26. Roberto Rosato Centre-back Italy 18/8/1943 37 caps Clubs: Torino, AC Milan, Genoa http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Rosato
25. Emlyn Hughes Centre-back, utility player England 28/8/1947 62 caps (1 goal) Clubs: Blackpool, Liverpool, Wolves, Rotherham, Hull, Mansfield, Swansea http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emlyn_Hughes
24. Alessandro Costacurta Centre-back Italy 24/4/1966 59 caps (2 goals) Clubs: AC Milan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alessandro_Costacurta
23. Oleg Kuznetsov Centre-back USSR and Ukraine 22/3/1963 63 caps (1 goal) for USSR, 3 caps (0 goals) for Ukraine Clubs: Desna Chernihiv, Dynamo Kiev, Rangers, Macabbi Haifa, CSKA-Borysfen Kyiv http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleg_Kuznetsov
22. Jaap Stam Stopper Holland 17/7/1972 67 caps (3 goals) Clubs: FC Zwolle, Cambuur Leeuwarden, Willem II, PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United, Lazio, AC Milan, Ajax http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaap_Stam
21. Bjorn Nordqvist Centre-back, sweeper Sweden 6/10/1942 115 caps (0 goals) Clubs: IFK Norrköping, PSV Eindhoven, IFK Gothenburg, Minnesota Kicks, Örgryte IF http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Björn_Nordqvist
20. Roberto Matosas Centre-back Uruguay 11/5/1940 20 caps (4 goals) Clubs: Penarol, River Plate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Matosas
19. Hilderaldo Bellini Centre-back Brazil 7/6/1930 51 caps Clubs: Itapirense, Sao Joanense, Vasco da Game, Sao Paulo FC, Atletico Paranaense http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilderaldo_Bellini
18. Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck Centre-back West Germany 3/4/1948 44 caps (0 goals) Clubs: Bayern Munich http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans-Georg_Schwarzenbeck
17. Gyula Lorant Centre-back Hungary 6/2/1923 37 caps (0 goals) Clubs: Szombathely FC, Nagyváradi AC, Nemzeti Vasas, Nagyváradi Szabadság SK, UTA Arad ,Vasas SC, Honvéd, Budapest Spartacus, Váci Vasas http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyula_Lorant
16. Fabio Cannavaro Centre-back Italy 13/9/1973 131 caps (2 goals) so far Clubs: Napoli, Parma, Internazionale, Juventus, Real Madrid, Juventus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabio_Cannavaro
15. Ake Johansson Centre-back, centre-half Sweden 1928 53 caps Clubs: IFK Norkopping http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Åke_Johansson
14. Jan Popluhar Centre-back Czechoslovakia 12/8/1935 62 caps (1 goal) Clubs: Slovan Bratislava, Rudá Hvězda Brno, Olympique Lyon, Zbrojovka Brno http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Popluhar
13. Roberto Fabian Ayala Centre-back Argentina 14/4/1973 115 caps (7 goals) Clubs: Ferrocarril Oeste, River Plate, Napoli, AC Milan, Valencia, Real Zaragoza http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Ayala
12. Barry Hulshoff Centre-back Holland 30/9/1946 14 caps (6 goals) Clubs: Ajax, MVV Maastricht, Grazer AK http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Hulshoff
11. Oscar Ruggeri Centre-back Argentina 26/1/1962 97 caps (7 goals) Clubs: Boca Juniors, River Plate, CD Logrones, Real Madrid, Velez Sarsfield, Ancona, Club America, San Lorenzo, Lanus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Ruggeri
10. Sol Campbell Stopper, utility player England 18/9/1974 73 caps (1 goal) Clubs: Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal, Portsmouth, Notts County, Arsenal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sol_Campbell
9. Albert Shesternev Centre-back, centre-half USSR 20/6/1941 90 caps (0 goals) Club: CSKA Moscow http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Shesternev
8. Jurgen Kohler Centre-back Germany 6/10/1965 105 caps (2 goals) Clubs: SV Waldhof Mannheim, FC Koln, Bayern Munich, Juventus, Borussia Dortmund http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurgen_Kohler
7. Luis Pereira Centre-back Brazil 21/6/1949 33 caps (0 goals) Clubs: Sao Bento, Palmeiras, Atletico Madrid, Flamengo, Palmeiras, Portuguesa, Santo André, Corinthians, Santo André, Central de Cotia, Sao Gaetano http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Pereira
6. Hector Chumpitaz Centre-back Peru 12/4/1943 105 caps (3 goals) Clubs: Deportivo Municipal, Universitario de Deportes, Atlas, Sporting Cristal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hector_Chumpitaz
5. Karl-Heinz Forster Centre-back West Germany 25/7/1958 81 caps (2 goals) Clubs: Stuttgart, Marseille http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karlheinz_Förster
4. Marcel Desailly Stopper, anchor France 7/9/1968 116 caps (3 goals) Clubs: Nantes, Marseilles, AC Milan, Chelsea, Al-Gharafa, Qatar SC http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_Desailly
3. John Charles Centre-back, centre-half, target man Wales 27/12/1931 38 caps (15 goals) Clubs: Leeds, Juventus, Leeds, Roma, Cardiff, Hereford, Merthyr Tydfil http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Charles
2. Jose Emilio Santamaria Centre-back, libero Uruguay and Spain 31/7/1929 20 caps (0 goals) for Uruguay, 16 caps (0 goals) for Spain Clubs: Nacional, Real Madrid http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jose_Emilio_Santamaria