51. Andoni Goikoetxea Centre-back Spain 23/5/1956 39 caps (4 goals) Clubs: Athletic Bilbao, Atletico Madrid http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andoni_Goicoechea
50. Tony Adams Stopper England 10/10/1966 66 caps (5 goals) Clubs: Arsenal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Adams_(footballer)
49. Murtaz Khurtsilava Centre-back USSR 5/1/1943 69 caps (6 goals) Clubs: Dinamo Tbilisi, Torpedo Kutaisi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murtaz_Khurtsilava
48. Gérard Janvion Centre-back, right-back, left-back France 21/8/1953 40 caps (0 goals) Clubs: Saint-Etienne, Paris Saint-Germain, AS Beziers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Janvion
47. David O'Leary Centre-back, left-back Republic of Ireland 2/5/1958 68 caps (1 goal) Clubs: Arsenal, Leeds http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_O'Leary
46. Billy McNeill Centre-back Scotland 2/3/1940 29 caps (3 goals) Club: Celtic http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_McNeill
45. Carles Puyol Centre-back, right-back Spain 13/4/1978 80 caps (2 goals) so far Clubs: Barcelona http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carles_Puyol
44. Laszlo Balint Centre-back Hungary 1/2/1948 76 caps (4 goals) Clubs: Ferencvaros, Club Brugges, Toulouse, Grenoble http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/László_Bálint
43. Ivan Buljan Centre-back, right-back Yugoslavia 1949 36 caps (1 goal) Clubs: Hadjuk Split, Hamburg, New York Cosmos http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Buljan
42. Roy McFarland Centre-back England 5/4/1948 28 caps (0 goals) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_McFarland
41. Vladimir Kaplichny Centre-back USSR 27/9/1940 62 caps (0 goals) Clubs: FC Dynamo Khmelnitsky, SKA Lviv, PFC CSKA Moscow http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Kaplichny
40. Roberto Perfumo Centre-back Argentina 3/10/1942 37 caps (0 goals) Clubs: Racing Club, Cruzeiro, River Plate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Perfumo
39. Aldair Centre-back, cultured defender Brazil 30/11/1965 81 caps (3 goals) Clubs: Flamengo, Benfica, AS Roma, Genoa, SS Murata http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldair
38. Willie Woodburn Centre-back Scotland 6/8/1919 24 caps (0 goals) Clubs: Rangers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Woodburn
37. Riccardo Ferri Centre-back Italy 20/8/1963 45 caps Clubs: Internazionale, Sampdoria http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricardo_Ferri
36. Carlos Gamarra Centre-back Paraguay 17/2/1971 110 caps (12 goals) Clubs: Cerro Porteño, Independiente, Cerro Porteño, Internacional, Benfica, Corinthians, Atlético Madrid, Flamengo, AEK Athens, Internazionale, Palmeiras, Olimpia Asunción http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Gamarra
35. Jose Salomon Centre-back Argentina 9/7/1916 44 caps (0 goals) Clubs: Talleres, Racing Club, Liverpool de Montevideo, Talleres http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Salomón
34. John Greig Centre-back Scotland 11/9/1942 44 caps (3 goals) Clubs: Rangers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Greig
33. Jerzy Gorgon Centre-back, sweeper Poland 18/7/1949 55 caps Clubs: Gornik Zabrze http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerzy_Gorgon
32. Cor van der Hart Centre-back, centre-half Holland 25/1/1928 44 caps (2 goals) Clubs: Ajax, Lille OSC, Fortuna 54 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cor_van_der_hart
31. Lucio Centre-back Brazil 8/5/1978 84 caps (4 goals) so far Clubs: Internacional, Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern Munich, Internazionale http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lúcio
30. Neil Franklin Centre-back England 24/1/1922 27 caps Clubs: Stoke, Independiente Santa Fe, Hull, Crewe, Stockport, Mansfield http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Franklin
29. Anatoliy Bashashkin Centre-back USSR 23/2/1924 21 caps (0 goals) Clubs: CDKA Moscow, Spartak Moscow, CDSA Moscow http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatoli_Bashashkin
28. Manol Manolov Centre-back Bulgaria 4/8/1925 57 caps (1 goal) Clubs: Ustrem Sofia, Septemvri Sofia, CSKA Sofia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manol_Manolov
27. Herbert Erhardt Centre-back West Germany 6/7/1930 50 caps (1 goal) Clubs: SpVgg Furth, Bayern Munich http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Erhardt