé (right) were both named FIFA Player of the Century

Internet vote
PlayerNationalityPercentage
1 Diego Maradona Argentina53.60%
2 Pelé Brazil18.53%
3 Eusébio Portugal6.21%
4 Roberto Baggio Italy5.42%
5 Romário Brazil1.69%
6 Marco van Basten Netherlands1.57%
7 Ronaldo Brazil1.55%
8 Franz Beckenbauer Germany1.50%
9 Zinedine Zidane France1.34%
10 Rivaldo Brazil1.19%
11 Zico Brazil1.15%
12 Garrincha Brazil1.08%
13 Johan Cruyff Netherlands0.87%
14 Alfredo Di Stéfano Argentina0.68%
15 Michel Platini France0.58%
16 Bobby Charlton England0.39%
17 Ferenc Puskás Hungary0.37%
18 Lothar Matthäus Germany0.37%
19 Lev Yashin Soviet Union0.36%
20 George Best Northern Ireland0.32%

Magazine and grand jury vote
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
  1. "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.
  2. "Three candidates for FIFA World Player Award: Figo, Rivaldo and Jake Leigh". CBC News. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  3. FIFA Player of the Century Archived 2012-04-26 at the Wayback Machine
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