Following on from the list of the best players of the early 90s, here is the complete listing of the latter half of the decade: http://forums.bigsoccer.com/threads/the-best-players-of-the-early-1990s.2034731/ Christian Abbiati (Italy) 1998-9: Milan 18 games, 0 goals * Goalkeeper Abelardo (Spain) 1998-9: Barcelona 30 games, 1 goal * Centre-back 1999-2000: Barcelona 25 games, 1 goal ** Centre-back Tony Adams (England) Euro 96: 5 games, 0 goals * Centre-back 1996-7: Arsenal 28 games, 3 goals * Centre-back 1997-8: Arsenal 26 games, 3 goals ** Centre-back 1999-2000: Arsenal 21 games, 0 goals * Centre-back Carlos Aguilera (Spain) 1997-8: Atletico Madrid 36 games, 2 goals * Full-back Philippe Albert (Belgium) 1995-6: Newcastle United 23 games, 4 goals * Centre-back Demetrio Albertini (Italy) 1995-6: Milan 30 games, 1 goal ** Central Midfielder 1998-9: Milan 29 games, 2 goals *** (19) Central Midfielder Aldair (Brazil) 1995-6: Roma 30 games, 0 goals * Centre-back 1999-2000: Roma 34 games, 1 goal * Centre-back Dmitry Alenichev (Russia) 1997-8: Spartak Moscow 33 games, 2 goals * Central Midfielder Alfonso (Spain) 1996-7: Real Betis 41 games, 25 goals ** Striker 1997-8: Real Betis 31 games, 11 goals * Striker Rafael Alkorta (Spain) 1996-7: Real Madrid 40 games, 0 goals * Centre-back 1997-8: Athletic Bilbao 29 games, 1 goal * Centre-back Mathias Almeyda (Argentina) 1998-9: Lazio 25 games, 1 goals *** (8) Defensive Midfielder Massimo Ambrosini (Italy) 1999-2000:Milan 29 games, 2 goals * Defensive Midfielder Marcio Amoroso (Brazil) 1996-7: Udinese 26 games, 12 goals * Forward 1998-9: Udinese 33 games, 22 goals *** (14) Striker Sonny Anderson (Brazil) 1995-6: Monaco 34 games, 21 goals * Striker 1996-7: Monaco 34 games, 19 goals ** Striker 1999-2000:Lyon 32 games, 23 goals * Striker Kennet Andersson (Sweden) 1997-8: Bologna 32 games, 12 goals * Striker Darren Anderton (England) Euro 96: 5 games, 0 goals * Winger Nicolas Anelka (France) 1998-9: Arsenal 35 games, 17 goals * Striker Jocelyn Angloma (France) 1996-7: Inter 30 games, 1 goal * Full-back 1999-2000:Valencia 30 games, 1 goal ** Full-back Agustin Aranzabal (Spain) 1998-9: Real Sociedad 37 games, 1 goal * Full-back 1999-2000: Real Sociedad 31 games, 1 goal * Full-back Francisco Arce (Paraguay) 1998 World Cup: 4 games, 0 goals * Full-back Shota Arveladze (Georgia) 1995-6: Trabzonspor 34 games, 25 goals * Striker 1997-8: Ajax 30 games, 25 goals * Striker Aljosa Asanovic (Croatia) Euro 96: 4 games, 0 goals * Central Midfielder 1998 World Cup: 7 games, 0 goals * Central Midfielder Celso Ayala (Paraguay) 1998 World Cup: 4 games, 0 goals * Centre-back Roberto Ayala (Argentina) 1998 World Cup: 5 games, 0 goals * Centre-back Serkan Aykut (Turkey) 1999-2000:Samsunspor 33 games, 30 goals * Striker Ibrahim Ba (France) 1996-7: Bordeaux 35 games, 6 goals * Winger Markus Babbel (Germany) Euro 96: 5 games, 0 goals * Full-back Dino Baggio (Italy) 1996-7: Parma 31 games, 2 goals * Defensive Midfielder Roberto Baggio (Italy) 1997-8: Bologna 30 games, 22 goals ** Forward 1998 World Cup: 4 games, 2 goals * Forward Vitor Baia (Portugal) 1995-6: Porto 26 games, 0 goals * Goalkeeper Krassimir Balakov (Bulgaria) 1995-6: Stuttgart 34 games, 7 goals * Attacking Midfielder 1996-7: Stuttgart 31 games, 13 goals ** Attacking Midfielder 1997-8: Stuttgart 31 games, 11 goals * Attacking Midfielder Abel Balbo (Argentina) 1996-7: Roma 30 games, 17 goals * Striker Franco Baresi (Italy) 1995-6: Milan 30 games, 1 goal ** Centre-back Fabien Barthez (France) 1996-7: Monaco 36 games, 0 goals ** Goalkeeper 1997-8: Monaco 30 games, 0 goals ** Goalkeeper 1998 World Cup: 7 games, 0 goals ** Goalkeeper 1998-9: Monaco 32 games, 0 goals * Goalkeeper 1999-2000: Monaco 24 games, 0 goals * Goalkeeper Mario Basler (Germany) 1998-9: Bayern Munich 27 games, 5 goals ** Winger Gabriel Batistuta (Argentina) 1995-6: Fiorentina 31 games, 19 goals * Striker 1997-8: Fiorentina 31 games, 21 goals ** Striker 1998 World Cup: 5 games, 5 goals ** Striker 1998-9: Fiorentina 28 games, 21 goals *** (7) Striker 1999-2000: Fiorentina 30 games, 23 goals *** (13) Striker David Batty (England) 1996-7: Newcastle 32 games, 1 goal * Defensive Midfielder 1997-8: Newcastle 32 games, 1 goal * Defensive Midfielder Peter Beardsley (England) 1995-6: Newcastle United 35 games, 8 goals ** Forward Bebeto (Brazil) 1995-6: Deportivo la Coruna 34 games, 25 goals ** Striker David Beckham (England) 1996-7: Manchester United 36 games, 8 goals ** Winger 1997-8: Manchester United 37 games, 9 goals ** Winger 1998-9: Manchester United 34 games, 6 goals *** (5) Winger 1999-2000: Manchester United 31 games, 6 goals ** Winger Radek Bejbl (Czech Republic) Euro 96: 5 games, 1 goal * Central Midfielder 1996-7: Atletico Madrid 33 games, 2 goals * Central Midfielder Ali Benarbia (Algeria) 1996-7: Monaco 35 games, 3 goals * Attacking Midfielder 1998-9: Bordeaux 25 games, 3 goals * Attacking Midfielder Antonio Benarrivo (Italy) 1996-7: Parma 22 games, 1 goal * Full-back Dennis Bergkamp (Netherlands) 1995-6: Arsenal 33 games, 11 goals * Forward 1996-7: Arsenal 29 games, 12 goals ** Forward 1997-8: Arsenal 28 games, 16 goals *** (5) Forward 1998 World Cup: 7 games, 3 goals ** Forward 1998-9: Arsenal 29 games, 12 goals ** Forward 1999-2000:Arsenal 28 games, 6 goals HM Forward Giuseppe Bergomi (Italy) 1997-8: Inter 28 games, 0 goals ** Centre-back Oliver Bierhoff (Germany) 1995-6: Udinese 31 games, 17 goals * Striker 1996-7: Udinese 23 games, 13 goals * Striker 1997-8: Udinese 32 games, 27 goals *** (6) Striker 1998 World Cup: 5 games, 3 goals * Striker 1998-9: Milan 34 games, 20 goals ** Striker Igor Biscan (Croatia) 1999-2000:Dinamo Zagreb 29 games, 6 goals * Defensive Midfielder Stig Inge Bjornebye (Norway) 1996-7: Liverpool 38 games, 2 goals * Full-back Laurent Blanc (France) 1995-6: Auxerre 23 games, 2 goals ** Centre-back Euro 96: 5 games, 0 goals *** (7) Centre-back 1997-8: Marseille 31 games, 11 goals ** Centre-back 1998 World Cup: 5 games, 1 goal ** Centre-back 1998-9: Marseille 32 games, 2 goals ** Centre-back 1999-2000: Inter 34 games, 3 goals * Centre-back Cuauhtémoc Blanco (Mexico) 1998 World Cup: 4 games, 1 goal * Forward Danny Blind (Netherlands) 1995-6: Ajax 31 games, 3 goals ** Centre-back Zvonimir Boban (Croatia) 1998 World Cup: 6 games, 0 goals * Attacking Midfielder 1998-9: Milan 27 games, 2 goals *** (20) Central Midfielder Fredi Bobic (Germany) 1995-6: Stuttgart 26 games, 17 goals * Striker 1996-7: Stuttgart 33 games, 19 goals * Striker Winston Bogarde (Netherlands) 1995-6: Ajax 33 games, 2 goals * Centre-back Alain Boghossian (France) 1997-8: Sampdoria 31 games, 6 goals * Central Midfielder Marco Branca (Italy) 1995-6: Roma/Inter 7 games, 2 goals for Roma, 24 games, 17 goals for Inter * Striker Michael Bridges (England) 1999-2000:Leeds 34 games, 19 goals * Striker Christian Brocchi (Italy) 1999-2000:Verona 27 games, 2 goal * Winger Arnold Bruggink (Netherlands) 1999-2000:PSV Eindhoven 30 games, 19 goals * Winger Luca Bucci (Italy) 1995-6: Parma 26 games, 0 goals * Goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon (Italy) 1996-7: Parma 27 games, 0 goals * Goalkeeper 1997-8: Parma 32 games, 0 goals * Goalkeeper 1998-9: Parma 34 games, 0 goals ** Goalkeeper 1999-2000:Parma 32 games, 0 goals ** Goalkeeper Craig Burley (Scotland) 1997-8: Celtic 35 games, 10 goals * Central Midfielder Hans-Jorg Butt (Germany) 1999-2000:Hamburg 34 games, 9 goals * Goalkeeper Nicky Butt (England) 1996-7: Manchester United 26 games, 5 goals * Defensive Midfielder 1997-8: Manchester United 33 games, 3 goals * Defensive Midfielder Jorge Cadete (Portugal) 1996-7: Celtic 31 games, 25 goals * Striker Cafu (Brazil) 1997-8: Roma 31 games, 1 goal * Full-back 1998 World Cup: 6 games, 0 goals ** Full-back 1999-2000: Roma 28 games, 2 goals ** Full-back Jose Luis Caminero (Spain) 1995-6: Atletico Madrid 37 games, 9 goals *** (5) Attacking Midfielder 1996-7: Atletico Madrid 30 games, 14 goals * Attacking Midfielder Sol Campbell (England) 1996-7: Tottenham 38 games, 0 goals * Centre-back 1997-8: Tottenham 34 games, 0 goals * Centre-back 1998 World Cup: 4 games, 0 goals *** (11) Centre-back 1998-9: Tottenham Hotspur 37 games, 6 goals *** (15) Centre-back 1999-2000: Tottenham Hotspur 29 games, 0 goals ** Centre-back Ivan Campo (Spain) 1997-8: Mallorca 33 games, 1 goal * Centre-back Vincent Candela (France) 1999-2000:Roma 26 games, 2 goals ** Full-back Santiago Canizares (Spain) 1999-2000: Valencia 23 games, 0 goals * Goalkeeper Fabio Cannavaro (Italy) 1995-6: Parma 29 games, 1 goal * Centre-back 1996-7: Parma 27 games, 0 goals ** Centre-back 1997-8: Parma 31 games, 0 goals * Centre-back 1998 World Cup: 5 games, 0 goals * Centre-back 1998-9: Parma 30 games, 1 goal * Centre-back 1999-2000: Parma 31 games, 2 goals ** Centre-back Eric Cantona (France) 1995-6: Manchester United 30 games, 14 goals *** (9) Forward 1996-7: Manchester United 36 games, 11 goals * Forward Rodolfo Cardoso (Argentina) 1999-2000:Hamburg 28 games, 8 goals * Attacking Midfielder Roberto Carlos (Brazil) 1996-7: Real Madrid 37 games, 4 goals *** (5) Full-back 1997-8: Real Madrid 35 games, 4 goals *** (8) Full-back 1998 World Cup: 7 games, 0 goals ** Full-back 1998-9: Real Madrid 35 games, 5 goals *** (16) Full-back 1999-2000: Real Madrid 35 games, 4 goals *** (14) Full-back Iker Casillas (Spain) 1999-2000:Real Madrid 27 games, 0 goals * Goalkeeper Catanha (Brazil) 1999-2000:Malaga 33 games, 24 goals ** Striker Alain Caveglia (France) 1996-7: Lyon 32 games, 19 goals HM Striker 1998-9: Lyon 29 games, 17 goals * Striker Albert Celades (Spain) 1997-8: Barcelona 36 games, 0 goals * Defensive Midfielder Jose Chamot (Argentina) 1995-6: Lazio 32 games, 0 goals * Full-back Enrico Chiesa (Italy) 1995-6: Sampdoria 27 games, 22 goals ** Striker 1998-9: Parma 30 games, 9 goals * Striker Jose Luis Chilavert (Paraguay) 1998 World Cup: 4 games, 0 goals *** (9) Goalkeeper Philip Cocu (Netherlands) 1995-6: PSV Eindhoven 31 games, 12 goals * Winger 1996-7: PSV Eindhoven 34 games, 8 goals * Central Midfielder 1998 World Cup: 7 games, 2 goals * Central Midfielder 1998-9: Barcelona 36 games, 12 goals ** Attacking Midfielder Philippe Christanval (France) 1999-2000:Monaco 25 games, 0 goals * Centre-back Andy Cole (England) 1998-9: Manchester United 32 games, 17 goals ** Striker 1999-2000:Manchester United 28 games, 19 goals * Striker Sergio Conceicao (Portugal) 1997-8: Porto 30 games, 8 goals * Winger 1998-9: Lazio 33 games, 5 goals * Winger Antonio Conte (Italy) 1995-6: Juventus 29 games, 5 goals * Central Midfielder 1997-8: Juventus 28 games, 4 goals ** Central Midfielder Cosmin Contra (Romania) 1999-2000:Alaves 33 games, 2 goals * Full-back Jorge Costa (Portugal) 1998-9: Porto 33 games, 2 goals * Centre-back Rui Costa (Portugal) 1995-6: Fiorentina 34 games, 4 goals * Attacking Midfielder Euro 96: 4 games, 0 goals *** (5) Attacking Midfielder 1996-7: Fiorentina 28 games, 2 goals * Attacking Midfielder 1997-8: Fiorentina 32 games, 3 goals *** (11) Attacking Midfielder 1998-9: Fiorentina 31 games, 10 goals *** (18) Attacking Midfielder 1999-2000:Fiorentina 30 games, 4 goals * Attacking Midfielder Alessandro Costacurta (Italy) 1995-6: Milan 30 games, 0 goals * Centre-back Fernando Couto (Portugal) Euro 96: 4 games, 0 goals * Centre-back Hernan Crespo (Argentina) 1998-9: Parma 30 games, 16 goals * Striker 1999-2000:Parma 34 games, 22 goals ** Striker Sasa Curcic (Yugoslavia) 1995-6: Bolton Wanderers 28 games, 4 goals * Attacking Midfielder Dejan Curovic (Yugoslavia) 1997-8: Vitesse 27 games, 17 goals * Attacking Midfielder Dani (Spain) 1998-9: Mallorca 36 games, 12 goals * Striker Edgar Davids (Netherlands) 1995-6: Ajax 28 games, 7 goals * Defensive Midfielder 1997-8: Milan/Juventus 4 games, 0 goals for Milan, 20 games, 2 goal for Juventus ** Defensive Midfielder 1998 World Cup: 6 games, 1 goal *** (6) Central Midfielder 1998-9: Juventus 27 games, 2 goals ** Defensive Midfielder 1999-2000: Juventus 27 games, 1 goal *** (12) Defensive Midfielder Frank de Boer (Netherlands) 1995-6: Ajax 32 games, 4 goals ** Full-back 1996-7: Ajax 32 games, 4 goals * Centre-back 1997-8: Ajax 31 games, 5 goals * Centre-back 1998 World Cup: 7 games, 0 goals *** (7) Centre-back Ronald de Boer (Netherlands) 1995-6: Ajax 30 games, 7 goals ** Attacking Midfielder Euro 96: 4 games, 0 goals * Attacking Midfielder 1996-7: Ajax 28 games, 5 goals * Attacking Midfielder 1998 World Cup: 6 games, 2 goals ** Attacking Midfielder Ed de Goey (Netherlands) 1996-7: Feyenoord 34 games, 0 goals * Goalkeeper Johan de Kock (Netherlands) 1995-6: Roda JC 34 games, 5 goals * Centre-back Ivan de la Pena (Spain) 1995-6: Barcelona 30 games, 7 goals * Attacking Midfielder 1996-7: Barcelona 33 games, 2 goals HM Attacking Midfielder Filip de Wilde (Belgium) 1996-7: Sporting Lisbon 31 games, 0 goals * Goalkeeper Alessandro Del Piero (Italy) 1995-6: Juventus 29 games, 6 goals *** (11) Forward 1996-7: Juventus 22 games, 8 goals * Forward 1997-8: Juventus 32 games, 21 goals *** (1) Forward Marco Delvecchio (Italy) 1998-9: Roma 31 games, 18 goals * Striker 1999-2000: Roma 28 games, 12 goals * Striker Marcel Desailly (France) 1995-6: Milan 32 games, 2 goals *** (3) Defensive Midfielder Euro 96: 5 games, 0 goals *** (6) Centre-back 1998 World Cup: 7 games, 0 goals *** (3) Centre-back 1998-9: Chelsea 31 games, 0 goals * Centre-back 1999-2000: Chelsea 23 games, 1 goal * Centre-back Didier Deschamps (France) 1995-6: Juventus 30 games, 2 goals * Defensive Midfielder Euro 96: 5 games, 0 goals ** Central Midfielder 1996-7: Juventus 26 games, 1 goal *** (13) Defensive Midfielder 1997-8: Juventus 25 games, 2 goals ** Defensive Midfielder 1998 World Cup: 6 games, 0 goals ** Central Midfielder 1999-2000: Chelsea 27 games, 0 g0als * Defensive Midfielder Luigi Di Biagio (Italy) 1997-8: Roma 30 games, 7 goals * Defensive Midfielder 1998 World Cup: 5 games, 1 goal * Central Midfielder Paolo Di Canio (Italy) 1999-2000:West Ham 30 games, 16 goals * Forward Angelo Di Livio (Italy) 1996-7: Juventus 32 games, 1 goal ** Winger 1997-8: Juventus 30 games, 0 goals * Winger 1998-9: Juventus 33 games, 1 goal * Winger 1999-2000:Fiorentina 30 games, 1 goal * Winger Roberto Di Matteo (Italy) 1995-6: Lazio 31 games, 2 goals * Central Midfielder 1996-7: Chelsea 34 games, 7 goals * Central Midfielder Julian Dicks (England) 1996-7: West Ham 31 games, 6 goals * Full-back Manuel Dimas (Portugal) 1995-6: Benfica 30 games, 2 goals * Full-back Euro 96: 4 games, 0 goals * Full-back Lee Dixon (England) 1997-8: Arsenal 28 games, 0 goals * Full-back 1998-9: Arsenal 36 games, 0 goals * Full-back Djalminha (Brazil) 1999-2000:Deportivo la Coruna 31 games, 10 goals ** Attacking Midfielder Martin Djetou (France) 1997-8: Monaco 24 games, 3 goals * Centre-back Youri Djorkaeff (France) 1995-6: PSG 35 games, 13 goals ** Attacking Midfielder Euro 96: 5 games, 1 goal ** Forward 1996-7: Inter 33 games, 14 goals *** (9) Attacking Midfielder 1997-8: Inter 29 games, 8 goals * Attacking Midfielder 1999-2000:Kaiserslautern 25 games, 11 goals * Forward Miroslav Djukic (Yugoslavia) 1999-2000:Valencia 33 games, 0 goals * Centre-back Domingos (Portugal) 1995-6: Porto 29 games, 25 goals * Striker Cyril Domoraud (France) 1998-9: Marseille 28 games, 0 goals * Centre-back Donato (Spain) 1999-2000:Deportivo la Coruna 29 games, 3 goals * Centre-back Ljubinko Drulovic (Yugoslavia) 1998-9: Porto 32 games, 3 goals * Winger Dion Dublin (England) 1997-8: Coventry 36 games, 18 goals * Striker Jerzy Dudek (Poland) 1999-2000:Feyenoord 34 games, 0 goals * Goalkeeper Dunga (Brazil) 1998 World Cup: 7 games, 0 goals ** Central Midfielder
Stefan Effenberg (Germany) 1995-6: Borussia Moenchengladbach 31 games, 7 goals * Central Midfielder 1997-8: Borussia Moenchengladbach 28 games, 1 goal * Central Midfielder 1998-9: Bayern Munich 31 games, 8 goals *** (10) Central Midfielder 1999-2000:Bayern Munich 27 games, 2 goals ** Central Midfielder Dieter Eilts (Germany) Euro 96: 6 games, 0 goals *** (3) Central Midfielder Giovane Elber (Brazil) 1996-7: Stuttgart 31 games, 17 goals * Striker 1998-9: Bayern Munich 21 games, 13 goals * Striker 1999-2000:Bayern Munich 26 games, 14 goals * Striker Matt Elliott (Scotland) 1997-8: Leicester City 32 games, 7 goals * Centre-back Emerson (Brazil) 1998-9: Bayer Leverkusen 28 games, 5 goals * Defensive Midfielder 1999-2000: Bayer Leverkusen 29 games, 5 goals *** (8) Defensive Midfielder Vicente Engonga (Spain) 1998-9: Mallorca 33 games, 0 goals * Defensive Midfielder Luis Enrique (Spain) 1996-7: Barcelona 35 games, 17 goals ** Winger 1997-8: Barcelona 34 games, 18 goals ** Winger Joseba Etxeberria (Spain) 1997-8: Athletic Bilbao 36 games, 11 goals * Winger 1999-2000: Athletic Bilbao 35 games, 11 goals * Winger Javier Farinos (Spain) 1999-2000:Valencia 34 games, 5 goals * Central Midfielder Les Ferdinand (England) 1995-6: Newcastle United 37 games, 25 goals ** Striker Barry Ferguson (Scotland) 1999-2000:Rangers 31 games, 4 goals * Central Midfielder Fernando (Spain) 1995-6: Valencia 42 games, 10 goals * Attacking Midfielder Ciro Ferrara (Italy) 1995-6: Juventus 31 games, 3 goals ** Centre-back 1996-7: Juventus 32 games, 4 goals ** Centre-back 1999-2000: Juventus 31 games, 1 goal ** Centre-back Albert Ferrer (Spain) 1998-9: Chelsea 30 games, 0 goals * Full-back 1999-2000:Chelsea 25 games, 1 goal * Full-back Luis Figo (Portugal) 1995-6: Barcelona 35 games, 5 goals * Winger 1996-7: Barcelona 36 games, 4 goals * Winger 1997-8: Barcelona 35 games, 5 goals *** (7) Winger 1998-9: Barcelona 34 games, 7 goals *** (11) Winger 1999-2000: Barcelona 32 games, 9 goals *** (1) Winger Stefano Fiore (Italy) 1999-2000:Udinese 33 games, 9 goals ** Attacking Midfielder Robbie Fowler (England) 1995-6: Liverpool 38 games, 28 goals ** Striker 1996-7: Liverpool 32 games, 18 goals ** Striker Fran (Spain) 1999-2000:Deportivo la Coruna 22 games, 1 goal HM Winger Steffen Freund (Germany) 1995-6: Borussia Dortmund 30 games, 2 goals * Defensive Midfielder Diego Fuser (Italy) 1995-6: Lazio 32 games, 6 goals * Winger 1996-7: Lazio 31 games, 4 goals * Winger 1997-8: Lazio 32 games, 8 goals * Winger Marcelo Gallardo (Argentina) 1999-2000:Monaco 28 games, 8 goals ** Attacking Midfielder Carlos Gamarra (Paraguay) 1998 World Cup: 4 games, 0 goals * Centre-back Maurizio Ganz (Italy) 1996-7: Inter 30 games, 11 goals * Striker Paul Gascoigne (England) 1995-6: Rangers 28 games, 14 goals ** Attacking Midfielder Euro 96: 5 games, 1 goal ** Attacking Midfielder 1996-7: Rangers 26 games, 13 goals * Attacking Midfielder Delfin Geli (Spain) 1995-6: Atletico Madrid 39 games, 1 goal * Full-back Finidi George (Nigeria) 1995-6: Ajax 29 games, 6 goals * Winger 1996-7: Real Betis 36 games, 10 goals * Winger Gerard (Spain) 1999-2000:Valencia 33 games, 4 goals ** Central Midfielder Steven Gerrard (England) 1999-2000:Liverpool 29 games, 1 goal * Central Midfielder Giuliano Giannicheda (Italy) 1997-8: Udinese 30 games, 1 goal * Central Midfielder 1998-9: Udinese 30 games, 0 goals * Central Midfielder 1999-2000:Udinese 29 games, 1 goal * Central Midfielder Ryan Giggs (Wales) 1995-6: Manchester United 33 games, 11 goals ** Winger 1996-7: Manchester United 26 games, 3 goals * Winger 1997-8: Manchester United 29 games, 8 goals ** Winger 1998-9: Manchester United 24 games, 3 goals * Winger 1999-2000:Manchester United 30 games, 6 goals ** Winger David Ginola (France) 1995-6: Newcastle United 34 games, 5 goals ** Winger 1997-8: Tottenham 34 games, 6 goals * Winger 1998-9: Tottenham Hotspur 30 games, 3 goals *** (2) Winger Nuno Gomes (Portugal) 1998-9: Benfica 34 games, 26 goals * Striker Pep Guardiola (Spain) 1996-7: Barcelona 38 games, 0 goals ** Central Midfielder 1998-9: Barcelona 22 games, 1 goal ** Central Midfielder 1999-2000: Barcelona 25 games, 0 goals * Central Midfielder Vincent Guerin (France) 1995-6: PSG 31 games, 1 goal * Central Midfielder Julen Guerrero (Spain) 1997-8: Athletic Bilbao 29 games, 8 goals * Attacking Midfielder Stephane Guivarc’h (France) 1996-7: Stade Rennais 36 games, 22 goals * Striker 1997-8: Auxerre 32 games, 21 goals ** Striker Ruud Gullit (Netherlands) 1995-6: Chelsea 31 games, 3 goals ** Central Midfielder Guly (Argentina) 1998-9: Milan 21 games, 4 goals * Winger Mustapha Hadji (Morocco) 1998 World Cup: 3 games, 1 goal * Attacking Midfielder Gheorghe Hagi (Romania) Euro 96: 3 games, 0 goals * Attacking Midfielder 1996-7: Galatasaray 30 games, 14 goals * Attacking Midfielder 1997-8: Galatasaray 30 games, 8 goals * Attacking Midfielder 1999-2000: Galatasaray 19 games, 12 goals * Attacking Midfielder Dietmar Hamann (Germany) 1997-8: Bayern Munich 28 games, 2 goals * Defensive Midfielder Ian Harte (Republic of Ireland) 1999-2000:Leeds 33 games, 6 goals * Full-back Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (Netherlands) 1998-9: Leeds 36 games, 18 goals ** Striker 1999-2000:Atletico Madrid 34 games, 24 goals ** Striker Thomas Hassler (Germany) 1995-6: Karlsruher 34 games, 8 goals * Attacking Midfielder 1997-8: Karlsruher 34 games, 12 goals * Attacking Midfielder 1999-2000:1860 Munich 33 games, 8 goals * Attacking Midfielder Jorg Heinrich (Germany) 1996-7: Borussia Dortmund 33 games, 4 goals * Full-back Ivan Helguera (Spain) 1999-2000:Real Madrid 33 games, 0 goals ** Centre-back Thomas Helmer (Germany) 1995-6: Bayern Munich 32 games, 4 goals * Centre-back 1997-8: Bayern Munich 28 games, 1 goal * Centre-back Thomas Helveg (Denmark) 1996-7: Udinese 31 games, 1 goal * Full-back 1997-8: Udinese 28 games, 0 goals * Winger Thierry Henry (France) 1998 World Cup: 6 games, 3 goals * Winger 1999-2000:Arsenal 31 games, 17 goals * Forward Luis Hernandez (Mexico) 1998 World Cup: 4 games, 4 goals * Striker Andreas Herzog (Austria) 1996-7: Werder Bremen 29 games and 15 goals * Attacking Midfielder Ruud Hesp (Netherlands) 1997-8: Barcelona 36 games, 0 goals * Goalkeeper 1998-9: Barcelona 37 games, 0 goals * Goalkeeper Fernando Hierro (Spain) Euro 96: 4 games, 0 goals * Central Midfielder 1996-7: Real Madrid 39 games, 6 goals *** (10) Centre-back 1997-8: Real Madrid 28 games, 3 goals *** (9) Centre-back 1998 World Cup: 3 games, 2 goals * Central Midfielder 1998-9: Real Madrid 28 games, 6 goals * Centre-back Mark Hughes (Wales) 1996-7: Chelsea 35 games, 8 goals * Forward Sami Hyypia (Finland) 1998-9: Willem II 26 games, 2 goals * Centre-back 1999-2000:Liverpool 38 games, 2 goals ** Centre-back Bodo Ilgner (Germany) 1996-7: Real Madrid 40 games, 0 goals * Goalkeeper Victor Ikpeba (Nigeria) 1996-7: Monaco 31 games, 13 goals * Forward 1997-8: Monaco 30 games, 16 goals * Forward Paul Ince (England) Euro 96: 4 games, 0 goals * Central Midfielder 1996-7: Inter 24 games, 7 goals * Central Midfielder 1997-8: Liverpool 31 games, 8 goals * Central Midfielder 1998 World Cup: 4 games, 0 goals * Central Midfielder Filippo Inzaghi (Italy) 1996-7: Atalanta 33 games, 24 goals ** Striker 1997-8: Juventus 31 games, 18 goals * Striker 1998-9: Juventus 28 games, 13 goals * Striker Denis Irwin (Republic of Ireland) 1995-6: Manchester United 31 games, 1 goal * Full-back 1998-9: Manchester United 29 games, 2 goals ** Full-back 1999-2000: Manchester United 25 games, 3 goals * Full-back Mark Iuliano (Italy) 1997-8: Juventus 25 games, 1 goal * Centre-back Trifon Ivanov (Bulgaria) 1995-6: Rapid Vienna 30 games, 7 goals * Centre-back David James (England) 1995-6: Liverpool 38 games, 0 goals * Goalkeeper Carsten Jancker (Germany) 1998-9: Bayern Munich 26 games, 13 goals * Striker Mario Jardel (Brazil) 1996-7: Porto 31 games, 30 goals * Striker 1997-8: Porto 30 games, 26 goals * Striker 1998-9: Porto 32 games, 36 goals ** Striker 1999-2000:Porto 32 games, 38 goals ** Striker Robert Jarni (Croatia) Euro 96: 4 games, 0 goals * Full-back 1996-7: Real Betis 36 games, 5 goals * Winger 1998 World Cup: 7 games, 1 goal ** Full-back Jens Jeremies (Germany) 1995-6: 1860 Munich 29 games, 0 goals * Defensive Midfielder 1998-9: Bayern Munich 30 games, 1 goal ** Defensive Midfielder 1999-2000:Bayern Munich 30 games, 3 goals * Defensive Midfielder Slavisa Jokanovic (Yugoslavia) 1996-7: Tenerife 30 games, 10 goals * Defensive Midfielder Wim Jonk (Netherlands) 1998 World Cup: 6 games, 0 goals * Central Midfielder Rui Jorge (Portugal) 1999-2000:Sporting Lisbon 33 games, 2 goals * Full-back Martin Jorgenson (Denmark) 1999-2000:Udinese 30 games, 7 goals * Winger Vladimir Jugovic (Yugoslavia) 1996-7: Juventus 30 games, 6 goals * Central Midfielder 1997-8: Lazio 27 games, 2 goals * Central Midfielder Juninho (Brazil) 1996-7: Middlesbrough 35 games, 12 goals ** Attacking Midfielder Miroslav Kadlec (Czech Republic) Euro 96: 5 games, 0 goals * Centre-back 1997-8: Kaiserslautern 32 games, 1 goal * Centre-back Oliver Kahn (Germany) 1996-7: Bayern Munich 32 games, 0 goals ** Goalkeeper 1997-8: Bayern Munich 34 games, 0 goals ** Goalkeeper 1998-9: Bayern Munich 30 games, 0 goals ** Goalkeeper 1999-2000:Bayern Munich 27 games, 0 goals *** (10) Goalkeeper Andrei Kanchelskis (Everton and Russia) 1995-6: 32 games, 16 goals ** Winger Nwankwo Kanu (Ajax and Nigeria) 1995-6: 29 games, 13 goals * Striker Christian Karembeu (France) Euro 96: 3 games, 0 goals * Central Midfielder Valery Karpin (Russia) 1995-6: Real Sociedad 37 games, 13 goals * Attacking Midfielder 1998-9: Celta Vigo 34 games, 7 goals * Winger Roy Keane (Republic of Ireland) 1995-6: Manchester United 29 games, 6 goals ** Central Midfielder 1996-7: Manchester United 21 games, 2 goals * Central Midfielder 1998-9: Manchester United 35 games, 2 goals *** (4) Central Midfielder 1999-2000:Manchester United 29 games, 5 goals *** (2) Central Midfielder Gary Kelly (Republic of Ireland) 1999-2000:Leeds 31 games, 0 goals * Full-back Martin Keown (England) 1998-9: Arsenal 34 games, 1 goal * Centre-back Harry Kewell (Australia) 1998-9: Leeds 38 games, 6 goals ** Winger 1999-2000: Leeds 36 games, 10 goals ** Winger Kiko (Atletico Madrid and Spain) 1995-6: 33 games, 11 goals * Striker Euro 96: 3 games, 0 goals * Striker Kily Gonzalez (Argentina) 1999-2000:Valencia 32 games, 3 goals * Winger Georgi Kinkladze (Georgia) 1995-6: Manchester City 37 games, 4 goals * Attacking Midfielder Ulf Kirsten (Germany) 1996-7: Bayer Leverkusen 29 games, 22 goals ** Striker 1997-8: Bayer Leverkusen 27 games, 22 goals ** Striker 1998-9: Bayer Leverkusen 31 games, 19 goals * Striker Jurgen Klinsmann (Germany) 1995-6: Bayern Munich 32 games, 16 goals ** Striker Euro 96: 4 games, 3 goals * Striker 1996-7: Bayern Munich 33 games, 15 goals * Striker Stefan Klos (Germany) 1995-6: Borussia Dortmund 33 games, 0 goals * Goalkeeper 1996-7: Borussia Dortmund 34 games, 0 goals * Goalkeeper Patrick Kluivert (Netherlands) 1995-6: Ajax 28 games, 15 goals * Striker Ronald Koeman (Netherlands) 1996-7: Feyenoord 30 games, 9 goals * Centre-back Jurgen Kohler (Germany) 1995-6: Borussia Dortmund 29 games, 5 goals ** Centre-back 1996-7: Borussia Dortmund 30 games, 2 goals *** (6) Centre-back Jan Koller (Czech Republic) 1998-9: Lokeren 33 games, 24 goals * Striker Igor Kolyvanov (Russia) 1996-7: Bologna 27 games, 11 goals * Forward Michael Konsel (Austria) 1997-8: Roma 29 games, 0 goals * Goalkeeper Andreas Kopke (Germany) Euro 96: 6 games, 0 goals ** Goalkeeper 1996-7: Marseille 35 games, 0 goals ** Goalkeeper Niko Kovac (Croatia) 1999-2000:Hamburg 30 games, 8 goals * Defensive Midfielder Darko Kovacevic (Yugoslavia) 1997-8: Real Sociedad 33 games, 17 goals * Striker Drazen Ladic (Croatia) 1998 World Cup: 7 games, 0 goals * Goalkeeper Bernard Lama (France) 1995-6: PSG 34 games, 0 goals * Goalkeeper Euro 96: 5 games, 0 goals * Goalkeeper Sabri Lamouchi (France) 1995-6: Auxerre 36 games, 6 goals * Attacking Midfielder Jordi Lardin (Spain) 1995-6: Espanyol 38 games, 17 goals ** Winger Henrik Larsson (Sweden) 1998-9: Celtic 35 games, 29 goals * Striker Lilian Laslandes (France) 1998-9: Bordeaux 33 games, 15 goals * Striker Radoslav Latal (Czech Republic) Euro 96: 4 games, 0 goals Full-back Brian Laudrup (Denmark) Euro 96: 3 games, 3 goals * Forward 1996-7: Rangers 33 games, 16 goals * Winger 1998 World Cup: 5 games, 2 goals ** Winger Michael Laudrup (Denmark) 1997-8: Ajax 21 games, 11 goals * Attacking Midfielder 1998 World Cup: 5 games, 1 goal * Attacking Midfielder Graeme Le Saux (England) 1997-8: Chelsea 26 games, 1 goal * Full-back Frank Leboeuf (France) 1996-7: Chelsea 26 games, 6 goals HM Centre-back 1997-8: Chelsea 32 games, 5 goals * Centre-back Yordan Lechkov (Bulgaria) Euro 96: 3 games, 0 goals * Attacking Midfielder Rob Lee (England) 1995-6: Newcastle United 36 games, 8 goals * Central Midfielder Sylvain Legwinski (France) 1996-7: Monaco 37 games, 9 goals * Central Midfielder Jens Lehmann (Germany) 1995-6: Schalke 32 games, 0 goals * Goalkeeper Leonardo (Brazil) 1996-7: PSG 32 games, 7 goals * Attacking Midfielder 1998-9: Milan 27 games, 12 goals * Attacking Midfielder Jari Litmanen (Finland) 1995-6: Ajax 26 games, 13 goals *** (7) Forward 1997-8: Ajax 25 games, 16 goals ** Forward Bixente Lizarazu (France) 1995-6: Bordeaux 23 games, 3 goals * Full-back 1998 World Cup: 6 games, 1 goal ** Full-back 1998-9: Bayern Munich 19 games, 2 goals ** Full-back 1999-2000:Bayern Munich 22 games, 1 goal * Full-back Claudio Lopez (Argentina) 1998-9: Valencia 32 games, 21 goals ** Forward 1999-2000:Valencia 33 games, 11 goals * Forward Oleg Luzhnyi (Ukraine) 1998-9: Dynamo Kiev 21 games, 0 goals * Full-back
Mehdi Mahdavikia (Iran) 1998 World Cup: 3 games, 1 goal * Winger Nikos Mahlas (Greece) 1997-8: Vitesse 32 games, 34 goals ** Striker Roman Mahlich (Austria) 1997-8: Sturm Graz 32 games, 4 goals * Defensive Midfielder Roy Makaay (Netherlands) 1999-2000:Deportivo la Coruna 26 games, 22 goals ** Striker Claude Makelele (France) 1998-9: Celta Vigo 36 games, 2 goals * Defensive Midfielder 1999-2000:Celta Vigo 34 games, 1 goal * Defensive Midfielder Paolo Maldini (Italy) 1995-6: Milan 30 games, 3 goals *** (10) Full-back Euro 96: 3 games, 0 goals * Full-back 1998 World Cup: 5 games, 0 goals * Full-back 1998-9: Milan 31 games, 1 goal *** (17) Full-back 1999-2000:Milan 27 games, 1 goal * Full-back Roberto Mancini (Italy) 1996-7: Sampdoria 33 games, 15 goals *** (4) Forward 1998-9: Lazio 33 games, 10 goals * Forward Marcelino (Spain) 1998-9: Mallorca 34 games, 3 goals * Centre-back Luca Marchegiani (Italy) 1996-7: Lazio 32 games, 0 goals * Goalkeeper 1997-8: Lazio 33 games, 0 goals * Goalkeeper 1999-2000: Lazio 28 games, 0 goals * Goalkeeper Giancarlo Marrocchi (Italy) 1996-7: Bologna 33 games, 4 goals * Central Midfielder 1997-8: Bologna 31 games, 1 goal * Central Midfielder Olaf Marschall (Germany) 1997-8: Kaiserslautern 24 games, 21 goals ** Striker Corentin Martins (France) 1995-6: Auxerre 36 games, 13 goals ** Attacking Midfielder Nigel Martyn (England) 1996-7: Leeds 37 games, 0 goals * Goalkeeper 1997-8: Leeds 37 games, 0 goals * Goalkeeper 1998-9: Leeds 34 games, 0 goals * Goalkeeper 1999-2000: Leeds 38 games, 0 goals * Goalkeeper Lothar Matthaus (Germany) 1996-7: Bayern Munich 28 games, 1 goal * Centre-back 1998-9: Bayern Munich 25 games, 1 goal ** Centre-back Martin Max (Germany) 1999-2000:1860 Munich 32 games, 19 goals * Striker Mazinho (Brazil) 1997-8: Celta Vigo 37 games, 1 goal * Central Midfielder 1998-9: Celta Vigo 31 games, 4 goals * Central Midfielder Steve McManaman (England) 1995-6: Liverpool 38 games, 6 goals ** Attacking Midfielder Euro 96: 5 games, 0 goals * Winger 1996-7: Liverpool 37 games, 7 goals * Winger 1999-2000:Real Madrid 28 games, 3 goals * Central Midfielder Gaizka Mendieta (Spain) 1998-9: Valencia 37 games, 7 goals * Central Midfielder 1999-2000: Valencia 33 games, 13 goals *** (4) Winger Johan Micoud (France) 1998-9: Bordeaux 31 games, 9 goals ** Attacking Midfielder Sinisa Mihajlovic (Yugoslavia) 1996-7: Sampdoria 28 games, 2 goals * Centre-back 1998-9: Lazio 30 games, 8 goals ** Centre-back 1999-2000: Lazio 26 games, 6 goals ** Centre-back Predrag Mijatovic (Yugoslavia) 1995-6: Valencia 39 games, 28 goals *** (1) Forward 1996-7: Real Madrid 38 games, 14 goals * Forward 1997-8: Real Madrid 24 games, 10 goals ** Forward Savo Milosevic (Yugoslavia) 1999-2000:Real Zaragoza 37 games, 23 goals * Striker Jose Francisco Molina (Spain) 1995-6: Atletico Madrid 42 games, 0 goals ** Goalkeeper Andreas Moller (Germany) 1995-6: Borussia Dortmund 23 games, 8 goals * Attacking Midfielder 1996-7: Borussia Dortmund 26 games, 5 goals * Attacking Midfielder Vincenzo Montella (Italy) 1996-7: Sampdoria 28 games, 22 goals ** Striker 1997-8: Sampdoria 33 games, 20 goals * Striker 1999-2000: Roma 31 games, 18 goals * Striker Paolo Montero (Uruguay) 1996-7: Juventus 26 games, 0 goals ** Centre-back 1999-2000:Juventus 28 games, 0 goals ** Centre-back Fernando Morientes (Spain) 1998-9: Real Madrid 33 games, 19 goals * Striker Francesco Moriero (Italy) 1997-8: Inter 28 games, 3 goals * Winger Alexander Mostovoi (Russia) 1998-9: Celta Vigo 33 games, 6 goals * Attacking Midfielder Pedro Munitis (Spain) 1999-2000:Racing Santander 35 games, 6 goals * Winger Miguel Nadal (Spain) 1995-6: Barcelona 36 games, 2 goals * Centre-back Noureddine Naybet (Morocco) 1996-7: Deportivo la Coruna 34 games, 1 goal * Centre-back 1999-2000:Deportivo la Coruna 25 games, 0 goals ** Centre-back Japhet N’Doram (Chad) 1995-6: Nantes 24 games, 15 goals * Forward 1996-7: Nantes 35 games, 21 goals** Forward Pavel Nedved (Czech Republic) 1995-6: Sparta Prague 27 games, 14 goals * Attacking Midfielder Euro 96: 5 games, 1 goal * Attacking Midfielder 1996-7: Lazio 32 games, 7 goals * Winger 1997-8: Lazio 26 games, 11 goals *** (13) Winger 1999-2000: Lazio 28 games, 5 goals *** (11) Attacking Midfielder Marco Negri (Italy) 1997-8: Rangers 29 games, 32 goals * Striker Paolo Negro (Italy) 1995-6: Lazio 31 games, 1 goal * Full-back 1996-7: Lazio 27 games, 3 goals * Full-back 1999-2000:Lazio 26 games, 2 goals * Full-back Alessandro Nesta (Italy) 1996-7: Lazio 25 games, 0 goals * Centre-back 1997-8: Lazio 30 games, 0 goals *** (12) Centre-back 1998-9: Lazio 20 games, 1 goal ** Centre-back 1999-2000: Lazio 28 games, 0 goals *** (3) Centre-back Oliver Neuville (Germany) 1998-9: Hansa Rostock 33 games, 14 goals ** Winger Gary Neville (England) 1995-6: Manchester United 31 games, 0 goals ** Full-back Euro 96: 4 games, 0 goals * Full-back 1996-7: Manchester United 31 games, 1 goals * Full-back 1997-8: Manchester United 30 games, 1 goal ** Full-back 1998-9: Manchester United 34 games, 1 goal ** Full-back Yuri Nikiforov (Russia) 1995-6: Spartak Moscow 22 games, 8 goals * Centre-back Luc Nilis (Belgium) 1995-6: PSV Eindhoven 31 games, 21 goals ** Forward 1996-7: PSV Eindhoven 26 games, 21 goals * Striker 1998-9: PSV Eindhoven 34 games, 21 goals * Forward 1999-2000:PSV Eindhoven 26 games, 19 goals * Forward Jens Nowotny (Germany) 1996-7: Bayer Leverkusen 32 games, 0 goals * Centre-back 1998-9: Bayer Leverkusen 33 games, 1 goal * Centre-back 1999-2000:Bayer Leverkusen 33 games, 1 goal * Centre-back Jay-Jay Okocha (Nigeria) 1996-7: Fenerbahce 33 games, 16 goals * Attacking Midfielder 1997-8: Fenerbahce 30 games, 14 goals * Attacking Midfielder 1998 World Cup: 3 games, 0 goals * Attacking Midfielder Oli (Spain) 1996-7: Real Oviedo 41 games, 20 goals * Striker Viktor Onopko (Russia) 1995-6: Spartak Moscow/Real Oviedo 29 games, 7 goals for Spartak, 18 games, 1 goal for Oviedo * Centre-back Ariel Ortega (Argentina) 1998 World Cup: 5 games, 2 goals ** Forward Marc Overmars (Netherlands) 1997-8: Arsenal 32 games, 12 goals ** Winger 1998 World Cup: 6 games, 1 goal * Winger 1999-2000:Arsenal 31 games, 7 goals * Winger Michael Owen (England) 1997-8: Liverpool 36 games, 18 goals * Striker 1998 World Cup: 4 games, 2 goals * Striker 1998-9: Liverpool 30 games, 18 goals * Striker Paco (Spain) 1999-2000:Real Zaragoza 34 games, 0 goals * Centre-back Gianluca Pagliuca (Italy) 1995-6: Inter 34 games, 0 goals * Goalkeeper 1996-7: Inter 34 games, 0 goals *** (11) Goalkeeper 1997-8: Inter 34 games, 0 goals ** Goalkeeper 1998 World Cup: 5 games, 0 goals * Goalkeeper 1998-9: Inter 29 games, 0 goals * Goalkeeper Giusppe Pancaro (Italy) 1998-9: Lazio 30 games, 0 goals * Full-back 1999-2000: Lazio 28 games, 3 goals * Full-back Christian Panucci (Italy) 1995-6: Milan 29 games, 5 goals * Full-back Milinko Pantic (Yugoslavia) 1995-6: Atletico Madrid 41 games, 10 goals ** Attacking Midfielder Ray Parlour (England) 1997-8: Arsenal 34 games, 5 goals * Winger Cristobal Parralo (Spain) 1995-6: Espanyol 40 games, 0 goals * Full-back Michel Pavon (France) 1998-9: Bordeaux 29 games, 2 goals * Defensive Midfielder Stuart Pearce (England) Euro 96: 5 games, 0 goals * Full-back Lubo Penev (Bulgaria) 1995-6: Atletico Madrid 37 games, 16 goals * Striker Chris Perry (England) 1996-7: Wimbledon 37 games, 1 goal HM Centre-back Angelo Peruzzi (Italy) 1995-6: Juventus 30 games, 0 goals * Goalkeeper 1996-7: Juventus 29 games, 0 goals *** (7) Goalkeeper 1997-8: Juventus 31 games, 0 goals ** Goalkeeper 1999-2000: Inter 33 games, 0 goals * Goalkeeper Gianluca Pessotto (Italy) 1999-2000:Juventus 30 games, 1 goal * Full-back Dan Petrescu (Romania) 1997-8: Chelsea 31 games, 5 goals * Full-back Emmanuel Petit (France) 1997-8: Arsenal 32 games, 2 goals ** Central Midfielder 1998 World Cup: 6 games, 2 goals ** Central Midfielder 1998-9: Arsenal 27 games, 4 goals * Central Midfielder 1999-2000:Arsenal 26 games, 3 goals * Central Midfielder Kevin Phillips (England) 1999-2000:Sunderland 36 games, 30 goals *** (7) Striker Joao Pinto (Portugal) 1995-6: Benfica 31 games, 18 goals * Forward Euro 96: 4 games, 1 goal * Forward Robert Pires (France) 1995-6: Metz 38 games, 11 goals * Winger 1996-7: Metz 33 games, 11 goals HM Winger 1997-8: Metz 31 games, 11 goals * Winger Juan Antonio Pizzi (Spain) 1995-6: Tenerife 41 games, 31 goals ** Striker Karel Poborsky (Czech Republic) Euro 96: 6 games, 1 goal *** (4) Winger Mauricio Pochettino (Argentina) 1995-6: Espanyol 39 games, 3 goals * Centre-back 1997-8: Espanyol 35 games, 2 goals * Centre-back Toni Polster (Austria) 1996-7: Koln 32 games, 21 goals * Striker Gheorghe Popescu (Romania) 1995-6: Barcelona 39 games, 5 goals * Centre-back Gus Poyet (Uruguay) 1998-9: Chelsea 28 games, 11 goals * Attacking Midfielder Toni Prats (Spain) 1995-6: Celta Vigo 41 games, 0 goals * Goalkeeper Michael Preetz (Germany) 1998-9: Hertha Berlin 34 games, 23 goals * Striker Igor Protti (Italy) 1995-6: Bari 33 games, 24 goals ** Striker Lucas Radebe (South Africa) 1999-2000:Leeds 31 games, 0 goals * Centre-back Rai (Brazil) 1995-6: PSG 27 games, 14 goals ** Attacking Midfielder 1997-8: PSG 29 games, 10 goals * Attacking Midfielder Ulrich Rame (France) 1998-9: Bordeaux 32 games, 0 goals * Goalkeeper Carsten Ramelow (Germany) 1997-8: Bayer Leverkusen 33 games, 2 goals * Defensive Midfielder Raul (Spain) 1995-6: Real Madrid 40 games, 19 goals ** Forward 1996-7: Real Madrid 42 games, 20 goals *** (8) Forward 1997-8: Real Madrid 35 games, 10 goals * Forward 1998-9: Real Madrid 27 games, 25 goals *** (3) Forward 1999-2000: Real Madrid 34 games, 17 goals *** (6) Forward Fabrizio Ravanelli (Italy) 1995-6: Juventus 26 games, 12 goals * Striker 1996-7: Middlesbrough 33 games, 16 goals HM Striker Sergiy Rebrov (Ukraine) 1996-7: Dynamo Kiev 30 games, 20 goals * Forward 1997-8: Dynamo Kiev 29 games, 22 goals ** Forward 1998-9: Dynamo Kiev 22 games, 9 goals * Forward Alvaro Recoba (Uruguay) 1999-2000:Inter 27 games, 10 goals * Forward Neil Redfearn (England) 1997-8: Barnsley 37 games, 10 goals * Central Midfielder Fernando Redondo (Argentina) 1996-7: Real Madrid 33 games, 1 goal ** Central Midfielder 1997-8: Real Madrid 33 games, 0 goals *** (14) Central Midfielder 1999-2000: Real Madrid 30 games, 0 goals *** (15) Central Midfielder Hannes Reinmayr (Austria) 1997-8: Sturm Graz 33 games, 15 goals * Attacking Midfielder Michael Reiziger (Netherlands) 1995-6: Ajax 26 games, 1 goal ** Full-back Tomas Repka (Czech Republic) 1997-8: Sparta Prague 28 games, 2 goals * Centre-back Stefan Reuter (Germany) 1995-6: Borussia Dortmund 26 games, 6 goals * Full-back Roberto Rios (Spain) 1996-7: Real Betis 36 games, 3 goals * Centre-back 1997-8: Athletic Bilbao 32 games, 2 goals * Centre-back Rivaldo (Brazil) 1996-7: Deportivo la Coruna 41 games, 21 goals *** (2) Attacking Midfielder 1997-8: Barcelona 34 games, 19 goals *** (4) Attacking Midfielder 1998 World Cup: 7 games, 3 goals *** (4) Attacking Midfielder 1998-9: Barcelona 37 games, 24 goals *** (1) Forward 1999-2000: Barcelona31 games, 12 goals ** Forward Carlos Roa (Argentina) 1998-9: Mallorca 35 games, 0 goals ** Goalkeeper Laurent Robert (France) 1999-2000:Paris Saint-Germain 28 games, 9 goals * Winger Enrique Romero (Spain) 1999-2000:Deportivo la Coruna 34 games, 1 goal * Full-back Ronaldo (Brazil) 1996-7: Barcelona 37 games, 34 goals *** (1) Striker 1997-8: Inter 32 games, 25 goals *** (2) Striker 1998 World Cup: 7 games, 4 goals *** (1) Striker Sebastiano Rossi (Italy) 1995-6: Milan 34 games, 0 goals * Goalkeeper Recber Rustu (Turkey) 1997-8: Fenerbahce 33 games, 0 goals * Goalkeeper
Willy Sagnol (France) 1999-2000:Monaco 26 games, 0 goals * Full-back Marcelo Salas (Chile) 1998 World Cup: 4 games, 4 goals ** Striker 1999-2000: Lazio 28 games, 11 goals * Striker Michel Salgado (Spain) 1998-9: Celta Vigo 35 games, 4 goals * Full-back 1999-2000:Real Madrid 29 games, 0 goals * Full-back Salva (Spain) 1999-2000:Racing Santander 36 games, 27 goals ** Striker Matthias Sammer (Germany) 1995-6: Borussia Dortmund 22 games, 3 goals *** (8) Centre-back Euro 96: 6 games, 2 goals *** (1) Centre-back Cesar Sampaio (Brazil) 1998 World Cup: 6 games, 3 goals * Central Midfielder Santi (Spain) 1995-6: Atletico Madrid 37 games, 0 goals * Centre-back Paulinho Santos (Portugal) 1996-7: Porto 31 games, 0 goals * Full-back Dejan Savicevic (Yugoslavia) 1995-6: Milan 23 games, 6 goals ** Attacking Midfielder Peter Schmeichel (Denmark) 1995-6: Manchester United 36 games, 0 goals ** Goalkeeper 1996-7: Manchester United 36 games, 0 goals * Goalkeeper 1997-8: Manchester United 32 games, 0 goals *** (15) Goalkeeper 1998-9: Manchester United 34 games, 0 goals * Goalkeeper 1999-2000:Sporting Lisbon 28 games, 0 goals * Goalkeeper Paul Scholes (England) 1998-9: Manchester United 31 games, 6 goals * Attacking Midfielder 1999-2000:Manchester United 31 games, 9 goals ** Attacking Midfielder Mehmet Scholl (Germany) 1995-6: Bayern Munich 30 games, 10 goals * Attacking Midfielder 1997-8: Bayern Munich 32 games, 9 goals ** Attacking Midfielder Michael Schønberg (Denmark) 1997-8: Kaiserslautern 32 games, 4 goals * Centre-back Stefan Schwarz (Sweden) 1995-6: Fiorentina 32 games, 0 goals * Central Midfielder David Seaman (England) 1995-6: Arsenal 38 games, 0 goals * Goalkeeper Euro 96: 5 games, 0 goals ** Goalkeeper 1996-7: Arsenal 22 games, 0 goals * Goalkeeper 1997-8: Arsenal 31 games, 0 goals * Goalkeeper 1998-9: Arsenal 32 games, 0 goals * Goalkeeper Secretario (Portugal) 1995-6: Porto 27 games, 0 goals * Full-back Euro 96: 4 games, 0 goals * Full-back Clarence Seedorf (Netherlands) 1996-7: Real Madrid 38 games, 6 goals *** (12) Central Midfielder 1997-8: Real Madrid 36 games, 6 goals * Central Midfielder Sergi (Spain) 1995-6: Barcelona 41 games, 0 goals * Full-back 1997-8: Barcelona 31 games, 2 goals * Full-back 1998-9: Barcelona 35 games, 0 goals * Full-back Paulo Sergio (Brazil) 1996-7: Bayer Leverkusen 33 games, 17 goals * Forward 1997-8: Roma 34 games, 12 goals * Forward 1999-2000:Bayern Munich 28 games, 13 goals * Forward Ciriaco Sforza (Switzerland) 1997-8: Kaiserslautern 32 games, 3 goals ** Central Midfielder Alan Shearer (England) 1995-6: Blackburn Rovers 35 games, 31 goals *** (4) Striker Euro 96: 5 games, 5 goals *** (2) Striker 1996-7: Newcastle United 31 games, 25 goals ** Striker 1999-2000:37 games, 23 goals * Striker Teddy Sheringham (England) 1995-6: Tottenham Hotspur 38 games, 16 goals * Forward Euro 96: 5 games, 2 goals * Forward Andriy Shevchenko (Ukraine) 1997-8: Dynamo Kiev 23 games, 19 goals * Striker 1998-9: Dynamo Kiev 26 games, 18 goals *** (6) Striker 1999-2000: Milan 32 games, 24 goals *** (9) Striker Oleksandr Shovkovskiy (Ukraine) 1998-9: Dynamo Kiev 24 games, 0 goals * Goalkeeper Giuseppe Signori (Italy) 1995-6: Lazio 31 games, 24 goals *** (2) Forward 1996-7: Lazio 32 games, 15 goals ** Forward 1999-2000:Bologna 31 games, 15 goals * Forward Mauro Silva (Brazil) 1996-7: Deportivo la Coruna 32 games, 0 goals * Defensive Midfielder 1999-2000:Deportivo la Coruna 33 games, 0 goals ** Defensive Midfielder Simao Sabrosa (Portugal) 1998-9: Sporting Lisbon 30 games, 10 goals * Winger Diego Simeone (Argentina) 1995-6: Atletico Madrid 37 games, 12 goals ** Defensive Midfielder 1997-8: Inter 30 games, 6 goals ** Defensive Midfielder Dario Simic (Croatia) 1996-7: Croatia Zagreb 26 games, 6 goals * Full-back Marco Simone (Italy) 1997-8: PSG 28 games, 13 goals * Striker 1999-2000:Monaco 34 games, 21 goals * Striker Alexei Smertin (Russia) 1999-2000:Lokomotiv Moscow 29 games, 6 goals * Defensive Midfielder Vladimir Smicer (Czech Republic) 1997-8: Lens 28 games, 7 goals * Forward Zvonimir Soldo (Croatia) 1996-7: Stuttgart 27 games, 3 goals * Defensive Midfielder Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (Norway) 1996-7: Manchester United 32 games, 18 goals * Striker Jacques Songo’o (Cameroon) 1996-7: Deportivo la Coruna 37 games, 0 goals * Goalkeeper 1999-2000:Deportivo la Coruna 36 games, 0 goals * Goalkeeper Paolo Sousa (Portugal) 1995-6: Juventus 28 games, 0 goals * Central Midfielder Gareth Southgate (England) 1995-6: Aston Villa 31 games, 1 goal * Centre-back Robert Spehar (Croatia) 1996-7: Club Brugge 27 games, 26 goals * Striker Jaap Stam (Netherlands) 1996-7: PSV Eindhoven 33 games, 6 goals * Centre-back 1997-8: PSV Eindhoven 29 games, 4 goals * Centre-back 1998-9: Manchester United 30 games, 1 goal *** (12) Centre-back 1999-2000: Manchester United 33 games, 0 goals ** Centre-back Dejan Stankovic (Yugoslavia) 1997-8: Red Star Belgrade 28 games, 15 goals * Attacking Midfielder Jovan Stankovic (Yugoslavia) 1998-9: Mallorca 36 games, 4 goals * Winger Hristo Stoichkov (Bulgaria) Euro 96: 3 games, 3 goals ** Striker Steve Stone (England) 1995-6: Nottingham Forest 34 games, 7 goals * Winger Davor Suker (Croatia) 1995-6: Sevilla 32 games, 16 goals * Striker Euro 96: 4 games, 3 goals ** Striker 1996-7: Real Madrid 38 games, 24 goals ** Striker 1998 World Cup: 7 games, 6 goals *** (5) Striker Hakan Sukur (Turkey) 1996-7: Galatasaray 32 games, 38 goals * Striker 1997-8: Galatasaray 34 games, 32 goals * Striker 1999-2000: Galatasaray 32 games, 14 goals * Striker Chris Sutton (England) 1997-8: Blackburn 35 games, 18 goals * Striker Sylvinho (Brazil) 1999-2000:Arsenal 31 games, 2 goals * Full-back Claudio Taffarel (Brazil) 1999-2000:Galatasaray 30 games, 0 goals * Goalkeeper Gaston Taument (Netherlands) 1996-7: Feyenoord 34 games, 13 goals * Winger Olaf Thon (Germany) 1996-7: Schalke 33 games, 2 goals * Centre-back 1997-8: Schalke 29 games, 1 goal * Centre-back Lilian Thuram (France) 1995-6: Monaco 36 games, 5 goals * Centre-back Euro 96: 5 games, 0 goals * Full-back 1996-7: Parma 34 games, 1 goal *** (3) Centre-back 1997-8: Parma 32 games, 0 goals * Centre-back 1998 World Cup: 6 games, 2 goals *** (2) Full-back 1998-9: Parma 34 games, 0 goals *** (13) Centre-back 1999-2000: Parma 33 games, 0 goals ** Centre-back Andrei Tikhonov (Russia) 1996-7: Spartak Moscow 34 games, 16 goals * Attacking Midfielder Ion Timofte (Romania) 1998-9: Boavista 32 games, 15 goals * Attacking Midfielder Yegor Titov (Russia) 1998-9: Spartak Moscow 29 games, 6 goals * Attacking Midfielder Francesco Toldo (Italy) 1998-9: Fiorentina 33 games, 0 goals ** Goalkeeper 1999-2000: Fiorentina 34 games, 0 goals ** Goalkeeper Damiano Tommassi (Italy) 1998-9: Roma 33 games, 1 goal * Defensive Midfielder 1999-2000: Roma 33 games, 2 goals * Defensive Midfielder Jon Dahl Tomasson (Denmark) 1998-9: Feyenoord 33 games, 13 goals * Forward Toni (Spain) 1997-8: Espanyol 37 games, 0 goals * Goalkeeper Moreno Toricelli (Italy) 1995-6: Juventus 28 games, 1 goal * Full-back 1997-8: Juventus 20 games, 0 goals * Full-back 1998-9: Fiorentina 31 games, 2 goals * Full-back Francesco Totti (Italy) 1997-8: Roma 30 games, 13 goals ** Forward 1998-9: Roma 31 games, 12 goals ** Forward 1999-2000: Roma 27 games, 7 goals ** Forward David Trezeguet (France) 1997-8: Monaco 27 games, 18 goals * Striker 1999-2000: Monaco 30 games, 22 goals * Striker Diego Tristan (Spain) 1999-2000:Mallorca 35 games, 19 goals * Striker Ilya Tsymbalar (Russia) 1995-6: Spartak Moscow 21 games, 8 goals * Winger 1998-9: Spartak Moscow 29 games, 10 goals * Attacking Midfielder Giovanni van Bronckhorst (Netherlands) 1996-7: Feyenoord 34 games, 4 goals HM Central Midfielder Edwin van der Sar (Netherlands) 1995-6: Ajax 33 games, 0 goals *** (11) Goalkeeper 1996-7: Ajax 33 games, 0 goals * Goalkeeper 1997-8: Ajax 33 games, 0 goals * Goalkeeper 1998 World Cup: 7 games, 0 goals * Goalkeeper Jean-Paul van Gastel (Netherlands) 1998-9: Feyenoord 27 games, 10 goals * Defensive Midfielder Eric van Meir (Belgium) 1996-7: Lierse 30 games, 16 goals * Centre-back Pierre van Hooijdonk (Netherlands) 1995-6: Celtic 34 games, 26 goals * Striker 1999-2000:Vitesse 29 games, 25 goals * Striker Ruud van Nistelrooy (Holland) 1998-9: PSV Eindhoven 34 games, 31 goals ** Striker 1999-2000:PSV Eindhoven 23 games, 29 goals ** Striker Ivica Vastic (Austria) 1995-6: Sturm Graz 31 games, 20 goals * Forward Juan Velasco (Spain) 1999-2000:Celta Vigo 29 games, 1 goal * Full-back Frank Verlaat (Netherlands) 1996-7: Stuttgart 27 games, 4 goals * Centre-back Juan Sebastian Veron (Argentina) 1996-7: Sampdoria 32 games, 4 goals ** Central Midfielder 1997-8: Sampdoria 29 games, 2 goals ** Central Midfielder 1998 World Cup: 5 games, 0 goals *** (8) Central Midfielder 1998-9: Parma 26 games, 1 goal ** Central Midfielder 1999-2000: Lazio 31 games, 8 goals *** (5) Central Midfielder Gianluca Vialli (Italy) 1995-6: Juventus 30 games, 11 goals * Striker Victor (Spain) 1996-7: Valladolid 42 games, 16 goals * Forward Mark Viduka (Australia) 1999-2000:Celtic 28 games, 25 goals * Striker Patrick Vieira (France) 1996-7: Arsenal 31 games, 2 goals * Defensive Midfielder 1997-8: Arsenal 33 games, 2 goals ** Central Midfielder 1998-9: Arsenal 34 games, 3 goals * Central Midfielder 1999-2000: Arsenal 30 games, 2 goals * Central Midfielder Christian Vieri (Italy) 1997-8: Atletico Madrid 24 games, 24 goals *** (10) Striker 1998 World Cup: 5 games, 5 goals *** (10) Striker 1998-9: Lazio 22 games, 12 goals * Striker 1999-2000: Inter 19 games, 13 goals * Striker Juan Vizcaino (Spain) 1995-6: Atletico Madrid 41 games, 3 goals * Defensive Midfielder George Weah (Liberia) 1995-6: PSG/Milan 26 games, 11 goals for Milan *** (6) Striker 1996-7: Milan 28 games, 13 goals HM Striker 1998-9: Milan 26 games, 8 goals ** Striker Sylvain Wiltord (France) 1998-9: Bordeaux 33 games, 22 goals * Striker Aron Winter (Netherlands) 1995-6: Lazio 30 games, 6 goals ** Central Midfielder 1997-8: Inter 24 games, 0 goals * Central Midfielder Nigel Winterburn (England) 1997-8: Arsenal 36 games, 1 goal * Full-back 1998-9: Arsenal 30 games, 0 goals * Full-back Dennis Wise (England) 1999-2000:Chelsea 30 games, 4 goals * Central Midfielder Richard Witschge (Netherlands) 1997-8: Ajax 29 games, 2 goals * Central Midfielder Jonathan Woodgate (England) 1998-9: Leeds 25 games, 2 goals * Centre-back Christian Worns (Germany) 1996-7: Bayer Leverkusen 33 games, 1 goals * Centre-back 1997-8: Bayer Leverkusen 29 games, 0 goals * Centre-back Dariusz Wosz (Germany) 1996-7: Bochum 32 games, 9 goals ** Attacking Midfielder Alan Wright (England) 1995-6: Aston Villa 38 games, 2 goals * Full-back Ian Wright (England) 1996-7: Arsenal 35 games, 23 goals ** Striker Dwight Yorke (Trinidad & Tobago) 1995-6: Aston Villa 35 games, 17 goals ** Forward 1996-7: Aston Villa 37 games, 17 goals * Forward 1998-9: Aston Villa/Manchester United 1 game, 0 goals for Aston Villa, 32 games, 18 goals for Manchester United *** (9) Forward 1999-2000:Manchester United 32 games, 20 goals ** Forward Zlatko Zahovic (Slovenia) 1998-9: Porto 31 games, 14 goals * Forward Gianluca Zambrotta (Italy) 1999-2000:Juventus 32 games, 1 goal * Winger Javier Zanetti (Argentina) 1995-6: Inter 32 games, 2 goals * Full-back 1996-7: Inter 33 games, 3 goals * Winger 1997-8: Inter 28 games, 0 goals * Full-back Ze Maria (Brazil) 1996-7: Parma 25 games, 1 goal * Full-back Ze Roberto (Brazil) 1998-9: Bayer Leverkusen 32 games, 4 goals * Winger Bolo Zenden (Netherlands) 1996-7: PSV Eindhoven 34 games, 8 goals * Winger Par Zetterburg (Sweden) 1996-7: Anderlecht 32 games, 12 goals * Central Midfielder Stephane Ziani (France) 1997-8: Lens 32 games, 11 goals ** Attacking Midfielder Zinedine Zidane (France) 1995-6: Bordeaux 33 games, 6 goals * Attacking Midfielder 1996-7: Juventus 29 games, 5 goals ** Attacking Midfielder 1997-8: Juventus 32 games, 7 goals *** (3) Attacking Midfielder 1998 World Cup: 5 games, 2 goals ** Attacking Midfielder 1998-9: Juventus 25 games, 2 goals * Attacking Midfielder 1999-2000: Juventus 32 games, 4 goals ** Attacking Midfielder Christian Ziege (Germany) Euro 96: 6 games, 1 goal * Full-back 1996-7: Bayern Munich 27 games, 7 goals * Full-back Gianfranco Zola (Italy) 1995-6: Parma 29 games, 10 goals * Forward 1996-7: Parma/Chelsea 8 games, 2 goals for Parma, 23 games, 8 goals for Chelsea *** (14) Forward 1998-9: Chelsea 37 games, 13 goals * Forward Michael Zorc (Germany) 1995-6: Borussia Dortmund 30 games, 15 goals ** Central Midfielder Andoni Zubizarreta (Spain) Euro 96: 4 games, 0 goals * Goalkeeper
These are the players with the most selections: 1. Roberto Carlos 14 Rivaldo 14 Lilian Thuram 14 2. Rui Costa 12 Raul 12 Juan Veron 12 3. Gabriel Batistuta 11 Laurent Blanc 11 Edgar Davids 11 Marcel Desailly 11 Didier Deschamps 11 Luis Figo 11 Zinedine Zidane 11 4. Dennis Bergkamp 10 Sol Campbell 10 5. David Beckham 9 Youri Djorkaeff 9 Fernando Hierro 9 Oliver Kahn 9 Roy Keane 9 Paolo Maldini 9 Pavel Nedved 9 Alessandro Nesta 9 Ronaldo 9 Alan Shearer 9 6. Fabien Barthez 8 Oliver Bierhoff 8 Fabio Cannavaro 8 Frank de Boer 8 Gianluca Pagliuca 8 Fernando Redondo 8 Peter Schmeichel 8 Christian Vieri 8 Dwight Yorke 8 7. Alessandro Del Piero 7 Stefan Effenberg 7 Ryan Giggs 7 Gary Neville 7 Angelo Peruzzi 7 Andriy Shevchenko 7 Jaap Stam 7
These were (I think) the overall leaders for the 90s: 1. Paolo Maldini 30 2. Dennis Bergkamp 23 3. Peter Schmeichel 20 4. Roberto Baggio 19 5. Franco Baresi 18 6. Frank Rijkaard 17 Fernando Hierro 17 Marcel Desailly 17 7. Roy Keane 16 Rui Costa 16 Gabriel Batistuta 16 Hristo Stoichkov 16 Laurent Blanc 16 8. Michael Laudrup 15 Didier Deschamps 15 Alan Shearer 15 Matthias Sammer 15 Ryan Giggs 15 9. Jurgen Klinsmann 14 David Ginola 14 Giuseppe Signori 14 Roberto Carlos 14 Rivaldo 14 Lilian Thuram 14 10. Gianluca Pagliuca 13 Youri Djorkaeff 13 Luis Figo 13 Gianfranco Zola 13 Demetrio Albertini 13 Jurgen Kohler 13 11. Angelo Peruzzi 12 Frank de Boer 12 Raul 12 Juan Veron 12 Lothar Matthaus 12 12. Edgar Davids 11 Eric Cantona 11 Gheorghe Hagi 11 Fernando Redondo 11 Ronaldo 11 Zinedine Zidane 11 Ronald Koeman 11 Andreas Moller 11 13. Oliver Kahn 10 Sol Campbell 10 Romario 10 Bebeto 10 Ruud Gullit 10
These are the overall leaders for the 80s and 90s combined: 1. Paolo Maldini 39 2. Frank Rijkaard 33 Lothar Matthaus 33 3. Franco Baresi 32 4. Ruud Gullit 28 5. Ronald Koeman 27 6. Dennis Bergkamp 25 7. Roberto Baggio 24 8. Diego Maradona 23 Marco van Basten 23 9. Michel Platini 22 Karlheinz Forster 22 10. Peter Shilton 21 Walter Zenga 21 11. Peter Schmeichel 20 Jurgen Kohler 20 Gheorghe Hagi 20 12. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge 19 Harald Schumacher 19 Michael Laudrup 19
I notice that many of those at the top also tended to do well in the 1999 World Soccer vote - i.e. vs contemporaries. The top 5 is all in the top 50. And of the top 10 also Batistuta and Stoichkov are in the top 50. Laudrup is 59th, Giggs 83th and Sammer 91th. http://www.englandfootballonline.com/teamhons/honswldsocplyrscent.html (underlined the ones in the top 50, in boldface in top 100)