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
Mohamed Salah15 June 1992, Egyptian
Footballer
Jürgen Klopp16 June 1967, German
Football Manager
David Beckham02 May 1975, British
Former English Footballer
Neymar05 February 1992, Brazilian
Brazilian Footballer
Pep Guardiola18 January 1971, Spanish
Former Footballer, Football Manager
Fernando Torres20 March 1984, Spanish
Footballer
Zinedine Zidane23 June 1972, French
Football Player
Diego Maradona30 October 1960, Argentinian
Argentine footballer
Wayne Rooney24 October 1985, British
Ronaldinho21 March 1980, Brazilian
Footballer
Gerard Piqué02 February 1987, Spanish
Football Player
Ole Gunnar Solskjær26 February 1973, Norwegian
Football Manager
Johan Cruyff25 April 1947, Dutch
Former Dutch Footballer & Manager
Steven Gerrard30 May 1980, British
Football Player
Thierry Henry17 August 1977, French
Former French Footballer
Gary Lineker30 November 1960, British
Footballer
Mia Hamm17 March 1972, American
Soccer Player
Alex Ferguson31 December 1941, Scottish
Former Manager of Manchester United
Ryan Giggs29 November 1973, Welsh
Footballer
Arsène Wenger22 October 1949, French
Football Manager
George Best22 May 1946, British, Northern Irish
Footballer
George Weah1966 AD, Liberian
25th President of Liberia
Alan Shearer13 August 1970, British
Football Player
Massimiliano Allegri11 August 1967, Italian
Italian Football Manager
Francesco Totti27 September 1976, Italian
Italian Footballer
Harry Redknapp02 March 1947, British
Football Manager
Eric Cantona24 May 1966, French
Actor & Football Player
Andrea Pirlo19 May 1979, Italian
Italian footballer
Carlo Ancelotti10 June 1959, Italian
Footballer
Roberto Carlos10 April 1973, Brazilian
Football Player
Ronald Koeman21 March 1963, Dutch
Football Manager, Former Player
Ruud Gullit01 September 1962, Dutch
Former Dutch Footballer
Michel Platini21 June 1955, French
Former French Football Player, Football
Romário29 January 1966, Brazilian
Former Brazilian Football Star
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Gabriel Batistuta01 February 1969, Argentinian
Retired Argentine Footballer
Rivaldo19 April 1972, Brazilian
Former Brazilian Footballer
Roberto Baggio18 February 1967, Italian
Football Player
Luís Figo04 November 1972, Portuguese
Former Portuguese Footballer
Dwight Yorke03 November 1971, Trinidadian
Football Player
David Moyes25 April 1963, Scottish
Football Coach
Frank Rijkaard30 September 1962, Dutch
Former Dutch Footballer
Marco van Basten31 October 1964, Dutch
Former Dutch Football Star
Miroslav Klose09 June 1978, German
German Footballer
Bill Shankly02 September 1913, British, Scottish
Scottish Footballer and Manager
Franz Beckenbauer11 September 1945, German
Former German Footballer
Lothar Matthäus21 March 1961, German
Former German Footballer
Gerd Müller03 November 1945, German
Former German Footballer
Jürgen Klinsmann30 July 1964, German
Football Player
Billy Wingrove15 November 1982, British
Association Football Player, YouTuber
Keisuke Honda13 June 1986, Japanese
Footballer
Hristo Stoichkov08 February 1966, Bulgarian
Football Player
Sam Allardyce19 October 1954, British
Football Manager
Jupp Heynckes09 May 1945, German
Football Player, Coach
Ray Wilkins14 September 1956, British
Football Player
Jock Stein05 October 1922, Scottish
Football Manager
Alan Hansen13 June 1955, Scottish
Former Football Player & Football Analyst
Gordon Strachan09 February 1957, Scottish
Scottish football manager
Kazuyoshi Miura26 February 1967, Japanese
Footballer
Pele23 October 1940, Brazilian
Brazilian footballer
Luis Suarez24 January 1987, Uruguayan
Uruguayan Footballer
Paul Breitner05 September 1951, German
Former German Footballer
Jim Stynes23 April 1966, Irish
Australian Rules Footballer
Barry Venison16 August 1964, British
Footballer
José Antonio Reyes01 September 1980, Spanish
association football player
Virgil van Dijk08 July 1991
Association football player
Mauricio Pochettino02 March 1972, Argentinian
Association football player, Association football
Divock Origi18 April 1995, Belgian
Association football player
Iker Casillas20 May 1981, Spanish
Association football player
Maurizio Sarri10 January 1959, Italian
association football player, association football
Jordan Henderson17 June 1990, British
Association football player
Hakim Ziyech19 March 1993, Moroccan
Association football player
James Milner04 January 1986, British
Association football player
Andrew Robertson11 March 1994, Scottish
association football player
Franck Ribéry07 April 1983, French
Association football player
John Terry07 December 1980, British
Association football player
Robin van Persie06 August 1983, Dutch
Association football player
Georginio Wijnaldum11 November 1990
Association football player
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar12 August 1983
Association football player
Unai Emery03 November 1971, Spanish
Association football player, Association football
Adil Rami27 December 1985, French
Association football player
Xherdan Shaqiri10 October 1991, Swiss
Association football player
Aaron Ramsey26 December 1990, British
Association football player
Rafael Benítez16 April 1960, Spanish
Association football player, Association football
Ashley Cole20 December 1980, British
Association football player
Dani Alves06 May 1983, Brazilian
Footballer
Fernando Llorente26 February 1985, Spanish
Association football player
Michael Owen14 December 1979, British
Association football player
Ernesto Valverde09 February 1964, Spanish
Association football player, Association football
Jermain Defoe07 October 1982, British
Association football player
Antonio Conte31 July 1969, Italian
Association football player, Association football
Teemu Pukki29 March 1990, Finnish
Association football player
Billy McNeill02 March 1940, British
Association football player, Association football
Ander Herrera14 August 1989, Spanish
Association football player
Daniele De Rossi24 July 1983, Italian
Association football player
Mats Hummels16 December 1988, German
Association football player