Find out more about the greatest 20th Century Football Players, including Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Jamie Vardy and Tom Brady.
Lionel Messi24 June 1987, Argentinian
Football Player
David Beckham02 May 1975, British
Former English Footballer
Diego Maradona30 October 1960, Argentinian
Argentine footballer
Zinedine Zidane23 June 1972, French
Football Player
Thierry Henry17 August 1977, French
Former French Footballer
Ronaldinho21 March 1980, Brazilian
Footballer
Wayne Rooney24 October 1985, British
Footballer
Mohamed Salah15 June 1992, Egyptian
Footballer
Jürgen Klopp16 June 1967, German
Football Manager
Alan Shearer13 August 1970, British
Football Player
Gary Lineker30 November 1960, British
Footballer
Pep Guardiola18 January 1971, Spanish
Former Footballer, Football Manager
Gerard Piqué02 February 1987, Spanish
Football Player
Steven Gerrard30 May 1980, British
Football Player
George Best22 May 1946, British, Northern Irish
Footballer
Eric Cantona24 May 1966, French
Actor & Football Player
Alex Ferguson31 December 1941, Scottish
Former Manager of Manchester United
Ryan Giggs29 November 1973, Welsh
Footballer
Fernando Torres20 March 1984, Spanish
Footballer
Johan Cruyff25 April 1947, Dutch
Former Dutch Footballer & Manager
Ian Wright03 November 1963, British
Footballer
Brian Clough21 March 1935, British
Football Player
Justin Fashanu19 February 1961, British
Footballer
Andrea Pirlo19 May 1979, Italian
Italian footballer
George Weah1966 AD, Liberian
25th President of Liberia
Roberto Carlos10 April 1973, Brazilian
Football Player
Rivaldo19 April 1972, Brazilian
Former Brazilian Footballer
Ruud Gullit01 September 1962, Dutch
Former Dutch Footballer
Roberto Baggio18 February 1967, Italian
Football Player
Luís Figo04 November 1972, Portuguese
Former Portuguese Footballer
Clarence Seedorf01 April 1976, Surinamese
Football Coach
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Carlo Ancelotti10 June 1959, Italian
Footballer
Ole Gunnar Solskjær26 February 1973, Norwegian
Football Manager
Romário29 January 1966, Brazilian
Former Brazilian Football Star
Harry Redknapp02 March 1947, British
Football Manager
Miroslav Klose09 June 1978, German
German Footballer
Andriy Shevchenko1976 AD, Ukrainian
Football Player, Politician
Dwight Yorke03 November 1971, Trinidadian
Football Player
Lothar Matthäus21 March 1961, German
Former German Footballer
Gabriel Batistuta01 February 1969, Argentinian
Retired Argentine Footballer
Francesco Totti27 September 1976, Italian
Italian Footballer
Marco van Basten31 October 1964, Dutch
Former Dutch Football Star
Franz Beckenbauer11 September 1945, German
Former German Footballer
Arsène Wenger22 October 1949, French
Football Manager
Bobby Robson18 February 1933, British
Footballer
Bobby Charlton11 October 1937, British
Football Player
Frank Rijkaard30 September 1962, Dutch
Former Dutch Footballer
Gerd Müller03 November 1945, German
Former German Footballer
Jürgen Klinsmann30 July 1964, German
Football Player
Ronald Koeman21 March 1963, Dutch
Football Manager, Former Player
Hristo Stoichkov08 February 1966, Bulgarian
Football Player
Michel Platini21 June 1955, French
Former French Football Player, Football
Juninho Pernambucano30 January 1975, Brazilian
Footballer
Jari Litmanen20 February 1971, Finnish
Footballer
David Moyes25 April 1963, Scottish
Football Coach
Andrey Arshavin29 May 1981, Russian
Football Player
Alan Hansen13 June 1955, Scottish
Former Football Player & Football Analyst
Fabio Capello18 June 1946, Italian
Football Player
Bill Shankly02 September 1913, British, Scottish
Scottish Footballer and Manager
Mia Hamm17 March 1972, American
Soccer Player
Sam Allardyce19 October 1954, British
Football Manager
Ray Wilkins14 September 1956, British
Football Player
Jupp Heynckes09 May 1945, German
Football Player, Coach
Gordon Strachan09 February 1957, Scottish
Scottish football manager
Keisuke Honda13 June 1986, Japanese
Footballer
Duncan Ferguson27 December 1971, Scottish
Football Player
Massimiliano Allegri11 August 1967, Italian
Italian Football Manager
Phillip Cocu29 October 1970, Dutch
Football Player, Football Manager
Marcello Lippi12 April 1948, Italian
Former Football Player
Kazuyoshi Miura26 February 1967, Japanese
Footballer
Tony Pulis16 January 1958, Welsh
Football Player
Steve Coppell09 July 1955, British
Footballer
Jock Stein05 October 1922, Scottish
Football Manager
Tom Coughlin31 August 1946, American
Football Coach
Billy Wingrove15 November 1982, British
Association Football Player, YouTuber
Paul Breitner05 September 1951, German
Former German Footballer
Barry Venison16 August 1964, British
Footballer
Pele23 October 1940, Brazilian
Brazilian footballer
Guillermo Barros Schelotto04 May 1973, Argentinian
Football Manager
Jim Stynes23 April 1966, Irish
Australian Rules Footballer
Turner Gill13 August 1962, American
American Football Coach
Luis Suarez24 January 1987, Uruguayan
Uruguayan Footballer
Timothy F. Cahill06 December 1979, Australian
Footballer
Timo Werner06 March 1996, German
Association football player
Michael Owen14 December 1979, British
Association football player
Paul Gascoigne27 May 1967, British
Association football player, Autobiographer,
Nicolas Anelka14 March 1979, French
Association football player, Association football
Paolo Maldini26 June 1968, Italian
Footballer
Kenny Dalglish04 March 1951, British
Association football player, Association football
Samuel Eto'o10 March 1981, Cameroonian
Footballer
Virgil van Dijk08 July 1991
Association football player
Dennis Bergkamp10 May 1969, Dutch
Association football player
Ruud van Nistelrooy01 July 1976, Dutch
Association football player
Corona12 February 1981, Spanish
Football player