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​Franco Baresi
Bobby Moore
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​Daniel Passarella
​​Elias Figueroa
​Gaetano Scirea
Alessandro Nesta
​​Matthias Sammer
​Fabio Cannavaro
​​​​​​​Jose Nasazzi
Sergio Ramos

​Ronald Koeman
​​​​Lilian Thuram
Hector Chumpitaz
Marcel Desailly
​​​Jose Santamaria
Dominigos Da Guia
​​​​Virgil Van Dijk
​​​Alan Hansen
​​Karlheinz Forster
Jurgen Kohler
​​​Fernando Hierro
​​Laurent Blanc
​​​​Billy Wright
​​Carles Puyol
Velibor Vasovic
John Terry
​​Pietro Vierchowod
Alessandro Costacurta
​​Jaap Stam
​Nemanja Vidic
​​Thiago Silva

​​​​Luis Pereira
Ciro Ferrara
​​​​Roberto Perfumo
​Oscar Ruggeri
​​​​Rio Ferdinand
​​Albert Shesternyov
​​​Jacinto Quincoses
​​​​​​Gerard Pique
Marius Tresor
​​​Paul Mcgrath
​​​​Roberto Ayala
​​Morten Olsen
​​Jan Popluhar
​​Willi Schulz
Lucio
​Diego Godin
​​Giorgio Chiellini
​​Bruno Pezzey
Roberto Rosato
​​​Neil Franklin
​​Cesare Maldini
​​Armando Picchi
​​Mauro Ramos

​Tony Adams
Sol Campbell
​​Mats Hummels
Frank De Boer
Vincent Kompany
​​Severino Minelli
​​​​Ricardo Carvalho
​​​Rinus Israel
​​Murtaz Khurtsilava
​​​Hilderaldo Bellini
​​Walter Samuel
​​​Pepe
​​​Aldair
​​​​​Andrea Barzagli
Leonardo Bonucci
​​​​Jerome Boateng
​Rune Bratseth
​​Riccardo Ferri
​​​Sandro Salvadore
​​​​​​Gheorghe Popescu
​​​​​Wladyslaw Zmuda
​​Anton Ondrus
​Robert Jonquet
​​​​Germano
​​​Hans-Jurgen Dorner
​​​​​Wolfgang Weber​
Emlyn Hughes
​​​Jesus Garay
​​Carlo Parola
Raphael Varane
​Jose Salomon
​Ludovico Bidoglio
​​Carlos Gamarra
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​Ernst Happel
​​​​Oleh Kuznetsov
Roy McFarland
​​​​Ludwig Goldbrunner
​Jack Charlton
​​​Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck
Guido Buchwald
​Miodrag Belodedici
​​Josef Posipal
​Edinho
Charlie Roberts
​David Meiklejohn
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PLATINUM IV

GOLD I
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GOLD IV​
GOLD IV
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GOLD IV​
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GOLD IV
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HONOURABLE MENTIONS

Atilio Ancheta
​Julio Cesar
​​​​​Humberto Coelho
Hugo De Leon
Pedro Dellacha
​Ruben Dias
​Josip Katalinski
​​Barry Hulshoff
​​​Kalman Meszoly
​Paolo Montero
Dario Pereyra
​Roberto Sensini

URU
​BRA
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URU
​ARG
​POR
​BOS
NET
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URU
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​ARG

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​SILVER I
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​SILVER I
Franz Beckenbauer

Franz Beckenbauer
Bundesliga *5
DFB Pokal *4
European Cup *3
World Cup *1
Euros *1
Balon D'Or *2
Runner-Up Balon D'Or *2
3rd Balon D'Or *1
Franco Baresi
Franco Baresi
Serie A *6
European Cup *3
World Cup *1
Runner-Up Balon D'Or *1
Bobby Moore
Bobby Moore
FA Cup *1
Cup Winners' Cup *1
World Cup *1
​Runner-Up Balon D'Or *1
Daniel Passarella
Daniel Passarella
Primera Division (ARG) *7
World Cup *2
Highest SA POTY Rank: 4
Elias Figueroa
Elias Figueroa
Brasileirao *2
Gauchao *5
Primera Division (URU) *2
South Amr POTY *3
​3rd South Amr POTY *1
Gaetano Scirea
Gaetano Scirea
Serie A *7
Coppa Italia *2
Cup Winners' Cup *1
European Cup *1
UEFA Cup *1
World Cup *1
Highest Balon D'Or Rnk: 12

​World Class Centre-Backs by Nation
16 - Italy
9 - Germany
8 - England
7 - Argentina , Brazil
6 - France , Spain
5 - Netherlands
​3 - Portugal, Uruguay
2 - Slovakia , Serbia
1 - Austria , Belgium , Chile , Denmark , Georgia , Norway , Paraguay , Peru , Poland , Republic of Ireland , Romania , Russia , Scotland , Switzerland
​
​World Class Centre-Backs by Decade

1    Franz Beckenbauer
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​2    Franco Baresi
3    Bobby Moore

4    Daniel Passarella
5    Elias Figueroa
​6    Gaetano Scirea
7    Alessandro Nesta
​8    Matthias Sammer
9    Fabio Cannavaro
10   Jose Nasazzi
11   Sergio Ramos

​12   Ronald Koeman
​​​​13   Lilian Thuram
14   Hector Chumpitaz
15   Marcel Desailly
​​​16   Jose Santamaria
17   Dominigos Da Guia
​​​18   Virgil Van Dijk
​​​19   Alan Hansen
20   ​​Karlheinz Forster
21   Jurgen Kohler
​22   Fernando Hierro
​​23   Laurent Blanc
​​​24   Billy Wright
​​25   Carles Puyol
26   Velibor Vasovic
27   John Terry
​28   Pietro Vierchowod
29   A. Costacurta
​​30   Jaap Stam
31   Nemanja Vidic
​​32   Thiago Silva

​​​​33   Luis Pereira
34   Ciro Ferrara
​​35   Roberto Perfumo
​36   Oscar Ruggeri
​​​37   Rio Ferdinand
​38   A. Shesternyov
​​39   Jacinto Quincoses
​​​​​40   Gerard Pique
41   Marius Tresor
​​​42   Paul Mcgrath
​​​43   Roberto Ayala
44   Morten Olsen
​​45   Jan Popluhar
​​46   Willi Schulz
47   Lucio
48   Diego Godin
​​49   Giorgio Chiellini
50   Bruno Pezzey
​51   Roberto Rosato
​​52   Neil Franklin
​​53   Cesare Maldini
​​54   Armando Picchi
​​55   Mauro Ramos

56   Tony Adams
​57   Sol Campbell
​​58   Mats Hummels
59   Frank De Boer
60   Vincent Kompany
​61   Severino Minelli
​​​​​62   Ricardo Carvalho
​​63   Rinus Israel
​​64   M. Khurtsilava
​65   Hilderaldo Bellini
​66   Walter Samuel
​​67   Pepe
​​68   Aldair
​​69   Andrea Barzagli
70   Leonardo Bonucci
​​​​71   Jerome Boateng
​72   Rune Bratseth
73   Riccardo Ferri
​​74   Sandro Salvadore
​​​​​​75   Gheorghe Popescu
​​​​76   Wladyslaw Zmuda
​​77   Anton Ondrus
78   Robert Jonquet
​​​​79   Germano
​​80   Hans-J. Dorner
​​​​​81   Wolfgang Weber​
82   Emlyn Hughes
​​​83   Jesus Garay
​​84   Carlo Parola
​​85   Raphael Varane
​​86   Jose Salomon
87   Ludovico Bidoglio
​​88   Carlos Gamarra

​​89   Ernst Happel
​​90   Oleh Kuznetsov
91   Roy McFarland
​​​​92   L. Goldbrunner
​93   Jack Charlton
​​​94   H. Schwarzenbeck
​​95   Guido Buchwald
​​96   ​​M. Belodedici
​​97   ​​Josef Posipal
​​​98   Edinho
​​​99   Charlie Roberts
100  ​David Meiklejohn
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HON. MENTIONS
​Atilio Ancheta
Julio Cesar
Humberto Coelho
Hugo De Leon
Pedro Dellacha
​Ruben Dias
Josip Katalinski
Barry Hulshoff
Kalman Meszoly
Paolo Montero
Dario Pereyra
​Roberto Sensini

GER

ITA
ENG

​ARG
​CHI
​ITA
ITA
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ITA
​URU
SPA

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​SPA
​SER
​ENG
ITA
ITA
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ITA
​ARG
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ENG
RUS
SPA
SPA
FRA
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ARG
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SVA
​GER
BRA
URU
ITA
AUT
ITA
ENG
ITA
ITA
BRA

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NET
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ITA
ITA
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POR
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FRA
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PAR

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​World Class Centre-Backs by Nation
16 - Italy
9 - Germany
8 - England
7 - Argentina , Brazil
6 - France , Spain
5 - Netherlands
​3 - Portugal, Uruguay
2 - Slovakia , Serbia
1 - Austria , Belgium , Chile , Denmark , Georgia , Norway , Paraguay , Peru , Poland , Republic of Ireland , Romania , Russia , Scotland , Switzerland

​World Class Centre-Backs by Decade