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
Diego Maradona30 October 1960, Argentinian
Argentine footballer
Mohamed Salah15 June 1992, Egyptian
Footballer
Wayne Rooney24 October 1985, British
David Beckham02 May 1975, British
Former English Footballer
Jürgen Klopp16 June 1967, German
Football Manager
Pep Guardiola18 January 1971, Spanish
Former Footballer, Football Manager
Ronaldinho21 March 1980, Brazilian
Footballer
Ole Gunnar Solskjær26 February 1973, Norwegian
Football Manager
Zinedine Zidane23 June 1972, French
Football Player
Thierry Henry17 August 1977, French
Former French Footballer
Gerard Piqué02 February 1987, Spanish
Football Player
Fernando Torres20 March 1984, Spanish
Footballer
Steven Gerrard30 May 1980, British
Football Player
Alex Ferguson31 December 1941, Scottish
Former Manager of Manchester United
Alan Shearer13 August 1970, British
Football Player
Gary Lineker30 November 1960, British
Footballer
Johan Cruyff25 April 1947, Dutch
Former Dutch Footballer & Manager
Eric Cantona24 May 1966, French
Actor & Football Player
Ryan Giggs29 November 1973, Welsh
Footballer
George Weah1966 AD, Liberian
25th President of Liberia
Arsène Wenger22 October 1949, French
Football Manager
George Best22 May 1946, British, Northern Irish
Footballer
Massimiliano Allegri11 August 1967, Italian
Italian Football Manager
Romário29 January 1966, Brazilian
Former Brazilian Football Star
Carlo Ancelotti10 June 1959, Italian
Footballer
Andrea Pirlo19 May 1979, Italian
Italian footballer
Phillip Cocu29 October 1970, Dutch
Football Player, Football Manager
Keisuke Honda13 June 1986, Japanese
Footballer
Francesco Totti27 September 1976, Italian
Italian Footballer
Roberto Carlos10 April 1973, Brazilian
Football Player
Andriy Shevchenko1976 AD, Ukrainian
Football Player, Politician
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Roberto Baggio18 February 1967, Italian
Football Player
Rivaldo19 April 1972, Brazilian
Former Brazilian Footballer
Ruud Gullit01 September 1962, Dutch
Former Dutch Footballer
Harry Redknapp02 March 1947, British
Football Manager
Luís Figo04 November 1972, Portuguese
Former Portuguese Footballer
Miroslav Klose09 June 1978, German
German Footballer
Gerd Müller03 November 1945, German
Former German Footballer
Ronald Koeman21 March 1963, Dutch
Football Manager, Former Player
Gabriel Batistuta01 February 1969, Argentinian
Retired Argentine Footballer
Dwight Yorke03 November 1971, Trinidadian
Football Player
David Moyes25 April 1963, Scottish
Football Coach
Clarence Seedorf01 April 1976, Surinamese
Football Coach
Marco van Basten31 October 1964, Dutch
Former Dutch Football Star
Franz Beckenbauer11 September 1945, German
Former German Footballer
Frank Rijkaard30 September 1962, Dutch
Former Dutch Footballer
Jürgen Klinsmann30 July 1964, German
Football Player
Michel Platini21 June 1955, French
Former French Football Player, Football
Mia Hamm17 March 1972, American
Soccer Player
Sam Allardyce19 October 1954, British
Football Manager
Lothar Matthäus21 March 1961, German
Former German Footballer
Hristo Stoichkov08 February 1966, Bulgarian
Football Player
Andrey Arshavin29 May 1981, Russian
Football Player
Bill Shankly02 September 1913, British, Scottish
Scottish Footballer and Manager
Jari Litmanen20 February 1971, Finnish
Footballer
Tony Pulis16 January 1958, Welsh
Football Player
Jupp Heynckes09 May 1945, German
Football Player, Coach
Kazuyoshi Miura26 February 1967, Japanese
Footballer
Marcello Lippi12 April 1948, Italian
Former Football Player
Alan Hansen13 June 1955, Scottish
Former Football Player & Football Analyst
Ray Wilkins14 September 1956, British
Football Player
Turner Gill13 August 1962, American
American Football Coach
Duncan Ferguson27 December 1971, Scottish
Football Player
Gordon Strachan09 February 1957, Scottish
Scottish football manager
Billy Wingrove15 November 1982, British
Association Football Player, YouTuber
Pele23 October 1940, Brazilian
Brazilian footballer
Tom Coughlin31 August 1946, American
Football Coach
Jock Stein05 October 1922, Scottish
Football Manager
Steve Coppell09 July 1955, British
Footballer
Guillermo Barros Schelotto04 May 1973, Argentinian
Football Manager
Luis Suarez24 January 1987, Uruguayan
Uruguayan Footballer
Jim Stynes23 April 1966, Irish
Australian Rules Footballer
Paul Breitner05 September 1951, German
Former German Footballer
Barry Venison16 August 1964, British
Footballer
Juninho Pernambucano30 January 1975, Brazilian
Footballer
Timothy F. Cahill06 December 1979, Australian
Footballer
Teemu Pukki29 March 1990, Finnish
Association football player
Serge Gnabry14 July 1995, German
Association football player
Virgil van Dijk08 July 1991
Association football player
Julie Ertz06 April 1992, American
Soccer player
David Luiz22 April 1987, Brazilian
Association football player
Michael Owen14 December 1979, British
Association football player
Franck Ribéry07 April 1983, French
Association football player
Phil Neville21 January 1977, British
Football coach
James Milner04 January 1986, British
Association football player
Radamel Falcao10 February 1986, Colombian
Association football player
Andy Carroll06 January 1989, British
Association football player
Robin van Persie06 August 1983, Dutch
Association football player
Fernando Ricksen27 July 1976
Association football player
Dani Alves06 May 1983, Brazilian
Footballer
Steve Bruce31 December 1960, British
Association football player, Association football
Jermain Defoe07 October 1982, British
Association football player
Unai Emery03 November 1971, Spanish
Association football player, Association football
Danny Welbeck26 November 1990, British
Association football player
Adil Rami27 December 1985, French
Association football player