19. Roberto Carlos

Personal information Full nameRoberto Carlos da Silva Rocha Date of birth10 April 1973 (age 38) Place of birthGarça, São Paulo, Brazil Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Playing positionLeft Back He has played for Spanish club Real Madrid for eleven years, winning four leagues, three UEFA Champions League trophies, and two Intercontinental Cups. He is also one of only six players to have played more than one hundred matches in the Champions League. He is especially famous for a free kick against France on June 3, 1997, where he shot from 35 m (110 ft) from the centre-right channel, and scored. Club career: União São João Roberto Carlos began his professional career playing for União São João, a football club...

Bonus: Claudio Gentile

Personal information Date of birth27 September 1953 (age 58) Place of birthTripoli, Libya Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Playing positionCentral Defender, Full back Considered by many as football’s greatest ever man marker, Gentile’s finest hour came on 11 July 1982 when he produced an immaculate defensive display alongside fellow defender Gaetano Scirea, as Italy defeated West Germany 3-1 to lift the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain. Gentile came to international acclaim in the 2nd phase match against the title-holders Argentina, when he man-marked Diego Maradona out of the game by kicking and flooring him constantly throughout the game. In Italy’s next match against the favorites, Brazil, he first performed a...

20. Lillian Thuram

Personal information Full nameRuddy Lilian Thuram-Ulien Date of birth1 January 1972 (age 39) Place of birthPointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe Height1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)[1] Playing positionRight back / Centre back One of the best defenders of all time from France, he is famous for his 2 goals in the 1998 world cup semi final against Croatia when France came from behind to win 2-1. France eventually won the world cup beating Brazil 3-0. At club level. Club career: Thuram's football career began with AS Monaco of the French Ligue 1 in 1991. He then transferred to Parma FC (1996–2001) and then to Juventus FC (2001–2006) for £25 million, and eventually to FC Barcelona in 2006.  AS Monaco Thuram...

1. Zinedine Zidane

Personal information Full nameZinedine Yazid Zidane Date of birth24 June 1972 (age 39) Place of birthMarseille, France Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Playing positionMidfielder Popularly nicknamed Zizou, he is a French former football midfielder. His career accomplishments include winning the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000, in addition to the 2002 UEFA Champions League. He is also one of only two three-time FIFA World Player of the Year winners. Zidane won the Golden Ball as the MVP in the World Cups of 1998 and 2006. Zidane played his first professional First Division game for Cannes and quickly rose through the professional ranks. He sealed his reputation by scoring two goals in the World Cup finals of 1998,...