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  1. 03-05-2010, 10:06 AM #1
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    Default The Greatest Strikers of All-Time

    Definition of striker cover striker who had main duty to be the best finisher of teams. Most of them are great in approaching, instinct of striking and strength. Comparison of strikers in different era is not easy but it is not too hard as well. In the beginning era of football, There is basically average one goal per game for several strikers, and one goal per two game in the current era, but it is still depend on standard of leagues that is investigated by number of goals with player in the same league and era, plus number of times they won top scorer in the league. Even I have indicated overall career scores for strikers, That excludes states in second division for some seasons of strikers, That is just a factor to rank. Some striker didn’t score as many as another one although they played the same era and league but he was ranked higher because his better technical player or harder style of play. In beginning decade of football, They were called “Center Forward.”


    Criteria cover these items ;

    1. Level of Abilities
    2. Consistency, Longevity
    3. The Greatness, Awards
    4. Standard Competition In Each Era



    50. Preben Elkjaer



    Date Of Birth : 11 September 1957
    Nation : Denmark
    Height : 182 cm
    Major Club : Lokeren, Hellas Verona
    Caps : 69 Games (38 Goals)
    World Cup Participation : 1986 (4 Games with 4 Goals)
    Professional Score Record : 160 Goals/ 361 Games
    Club Honours : 1 Time Italian Series A
    1 Time Copa Italia
    2 Times DFB-Pokal
    International Honours : None
    Individual Achievement : 1984 Danish Player of The Year
    1984 Bronze Ball European Footballer of The Year
    1985 Bronze Ball Onze d’Or
    1985 Silver Ball European Footballer of The Year
    1985 Silver Ball Onze d’Or
    1985 Silver Ball World Soccer Player of The Year
    1986 FIFA World Cup Bronze Ball
    1986 FIFA World Cup All Star Team
    Danish Football Hall of Fame

    Preben Elkjær Larsen is one of the top Danish legends. He was known as a notorious smoker — to much dismay for his varying coaches. His playing style, though, was not short of breath, and was dominated by a rock-like determination. He never seemed to give up on a lost ball — from time to time resulting in a goal, when the opponent had deemed the ball over the line and out of play, only to see Elkjær chase it down. He is one of the few players who combined a tank-like physique with great dribbling abilities. Going on his own was one of his trademarks, sometimes to the frustration of his team mates, though more often to their joy, as he would often win a game all on his own. His aggression was matched by few and whenever he would receive the ball with his back to the goal he would immediately turn with the ball and attempt to head for goal. His shear will and determination mixed with his marvellous abilities made him a true inspiration for his team mates and a fan-favorite wherever he would play. His best highlight of the club career was scoring until Hellas Verona won their victory only Italian Series A title.



    49. Silvio Piola



    Date Of Birth : 29 September 1913
    Nation : Italy
    Height : 180 cm
    Major Club : Lazio
    Caps : 34 Games (30 Goals)
    World Cup Participation : 1938 (4 Games with 5 Goals)
    Professional Score Record : 317 Goals/ 589 Games
    Club Honours : None
    International Honours : 1938 FIFA World Cup Champion
    Individual Achievement : 2 Times Italian Series A Top Scorer
    All-Time Lazio Top Scorer
    Lazio Greatest Player Ever
    All-Time Italian Series A Top Scorer
    1938 FIFA World Cup All Star Team

    Silvio Piola is one of the top Italian legends. He is known as a highly prominent figure in the history of Italian football due to several records he set. Piola won the 1938 FIFA World Cup with Italy, scoring two goals in the final. Piola holds the all-time highest average goalscoring records of the Italian national team. Along with Carlo Parola, he is also considered as the "inventor" of the bicycle kick. Piola began his career with Italian club side Pro Vercelli, scoring 13 goals in his first year, at the age of 17. In 1934, he moved to Lazio, who had been on the receiving end of his first Serie A goal. He was to spend the next nine seasons there. After leaving Lazio, he spent war-torn 1944 at Torino. Toward the end of the war, he joined Novara. Then, from 1945 to 1947, Piola played for Juventus, before moving back to Novara, where he stayed for seven more seasons. Piola did a great states in national level, a tally that would surely have been greater if not for the interruption caused by World War II.



    48. Emilio Butragueno



    Date Of Birth : 22 July 1963
    Nation : Spain
    Height : 178 cm
    Major Club : Real Madrid
    Caps : 69 Games (26 Goals)
    World Cup Participation : 1986, 1990 1986 (9 Games with 5 Goals)
    Professional Score Record : 199 Goals/ 555 Games
    Club Honours : 6 Times Spanish La Liga
    2 Times Copa Del Rey
    2 Time UEFA Cup (1985, 1986)
    International Honours : 1984 European Championship Runner-Up
    Individual Achievement : 2 Times Bravo Awards (1985, 1986)
    1 Time Spanish La Liga Top Scorer
    1986 FIFA World Cup Golden Shoe
    1986 FIFA World Cup All Star Team
    2 Times Bronze Ball European Footballer of The Year (1986, 1987)

    “The Vulture” Emilio Butragueno is one of the great legends of Real Madrid and Spain national team. Butragueño joined Real Madrid's youth system, before being given his senior debut later. He made an instant impact, scoring twice and assisting for the third goal in a 3–2 away turnaround, as Real had trailed by 0–2. At the time, Real Madrid's form was so patchy that first team's attendances were poorer than the reserve side ones. Butragueño contributed to the side's transformation, and was a prominent member of the team during the 1980s. He finally decided to retire from the game in the middle of 1990s. He was picked as an uncapped player for the UEFA Euro 1984 team, as the nation finished runners-up. Butragueño was also selected for the 1986 FIFA World Cup, where he played a major part, scoring four goals as Spain beat Denmark 5–1 in the quarter-final match.



    47. Reinaldo



    Date Of Birth : 11 January 1957
    Nation : Brazil
    Height : 172 cm
    Major Club : Atletico Mineiro
    Caps : 30 Games (11 Goals)
    World Cup Participation : 1978 (3 Games with 1 Goal)
    Professional Score Record : 255 Goals
    Club Honours : 8 Time Brazil State Championship
    International Honours : 1978 FIFA World Cup Third Place
    Individual Achievement : 1 Time Italian Series A Top Scorer

    Reinaldo is one of the most outstanding rising star and expected player to be the World’s Superstar in lately 1970s to the early 1980s but he is best known for his unlucky getting often injury and this effected to his international career so much. Reinaldo was a technical all-round striker who usually beat opponents with his clever sharp, extraordinary dribbling and very accuracy shooting. Reinaldo was also great in heading ability and being a two-foots player. His sensation led him getting the nickname “The King”. He was one of the prolific scorers in history of Brazilian league. He also averaged 1.55 goals per match in the 1977 season scoring 28 goals in 18 matches the record average for the Brazilian League.



    46. Paolo Rossi



    Date Of Birth : 23 September 1956
    Nation : Italy
    Height : 174 cm
    Major Club : Vicenza, Juventus
    Caps : 48 Games (20 Goals)
    World Cup Participation : 1978, 1982, 1986 (14 Games with 9 Goals)
    Professional Score Record : 116 Goals/ 279 Games
    Club Honours : 1 Time Italian Series A
    1 Time Copa Italia
    International Honours : 1982 FIFA World Cup Champion
    Individual Achievement : 1 Time Italian Series A Top Scorer
    1978 FIFA World Cup Silver Ball
    1982 FIFA World Cup Golden Ball
    1982 FIFA World Cup Golden Shoe
    2 Times FIFA World Cup All Star Team (1978, 1982)
    1982 Onze d’Or
    1982 European Footballer of The Year
    1982 World Soccer Player of The Year

    Paolo Rossi is the famous Italian striker from The 1982 FIFA World Cup that he won every three important awards. He was an average national level footballer in his club career. It was partly because of his injury after his great years for Vicenza. He was out of games for fully two seasons. On the other hand, He was a really big tournament player, won the ball in both World Cup especially his opportunism came at the best time for Italy, and he was the most important role led Italy won World Cup in 1982. His best game was match against Brazil that he did hat-trick. He was a prototype speedy center-forward, able to penetrate at will and deadly in front of goal, and was regarded as one of the greatest strikers in penalty box in his prime. In his last three seasons in Italian Series A, He scored less than five goals in league and finally decided to retire at age just 31 year olds.



    45. John Charles



    Date Of Birth : 27 December 1931
    Nation : Wales
    Height : 188 cm
    Major Club : Leeds United, Juventus
    Caps. : 38 Games (15 Goals)
    World Cup Participation : 1958 (4 Games With 1 Goal)
    Club Honours : 3 Times Italian Series A
    2 Times Copa Italia
    International Honours : None
    Individual Achievement : 1 Time English Top Division Top Scorer
    1 Time Italian Series A Top Scorer
    UEFA Jubilee Award (Wales)
    IFFHS Wales’ Greatest Player Ever

    “The Gentle Giant” John Charles is considered by many to have been the greatest all-round footballer ever to come from Britain. It wasn't just that he was comfortable playing either centre-half or centre-forward. He was world class in both positions. Such was his versatility that he managed to break the Leeds United club scoring record with 42 goals in a season at a time when he was appearing at centre-half in internationals for Wales. In the foreword for Charles' autobiography, Sir Bobby Robson described him as "incomparable" and classed him among the all-time footballing greats such as Pelé, Diego Maradona and George Best. Charles' accomplishments with Juventus led to him being voted 'the greatest foreign player ever in Serie A', ahead of Maradona, Michel Platini, Marco Van Basten and Zinedine Zidane - this in 1997, 34 years after his last appearance in the league. In 2001 he became the first non-Italian inducted to the Azzurri Hall of Fame. On the other hand, Charles mostly played in second division for Leeds and Cardiff City around 10 seasons and this is a really weakness of him in legend status.



    44. Samuel Eto’o



    Date Of Birth : 10 March 1981
    Nation : Cameroon
    Height : 179 cm
    Major Club : Barcelona
    Caps : 87 Games (42 Goals)
    World Cup Participation : 1998, 2002 (4 Games with 1 Goals)
    Professional Score Record : 213 Goals/ 426 Games
    Club Honours : 3 Times Spanish La Liga
    2 Times Copa Del Rey
    2 Times UEFA Champion League (2006, 2009)
    International Honours : 2000 Olympic Game Gold Medal
    2003 FIFA Confederation Cup Runner-Up
    2 Times African Cup of Nations Champions (2000, 2002)
    2008 African Cup of Nations Runner-Up
    Individual Achievement : 1 Time Spanish La Liga Top Scorer
    2005 Bronze Ball FIFA World Player of The Year
    2 Times African Cup of Nations Top Scorer (2006, 2008)
    4 Times African Footballer of The Year (2003, 2004, 2005, 2009)
    2006 Silver Ball African Footballer of The Year
    2006 UEFA Champion League Best Forward
    2006 Silver Ball World Soccer Player of The Year
    2 Times UEFA Team of The Year (2005, 2006)
    2 Times FIFPro World XI (2005, 2006)
    Cameroon All-Time Top Scorer
    African Cup of Nations All-Time Top Scorer

    Samuel Eto’o is already considered as the second greatest African footballer of all-time only to George Weah. He was the young star of Real Madrid since his only 16 year olds. Regrettably, There is no place for him due to their Galacticos era. That led him to be an brilliant player for Mallorca for years before Barcelona brought him. Eto’o scored a lot of goals and very much helping Barcelona win two UEFA Champion League, including triple champ in 2009. Eto’o is a technical striker who is great in positioning, scoring ability and team work. He is now playing for Inter Milan after exchanging moving with Zlatan Ibrahimovic to find the new challenge. It is unlucky of him that Cameroon failed to qualify in World Cup 2006 that he was in his great form. But still, The 2010 World Cup in South Africa would be the best place for him to prove more greatness as a iconic African footballer in this era.



    43. Jimmy Mcgrory



    Date Of Birth : 26 April 1904
    Nation : Scotland
    Height : 165 cm
    Major Club : Glasgow Celtic
    Caps : 7 Games (6 Goals)
    World Cup Participation : None
    Professional Score Record : 550 Goals/ 543 Games
    Club Honours : 1 Time Scottish League
    2 Times Scottish Cup
    2 Times Scottish League Cup
    International Honours : None
    Individual Achievement : 3 Times Scottish League Top Scorer
    1 Time European League Top Scoer
    1 Time World League Top Scorer
    All-Time Glasgow Celtic Top Scorer
    All-Time Scottish League Top Scorer

    “Mermaid” Jimmy Mcgrory is the greatest goalscorer in history of British football that he scored the most goals. Although he was so short, but was still great in heading ability. When McGrory began playing for St. Roch's Juniors for £2 a week. The following year, he joined Celtic, before going on loan to Clydebank. Despite McGrory's success, Celtic had to wait a decade after 1926 before again winning the Scottish league championship. McGrory was often overlooked by the Scottish national side. It has been suggested that there was some anti-Celtic bias on the part of the Scotland selectors, and some successful Celtic players did have surprisingly few caps. McGrory, though, had the misfortune to be contesting with the troubled, great Hughie Gallagher for the centre-forward spot. In 1933 gave birth to the "Hampden roar". As Celtic recovered in the mid-1930s, McGrory had his best scoring season, with 50 goals in 1935-36, and scored three in three minutes in a game of that season.



    42. Pedro Petrone



    Date Of Birth : 11 May 1904
    Nation : Uruguay
    Height : 182 cm
    Major Club : Nacional
    Caps : 28 Games (27 Goals)
    World Cup Participation : 1930 (1 Games)
    Professional Score Record : 203 Goals/ 192 Games
    Club Honours : 2 Times Uruguay Champions
    International Honours : 2 Times Copa America Winners (1923, 1924)
    2 Times Olympic Game Gold Medal (1924, 1928)
    1930 FIFA World Cup Winners
    Individual Achievement : 1 Time Italian Series A Top Scorer
    1924 Olympic Game Top Scorer
    3 Times Copa America Top Scorer (1923, 1924, 1927)
    1924 Copa America Best Player

    “The Artillery Man” Pedro Petrone is the best striker of the World during the 1920s, and is regarded as the greatest Uruguayan striker of all-time. He is one of the fastest footballer in his era , was timed in the hundred metres at 11 seconds, was noted for his aggressive, positional play and powerful shooting. Petrone is also one of the most prolific scorers in history of Uruguayan league. His performance for Uruguay was in the state of so impressive. But still, He was not in his prime in the 1930 world cup consenting Hector Castro to be a starter instead but he still won 2 times Olympic Game which was very close to World Cup tournament in that era. Petrone holds the record most topscorer in history of Copa America Game with 3 times.



    41. Hans Krankl



    Date Of Birth : 14 February 1953
    Nation : Austria
    Height : 182 cm
    Major Club : Rapid Vienna
    Caps : 69 Games (34 Goals)
    World Cup Participation : 1978, 1982 (10 Games with 5 Goals)
    Professional Score Record : 396 Goals/ 525 Games
    Club Honours : 2 Times Austria League
    4 Times Austrian Cup
    1 Time Copa Del Rey
    1979 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup
    International Honours : None
    Individual Achievement : 4 Times Austrian League Top Scorer
    1 Time Spanish League Top Scorer
    1978 European Golden Shoe
    1978 World League Top Scorer
    1978 Silver Ball European Footballer of The Year

    Hans Krankl is the greatest Austrian striker after the World War II. He started his professional career at Rapid Wien and stayed there for 8 years, apart from a year at Wiener AC, attracting the interest of Spanish giants FC Barcelona. He returned to Rapid in 1981, captaining the side and again hammering in the goals for them over the next 5 years. He played a major part in the most successful of Rapid teams in the 1980-s, claiming most prominently losing the UEFA Cup Winners Cup Final in 1985 against Everton. In 1986 he moved to become player/coach at Wiener Sportclub. One of his major achievements was helping Austria qualify for the Football World Cup 1978, the first time Austria had qualified for the World Cup in twenty years. He then went on to score the winning goal against arch-rivals West Germany in a game dubbed The miracle of Córdoba, which the Austrians won 3-2 and which was Austria's first win against West Germany for 47 years, earning Krankl legendary status in his homeland.



    40. Davor Suker



    Date Of Birth : 1 January 1968
    Nation : Croatia
    Height : 181 cm
    Major Club : Sevilla
    Caps : 70 Games (46 Goals)
    World Cup Participation : 1998 (8 Games with 6 Goals)
    Professional Score Record : 213 Goals/ 524 Games
    Club Honours : 1 Time Spanish La Liga
    International Honours : 1998 FIFA World Cup Third Place
    Individual Achievement : 1 Time Yugoslavian League Top Scorer
    1996 European Championship Team of The Tournament
    1998 FIFA World Cup Golden Shoe
    1998 FIFA World Cup Silver Ball
    1998 FIFA World Cup All Star Team
    1998 Silver Ball European Footballer of The Year
    1998 Croatian Sportsman of The Year
    Croatia All-Time Top Scorer
    UEFA Jubilee Award (Croatia)

    Davor Suker is regarded as the greatest Croatian footballer of all-time, was one of the most extraordinary superstars in World Cup 1998. He was a world-class player in national level that he was very influence leading Croatia to won third place in that tournament, and this is all-time best place in history of Yugoslavia nations group, but was not as great as the same in club level. His best time was at Sevilla and a season for Real Madrid. After that, He was fail as a great scorer in his last five seasons of career with Real Madrid, Arsenal, West Ham and 1860 Munich, scored just 16 goals in 77 games in league games during that period. Suker was a stylish striker with exceptional technique, not wait the ball in penalty box but had prefer down to get the ball and find the space between defenders to get opportunity to deadly precise shot.



    39. Ian Rush



    Date Of Birth : 20 October 1961
    Nation : Wales
    Height : 183 cm
    Major Club : Liverpool
    Caps : 73 Games (28 Goals)
    World Cup Participation : None
    Professional Score Record : 346 Goals/ 660 Games
    Club Honours : 6 Times English Top Division
    3 Times FA Cup
    5 Times League Cup
    2 Times European Cup Winners (1981, 1984)
    1985 European Cup Runner-Up
    International Honours : None
    Individual Achievement : 1 Time English Top Division Top Scorer
    1984 European Golden Shoe
    1984 PFA Players’ Player of The Year
    1984 FWA Footballer of The Year
    1984 Wales BBC Sport Personality of The Year
    1984 Silver Ball World Soccer Player of The Year
    Highest scorer in 20th century FA Cup
    Liverpool All-Time Top Scorer
    Wales All-Time Top Scorer

    Ian Rush is considered as one of the greatest finishers in history of British football. He was one of the most famous players of Liverpool in their golden era. Rush was a pure striker who was a specialist in penalty box with his great approaching and instinct of finishing, but he limited in technique. What distinguished Rush from most other strikers is that he was constantly on the prowl. He always had an air of danger about him and never let defenders settle. He was quick, of foot and mind. His most cherished performance was his four goals at Goodison Park in the 5-0 victory over Everton in 1982. Rush scored not less than 30 goals per season for Liverpool five times. He ever played for Juventus just a season to find a new challenge but fail to success and back to Liverpool again. Unfortunately during his career Wales never qualified for a major tournament, although he scored the winning goal in a memorable Euro 92 qualifier against Germany. Wales would narrowly miss out on qualifying for the finals, as well as the world cup 1994 that Wales was very close to qualify but fail in the lately competition.



    38. Rudi Voller



    Date Of Birth : 13 April 1960
    Nation : West Germany
    Height : 180 cm
    Major Club : Werder Bremen, AS Roma
    Caps : 90 Games (47 Goals)
    World Cup Participation : 1986, 1990, 1994 (15 Games with 8 Goals)
    Professional Score Record : 206 Goals/ 448 Games
    Club Honours : 1 Time Copa Italia
    1993 European Cup
    International Honours : 1992 European Championship Runner-Up
    Individual Achievement : 1983 German League Top Scorer
    1983 German Footballer of The Year
    1984 European Championship Team of The Tournament

    “The Little Duck” Rudi Voller is regarded as one of the greatest players to play for Werder Bremen. He was an agile and determined forward who scored many important goals, and noted for his strength and great as target man. During his career in Bundesliga, He was rated by kicker in one world-class season and 10 international-class seasons. He started his outstanding performance with 1860 Munich in 2nd Bundesliga that he scored 37 goals in 37 games in the early 80’s. Then, He was moved for Werder Bremen and debut his caps for West Germany in that time. He later signed to play with AS Roma, had 3 satisfying seasons and 2 seasons of failure. Voller won few trophy in his club career but he finally won European cup with Olympic Marseille in his lately career before playing for Leverkusen as the last club. Internationally, He was most outstanding in World Cup 1990 that he was rated as a world-class player by kicker in that tournament.



    37. Alan Shearer



    Date Of Birth : 13 August 1970
    Nation : England
    Height : 183 cm
    Major Club : Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United
    Caps : 63 Games (30 Goals)
    World Cup Participation : 1998 (4 Games with 2 goals)
    Professional Score Record : 379 Goals/ 733 Games
    Club Honours : 1 Time Premier League
    International Honours : None
    Individual Achievement : 3 Time English Premier League Top Scorer
    1994 FWA Footballer of The Year
    1996 European Championship Top Scorer
    1996 European Championship Team of The Tournament
    1996 Bronze Ball European Footballer of The Year
    2 Times PFA Players’ Player of The Year (1995, 1997)
    Officer of the Order of the British Empire
    Premier League Team of The Decade
    Premier League Player of The Decade
    All-Time English Premier League Top Scorer

    Alan Shearer is the most all-round striker England has ever produced. He was full of striker instinct, great strength and stamina, excellent in precision and powerful shooting as well as sense of positional play. He played in the top level of English league football for Southampton, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United. A native of Newcastle upon Tyne, During several years for Southampton, he became known for his classic style of play and goalscoring ability; he soon received an international call-up along with a transfer to Blackburn Rovers. Shearer established himself a regular in the England squad, and his 34-goal tally helped Blackburn secure their victory Premier League title. A world-record £15 million move to his boyhood heroes, Newcastle United and Shearer spent the remainder of his career with the club. Shearer won runners-up medals in the Premier League and FA Cup with Newcastle. After being named England's captain in 1996 and Newcastle's captain in 1999, he retired from international football following Euro 2000.



    36. Hernan Crespo



    Date Of Birth : 5 July 1975
    Nation : Argentina
    Height : 184 cm
    Major Club : Parma
    Caps : 63 Games (35 Goals)
    World Cup Participation : 1998, 2002, 2006 (8 Games with 4 goals)
    Professional Score Record : 256 Goals/ 541 Games
    Club Honours : 3 Times Argentina Apertura
    1 Time English Premier League
    3 Times Italian Series A
    1 Time Copa Italia
    1996 Copa Libertadores Cup
    1999 UEFA cup
    International Honours : 2007 Copa America Runner-Up
    Individual Achievement : 1996 Olympic Game Top Scorer
    1 Time Argentina Primera Division Top Scorer
    1 Time Italian Series A Top Scorer
    2006 FIFA World Cup Silver Boot
    2006 FIFA World Cup All Star Team

    “Valdanito” Hernan Crespo is regarded as the finest striker of Argentina between the lately 1990s to the early 2000s. He started famous from his performance in Olympic game 1996 that Argentina won runner-up. Parma didn’t hesitate to sign him from River Plate. He successfully played for Parma in their glory years. Afterwards, His career was not settled down any club, played for Lazio two seasons before Inter Milan brought him. Despite his impressive performance with the club, Inter Milan sold him to Chelsea due to wanting to be equivalent in financial status. But still, He played for them just two season before back to Inter Milan again after he was ever loan from AC Milan for a season as well. He gradually down to be a reserved player. At his prime, Crespo was a superb world-class striker who possessed all-round skills, deadly strike, outstanding in aerial game, great technique. He was expected to be the World’s legend when he was still a brilliant young star but the only obstacle of his was adaptability.



    35. Isidro Langara



    Date Of Birth : 25 May 1912
    Nation : Spain
    Height : Unknown
    Major Club : Real Oviedo, San Lorenzo
    Caps : 12 Games (17 Goals)
    World Cup Participation : 1934 (2 Games with 2 goals)
    Professional Score Record : 318 Goals/ 298 Games
    Club Honours : 1 Time Argentinean Nacional League
    1 Time Mexican League
    1 Time Mexican Cup
    International Honours : None
    Individual Achievement : 3 Time Spanish La Liga Top Scorer
    1 Time Argentinean League Top Scorer
    2 Time Mexicam League Top Scorer
    1 Time South American League Top Scorer
    1946 CONCACAF Player of The Year

    Isidro Langara is the greatest Spanish footballer in the era before World War II. He start playing with Real Oviedo in Spanish second division, had to wait until next three years before the club was promoted to be in the top division. He immediately was a top scorer of the league three consecutive times. With the onset of Civil War, He emigrated to Mexico after that war made him out of the game for two seasons. A next season, He signed to play with San Lorenzo for four years and back to play in Mexico again with Real Club Espana for thee years. However, He was not called for Spain national team any longer since he moved out from his country. He is the only player to be top scorer in major leagues on three different continents; only the great Alfredo Di Stefano and Romário have matched the feat of being top scorer in three separate countries.



    34. Wlodzimierz Lubanski



    Date Of Birth : 28 February 1947
    Nation : Poland
    Height : 178 cm
    Major Club : Gornik Zabrze
    Caps : 75 Games (48 Goals)
    World Cup Participation : 1978 (5 Games and No goal)
    Professional Score Record : 264 Goals/ 461 Games
    Club Honours : 6 Times Polish League
    6 Times Polish Cup
    International Honours : 1972 Olympic Game Gold Medal
    Individual Achievement : 4 Times Polish League Top Scorer
    UEFA Jubilee Award (Poland)

    Wlodzimierz Lubanski was considered the best Polish striker ever. For his national team, Lubański amassed the numbers of caps become 80 caps and 50 goals if Olympic matches are considered. He scored five hat-tricks in his international career, including the rare feat of five goals in one game against Luxembourg. Lubański made his international debut at the age of 16 years and 188 days, becoming the youngest player ever to appear for Poland. He missed the 1974 FIFA World Cup after a Roy McFarland tackle during the Poland v England WC qualifier damaged his cruciate ligament and put him out of football for two years. Lubański returned to play in the 1978 FIFA World Cup, but never quite reached his previous levels of footballing prowess. At club level, Lubański spent most of his career at Górnik Zabrze and also played at KSC Lokeren.



    33. Mario Kempes



    Date Of Birth : 7 November 1944
    Nation : Argentina
    Height : 182 cm
    Major Club : Rosario Central, Valencia
    Caps : 43 Games (20 Goals)
    World Cup Participation : 1974, 1978, 1982 (18 Games with 6 goals)
    Professional Score Record : 291 Goals/ 538 Games
    Club Honours : 1 Time Argentinean Nacional League
    1 Time Copa Del Rey
    1980 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup
    International Honours : 1978 FIFA World Cup Champion
    Individual Achievement : 1 Time Argentinean League Top Scorer
    2 Times Spanish La Liga Top Scorer
    1978 FIFA World Cup Golden Shoe
    1978 FIFA World Cup Golden Ball
    1978 FIFA World Cup All Star Team
    1978 Argentinean Footballer of The Year
    1978 South American Footballer of The Year
    1978 Onze d’Or

    “The Killer” Mario Kempes is a famous Argentinean striker from FIFA World Cup 1978. He had all the tools of a top-class striker, including a wonderful “change of rhythm” dribbling technique. His speed and exciting technique almost single handedly grabbed the 1978 World Cup final away from the visiting Dutch team, as he scored the initial and winning goals in Argentina’s 3-1 overtime win. He established himself as a notorious goalscorer for Rosario Central in his early career. Famous as a hard-working forward, he used to strike from outside the penalty area with his surging runs goalwards and was not the traditional center-forward operating solely inside the box. Many defenders found difficulties handling his attacking style. Luis Minotti ever described him that "He's strong, he's got skill, he creates spaces and he shoots hard. He's a player who can make a difference. However, Aside from his great performance in World Cup 1978, He never scored in the other World Cup.



    32. Careca



    Date Of Birth : 5 October 1960
    Nation : Brazil
    Height : 183 cm
    Major Club : Napoli
    Caps : 60 Games (29 Goals)
    World Cup Participation : 1982, 1986, 1990 (9 Games with 7 goals)
    Professional Score Record : 196 Goals/ 351 Games
    Club Honours : 2 Times Brazil National Championship
    2 Times Brazil State Championship
    1 Time Italian Series A
    1 Time Copa Italia
    1989 UEFA Cup
    International Honours : 1983 Copa America Runner-Up
    Individual Achievement : 1985 Brazilian State Top Scorer
    1986 Brazilian National League Top Scorer
    1986 Brazilian League Footballer of The Year
    1986 FIFA World Cup Silver Shoe

    Careca was the greatest Brazilian Striker during the 1980s. He was an archetypal striker, had the technique and cottage to score many goals from all angles in the penalty box. Careca first broke into the national side of Brazil, and was forced to miss the 1982 World Cup idue to an injury. Later, He had an excellent World Cup goal record on Brazilian team that finished just short of greatness. Careca moved from Brazil to Italian Serie A champions Napoli, where he was part of the "Ma-Gi-Ca" forward lineup with Bruno Giordano and Diego Maradona. Careca's first season at Napoli was an unsuccessful one, despite his 13 goals: the team were knocked out in the first round of the European Cup. However, his second season was far more successful. The team won the UEFA Cup, with Careca scoring a goal in each leg of the final, one a memorable lobbed goal, and finished second in Serie A. In 1990 Careca finally won the Scudetto with Napoli.



    31. Luis Artime



    Date Of Birth : 2 December 1938
    Nation : Argentina
    Height : 174 cm
    Major Club : River Plate
    Caps : 25 Games (24 Goals)
    World Cup Participation : 1966 (4 Games with 3 goals)
    Professional Score Record : 261 Goals/ 300 Games
    Club Honours : 1 Time Argentinean League
    3 Times Uruguay League
    1971 Copa Libertadores Cup
    International Honours : 1967 Copa America Runner-Up
    Individual Achievement : 4 Times Argentina League Top Scorer
    3 Times Uruguay League Top Scorer
    1967 Copa America Top Scorer
    1971 Copa Libertadores Cup Top Scorer

    Luis Artime is the greatest Argentinean footballers during the 1960s, who played as a striker, and scored more than 1000 goals during his career, including unofficial matches. Artime had a remarkably successful career in club football. His best skill was shot accuracy. Artime started his career at Club Atlético Atlanta, he was transferred to Argentine giants River Plate, and played for three years with them. Then, He alsoplayed for Independiente, Palmeiras, but he didn't stay long, and soon left to join Nacional of Uruguay. His first spell at Nacional was the most productive of his career. In late career, He tried his luck in Brazil for a second time, but returned to Nacional in Uruguay after only one season at Fluminense. His second spell at Nacional was overshadowed by the successes of eternal rivals Peñarol. His strike rate of 0.96 goals per game for Argentina also makes him one of the most prolific goalscorers in Argentine international football.



    30. Arthur Friedenreich



    Date Of Birth : 18 July 1892
    Nation : Brazil
    Height : 175 cm
    Major Club : Paulistano
    Caps : 22 Games (10 Goals)
    World Cup Participation : None
    Professional Score Record : Unavailable Record in Official Matches
    Club Honours : 6 Times Brazil State Championships
    International Honours : 2 Times Copa America Winners (1919, 1922)
    Individual Achievement : 9 Times Brazil State Championship Top Scorer
    1919 Copa America Top Scorer
    1919 Copa America Best Player

    “The Tiger” Arthur Friedenreich is one of the greatest goalscorers in the first era in football history. He was the first famous Afro-Brazilian player in the previously white world of Brazilian football, and was arguably the sport's first black superstar. He was born to a German who immigrated to Brazil with an African Brazilian. Because at that time football was dominated by whites and blacks were not accepted. He faced many barriers because of racism, and he could not attend the same places where white players were. He started his career for SC Germania, a Brazilian football team composed of German immigrants. After playing with a succession of São Paulo club sides from 1910 onwards, On Brazil's tour of Europe, He was feted as the King of Football. He also has a claim to the high scoring record but FIFA cannot prove these goals because of faulty record-keeping. He was not picked up by Brazil for 1930 FIFA World Cup because there was a serious misunderstanding between the Football Leagues of the States of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo; only players from Rio travelled. He played over 1200 games, scoring over 1200 goals, which according to some amateur sports statisticians would be comparable to the record of Pelé. Friedenreich's statistics cannot be confirmed.



    29. Hugo Sanchez



    Date Of Birth : 11 July 1958
    Nation : Mexico
    Height : 175 cm
    Major Club : Real Madrid
    Caps : 58 Games (29 Goals)
    World Cup Participation : 1978, 1986, 1994 (8 Games with 1 goal)
    Professional Score Record : 510 Goals/ 880 Games
    Club Honours : 4 Times Mexican League
    5 Times Spanish La Liga
    2 Times Copa Del Rey
    2 Times CONCACAF Champion Cup
    1986 UEFA Cup
    International Honours : 1977 CONCACAF Gold Cup
    Individual Achievement : 1 Time Mexican League Top Scorer
    5 Times Spanish La Liga Top Scorer
    1990 European Golden Shoe
    1990 World League Top Scorer
    2 Times Spanish Best Foreign Player (1987, 1990)
    IFFHS Mexico Greatest Player of The Century
    IFFHS North and Central America Greatest Player of The Century
    Mexico Best Sportman of The Century

    Hugo Sanchez is the CONCACAF player ever, with excellent technique, athleticism, and enthusiasm for the game. He became famous worldwide for his bicycle kicks with which he scored many goals and somersaults. Sánchez played twelve seasons in the Spanish Primera División and is the second highest goalscorer in the history of that league. He also played for the Mexico national team for 17 years. In comparison to his "domestic" club success, Sánchez did not have a successful international career. His years as a Mexican international coincided with a difficult period for the nation's football. Sánchez's brash personality is often cited as the reason he did not play many games at the 1994 World Cup, purportedly as a result of internecine frictions between Hugo and the Mexican Football Federation (FMF). In 1999, the IFFHS voted him the 26th best footballer of the 20th Century.



    28. Luigi Riva



    Date Of Birth : 7 November 1944
    Nation : Italy
    Height : 175 cm
    Major Club : Cagliari
    Caps : 42 Games (35 Goals)
    World Cup Participation : 1970, 1974 (8 Games with 3 goals)
    Professional Score Record : 170 Goals/ 338 Games
    Club Honours : 1 Time Italian Series A
    International Honours : 1968 European Championship Winners
    1970 FIFA World Cup Runner-Up
    Individual Achievement : 3 Time Italian Series A Top Scorer
    1968 European Championship Team of The Tournament
    1969 Silver Ball European Footballer of The Year
    1970 Bronze Ball European Footballer of The Year
    Italy All-Time Top Scorer

    Luigi Riva is regarded as the all-time greatest goalscorer of Italy national team, He was one of the best forwards of his time and had a fantastic scoring record for Cagliari thanks to his great heading ability, fantastic left foot and composure in front of goal. The former Cagliari striker, who possessed a shot so hard, once broke a spectator in the crowd’s arm with one of his trademark left foot drives. His career was blighted by major injuries. He broke his left leg playing for the national side against Portugal shortly before the 1966 World Cup. He broke his right leg, again on international duty, this time against Austria just after the 1970 World Cup. In 1976, he ruptured a tendon in his right thigh playing for Cagliari against Milan. He never successfully recovered and, despite comeback attempts, eventually retired in 1978.



    27. Gary Lineker



    Date Of Birth : 30 November 1960
    Nation : England
    Height : 180 cm
    Major Club : Leicester City, Barcelona, Tottenham
    Caps : 80 Games (48 Goals)
    World Cup Participation : 1986, 1990 (12 Games with 10 goals)
    Professional Score Record : 282 Goals/ 567 Games
    Club Honours : 1 Time FA Cup
    1 Time Copa Del Rey
    1989 European Cup Winners’ Cup
    International Honours : None
    Individual Achievement : 3 Times English League Top Scorer
    1986 PFA Players’ Player of The Year
    2 Times FWA Footballer of The Year (1986, 1992)
    1986 FIFA World Cup Golden Shoe
    1986 FIFA World Cup All Star Team
    1986 Bronze Ball Onze d’Or
    1986 Silver Ball European Footballer of The Year
    1991 Bronze Ball FIFA World Player of The Year

    Gary Lineker was the most outstanding English player during the 1980s, and regared as the best striker to play for England national team. He was a quick all-round striker with excellent approaching, possessing goal-scoring prowess with both feet and head. Lineker began his football career at Leicester City and became known as a prolific goalscorer, despite failing to score in his first ten games he finished as the First Division's joint top goalscorer and earning his first England cap. He moved to Everton where he remained a clinical finisher. His first team honours came at Barcelona where he was not rather successful. Next 3 years, He joined with Tottenham Hotspur. Lineker's final club was Nagoya Grampus Eight. He never won any league title. Lineker made his England debut in his 24 year olds, finishing as England's all-time second highest scorer. His international goals-to-games ratio remains one of the best for the country. He is also the only player to have won the English golden boot with 3 different clubs.



    26. Jean-Pierre Papin



    Date Of Birth : 5 November 1963
    Nation : France
    Height : 177 cm
    Major Club : Olympique Marseille
    Caps : 54 Games (30 Goals)
    World Cup Participation : 1986 (4 Games with 2 goals)
    Professional Score Record : 296 Goals/ 554 Games
    Club Honours : 4 Times French League
    2 Times Italian Series A
    1 Time Belgian Cup
    1 Time French Cup
    2 Times European Cup Runner-Up (1991, 1993)
    1994 European Cup
    1996 UEFA Cup
    International Honours : 1986 FIFA World Cup Third Place
    Individual Achievement : 5 Times French League Top Scorer
    2 Times French Player of The Year (1989, 1990)
    3 Times Bronze Ball Onze d’Or (1989, 1990, 1992)
    1991 Onze d’Or
    1991 European Footballer of The Year
    1991 World Soccer Player of The Year
    All-Time Olympique Marseille Top Scorer
    Olympique Marseille Greatest Player Ever

    Jean-Pierre Papin is the best French player in the early 1990s. He was fast and lethal striker. He also had impressively basic technique. Papin was best in his career at Olympique Marseille in their greatest era. After six seasons for the club, Papin joined Italian giants AC Milan for a world record fee. However, he never established himself as a regular first team member with the rossoneri due to injuries and adaptation problems. Next year, he was transferred to Bayern Munich where his season was again plagued by injuries. In his second season in Germany he was part of the side that won the UEFA Cup against Girondins de Bordeaux, a club that Papin would join the following season. Papin was a prolific striker on the French scene but, contrary to many other French great players, never really became dominant abroad. He was also part of the 'cursed generation' of French players that came between the Platini era of the 80's, and fared disappointingly, missing the 1990 and 1994 World Cups with France.



    25. Alberto Spencer



    Date Of Birth : 6 December 1937
    Nation : Ecuador
    Height : 180 cm
    Major Club : Penarol
    Caps : 11 Games (4 Goals)
    World Cup Participation : None
    Professional Score Record : 344 Goals/ 544 Games
    Club Honours : 6 Times Uruguay League
    2 Time Copa Libertadores Cup (1961, 1966)
    2 Time Intercontinental Cup (1961, 1966)
    International Honours : None
    Individual Achievement : 4 Time Uruguay League Top Scorer
    2 Times Copa Libertadores Cup Top Scorer (1960, 1962)
    All-Time Copa Libertadores Cup Top Scorer
    IFFHS Ecuador Greatest Player Ever

    Alberto Spencer is regarded by many as the greatest Ecuadorian footballer of all-time. Spencer still maintains the South American club record in Copa Libertadores, with his tally of 54 goal. In fact, his Intercontinental goal tally is only one goal behind the all-time record of his more famous contemporary, Pelé. Throughout his professional career, he scored a grand total of 450 goals, Pelé said: Someone that headed better than me was Spencer. I was good (in heading), but he was spectacular heading the ball. In general, he would do it with a burst, but without actually sprinting. Although widely considered one of the best South American players of all time, he still remains largely an unknown figure in Europe. This is presumably due to his having never participated in a World Cup. He was elected the 20th South America Player of the Century in a poll by the IFFHS in 2004.



    24. Christian Vieri



    Date Of Birth : 12 July 1973
    Nation : Italy
    Height : 186 cm
    Major Club : Inter Milan
    Caps : 49 Games (23 Goals)
    World Cup Participation : 1998, 2002 (9 Games with 9 goal)
    Professional Score Record : 215 Goals/ 395 Games
    Club Honours : 1 Time Italian Series A
    1 Time Copa Italia
    1996 Intercontinental Cup
    1997 UEFA Champion league Runner-Up
    1999 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup
    International Honours : 1977 CONCACAF Gold Cup
    Individual Achievement : 1 Time Spanish La Liga Top Scorer
    1 Time Italian Series A Top Scorer
    2 Times Italian Footballer of The Year (1999, 2002)
    1998 FIFA World Cup Silver Shoe
    1999 Italian Series A Footballer of The Year

    Christian Vieri is one of the greatest Italian strikers of all-time. He was an all-round striker who was excellent in strength, aerial ability, shot technique combined with considerable skillful and pace. He start a famous player when he could be a starter of Juventus in 1997. Next season, He signed for Atletico Madrid, and done one of his best seasons of his career. Once again, He moved to play for Lazio just a one season before settle down for five years with Inter Milan where he showed his world-class performance for many seasons. Nevertheless, His injury always led him put of games especially missing to play in European Championship 2000 when he was at his prime. Vieri was very successful in the two World Cup tournaments despite Italy didn’t go farther than quarter-final round. He would be one of the most recognized Italian player if Italy was not so unlucky not only lost to France in penalty takeout un 1998 but also it was obvious that the referee was biased to South Korea in the World Cup 2002.



    23. Denis Law



    Date Of Birth : 24 February 1940
    Nation : Scotland
    Height : 175 cm
    Major Club : Manchester United
    Caps : 55 Games (30 Goals)
    World Cup Participation : 1974 (1 Game and no goal)
    Professional Score Record : 297 Goals/ 507 Games
    Club Honours : 2 Times English Top Division
    1 Time FA Cup
    1968 European Cup
    International Honours : None
    Individual Achievement : 1964 European Footballer of The Year
    Scotland All-Time Top Scorer
    IFFHS Scotland Greatest Player of The Century
    UEFA Jubilee Award (Scotland)

    “The King” Denis Law is regarded as one of the best Scottish footballers of all-time. He was a rapid, skillful and intelligent goal maker and scorer. Law's career as a football player began at Second Division Huddersfield Town. After four year, Manchester City signed him for a transfer fee setting a new British record. Law spent one year there before Torino bought him, this time setting a new record fee for a transfer between an English and an Italian club. Although he played well in Italy, he found it difficult to settle there and signed for Manchester United again, setting another British record transfer fee, and spend time for the eleven years at United. He is the only Scottish player in history to have won the prestigious European Footballer of the Year award. Law is also United's second highest goalscorer behind Bobby Charlton. Law holds a United record for scoring 46 goals in a single season.



    22. Dixie Dean



    Date Of Birth : 22 January 1907
    Nation : England
    Height : 178 cm
    Major Club : Everton
    Caps : 16 Games (18 Goals)
    World Cup Participation : None
    Professional Score Record : 353 Goals/ 409 Games
    Club Honours : 2 Times English Top Division
    1 Time FA Cup
    International Honours : None
    Individual Achievement : 2 Times English Top Division Top Scorer
    All-Time Everton Top Scorer
    Everton Greatest Player Ever

    Dixie Dean is regarded the greatest British footballer in the first era of football history. Dean's athletic skills, in particular dribbling, running, shooting and ability to create goals for others, were considered exceptional by sports writers of the time. According to his peers, however, his greatest ability was heading, a skill he practised often using a medicine ball with fellow player Tommy Lawton. About a third of the goals credited to him came from headers, and his skills are compared to Pelé and Alfredo Di Stéfano. Regrettably, He didn’t participate in World Cup because the arrogant of England that they was the leader and inventor nation of football. There is a season he had to play in second division with Everton. His career was ended after getting heavy injury when he was 30 years old and decided to retire 3 years later.



    21. Jurgen Klinsmann



    Date Of Birth : 30 July 1964
    Nation : Germany
    Height : 182 cm
    Major Club : VFB Stuttgart, Inter Milan, Bayern Munich
    Caps : 108 Games (47 Goals)
    World Cup Participation : 2006 (17 Games with 11 Goals)
    Professional Score Record : 254 Goals/ 566 Games
    Club Honours : 1 Time Bundesliga Champion
    2 Times UEFA Cup (1991, 1996)
    International Honours : 1990 FIFA World Cup Champion
    1992 European Championship Runner-Up
    1996 European Championship Winners
    Individual Achievement : 1 Time Bundesliga Top Scorer
    2 Times German Footballer of The Year (1988, 1994)
    1990 FIFA World Cup All Star Team
    1994 FIFA World Cup Silver Shoe
    1995 FWA Footballer of The Year
    1995 Silver Ball European Footballer of The Year
    1995 Bronze Ball FIFA World Player of The Year

    “The White Shark” Jurgen Klinsmann is one of the most popular footballers during the early 1990s. He was a mobile central striker who roamed all along the forward line probing for weaknesses and opportunities, and finding them with a consistent scoring record, Always in the shape, he could punish the defenses lapses, and his excellent technique with both feet and head ensured his effort was rewarded. Klinsmann was not a kind of prolific scorer but his style of play was exciting. His state of goals in overall career was in average of international-class player. However, He always was an outstanding scorer in the big international tournament especially World Cup. He was rated by kicker for his performance in Bundesliga and national team in big tournament in 3.5 World-Class seasons and 6.5 seasons of international-class.



    20. Ruud Van Nistelrooy



    Date Of Birth : 1 July 1976
    Nation : Holland
    Height : 189 cm
    Major Club : Manchester United
    Caps : 64 Games (33 Goals)
    World Cup Participation : 2006 (3 Games with 1 Goal)
    Professional Score Record : 325 Goals/ 514 Games
    Club Honours : 2 Times Dutch League
    1 Time English Premier League
    2 Times Spanish La liga
    1 Time FA Cup
    1 Time League Cup
    International Honours : None
    Individual Achievement : 2 Times Dutch League Top Scorer
    1 Time English Premier League Top Scorer
    1 Time Spanish La Liga Top Score
    2 Times Dutch Player of The Year (1999, 2000)
    1 Time UEFA Champion League Top Scorer
    2002 PFA Player’s Player of The Year
    2003 UEFA Champion League Best Forward
    2004 European Championship Team of The Tournament

    Ruud Van Nistelrooy is the greatest scorer in the world during the 2000s. By the time he start famous with his prime, He had already 25 year olds when he moved from PSV to Manchester United. He proved that the club worth in every penny to buy him after he scored 150 goals in 219 games during five seasons. Van Nistelrooy was known for his superb instinct, strength and ability to approach to penalty box, and combined with his considerable technique and speed. He still scored many goals with Real Madrid in the late career. All in all, He scored not less than 30 goals per season for six times through his career. Internationally, He played the same position as Patrick Kluivert who born the same day and year as him. That led him not caps as many as he should has been. He several times out of game for matches due to his injury as well.



    19. Franz Binder



    Date Of Birth : 1 December 1911
    Nation : Austria
    Height : 190 cm
    Major Club : Rapid Vienna
    Caps : 28 Games (26 Goals) (Split into Austria and Germany)
    World Cup Participation : None
    Professional Score Record : 490 Goals/ 420 Games
    Club Honours : 4 Times Austrian League
    1 Time German League
    1 Times Austrian Cup
    1 Time German Cup
    International Honours : None
    Individual Achievement : 3 Times Austrian League Top Scorer
    3 Times German League Top Scorer

    “The Bimbo” Binder was a prolific goalscorer who played for SK Rapid Wien. He was noted for his powerful shooting and excellent in positional play. In 1941 he also won the German championship with a 4–3 victory against Schalke 04, when he scored three goals. In his whole career he would score 1006 goals in 756 matches include unofficial match. With an average-score of 1.33 goals per match, it would be a world record, so Binder would have been one of few players, scoring more than 1000 goals in his career beside Gerd Müller, Arthur Friedenreich, Romario and Pelé, Pelé being the one the only from this group recognized by FIFA and many statistics institutions with all his goals tracked and the highest totals achieved by a professional footballer. Internationally he represented the Austria national football team (19 caps, 16 goals), and the Germany national football team (9 caps, 10 goals) during the Anschluss.



    18. Andrei Shevchenko



    Date Of Birth : 29 September 1976
    Nation : Ukraine
    Height : 183 cm
    Major Club : Dinamo Kiev, AC Milan
    Caps : 92 Games (43 Goals)
    World Cup Participation : 2006 (5 Games with 2 Goal)
    Professional Score Record : 312 Goals/ 582 Games
    Club Honours : 5 Times Ukrainian League
    1 Time Italian Series A
    3 Times Ukrainian Cup
    1 Time Copa Italia
    1 Time FA Cup
    1 Time English League Cup
    2003 UEFA Champion League Winner
    2005 UEFA Champion League Runner-Up
    International Honours : 1958 FIFA World Cup Third Place
    Individual Achievement : 6 Times Ukrainian Footballer of The Year
    1 Time Ukrainian League Top Scorer
    1999 UEFA Champion League Best Forward
    2 Time Italian Series A Top Scorer
    2000 Italian Series A Foreign Footballer of The Year
    3 Times UEFA Champion League Top Scorer (1991, 2001, 2006)
    2 Times Bronze Ball European Footballer of The Year (1999, 2000)
    2004 European Footballer of The Year
    2004 Bronze Ball FIFA World Player of The Year
    3 Times Bronze Ball World Soccer Player of The Year (1999, 2000, 2004)
    2 Times UEFA Team of The Year (2004, 2005)
    2005 FIFPro World XI
    AC Milan All-Time Top Scorer
    Ukraine All-time Top Scorer

    Andrei Shevchenko is the greatest Ukrainian footballer of all-time, is believed the better player than Oleg Blokhin by many experts. He started a prominent player with his impressive performance for Dinamo Kiev especially in UEFA Champion League 1999. That led AC Milan to buy him. During his seven seasons in Italy, He established himself as the best striker in the league, and scored more than 25 goals per season five times. He is a all-round striker, possesses high acceleration, considerable dribbling, intelligent positional play and deadly strike in both foots. Moreover, His stamina and header-shooting are in the good criteria. On the other hand, He failed to be an important role for Chelsea after he moved from AC Milan to find the new challenge at age of 30 year olds with the large number of fees. That was because of being unable to adapt with English style of game that seems too fast for him.



    17. Imre Schlosser



    Date Of Birth : 11 October 1889
    Nation : Hungary
    Height : 185 cm
    Major Club : Ferencvaroc, MTK Hungary
    Caps : 68 Games (59 Goals)
    World Cup Participation : None
    Professional Score Record : 430 Goals/ 340 Games
    Club Honours : 13 Times Hungarian League
    2 Times Hungarian Cup
    International Honours : None
    Individual Achievement : 7 Times Hungarian League Top Scorer
    4 Times European League Top Scorer
    4 Times World League Top Scorer
    All-Time Hungarian League Top Scorer

    Imre Schlosser is the greatest footballers in the World during the first era of football in 1910s, who won the highest top scorer in League around the World in consecutive four times. In the era before the World War II, he was the best record scorer. He was noted for his aggressive, shot accuracy and off the ball. His consistency performance led him to be caps 68 games that is no player in his era close to him with this. He also holds all-time record most winning league title in European competition with 13. Schlosser fist retired from his career at age of 23 year olds while he was still a prolific scorer but he decided backing to play again in next three years, and not the same as his prime anymore. He finally formal retired in his 39 year olds.



    16. Telmo Zarra



    Date Of Birth : 18 August 1933
    Nation : Spain
    Height : 180 cm
    Major Club : Athletic Bilbao
    Caps : 20 Games (20 Goals)
    World Cup Participation : 1958 (6 Games with 4 Goals)
    Professional Score Record : 333 Goals/ 352 Games
    Club Honours : 1 Time Spanish La Liga
    5 Times Copa Del Rey
    International Honours : None
    Individual Achievement : 6 Times Spanish La Liga Top Scorer
    Athletic Bilbao All-Time Top Scorer
    Athletic Bilbao Greatest Player Ever
    Spanish La Liga All-Time Top Scorer

    Telmo Zarra is the greatest Spanish goalscorer of all-time. He was best in his instinct, shot technique and aggression as well as a great approcher. He also holds the record for most goals scored in a season: 38 times in 1950-1951. In the World Cup 1950, The match against England, which Zarra referred to as "the game of the century," In order for England to win, a tie was enough. During the game, the British team's strong defense prevented him from scoring. A throw from the goalkeeper Ramallets fell to Alonso's feet. It was then kicked to Gainza, who executed a precise header that put the ball at the feet of Zarra. He, without a moment's hesitation, sent the ball past British goalkeeper Bert Williams and into the net. This goal, the most famous scored by Zarra, gave the victory to the Spanish team in their first and only semifinals of a world championship. Although Zarra won top scorer of Spanish league for many times but he just won a league trophy due to the golden era of Barcelona.



    15. Just Fontaine



    Date Of Birth : 18 August 1933
    Nation : France
    Height : 174 cm
    Major Club : Stade De Reims
    Caps : 21 Games (30 Goals)
    World Cup Participation : 1958 (6 Games with 13 Goal)
    Professional Score Record : 200 Goals/ 240 Games
    Club Honours : 3 Times French League
    1 Time French Cup
    1959 European Cup Runner-Up
    International Honours : 1958 FIFA World Cup Third Place
    Individual Achievement : 2 Times French League Top Scorer
    1958 FIFA World Cup Golden Shoe
    1958 FIFA World Cup All Star Team
    UEFA Jubilee Award (France)

    Just Fontaine is the French greatest scorer of all-time. He was born in Marrakech, French Morocco, with Spanish ancestors. He holds the record for most goals scored in a single FIFA World Cup finals tournament, with thirteen in 1958. He has also scored the third most goals of any player in the World Cup finals overall, beaten only by Gerd Müller, who scored fourteen goals (in two World Cup tournaments), and Ronaldo, who scored fifteen goals (in four World Cup tournaments). Although France did not win the 1958 World Cup, Fontaine became the second player after Alcides Ghiggia to score in every match of a World Cup. He was a classic forward. At the root of his prolific scoring rate was an ability to score from any angle, with both feet and his head. He played for Stade de Reims in their golden era alongside Raymond Kopa and Roger Piantoni. Fontaine played his last match in July 1962, being forced to retire early because of a recurring injury that effected his longevity was so short.



    14. Jimmy Greaves



    Date Of Birth : 20 February 1940
    Nation : England
    Height : 173 cm
    Major Club : Chelsea, Tottenham
    Caps : 57 Games (44 Goals)
    World Cup Participation : 1962, 1966 (7 Games with 1 Goal)
    Professional Score Record : 422 Goals/ 602 Games
    Club Honours : 2 Times FA Cup
    1963 European Cup Winners’ Cup
    International Honours : 1966 FIFA World Cup Champion
    Individual Achievement : 6 Times English League Top Scorer
    1 Time European League Top Scorer
    1963 Bronze Ball European Footballer of The Year
    All-Time Tottenham Top Scorer
    All-Time English League Top Scorer

    Jimmy Greaves is the most prolific scorer in history of English football. He was a dribbler and Goal finisher extraordinaire for both club and national level. He scored not less than 30 goals per season for five times. Greaves was an outstanding scorer as soon as his debut at age of 18 year olds. He briefly joined the Italian side A.C. Milan in 1961, after reportedly turning down a huge offer from Newcastle United and scored 9 goals in 12 games but failure to settle led to a quick departure, and finally settle down with Tottenham Hot Spurs. Greaves regrettably could not establish himself as a great scorer in World Cup tournament. He was a reserved player in World Cup 1962, and did not quite fit in with the work-rate England squad in World Cup 1966. Geoff Hurst acquired his striker position and went on to score a hat-trick in the final match. He failed to his prime in his age of 29, and finally retired when he was 31 year olds. Although his longevity was not quite long, he had already hold the



    13. Gabriel Batistuta



    Date Of Birth : 1 Febuary 1969
    Nation : Argentina
    Height : 185 cm
    Major Club : Fiorentina
    Caps : 78 Games (56 Goals)
    World Cup Participation : 1994, 2008, 2002 (12 Games with 10 goals)
    Professional Score Record : 279 Goals/ 480 Games
    Club Honours : 1 Time Italian Series A
    1 ime Copa Italia
    International Honours : 2 Times Copa America Winners (1991, 1993)
    1992 FIFA Confederation Cup Winner
    Individual Achievement : 1991 Copa America Top Scorer
    1991 South American Footballer of The Year
    1 Time Italian Series A Top Scorer
    1998 Argentinean Footballer of The Year
    1998 FIFA World Cup Silver Shoe
    1999 Italian Series A Foreign Footballer of The Year
    1999 Bronze Ball FIFA World Player of The Year
    Argentina All-Time Top Scorer

    “Batigol” Gabriel Batistuta is the greatest Argentinean striker of all-time. He was a crafty and courageous goalscorer, possessing a booming but accurate shoot at the center-forward position, which is regarded as the best ever in this skill. Batistuta was not a kind of technical player but he was very much in his instinct, and had excellent strength, considerable in air. One of the his famous goal is the volley shot as soon as the ball across his head from the long passing. The prolific Argentine striker played most of his club football at Fiorentina in Italy, and he is the ninth top scorer of all time in the Italian Serie A league. When his club Fiorentina was relegated to Serie B in 1993, Batistuta stayed with the club and helped it return to the top-flight league a year later. A popular sporting figure in Florence, the Fiorentina fans erected a life-size bronze statue of him in 1996, in recognition of his performances for Fiorentina. He never won the Italian league with Fiorentina, but when he moved to Roma in 2000, he finally won the Serie A championship to crown his career in Italy.



    12. Ferenc Deak



    Date Of Birth : 16 January 1922
    Nation : Paraguay
    Height : Unknown
    Major Club : Szentlőrinci, Ferencvaroc
    Caps : 20 Games (29 Goals)
    World Cup Participation : None
    Professional Score Record : 547 Goals/ 400 Games
    Club Honours : 1 Time Hungarian League
    International Honours : None
    Individual Achievement : 3 Times Hungarian League Top Scorer
    3 Times European League Top Scorer
    3 Times World League Top Scorer
    World’s All-Time Highest Goalscorer In Single Season

    Ferenc Deak is one of the greatest hidden legends during the World War II. He played in Hungarian league in the same era as Ferenc Puskas, and he could score a lot more than such one of the greatest footballers of all-time in the same number of seasons. He scores 66 goals in a single season of Hungarian league in 1946 and it is still a record until nowadays. Unfortunately, He was restricted to play in Hungary due to communist regime, not like Puskas who was allowed to move aboard after that rule had passed. Many Hungarian believe Deak would be at least the same great player as Puskas to the worldwide if he played in another famous club in Europe. Even Deak scored a large number of goals, He won just a Hungarian league, and never played in the big tournament for Hungary, All of that effected him to be one of the most underrated strikers in history of the game.



    11. Arsenio Erico



    Date Of Birth : 30 March 1915
    Nation : Paraguay
    Height : 178 cm
    Major Club : Independiente
    Caps : Unavailable
    World Cup Participation : None
    Professional Score Record : 293 Goals/ 325 Games
    Club Honours : 2 Times Argentinean League
    International Honours : None
    Individual Achievement : 3 Times Argentinean League Top Scorer
    3 Times South American League Top Scorer
    2 Time World League Top Scorer

    Arsenio Erico is the greatest Paraguay footballer of all-time, and the greatest player ever to come from The America if not consider Brazil and Argentina. Erico was an inspiration to Alfredo Di Stéfano, who considered him one of the greatest players ever. Leônidas da Silva and Paraguayan Delfín Benítez Cáceres also consider him as the one of the best players in history. He was remembered as a player who would excel in scoring headers due to his high jumps. During the early 1930s, Erico was part of the Paraguayan Red Cross football team. Because of his good performances during the friendly matches in the tour, Independiente signed him. He began to show why he had acquired the nickname 'red jumper'. Before the 1938 FIFA World Cup, Erico was offered an extravagant amount of money to play for the Argentine national football team but he rejected it. He holds the all-time record the highest goals per season in Argentinean League with 47. Erico never played an official game for Paraguay but he did score an incredible 56 goals in 26 unofficial matches.



    10. Fernando Peyroteo



    Date Of Birth : 10 March 1918
    Nation : Portugal
    Height : 178 cm
    Major Club : Sporting Lisbon
    Caps : 20 Games (15 Goals)
    World Cup Participation : 1934 (4 Games with 1 Goal)
    Professional Score Record : 524 Goals/ 300 Games
    Club Honours : 5 Times Portuguese League
    5 Time Portuguese Cup
    International Honours : None
    Individual Achievement : 6 Portuguese League Top Scorer
    Sporting Lisbon’s Greatest Player Ever
    All-Time Portuguese League Top Scorer

    Fernando Peyroteo is another great Portuguese footballer of all-time. He spent only 12 seasons and 187 games to be all-time Portuguese League top scorer with 331 while Eusebio spent 15 seasons and 301 games to be the second best with 317 goals. He is also the soccer player with best rate of goal by game. However, Peyroteo had a few international games and his state was just in average. So apart from the states, Peyroteo was one-of-kind player that was great in bulk force, he was a force of nature without anyone capable of stopping his tremendous physical power. Not only he was strong, he had a very strong shooting as well always making the keepers tremble upon his presence in the last 30 metres. He scored from everywhere and from heading too, he used physical advantage to gain position and then head towards the net. He was also very determined to win every game as he simple never gave up of tormenting the defenses.



    9. Josef Bican



    Date Of Birth : 25 September 1913
    Nation : Austria
    Height : 178 cm
    Major Club : Slavia Prague
    Caps : 35 Games (32 Goals)
    World Cup Participation : 1934 (4 Games with 1 Goal)
    Professional Score Record : 749 Goals/ 482 Games
    Club Honours : 3 Times Austrian League
    1 Times Czechoslovakian League
    1938 Mitropa Cup
    International Honours : None
    Individual Achievement : 11 Times Czechoslovakian League Top Scorer
    1 Time Austrian League Top Scorer
    5 Times European League Top Scorer
    5 Times World League Top Scorer
    IFFHS Golden Ball The Greatest Goalscorer of The Century

    Josef "Pepi" Bican is the most prolific scorer in history of the game. It is estimated by respected footballing statistics page RSSSF that Bican scored around 800 goals in all competitive matches, not including friendly games. Bican had the ability to play with both feet, he also had considerable pace and was able to run 100 metres in 10.2 seconds, which was as fast as many sprinters of the time. Bican was born in Austria and played in his country until 24 year olds before moved to play in Czechoslovakia throughout the World War II, as well as transferring his race to play for Czechoslovakia. But still, He played early played for Austria in World Cup 1934 that he failed to be a superstar of such the great tournament. In 1944, He made his best stat that scored 57 goals in 23 matches. Bican was a special striker, still was a prolific scorer until his retirement at 42 year olds.



    8. Gunnar Nordahl



    Date Of Birth : 19 October 1921
    Nation : Sweden
    Height : 185 cm
    Major Club : AC Milan
    Caps : 33 Games (43 Goals)
    World Cup Participation : None
    Professional Score Record : 446 Goals/ 520 Games
    Club Honours : 4 Times Swedish League
    2 Times Italian Series A
    2 Times Swedish Cup
    4 Times Copa Italia
    International Honours : 1948 Olympic Game Gold Medal
    Individual Achievement : 4 Times Swedish League Top Scorer
    5 Times Italian Series A Top Scorer
    1 Time Olympic Game Top Scorer
    AC Milan All-Time Topscorer
    IFFHS Sweden Greatest Player of The Century

    Gunnar Nordahl is one the greatest Scandinavian footballers of all-time, and the greatest target striker in the world during the early 1950s. He was also one of the most effective striker to play the game. His style of play was base on his enormous strength, pace and remarkable shooting power. Nordahl started out at Hörnefors IF in Sweden before moving to IFK Norrköping. He ever once scored seven goals in one game. During his time in Swedish clubs, Nordahl scored 149 goals in 172 matches. With AC Milan, He would team up with his national team strike partners, Gunnar Gren and Nils Liedholm to form the renowned Gre-No-Li trio. He is still the second-highest Serie A goalscorer of all time, and is the most efficient goalscorer goals in Serie A ever with 0.77 goals per match. Only Silvio Piola scored more than him with his 247 goals in 537 games and 0.46 goals per match. After leaving Milan, Nordahl played for Roma for two seasons. Nordahl's transfer to Milan forced him to retire from the national team, as the rules at the time prevented professionals from the Swedish national team, being not called to 1950 FIFA World Cup.



    7. Sandor Kocsis



    Date Of Birth : 21 September 1929
    Nation : Hungary
    Height : 177 cm
    Major Club : Budapest Honved
    Caps : 68 Games (75 Goals)
    World Cup Participation : 1954 (5 Games with 11 Goals)
    Professional Score Record : 418 Goals/ 470 Games
    Club Honours : 4 Times Hungarian League
    2 Times Spanish La Liga
    2 Times Copa Del Rey
    1960 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
    International Honours : 1952 Olympic Game Gold Medal
    1953 Central European Champions
    1954 FIFA World Cup Runner-Up
    Individual Achievement : 3 Times Hungarian League Top Scorer
    2 Times European League Top Scorer (1952, 1954)
    2 Times World League Top Scorer (1952, 1954)
    1954 FIFA World Cup Golden Shoe
    1954 FIFA World Cup Silver Ball
    1954 FIFA World Cup All Star Team

    Sandor Kocsis is considered as the greatest target striker in history of Eastern European football, and the finest main striker in the world during the early 1950s. He was an all round forward being a magnificent finisher, very strong, great at positioning and most of all brilliant in aerial battle. He is regarded as one the best players ever as aerial scorer. Kocsis was one of the legendary Mighty Magyars. After the 1956 Hungarian Revolution he moved to Spain where he became a prominent member of the successful CF Barcelona team of the late although he was not a prolific scorer that he was in is earlier career. With Hungary, He played as inside-right but his duty was expected as a final finisher. 1954 was his best year that he was a top scorer of league in the world, and was a top scorer in World Cup tournament. Kocsis was one of the most prolific scorer ever in national level with his best average goal per game in history of the game for players caps more than 40 games.



    6. Uwe Seeler



    Date Of Birth : 5 November 1936
    Nation : West Germany
    Height : 170 cm
    Major Club : Hamburg
    Caps : 72 Games (43 Goals)
    World Cup Participation : 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970 (21 Games with 9 Goals)
    Professional Score Record : 446 Goals/ 520 Games
    Club Honours : 1 Time German Champion
    1 Time German Cup
    International Honours : 1966 FIFA World Cup Runner-Up
    1970 FIFA World Cup Third Place
    Individual Achievement : 1 Times Bundesliga Top Scorer
    3 Times German Footballer of The Year (1960, 1964, 1970)
    1960 Bronze Ball European Footballer of The Year
    1966 FIFA World Cup All Star Team
    All-Time Hamburg Top Scorer
    Hamburg Greatest Player Ever

    “Uns Uwe” Uwe Seeler is the most underrated strikers of all-time. He was a top west German striker for more than a decade. He was a technically gifted and effective goalscorer, working to score inside or outside the penalty area. He was also very creative, was renowed for his overhead-kick, once back-heading a goal in world cup game. In Bundesliga Game, He was rated by kicker in 7.5 seasons and also 7.5 seasons of international-class which is the second best rating in history of Bundesliga game only to Franz Beckenbauer. In spite of this point, He was never voted in top five Ballon d’Or in any year aside from 1960 due to unsuccessful of Hamburg club. Uwe Seeler was also a tremendously popular player due to his fairness, modesty, and kindness. The DFB (German FA) made him the second honorary captain of the German national team in 1972 (the first being Fritz Walter). In 2003 he became honorary citizen of his hometown Hamburg, the first time the honor was bestowed on a sportman.



    5. Romario



    Date Of Birth : 29 January 1966
    Nation : Brazil
    Height : 169 cm
    Major Club : Flamengo, Vasco Da Gama
    Caps : 70 Games (55 Goals)
    World Cup Participation : 1990, 1994 (8 Games with 5 Goals)
    Professional Score Record : 697 Goals/ 905 Games
    Club Honours : 4 Times Brazil State Championship
    1 Times Brazil National Championship
    1 Time Spanish La Liga
    International Honours : 1988 Olympic Game Silver Medal
    2 Times Copa America Winners (1989, 1997)
    1994 FIFA World Cup Champion
    1997 FIFA Confederation Cup
    Individual Achievement : 1984 Bravo Award
    7 Times Brazil State Championship Top Scorer
    3 Times Brazil National Championship Top Scorer
    4 Times Dutch League Top Scorer
    2 Times European Cup Top Scorer (1990, 1993)
    1993 Bronze Ball Onze d’Or
    1993 Silver Ball FIFA World Player of The Year
    1994 Spanish League Top Scorer
    1994 EFE Trophy
    1994 Bronze Ball World Soccer Player of The Year
    1994 Onze d’Or
    1994 FIFA World Player of The Year
    1997 FIFA Confederation Cup Top Scorer
    2000 Brazilian Footballer of The Year
    2000 South American Footballer of The Year
    2001 Bronze Ball South American Footballer of The Year

    Romario is one of the most prolific goalscorers in history of the game. He scored more than 1,000 goals during his career including unofficial matches. He is one of the greatest first touch goal-getters of all-time, processed great shooting and dribbling technique. While Romario was sometimes criticized for “Disappearing” during games, he would then crop up and score one or more goals. A Master of Zen-like “no-play,” He would let the action sweep around him until it was his time to strike. When man-marked, He often stopped moving, reasoning that his marker’s natural tendency was to move rather than stand still. After his markers moved, He was off in the other direction for a pass or goal opportunity. He even proved himself to score an important goal with his header in World Cup 1994 semi-final round against Sweden. Because of his freedom style of attitude, He played for Barcelona for two seasons and back to play in Brazil in the rest of his career. That affected him not to prove himself in the highest standard level anymore. Romario is the second most prolific scorer (official match) in history of football only to Josef Bican.



    4. Marco Van Basten



    Date Of Birth : 31 October 1964
    Nation : Netherlands
    Height : 188 cm
    Major Club : AC Milan
    Caps : 58 Games (24 Goals)
    World Cup Participation : 1966 (4 Games and No Goal)
    Professional Score Record : 277 Goals/ 370 Games
    Club Honours : 3 Times Dutch League
    3 Times Italian Series A
    3 Times Dutch Cup
    1987 European Cup Winners’ Cup
    2 Times European Cup (1989, 1990)
    2 Times Intercontinental Cup (1989, 1990)
    International Honours : 1988 European Championship Winners
    Individual Achievement : 4 Times Dutch League Top Scorer
    1985 Dutch Footballer of The Year
    1986 European Golden Boot
    1986 World League Top Scorer
    1987 Bravo Award
    1987 Silver Ball Onze d’Or
    1987 Bronze Ball World Soccer Player of The Year
    1988 European Championship Top Scorer
    2 Times European Championship Team of The Tournament (1988, 1992)
    1989 European Cup Top Scorer
    1989 Silver Ball World Soccer Player of The Year
    2 Times Italian Series A Top Scorer (1990, 1992)
    2 Times Onze d’Or (1988, 1989)
    2 Times World Soccer Player of The Year (1988, 1992)
    3 Times European Footballer of The Year (1988, 1989, 1992)
    1992 Silver Ball Onze d’Or
    1992 FIFA World Player of The Year

    Marco Van Basten is the greatest striker in the world during the lately 1980s. He was two foots grace with close control, quick on the turn and excellent in the air, He scored Spectacular goals for club and country. He was best remembered with his winning goal in European Championship 1988 final match against Soviet Union. He shot from a seemingly impossible angle. The shear audacity and technique of that strike showed his supreme class. Van Basten was very success in his career with AC Milan, and regarded as the greatest striker in history of Italian Series A. Despite average of score per game in the league was lower than any era due to appearances of many world-class defenders but he still scored 90 goals in 147 games. On the other hand, Van Basten failed to prove himself in World Cup tournament that he could not score even a goal. His states for Holland was also unimpressive as he did it just 0.4 goal per game in average. After he was gotten big injury at age of 29, He could not to play the game anymore and decided to retire in next two years. Van Basten was voted 8th, 9th and 12th the greatest footballer of the century by France Football, World Soccer and IFFHS, respectively, and was voted 4th by UEFA Jubilee poll.



    3. Eusebio



    Date Of Birth : 25 January 1942
    Nation : Portugal
    Height : 177 cm
    Major Club : Benfica
    Caps : 64 Games (41 Goals)
    World Cup Participation : 1966 (6 Games with 9 Goals)
    Professional Score Record : 511 Goals/ 554 Games
    Club Honours : 11 Times Portuguese League
    5 Times Portuguese Cup
    2 Times European Cup Winners (1961, 1962)
    2 Times European Cup Runner-Up (1963, 1965, 1968)
    International Honours : 1966 FIFA World Cup Third Place
    Individual Achievement : 7 Times Portuguese Liga Top Scorer
    2 Times Silver Ball European Footballer of The Year (1962, 1966)
    1965 European Footballer of The Year
    1966 FIFA World Cup Golden Shoe
    1966 FIFA World Cup Bronze Ball
    1966 FIFA World Cup All Star Team
    2 Times European Cup Top Scorer (1966, 1968)
    2 Times European Golden Shoe (1968, 1973)
    2 Times World League Top Scorer (1968, 1973)
    2 Times Portuguese Athletic of The Year (1970, 1973)
    Benfica Greatest Player Ever
    UEFA Jubilee Award (Portugal)
    IFFHS Portugal Player of The Century

    “The Black Tiger of Mozambique” Eusebio Ferreira Da Silva is the greatest footballer ever to born in The Africa Continent and the finest player ever to play for Portugal. He was a striker in the center-forward mold. Eusebio was the possessor of one of the most fearsome shots to have graced the planet, powerful stamina and strength, great in air, and also had sublime dribbling and passing skills. Eusebio was born and played football in Mozambique until 18 year olds before moved to play in Portugal, and decided to transfer his race to be Portugal in next year. He played for Benfica in their golden era alongside his famous teammate like Mario Coluna, reached European Cup final for five times, and helped Portugal to win the only medal in their World Cup history. In 1966, He regrettably lost Bobby Charlton just a point to win Ballon d’Or. Aside from years he won medal in this award, He was also voted in top five for three times. He was voted 9th and 10th the greatest footballer of the century BY IFFHS and World Soccer, respectively, and was voted 7th by UEFA Jubilee poll.



    2. Ronaldo



    Date Of Birth : 22 September 1976
    Nation : Brazil
    Height : 183 cm
    Major Club : Inter Milan, Real Madrid
    Caps : 97 Games (62 Goals)
    World Cup Participation : 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006 (19 Games with 15 Goals)
    Professional Score Record : 340 Goals/ 484 Games
    Club Honours : 2 Times Brazil State Champion
    1 Time Spanish La Liga
    2 Times Brazil Cup
    1 Time Dutch Cup
    1 Time Copa Del Rey
    1997 European Cup Winners’ Cup
    1998 UEFA Cup
    2002 Intercontinental Cup
    International Honours : 2 Times Copa America Winners (1994, 2002)
    1997 FIFA Confederation Cup
    1998 Copa America Runner-Up
    1998 FIFA World Cup Runner-Up
    2002 FIFA World Cup Champion
    Individual Achievement : 3 Times Bravo Awards (1995, 1997, 1998)
    1 Time Dutch League Top Scorer
    2 Times Spanish La Liga Top Scorer
    1996 Silver Ball European Footballer of The Year
    1997 European Golden Boot
    1997 Spanish La Liga Foreign Player of The Year
    1997 Copa America Most Valuable Player
    2 Times EFE Trophy (1997, 2003)
    1998 UEFA Club Best Forward
    1998 UEFA Club Most Valuable Player
    1998 Italian Series A Foreign Footballer of The Year
    1998 Italian Series A Footballer of The Year
    1998 FIFA World Cup Golden Ball
    1998 Silver Ball European Footballer of The Year
    1998 Silver Ball FIFA World Player of The Year
    1998 Bronze Ball World Soccer Player of The Year
    2 Times FIFA World Cup All Star Team (1998, 2002)
    1999 Copa America Top Scorer
    2002 FIFA World Cup Silver Ball
    2002 FIFA World Cup Golden Shoe
    2002 FIFA Team of The Year
    2002 BBC Sport Oversea Personality of The Year
    2003 Bronze Ball FIFA World Player of The Year
    2 Times Onze d’Or (1997, 2002)
    2 Times European Footballer of The Year (1997, 2002)
    3 Times World Soccer Player of The Year (1996, 1997, 2002)
    3 Times FIFA World Player of The Year (1996, 1997, 2002)
    France Football All-Time World XI
    Brazil Football Museum Hall of Fame
    FIFA World Cup All-Time Top Scorer

    “The Phenomenon” Ronaldo Luis Nazario De Lima is regarded as the one of the greatest footballers of all-time if consider only his prime. He processed great ball control and dribbling skills combined with a powerful physique and could hold off most defenders, and prolific scoring ability. Ronaldo is the youngest player ever to win Ballon d’Or, as he was a world-class player since his 20 year olds. He was famosus for his scoring a large number of goals by only his abilities as the one-man-show. On the other hand, The repeated big injury led him out of the game for two years. Even he could came back to be a world-class player again particularly in World Cup 2002 that he scored 12 goals, He never reached his prime that he could perform any longer. He also never win UEFA Champion League after his transferring to Real Madrid was after their three time UEFA Champion League Winners. In his lately career, He began being unprofessional behavior, allowed himself to be overweight, his speed gradually slow, and not be the remainder of the great footballer anymore.



    1. Gerd Muller



    Date Of Birth : 3 November 1945
    Nation : West Germany
    Height : 176 cm
    Major Club : Bayern Munich
    Caps : 62 Games (68 Goals)
    World Cup Participation : 1970, 1974 (13 Games with 14 Goals)
    Professional Score Record : 572 Goals/ 669 Games
    Club Honours : 4 Times German Champions
    4 Times DFB-Pokal
    1967 European Cup Winners’ Cup
    3 Times European Cup (1974, 1975, 1976)
    1976 Intercontinental Cup
    International Honours : 1972 European Championship Winners
    1974 FIFA World Cup Champion
    Individual Achievement : 2 Times German Footballer of The Year (1967, 1969)
    7 Times Bundesliga Top Scorer
    2 Times European Golden Shoe (1970, 1972)
    2 Time World League Top Scorer (1970, 1972)
    2 Times Bronze Ball European Footballer of The Year (1969, 1973)
    4 Times European Cup Top Scorer (1973, 1974, 1975, 1977)
    1970 FIFA World Cup Golden Shoe
    1970 FIFA World Cup All Star Team
    1970 European Footballer of The Year
    1972 European Championship Top Scoer
    1972 European Championship Team of The Tournament
    1972 Silver Ball European Footballer of The Year
    All-Time German League Top Scorer
    All-Time Germany Top Scorer
    2000 World Football's Greatest Goalscorer of All Time

    “Der Bomber” Gerd Muller is the greatest goalscorer in history of the game. He was the predominant center forward of the early 1970s. Deceptively quick and able to shoot with little waste motion. Muller was a nightmare for opposing goalkeepers, was the forerunner, whom given the slightest chance, could often find a way to put the ball in the goal that cluded other strikers’ abilities. He was short, squat, awkward-looking and not notably fast; he never fit the conventional idea of a great footballer, but he had lethal acceleration over short distances, a remarkable aerial game, and uncanny goalscoring instincts. His short legs gave him a strangely low center of gravity, so he could turn quickly and with perfect balance in spaces and at speeds that would cause other players to fall over. He also had a knack of scoring in unlikely situations." There are seven seasons Muller could score more than 1.00 goal per game in average. Muller was rated by kicker just 4.5 world-class seasons and 5.5 international-class seasons. That is argued that due to his too easy making score style of play not a wonderful scorer. He was also voted 5th the best player in history of World Cup by France Football.





    Category List In Top 50

    By Country

    United Kingdom : 8 (England 4, Scotland 2, Wales 2)
    Eastern Europe : 6 (Hungary 3, Ukraine 1, Poland 1, Croatia 1)
    Germany : 5
    Brazil : 5
    Argentina : 4
    Italy : 4
    Rest of The South America (Uruguay 1, Mexico 1, Paraguay 1, Ecuador 1)
    Austria : 3
    Scandinavia : 2 (Denmark 1, Sweden 1)
    France : 2
    Netherlands : 2
    Spain : 2
    Portugal : 2
    Africa : 1


    By Decade

    1910s : 2
    1920s : 2
    1930s : 4
    1940s : 4
    1950s : 5
    1960s : 7
    1970s : 6
    1980s : 8
    1990s : 7
    2000s : 5


    CLASSIFICATION


    Class : Crown

    None


    Class : King Gold

    Gerd Muller, Ronaldo


    Class : King Silver

    Eusebio, Marco Van Basten, Romario


    Class : King Bronze

    Uwe Seeler, Sandor Kocsis, Gunnar Nordahl, Josef Bican


    Class : Queen Gold

    Fernando Peyroteo, Arsenio Erico, Gabriel Batistuta, Ferenc Deak, Jimmy Greaves, Imre Schlosser, Just Fontaine, Anderi Shevshenko, Telmo Zarra, Franz Binder


    Class : Queen Silver

    Ruud Van Nistelrooy, Jurgen Klinsmann, Denis Law, Dixie Dean, Christian Vieri, Hugo Sanchez, Gary Lineker, Luis Artime, Jean-Pirre Papin, Arthur Friedenreich, Luigi Riva


    Class : Queen Bronze

    Mario Kempes, Wlodzimierz Lubanski, Careca, Isidro Langara, Alberto Spencer, Hernan Crespo, Rudi Voller, Alan Shearer, Ian Rush, Preben Elkajaer, Davor Suker


    Class : Prince Gold

    Reinaldo, Pedro Petrone, Paolo Rossi, Jimmy Mcgrory, Silvio Piola, Emiliano Butagueno, Hans Krankl, Samuel Eto, John Charles


    Poul Tist Neilsen : Denmark/ 20's
    Jose Sanfillipo : Argentina/ Early 50's to Lately 60's
    Heleno De Freitas : Brazil/ 40's
    Zaki Riza Sporel : Turkey/ 30's
    David Trezeguet : France/ 2000s
    Richard Hofmann : Germany/ 30’s
    Gyula Zsengeller : Hungary/ 30’s
    Vava : Brazil/ Lately 50’s to Early 60’s
    Jose Sanfillipo : Argentina/ Lately 50’s to Early 60’s
    Darko Pancev : Yugoslavia/ Lately 80’s
    George Camsell : England/ 20’s to early 30’s
    Patrick Kluivert : Netherlands/ lately 90’s to early 2000s
    Raymond Braine : Belgium/ 30’s
    Hughie Gallagher : Scotland/ 20’s
    Bernabe Ferreyra : Argentina/ 30’s
    Alberto Ohaco : Argentina/ 10’s
    Teodorz Fernandez : Peru/ 30’s
    Henrik Larsson : Sweden/ 90’s to early 2000s
    Roberto Bettega : Italy/ 70’s
    Roberto Dinamite : Brazil/ lately 70’s to early 80’s
    Jozsef Takacs : Hungary/ 20’s
    Istvan Nyers : Hungary/ Lately 40’s to 50’s
    Sven Rydell : Sweden/ Lately 20’s to 30’s
    Nat Lofthouse : England/ Lately 40’s to 50’s
    David Villa : Spain/ 2000s
    Delfin Benitez Caseres / Paraguay/ 1930s
    Didier Drogba : Ivory cost/ 2000s
    Manuel Seoane : Argentina/ 20's
    Altilio Garcia : Uruguay/ Early 30's to Lately 40's
    Ruud Geels : Netherlands/ 70's
    Abe Lenstra : Netherlands/ 50's
    Jeff Mermans : Belgium/ 40's


    Active Player Ready To Be Ranked In The Near Future

    Fernando Torres




    The Greatest Forwards In Each Era


    The 1910s

    1. Imre Scholsser
    2. Arthur Fridenreich
    3. Poul Tist Nielsen
    4. Alberto Ohaco
    5. Alfred Schaffer


    The 1920s

    1. Matthias Sindelar
    2. Pedro Petrone
    3. Manuel Seoane
    4. Zeki Riza Sporel
    5. George Camsell


    The Early 1930s

    1. Giuseppe Meazza
    2. Matthias Sindelar
    3. Dixie Dean
    4. Richard Hofmann
    5. Bernabe Ferreyra


    The Lately 1930s

    1. Arsenio Erico
    2. Leonidas Da Silva
    3. Giuseppe Meazza
    4. Franz Binder
    5. Gyorgi Sarosi


    The Early 1940s

    1. Jose Manuel Moreno
    2. Josef Bican
    3. Adolfo Pedernera
    4. Fernando Peyroteo
    5. Leonidas Da Silva


    The Lately 1940s

    1. Ferenc Deak
    2. Ademir De Menezes
    3. Gunnar Nordahl
    4. Ferenc Puskas
    5. Alfredo Di Stefano



    The Early 1950s

    1. Ferenc Puskas
    2. Alfredo Di Stefano
    3. Fritz Walter
    4. Ladislao Kubala
    5. Sandor Kocsis


    The Lately 1950s

    1. Alfredo Di Stefano
    2. Ferenc Puskas
    3. Garrincha
    4. Just Fontaine
    5. Ladislao Kubala


    The Early 1960s

    1. Pele
    2. Garrincha
    3. Eusebio
    4. Uwe Seeler
    5. Omar Sivori


    The Lately 1960s

    1. Pele
    2. Eusebio
    3. George Best
    4. Tostao
    5. Gerd Muller


    The Early 1970s

    1. Johan Cruyff
    2. Gerd Muller
    3. George Best
    4. Jairzinho
    5. Dragan Dzajic


    The Lately 1970s

    1. Johan Cruyff
    2. Kevin Keegan
    3. Karlheinz Rummenigge
    4. Rob Rensenbrink
    5. Mario Kempes


    The Early 1980s

    1. Karlheinz Rummenigge
    2. Kenny Dalglish
    3. Ian Rush
    4. Paulo Rossi
    5. Careca


    The Lately 1980s

    1. Marco Van Basten
    2. Gary Lineker
    3. Hugo Sanchez
    4. Careca
    5. Jean Pierre Papin


    The Early 1990s

    1. Romario
    2. Roberto Baggio
    3. Hristo Stoichkov
    4. Jurgen Klinsmann
    5. Dennis Bergkamp


    The Lately 1990s

    1. Ronaldo
    2. Rivaldo
    3. Gabriel Batistuta
    4. Christian Vieri
    5. Davor Suker


    The Early 2000s

    1. Thierry Henry
    2. Andrei Shevchenko
    3. Ronaldo
    4. Ruud Van Nistelrooy
    5. Francesco Totti


    The Lately 2000s

    1. Cristiano Ronaldo
    2. Lionel Messi
    3. Samuel Eto
    4. Zlatan Ibrahimovic
    5. Fernando Torres
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    I find it hard to believe that Oleg Blokhin is not on this list. Belanov is also a worthy mention.

    Some other choices are also very questionable. For example Vieri is way too high up I think. I mean Totti and Del Pierro were better than him and still are and they aren't really true srikers.
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    Blokhin is already included in Forward thread.

    Vieri is a lot better than Totti for Italy and Vieri was very top player in 2 WCs.

    Vieri might be inferior to Totti in club level but the gap is not as high as national level.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dearmanz View Post
    Blokhin is already included in Forward thread.

    Vieri is a lot better than Totti for Italy and Vieri was very top player in 2 WCs.

    Vieri might be inferior to Totti in club level but the gap is not as high as national level.
    Oh my bad I didn't see the forwards section. Vieri might have scored more for Italy , but then again Totti proved to be the better one in 06 when they won. I still think if Totti wouldn't play in WC06, Italy would not win.

    However if you think about it from the pure striker point of view then I guess Vieri can be considered a better striker than Totti, however I still think Vieri is too high on that list overall.
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    That will be fine. I'll consider his ranking again.
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    Agreed with regards to DP and Totti, still scoring very key goals showing their longevity is greater than Ronaldo`s, as one criteria. But the biggest mistake is not having Baggio in that list. Probably one of the best players I have ever seen play, and he was not a midfielder, so he should be on this list.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Vipaman View Post
    Agreed with regards to DP and Totti, still scoring very key goals showing their longevity is greater than Ronaldo`s, as one criteria. But the biggest mistake is not having Baggio in that list. Probably one of the best players I have ever seen play, and he was not a midfielder, so he should be on this list.
    Yeah, but he is on the forwards list. This is a pure striker list.
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    Oh ok, I missed that one....
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    (can't think of anyone else, ever in history, that ever did that. can you? i thought not!) <- thats sarcasm by the way
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    great post Dearmanz.....you did quite a research work for this i think
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    but this doesn't mean that i agree totally with you
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    There's a lot of subjectivity in that post, and the part I don't agree with (or the one I'm most pissed off about) is the one about the greatest forwards of the late 2000s. You just can't put Torres and Messi in there, they're not nearly the greatest, they're just youngsters with potential. This does not make them the greatest.
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    Pele ? Puskas ? Di Stefano ?
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    Ok, where the hell is Hakan Sukur
    Cristiano Ronaldo is the greatest soccer player on the earth today.
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    Gerd "Der Bomber" Muller was one of the greatest strikers, I dont think we will see a striker
    of his ability in todays game..
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