Best Free Kick Taker of all time?

[Dark Savante]

Place your vote. If you select other please say whom. Thanks.

[El Cangri]

Rivelino

It's funny that this thread pops up now because there's an article in the last issue of CHAMPIONS in which Zico, Roberto Carlos, and a bunch of other famous free kick takers speak about their technique.

[Mobile]

I think Sinisa Mihailovic deserves a mention, doesn't he hold the record for free kicks in Serie A?

[billyireland]

I think Sinisa Mihailovic deserves a mention, doesn't he hold the record for free kicks in Serie A?
I HATE that guy.

[O.K.]

I don't know who is best, but the most memorable free kick ever scored belongs to Roberto Carlos in that friendly against France. Now that was insane!!

[Dark Savante]

Mihilavoic is an abbhoration you needs his eyes burned out with a hot poker and then wear a Nazi flag in the middle of Harlem.. Pr!ck i hate him.

[Dark Savante]

Mihilavoic is an abbhoration you needs his eyes burned out with a hot poker and then wear a Nazi flag in the middle of Harlem.. Pr!ck i hate him.

He would never adorn any poll I would ever make and if he did it would be most favourable type of death!

[Mobile]

Er - well - I'm not exactly a fan of the bloke. But he is bloody good at free kicks.

I can't stand that fat little cheating junkie scumbag Maradona but I can grudgingly acknowledge his football talents.

[MIGkiller]

As much as I dislike the guy I'd have to choose Marcelinho Carioca.

[johan neeskens]

From the old days Arie Haan deserves a mention (some of you might remember him from the world cup in 1978) but today, most definitely and without a shadow of a doubt, the best free kick taker in the world is Pierre van Hooijdonck. He may not be as glamourous as the Beckhams and the Carloses of this world, but he's far more efficient. I in fact saw a stat somewhere comparing their score percentages from free kicks, P-Air was by far the best. I'll put up a link if I can find it.

[dienasty]

Roberto Carlos by far. its hard to put that much power on it and keep it accurate. Hes awesome and a better field player than beckham

[TORPEDO]

From anyone I've seen ( 1970 on ), no one has come close to Rivelino.

[Dark Savante]

Roberto Carlos by far. its hard to put that much power on it and keep it accurate.

This is a joke right?

[Samarkand]

I presume this poll and thread is about those free kick takers who score directly, not those who flight the ball so perfectly onto the head (or foot) of a forward as to be a thing of beauty?

[Dark Savante]

I presume this poll and thread is about those free kick takers who score directly, not those who flight the ball so perfectly onto the head (or foot) of a forward as to be a thing of beauty?

Direct free kicks. Indirect free kicks have far to many external factors for me to make a thread for them.

[CL39]

This is a joke right?

I would say he's one of the better ones today, and very few
could match him in terms of power from such long distance.
BUT, I think when he lines up to take a 30-40 yarders, now that
is just being self-indulgent. Yeah sure he might get one of those
in the goal, once in a while but in team would be a lot better
if the ball of served into the penalty area. Why do they
even let him take that.

[phillys]

Dude...WHERE IS ROBERTO CARLOS?!

Not everyday you can see a guy that can kick a ball at 80-90mph :o

[Dark Savante]

I would say he's one of the better ones today, and very few
could match him in terms of power from such long distance.
BUT, I think when he lines up to take a 30-40 yarders, now that
is just being self-indulgent. Yeah sure he might get one of those
in the goal, once in a while but in team would be a lot better
if the ball of served into the penalty area. Why do they
even let him take that.

I presonall think R.Carlos is an awful free kick taker who people remember for spectacular goals he scored almost by accident rather than for the 3957974357misses he has a season. His low hard free kick drives into the box are done because the deflections often result in a goal somewhere along the line. I think it's a very effective tactic for Real Madrid, but Carlos's FK's are awful, so unaccurate.

Beckham
Van Hooijdonk
Figo
Mihaljovic
Del Piero
Totti
Henry
Ronaldinho

Are just handful of players far better than Carlos in Todays game for FK's

[Dark Savante]

Dude...WHERE IS ROBERTO CARLOS?!

Not everyday you can see a guy that can kick a ball at 80-90mph :o

If you gave half the guys on this list todays balls to kick around they woud hit it harder than Roberto Carlos! With about 100x more accuracy, lol.

[condor11]

koeman and branco where more accurate than r carlos