IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper

Not to be confused with Best European Goalkeeper.

The IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper is a football award given annually since 1987 to the most outstanding goalkeeper as voted by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS). The votes, in 1996, were cast by IFFHS's editorial staff as well as experts from 89 countries spanning six different continents.

Contents

List of winners

Voting results

1987

Year Player Club
1987 Jean-Marie Pfaff Bayern Munich
1988 Rinat Dasayev Spartak Moscow
1989 Walter Zenga Internazionale
1990 Walter Zenga Internazionale
1991 Walter Zenga Internazionale
1992 Peter Schmeichel Manchester United
1993 Peter Schmeichel Manchester United
1994 Michel Preud'homme Mechelen
1995 José Luis Chilavert Vélez Sársfield
1996 Andreas Köpke Marseille
1997 José Luis Chilavert Vélez Sársfield
1998 José Luis Chilavert Vélez Sársfield
1999 Oliver Kahn Bayern Munich
2000 Fabien Barthez Manchester United
2001 Oliver Kahn Bayern Munich
2002 Oliver Kahn Bayern Munich
2003 Gianluigi Buffon Juventus
2004 Gianluigi Buffon Juventus
2005 Petr Čech Chelsea
2006 Gianluigi Buffon Juventus
2007 Gianluigi Buffon Juventus
2008 Iker Casillas Real Madrid
2009 Iker Casillas Real Madrid
2010 Iker Casillas Real Madrid
2011 Iker Casillas Real Madrid
Rank Player Club Votes
1 Jean-Marie Pfaff Bayern Munich 137
2 Rinat Dasayev Spartak Moscow 43
3 Walter Zenga Internazionale 30
4 Harald Schumacher Schalke 04 29
5 Neville Southall Everton 15
6 René Müller Lokomotive Leipzig 14
7 Peter Shilton Derby County 12
8 Badou Ezzaki Mallorca 11
9 Roberto Fernández Deportivo Cali 8
Józef Młynarczyk Porto 8

1988

Rank Player Club Votes
1 Rinat Dasayev Spartak Moscow 119
2 Hans van Breukelen PSV Eindhoven 97
3 Walter Zenga Internazionale 31
4 Packie Bonner Celtic 17
5 Jean-Marie Pfaff Bayern Munich 10
6 Eike Immel Stuttgart 9
7 Michel Preud'homme KV Mechelen 5
Peter Shilton Derby County 5
Neville Southall Everton 5
Andoni Zubizarreta Barcelona 5

1989

Rank Player Club Votes
1 Walter Zenga Internazionale 79
2 Michel Preud'homme KV Mechelen 38
3 Rinat Dasayev Sevilla 33
4 Peter Shilton Derby County 31
5 Andoni Zubizarreta Barcelona 23
6 Hans van Breukelen PSV Eindhoven 14
7 Cláudio Taffarel Internacional 10
8 Jean-Marie Pfaff Lierse 9
9 Neville Southall Everton 8
10 Harald Schumacher Fenerbahçe 7

1990

Rank Player Club Votes
1 Walter Zenga Internazionale 72
2 Michel Preud'homme KV Mechelen 35
3 Luis Gabelo Conejo C.S. Cartaginés 34
4 Peter Shilton Derby County 32
5 Cláudio Taffarel Internacional 30
6 Sergio Goycochea Los Millonarios 29
7 Bodo Illgner Köln 16
8 Jan Stejskal Sparta Prague 10
9 Andoni Zubizarreta Barcelona 9
10 Packie Bonner Celtic 5
Hans van Breukelen PSV Eindhoven 5

1991

Rank Player Club Votes
1 Walter Zenga Inter Milan 51
2 Sergio Goycochea Racing 37
3 Cláudio Taffarel Parma 29
4 Neville Southall Everton 25
5 David Seaman Arsenal 23
6 Gianluca Pagliuca Sampdoria 20
7 Bodo Illgner Köln 18
8 Andoni Zubizarreta Barcelona 17
9 Stevan Stojanović Crvena Zvezda 16
10 Michel Preud'homme Mechelen 13
Peter Schmeichel Brøndby 13

1992

Rank Player Club Votes
1 Peter Schmeichel Manchester United 118
2 Andoni Zubizarreta Barcelona 28
3 Hans van Breukelen PSV Eindhoven 24
4 Dmitri Kharine CSKA 23
5 Bodo Illgner Köln 20
6 Walter Zenga Internazionale 16
7 Cláudio Taffarel Parma 14
8 Sergio Goycochea FC Olimpia 13
9 Michel Preud'homme Mechelen 10
10 Alain Gouaméné RAJA Casablanca 8

1993

Rank Player Club Votes
1 Peter Schmeichel Manchester United 84
2 Sergio Goycochea River Plate 70
3 Jorge Campos Pumas UNAM 23
4 Andoni Zubizarreta Barcelona 19
5 Zetti São Paulo 15
6 Bodo Illgner Köln 11
7 Andy Goram Glasgow Rangers 9
Andreas Köpke Nuremberg 9
Walter Zenga Internazionale 9
10 Bernard Lama Paris Saint Germain 8
Michel Preud'homme Mechelen 8

1994

Rank Player Club Votes
1 Michel Preud'homme Mechelen 103
2 Thomas Ravelli Göteborg 73
3 Cláudio Taffarel Reggiana 53
4 Peter Schmeichel Manchester United 29
5 Sebastiano Rossi Milan 18
6 Gianluca Pagliuca Sampdoria 17
7 Erik Thorstvedt Tottenham 13
8 Jorge Campos Pumas UNAM 12
9 Borislav Mihaylov Mulhouse 10
10 David Seaman Arsenal 9

1995

Rank Player Club Votes
1 José Luis Chilavert Vélez Sársfield 37
2 Peter Schmeichel Manchester United 29
3 Thomas Ravelli Göteborg 24
4 Michel Preud'homme Benfica 23
5 David Seaman Arsenal 21
6 Vítor Baía Porto 19
Edwin van der Sar Ajax 19
8 Gianluca Pagliuca Internazionale 16
9 Bernard Lama Paris Saint-Germain 15
Andoni Zubizarreta Valencia 15

1996

Rank Player Club Votes
1 Andreas Köpke Marseille 114
2 David Seaman Arsenal 101
3 José Luis Chilavert Vélez Sársfield 44
4 Peter Schmeichel Manchester United 37
5 Vítor Baía Barcelona 33
6 Bernard Lama Paris Saint-Germain 28
7 Edwin van der Sar Ajax 21
8 Petr Kouba Deportivo de La Coruña 12
Andoni Zubizarreta Valencia 12
10 Jorge Campos Los Angeles Galaxy 11

1997

Rank Player Club Votes
1 José Luis Chilavert Vélez Sársfield 61
2 Angelo Peruzzi Juventus 57
3 Peter Schmeichel Manchester United 53
4 Andreas Köpke Marseille 37
5 David Seaman Arsenal 31
6 Stefan Klos Borussia Dortmund 28
7 Vítor Baía Barcelona 24
8 Oliver Kahn Bayern Munich 20
9 Cláudio Taffarel Atlético Mineiro 18
10 Gianluca Pagliuca Internazionale Milano 14

1998

Rank Player Club Votes
1 José Luis Chilavert Vélez Sársfield 198
2 Fabien Barthez AS Monaco 146
3 Edwin van der Sar Ajax 75
4 Peter Schmeichel Manchester United 59
5 Gianluca Pagliuca Internazionale 50
6 David Seaman Arsenal 36
7 Cláudio Taffarel Atlético Mineiro 23
8 Dražen Ladić Dinamo Zagreb 22
9 Angelo Peruzzi Juventus 20
10 Oliver Kahn Bayern Munich 15

1999

Rank Player Club Votes
1 Oliver Kahn Bayern Munich 116
2 Peter Schmeichel Manchester United 95
3 Santiago Cañizares Valencia 93
4 Edwin van der Sar Juventus 90
5 Gianluigi Buffon Parma 46
6 Fabien Barthez AS Monaco 45
David Seaman Arsenal 45
8 Dida Corinthians 29
9 Vítor Baía Porto 23
10 Carlos Roa Mallorca 16

2000

Rank Player Club Votes
1 Fabien Barthez Manchester United 195
2 Oliver Kahn Bayern Munich 133
3 Francesco Toldo Fiorentina 131
4 José Luis Chilavert Strasbourg 88
5 Iker Casillas Real Madrid 47
6 Edwin van der Sar Juventus 40
7 Cláudio Taffarel Galatasaray 31
8 Óscar Córdoba Boca Juniors 30
9 Vítor Baía Porto 17
10 Gianluigi Buffon Parma 16
Peter Schmeichel Sporting CP 16

2001

Rank Player Club Votes
1 Oliver Kahn Bayern Munich 265
2 Óscar Córdoba Boca Juniors 77
3 Gianluigi Buffon Juventus 69
4 Fabien Barthez Manchester United 51
5 Jerzy Dudek Liverpool 42
6 José Luis Chilavert Strasbourg 36
7 Santiago Cañizares Valencia 35
8 Francesco Toldo Internazionale 29
9 Iker Casillas Real Madrid 22
10 Ruslan Nigmatullin Lokomotiv Moscow 16

2002

Rank Player Club Votes
1 Oliver Kahn Bayern Munich 316
2 Iker Casillas Real Madrid 101
3 Rüştü Reçber Fenerbahçe 99
4 Marcos Palmeiras 88
5 Gianluigi Buffon Juventus 74
6 Brad Friedel Blackburn Rovers 33
7 Francesco Toldo Internazionale 27
8 Fabien Barthez Manchester United 18
9 Jerzy Dudek Liverpool 16
10 Jens Lehmann Borussia Dortmund 11

2003

Rank Player Club Votes
1 Gianluigi Buffon Juventus 186
2 Iker Casillas Real Madrid 112
3 Oliver Kahn Bayern Munich 106
4 Dida Milan 99
5 Francesco Toldo Internazionale 36
6 Roberto Abbondanzieri Boca Juniors 35
Timo Hildebrand Stuttgart 35
8 Tim Howard Manchester United 26
9 Fabien Barthez Manchester United 23
10 Petr Čech Rennes 18

2004

Rank Player Club Votes
1 Gianluigi Buffon Juventus 185
2 Petr Čech Chelsea 125
3 Dida Milan 78
4 Iker Casillas Real Madrid 75
5 Antonios Nikopolidis Olympiacos 64
6 Oliver Kahn Bayern Munich 63
7 Roberto Abbondanzieri Boca Juniors 31
8 Juan Carlos Once Caldas 29
Vítor Baía Porto 29
10 Santiago Cañizares Valencia 23

2005

Rank Player Club Votes
1 Petr Čech Chelsea 175
2 Dida Milan 91
3 Gianluigi Buffon Juventus 78
4 Grégory Coupet Lyon 43
5 Oliver Kahn Bayern Munich 42
6 Iker Casillas Real Madrid 41
7 Jerzy Dudek Liverpool 34
8 Edwin van der Sar Manchester United 32
9 Rogério Ceni São Paulo 31
10 Roberto Abbondanzieri Boca Juniors 26

2006

Rank Player Club Votes
1 Gianluigi Buffon Juventus 295
2 Jens Lehmann Arsenal 140
3 Petr Čech Chelsea 91
4 Iker Casillas Real Madrid 47
5 Edwin van der Sar Manchester United 45
6 Oswaldo Sanchez Guadalajara 39
7 Ricardo Sporting CP 38
8 Dida Milan 34
9 Roberto Abbondanzieri Boca Juniors 19
10 Fabien Barthez Nantes 18

2007

Rank Player Club Votes
1 Gianluigi Buffon Juventus 209
2 Petr Čech Chelsea 172
3 Iker Casillas Real Madrid 124
4 Edwin van der Sar Manchester United 62
5 Rogério Ceni São Paulo 37
6 José Manuel Reina Liverpool 36
Dida Milan 36
8 Andrés Palop Sevilla 29
9 Júlio César Internazionale 24
10 Jens Lehmann Arsenal 20

2008

Rank Player Club Votes[1]
1 Iker Casillas Real Madrid 249
2 Gianluigi Buffon Juventus 170
3 Edwin van der Sar Manchester United 168
4 Petr Čech Chelsea 108
5 Igor Akinfeev CSKA Moscow 23
6 José Francisco Cevallos LDU Quito 21
7 Júlio César Internazionale 18
8 José Manuel Reina Liverpool 15
9 Jens Lehmann Stuttgart 13
10 Guillermo Ochoa Club America 12

2009

Rank Player Club Votes[2]
1 Iker Casillas Real Madrid 230
2 Gianluigi Buffon Juventus 150
3 Júlio César Internazionale 124
4 Edwin van der Sar Manchester United 87
5 Petr Čech Chelsea 75
6 Víctor Valdés Barcelona 53
7 José Manuel Reina Liverpool 19
8 Igor Akinfeev CSKA Moscow 17
9 Tim Howard Everton 7
10 Rene Adler Bayer Leverkusen 6

2010

Rank Player Club Votes[3]
1 Iker Casillas Real Madrid 305
2 Júlio César Internazionale 124
3 Petr Cech Chelsea 57
4 Manuel Neuer Schalke 04 53
5 Maarten Stekelenburg Ajax 48
6 Víctor Valdés Barcelona 38
7 Fernando Muslera Lazio 37
8 Edwin Van der Sar Manchester United 37
9 Gianluigi Buffon Juventus 30
10 Tim Howard Everton 15

2011

Rank Player Club Votes[4]
1 Iker Casillas Real Madrid 248
2 Manuel Neuer Bayern Munich 130
3 Víctor Valdés Barcelona 114
4 Gianluigi Buffon Juventus 63
5 Petr Cech Chelsea 41
6 Fernando Muslera Galatasaray 34
7 Joe Hart Manchester City 26
8 Júlio César Internazionale 23
9 Justo Villar Estudiantes de La Plata 17
10 Edwin Van der Sar Manchester United 16

Goalkeeper of the century

At the end of the 20th century, the IFFHS also voted on the World's Goalkeeper of the Century, won by the Soviet Union's Lev Yashin.

Rank Player Clubs (period) Nations represented (period) Votes
1 Lev Yashin Dynamo Moscow (1949–1971) USSR (1954–1967) 1802
2 Gordon Banks Chesterfield (1955–1959) England (1963–1972) 717
Leicester City (1959–1966)
Stoke City (1966–1972)
Cleveland Stokers (1967)
Saint Patrick's Athletic (1977)
Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1977–1978)
3 Dino Zoff Udinese (1961–1963) Italy (1968–1983) 661
Mantova (1963–1967)
Napoli (1967–1972)
Juventus (1972–1983)
4 Sepp Maier Bayern Munich (1965–1980) West Germany (1966–1979) 456
5 Ricardo Zamora Espanyol (1916–1919) Spain (1920–1936) 443
Barcelona (1919–1922)
Espanyol (1922–1930)
Real Madrid (1930–1936)
Nice (1936–1938)
6 José Luis Chilavert Sportivo Luqueño (1982–1983) Paraguay (1989–2003) 373
Club Guaraní (1984)
San Lorenzo (1984–1988)
Real Zaragoza (1988–1991)
Vélez Sársfield (1991–2000)
Strasbourg (2000–2002)
Peñarol (2002–2003)
Vélez Sársfield (2003–2004)
7 Peter Schmeichel Gladsaxe-Hero (1981–1983) Denmark (1987–2001) 291
Hvidovre (1984–1986)
Brøndby (1987–1991)
Manchester United (1991–1999)
Sporting CP (1999–2001)
Aston Villa (2001–2002)
Manchester City (2002–2003)
8 Peter Shilton Leicester City (1966–1974) England (1970–1990) 196
Stoke City (1974–1977)
Nottingham Forest (1977–1982)
Southampton (1982–1987)
Derby County (1987–1992)
Plymouth Argyle (1992–1995)
Wimbledon (1995)
Bolton Wanderers (1995)
Coventry City (1995–1996)
West Ham United (1996)
Leyton Orient (1996–1997)
9 František Plánička Slavia Prague (1923–1939) Czechoslovakia (1926–1938) 194
10 Amadeo Carrizo River Plate (1945–1968) Argentina (1954–1964) 192
Alianza Lima (1969)
Millonarios (1970–1971)

References

  1. ^ Best Goalkeeper in the World 2008
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  3. ^ Best Goalkeeper in the World 2010
  4. ^ Best Goalkeeper in the World 2011

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