For some time now, I’ve been working on some lists of the greatest ever players in each position. Some of you might have seen my own thread on the greatest players in English league history www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=620289 or the thread that inspired it by Gregoriak of their German equivalents https://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=420539 Basically over the coming months I will reveal the 100 best players (in my opinion) in each position, who have ever graced the game. These will be the finest footballers to kick a ball since the codification of the game in 1863. Let me start by outlining some of the criteria that I have applied: 1. Peak performance. How good were they at their very best. 2. Longevity and consistency. How long did they perform well for. 3. Achievements. Where did they get to in the game, how much did they win and what style did they do it in. Furthermore I have excluded all players aged below 28 today, as I do not feel they have a sufficient "body of work" on which to be judged. All eligible current players have probably been judged slightly more harshy than they might be as it is difficult to fully evaluate a career until it is over. These criteria naturally favour some of the players from the bigger nations and bigger clubs. I’m afraid that is largely unavoidable. But if you disagree with any of my selections then please let me know. That is what these threads are for. This is just a bit of fun and I've tried to include players across all eras. I'm not pretending it is in any way definitive, but its there for some debate and hopefully a few people (including myself) can learn a bit more about some forgotten greats. I’d like to thank some of the members of the BigSoccer history group for their input on this as well. Please do not post your thoughts in this thread. I will set up a designated discussion thread for these threads. I will delete any posts in this thread. Please though do contribute. I am really going to try to get this forum back on track, but I will need the input of many members of this board. If you have any feedback or questions about this then please put them in the discussion thread. https://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showt...7#post19314177 To help people understand the positions of the players I have created this thread on the history of tactics as well as providing definitions of each position to make it easier. https://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1269077 Enjoy!
100. Gary Stevens Right-back England 27/3/1963 46 caps (0 goals) Clubs: Everton, Rangers, Tranmere http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Stevens
99. Feliciano Rivilla Right-back Spain 21/8/1936 26 caps (7 goals) Clubs: Rayo Vallecano, Atletico Madrid http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feliciano_Rivilla
98. Soren Busk Right-back, centre-back Denmark 10/4/1953 61 caps (2 goals) Clubs: Westfalia Herne, Maastricht, Gent, Maastricht, Monaco, Wiener SC http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soren_Busk
97. Juan Bautista Torales Right-back, centre-back Paraguay 9/3/1956 77 caps (1 goal) Clubs: Sportivo Luqueno, Libertad, Club Guarani, Sportivo Luqueno http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Bautista_Torales
96. Wolfgang Dremmler Right-back West Germany 12/7/1954 27 caps (3 goals) Clubs: Eintracht Braunschweig, Bayern Munich http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Dremmler
95. Paulo Ferreira Right-back, centre-back, left-back Portugal 18/1/1979 58 caps (0 goals) currently Clubs: Estoril-Praia, Vitoria Setubal, Porto, Chelsea http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulo_Ferreira
94. Carlos Adolfo Sosa Right-half Argentina 21/7/1919 12 caps (0 goals) Clubs: Atlanta, Boca Juniors, RC Paris, Red Star http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Adolfo_Sosa
93. Thomas Helveg Right-wingback, right-midfield Denmark 24/6/1971 108 caps (2 goals) Clubs: OB, Udinese, AC Milan, Internazionale, Norwich, Borussia Monchengladbach, OB http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Helveg
92. Joaquin Navarro Right-back Spain 2/8/1921 5 caps (0 goals) Clubs : Barcelona, Sadabell, Real Madrid http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joaquín_Navarro_Perona
91. Albert Ferrer Right-back Spain 6/6/1970 36 caps (0 goals) Clubs: Barcelona, Chelsea http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Ferrer
90. Fritz Tarp Right-fullback Denmark 2/8/1899 44 caps ? goals Clubs: HIK, B93 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Tarp
89. Antonio Veloso Right-back, centre-back, left-back Portugal 31/1/1957 40 caps (0 caps) Clubs: Sanjoanense, Beira-Mar, Benfica http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Veloso
88. Vladimir Durkovic Right-back Yugoslavia 6/11/1937 50 caps (0 goals) Clubs: Red Star Belgrade, Borussia Monchengladbach, Saint-Etienne, Sion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Durković
87. Markus Babbel Right-back, centre-back Germany 8/9/1972 51 caps (1 goal) Clubs: Bayern Munich, Hamburg, Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Blackburn Rovers, Stuttgart http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markus_Babbel
86. Revaz Dzodzuashvili Right-back USSR 15/4/1945 49 caps (0 goals) Clubs: Torpedo Kutaisi, Dinamo Tblisi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revaz_Dzodzuashvili
85. Nestor Sensini Right-back, stopper Argentina 12/10/1966 59 caps (0 goals) Clubs: Newell’s Old Boys, Udinese, Parma, Lazio, Parma, Udinese http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nestor_Sensini
84. Jan Pivarnik Right-back Czechoslovakia 13/11/1947 39 caps (1 goal) Clubs: Slovan Bratislava http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Pivarnik
83. Bengt Gustavsson Right-back, centre-back, right-half Sweden 13/1/1928 57 caps ? goals Clubs: IFK Norrkoping, Atalanta, Atvidabergs http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengt_Gustavsson
82. Atilio Ancheta Right-back Uruguay 19/7/1948 20 caps (1 goal) Clubs: Nacional, Gremio, Millonarios, Nacional http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atilio_Ancheta
81. Aleksandar Shalamanov Right-back, centre-back Bulgaria 4/9/1941 42 caps ? goals Clubs: CSKA Sofia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandar_Shalamanov
80. Michel Salgado Right-back, right-wingback Spain 22/10/1975 53 caps (0 goals) Clubs: Celta Vigo, Salamanca, Real Madrid, Blackburn Rovers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Salgado
79. Nelson Gutierrez Right-back Uruguay 13/4/1962 57 caps (0 goals) Clubs: Penarol, Atletico Nacional, River Plate, Lazio, Hellas Verona, Logrones, Penarol, Defensor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Gutierrez
78. Viv Anderson Right-back, centre-back England 29/7/1956 30 caps (2 goals) Clubs: Nottingham Forest, Arsenal, Manchester United, Sheffield Wednesday, Barnsley, Middlesbrough http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viv_Anderson
77. Karl Rainer Right-fullback Austria 1/7/1901 39 caps (0 goals) Clubs: FC Sturm 07, FC Vienna No wiki