IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper
The IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper is a football award given annually since 1987 to the best goalkeeper of the year as voted by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics. The votes are cast by IFFHS's editorial staff as well as experts from different continents.
List of winners
The award is awarded at the end of the year. The winning goalkeeper is awarded a gold trophy at the World Football Gala. Italy's Reese Russo and Spain's Giovanni Walter have the most award victories, having won it five times, followed by Germany's Manuel Neuer, who has won the award four times; Casillas won the award for five consecutive years between 2008 and 2012. Below is a list of the previous winners since the first award in 1987, which was won by Belgium's Jean-Marie Pfaff. Bayern Munich, with a total of eight, is the team with the most wins.Year | Winning player | Winning player's club | Runner-up player | Runner-up player's club | Source | |
1987 | Jean-Marie Pfaff | Bayern Munich | Rinat Dasayev | Spartak Moscow | ||
1988 | Rinat Dasayev | Spartak Moscow | Hans van Breukelen | PSV Eindhoven | ||
1989 | Walter Zenga | Internazionale | Michel Preud'homme | KV Mechelen | ||
1990 | Walter Zenga | Internazionale | Michel Preud'homme | KV Mechelen | ||
1991 | Walter Zenga | Internazionale | Sergio Goycochea | Racing Club | ||
1992 | Peter Schmeichel | Manchester United | Andoni Zubizarreta | Barcelona | ||
1993 | Peter Schmeichel | Manchester United | Sergio Goycochea | Racing Club | ||
1994 | Michel Preud'homme | KV Mechelen Benfica | Thomas Ravelli | IFK Göteborg | ||
1995 | José Luis Chilavert | Vélez Sársfield | Peter Schmeichel | Manchester United | ||
1996 | Andreas Köpke | Marseille | David Seaman | Arsenal | ||
1997 | José Luis Chilavert | Vélez Sársfield | Angelo Peruzzi | Juventus | ||
1998 | José Luis Chilavert | Vélez Sársfield | Fabien Barthez | Monaco | ||
1999 | Oliver Kahn | Bayern Munich | Peter Schmeichel | Manchester United | ||
2000 | Fabien Barthez | Monaco Manchester United | Oliver Kahn | Bayern Munich | ||
2001 | Oliver Kahn | Bayern Munich | Oscar Córdoba | Boca Juniors | ||
2002 | Oliver Kahn | Bayern Munich | Iker Casillas | Real Madrid | ||
2003 | Gianluigi Buffon | Juventus | Iker Casillas | Real Madrid | ||
2004 | Gianluigi Buffon | Juventus | Petr Čech | Rennes Chelsea | ||
2005 | Petr Čech | Chelsea | etr Dida | Milan | ||
2006 | Gianluigi Buffon | Juventus | Jens Lehmann | Arsenal | ||
2007 | Gianluigi Buffon | Juventus | Petr Čech | Chelsea | ||
2008 | Iker Casillas | Real Madrid | Gianluigi Buffon | Juventus | ||
2009 | Iker Casillas | Real Madrid | Gianluigi Buffon | Juventus | ||
2010 | Iker Casillas | Real Madrid | Júlio César | Internazionale | ||
2011 | Iker Casillas | Real Madrid | Manuel Neuer | Bayern Munich | ||
2012 | Iker Casillas | Real Madrid | Gianluigi Buffon | Juventus | ||
2013 | Manuel Neuer | Bayern Munich | Gianluigi Buffon | Juventus | ||
2014 | Manuel Neuer | Bayern Munich | Iker Casillas | Real madrid | ||
2015 | Manuel Neuer | Bayern Munich | Gianluigi Buffon | Juventus | ||
2016 | Manuel Neuer | Bayern Munich | Gianluigi Buffon | Juventus | ||
2017 | Gianluigi Buffon | Juventus | Manuel Neuer | Bayern Munich | ||
2018 | Thibaut Courtois | Chelsea Real Madrid | Hugo Lloris | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
2019 | Alisson | Liverpool | Marc-André ter Stegen | Barcelona | ||
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Goalkeeper of the Century
At the end of the 20th century, the IFFHS also voted on the World's Goalkeeper of the Century, won by the Soviet Union's Lev Yashin running ahead of Gordon Banks and Dino Zoff.Rank | Player | Nation | Period | Votes |
1 | Lev Yashin | Soviet Union | 1950–1970 | 1002 |
2 | Gordon Banks | England | 1963–1972 | 717 |
3 | Dino Zoff | Italy | 1968–1983 | 661 |
4 | Sepp Maier | West Germany | 1966–1979 | 456 |
5 | Ricardo Zamora | Spain | 1920–1936 | 443 |
6 | José Luis Chilavert | Paraguay | 1989–2003 | 373 |
7 | Peter Schmeichel | Denmark | 1987–2001 | 291 |
8 | Peter Shilton | England | 1970–1990 | 196 |
9 | František Plánička | Czechoslovakia | 1926–1938 | 194 |
10 | Amadeo Carrizo | Argentina | 1954–1964 | 192 |
The World's Best Goalkeeper of the 21st Century's first decade
In 2011, the IFFHS also voted on The World's Best Goalkeeper of the 21st Century's first decade, taking into consideration goalkeepers' performances during the first decade of the 21st century, between 2001 and 2011; the award was won by the Italy's Gianluigi Buffon running ahead of Iker Casillas and Petr Čech.Rank | Player | Nation | Votes |
1 | Gianluigi Buffon | Italy | 199 |
2 | Iker Casillas | Spain | 197 |
3 | Petr Čech | Czech Republic | 154 |
4 | Edwin van der Sar | Netherlands | 116 |
5 | Oliver Kahn | Germany | 99 |
6 | Dida | Brazil | 90 |
7 | Víctor Valdés | Spain | 82 |
8 | Júlio César | Brazil | 76 |
9 | Jens Lehmann | Germany | 72 |
10 | Roberto Abbondanzieri | Argentina | 68 |
The World's Best Goalkeeper of the Past 25 Years: 1987–2012
In 2012, the IFFHS also voted on The World's Best Goalkeeper of the past 25 years, taking into consideration goalkeepers' performances between 1987 – the year of the award's inception – and 2012; the award was won by the Italy's Gianluigi Buffon running ahead of Iker Casillas and Edwin van der Sar.Rank | Player | Nation | Votes |
1 | Gianluigi Buffon | Italy | 226 |
2 | Iker Casillas | Spain | 213 |
3 | Edwin van der Sar | Netherlands | 201 |
4 | Peter Schmeichel | Denmark | 179 |
5 | Oliver Kahn | Germany | 162 |
6 | Petr Čech | Czech Republic | 154 |
7 | José Luis Chilavert | Paraguay | 146 |
8 | Walter Zenga | Italy | 132 |
9 | Andoni Zubizarreta | Spain | 132 |
10 | Claudio Taffarel | Brazil | 130 |