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​Gianluigi Buffon
​Manuel Neuer
Dino Zoff
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​Gordon Banks
Peter Schmeichel
Iker Casillas
​​Oliver Kahn
Sepp Maier
​​Peter Shilton
​Ubaldo Fillol
Ricardo Zamora
​​Pat Jennings
František Plánička
​​Ladislao Mazurkiewicz
​​Gilmar
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​​​​​Thibaut Courtois
​Jean-Marie Pfaff
​Rinat Dasayev
Petr Cech
​Edwin Van Der Sar
​​​Vladimir Beara
​Gianpiero Combi
​Walter Zenga
​​Amadeo Carrizo
Michel Preud'homme
​​​Toni Schumacher
​​Neville Southall
Gyula Grosics
Jurgen Croy
Enrico Albertosi
Ivo Viktor
​​Andoni Zubizarreta
Jose Luis Chilavert
​​​Jose Angel Iribar
​​​Bert Trautman
​​Ray Clemence
​David De Gea

​​​​Rudi Hiden
​Gianluca Pagliuca
​​Alisson Becker
​​​​​Jan Oblak
​Heinrich Stuhlfauth
​​Angelo Peruzzi
​​Ronnie Hellstrom
​​Andreas Kopke
​Jan Van Bereven
​Thomas Ravelli
​​Luis Arconada
​Roque Maspoli
​​Hans Van Breukelen
​​Emerson Leao
​Antoni Ramallets
Claudio Taffarel
​​​Julio Cesar
​​Gianluigi Donnarumma
​​​Frank Swift
​Francesco Toldo
​​​Giuliano Sarti
​​Hans Tilkowsi
​​Józef Młynarczyk
Jan Tomaszewski
​​Yevhen Rudakov
David Seaman
​Sam Hardy
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​​​Walter Zeman
​​​​Uli Stein
​​​​​​​Marc-Andre Ter Stegen
​​​​Sergio Livingstone
​Moacir Barbosa
​​Dida
Vitor Baia
​​Manga
​​​Stefano Tacconi
​​​Keylor Navas
Carlos Castilho
​​​​​Toni Turek
​​​​Viliam Schrojf
​​Fabien Barthez
​Hugo Lloris
​Americo Tesoriere
​​​​Hugo Gatti
​Lorenzo Buffon
​​​Andres Mazali
​​​Manuel Bento
​​​​Costa Pereira
​​​​​Antonio Roma
​​​​Ederson
​​​​​​​Milutin Soskic
​​​​​Santiago Canizares
​​​Francisco Buyo
​​Thomas N'Kono
​​​​​​​Jens Lehmann
​​Bodo Illgner
​​​​Vitor Damas
​​​​​​​Emiliano Martinez
​​Antonio Carbajal
​​​​Christian Piot
​​​​​Julien Darui
​​​​​Elisha Scott
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HONOURABLE MENTIONS

Fabio Cudicini
​Giovanni Galli
​Samir Handanovic
Alexei Khomich
​Bernard Lama
Marcos
​Norbert Nigbur
​Ferenc Plattko
Rodolfo Rodriguez
​Kalle Svensson
​Franco Tancredi
​​​​Karoly Zsak

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Lev Yashin
Lev Yashin
Soviet League *5
Soviet Cup *3
Olympics *1
Euros *1
Balon D'Or *1
Gianluigi Buffon
Gianluigi Buffon
Serie A *10
​Ligue 1 *1
Coppa Italia *6
World Cup *1
Runner-Up Balon D'Or *1
Manuel Neuer
Manuel Neuer
Bundesliga *11
DFB-Pokal *6
Champions League *2
World Cup *1
3rd Balon D'Or *1
Dino Zoff
Dino Zoff
Serie A *6
Coppa Italia *2
UEFA Cup *1
World Cup *1
Euros *1
Runner-Up Balon D'Or *1
Gordon Banks
Gordon Banks
World Cup *1
Highest Balon D'Or Rank: 7
Gordon Banks
Peter Schmeichel
Premier League *5
FA Cup *3
Champions League *1
Euros *1
​Highest Balon D'Or Rank: 5

​World Class Goalkeepers by Nation
10 - Italy
9 - Germany
7 - Spain
6 - England
​5 - Brazil
3 - Belgium , Czech Republic , Netherlands , Russia
2 - Argentina, Poland , Sweden , Uruguay
1 - Austria , Croatia , Denmark , Hungary , Northern Ireland , Paraguay , Slovenia , Wales
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​World Class Goalkeepers by Decade

1    Lev Yashin

​2    Gianluigi Buffon
3    Manuel Neuer
4    Dino Zoff
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5    Gordon Banks
6    Peter Schmeichel
7    Iker Casillas
​8    Oliver Kahn
9    Sepp Maier
​10   Peter Shilton
​11   Ubaldo Fillol
12   Ricardo Zamora
​​​13   Pat Jennings
​14   F.Plánička
​​15   L. Mazurkiewicz
​​​16   Gilmar
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​​​17   Thibaut Courtois
​18   Jean-Marie Pfaff
​19   Rinat Dasayev
20   Petr Cech
21   E. Van Der Sar
​​22   Vladimir Beara
​23   Gianpiero Combi
​24   Walter Zenga
​​25   Amadeo Carrizo
26   M. Preud'homme
​​​27   Toni Schumacher
​​​28   Neville Southall
29   Gyula Grosics
30   Jurgen Croy
31   Enrico Albertosi
32   Ivo Viktor
​33   A. Zubizarreta
34   Jose L. Chilavert
​35   Jose Angel Iribar
​​36   Bert Trautman
​37   Ray Clemence
​38   David De Gea
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​​​39   Rudi Hiden
40   Gianluca Pagliuca
​41   Alisson Becker
​​​​42   Jan Oblak
​​43   H. Stuhlfauth
​44   Angelo Peruzzi
​45   Ronnie Hellstrom
​​46   Andreas Kopke
​47   Jan Van Bereven
48   Thomas Ravelli
​​49   Luis Arconada
​50   Roque Maspoli
​​51   H. Van Breukelen
​52   Emerson Leao
​53   Antoni Ramallets
54   Claudio Taffarel
​​​55   Julio Cesar
56   G.Donnarumma
​​​57   Frank Swift
​58   Francesco Toldo
​​59   Giuliano Sarti
​60   Hans Tilkowsi
​​61   Józef Młynarczyk
62   Jan Tomaszewski
​​63   Yevhen Rudakov
64   David Seaman
​65   Sam Hardy
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66   Walter Zeman
​​​67   Uli Stein
​​​​​​​​68   MA. Ter Stegen
​​​69   S.Livingstone
​70   Moacir Barbosa
​71   Dida
72   Vitor Baia
​73   Manga
​​​74   Stefano Tacconi
​​​75   Keylor Navas
76   Carlos Castilho
​​​77   Toni Turek
​​78   Viliam Schrojf
​79   Fabien Barthez
80   Hugo Lloris
​81   Americo Tesoriere
​​​​82   Hugo Gatti
​​83   Lorenzo Buffon
​​84   Andres Mazali
85   Manuel Bento
​​​86   Costa Pereira
​​​87   Antonio Roma
​​​​​​88   Ederson
​​89   Milutin Soskic
​​​​​​90   S. Canizares
​​​​​​91   Francisco Buyo
​​92   Thomas N'Kono
​​​​​​​​93   Jens Lehmann
​​​​​​​94   Bodo Illgner
​​​​​95   Vitor Damas
​​​​​​96   Emi Martinez
​​97   Antonio Carbajal
​​98   Christian Piot
​​99   Julien Darui
​​​100  ​Elisha Scott

HON. MENTIONS
​Fabio Cudicini
​Giovanni Galli
​Samir Handanovic
Alexei Khomich
​Bernard Lama
Marcos
Norbert Nigbur
Ferenc Plattko
​Rodolfo Rodriguez
​Kalle Svensson
​Franco Tancredi
Karoly Zsak

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​World Class Goalkeepers By Nation
10 - Italy
9 - Germany
7 - Spain
6 - England
​5 - Brazil
3 - Belgium , Czech Republic , Netherlands , Russia
2 - Argentina, Poland , Sweden , Uruguay
1 - Austria , Croatia , Denmark , Hungary , Northern Ireland , Paraguay , Slovenia , Wales

​​World Class Goalkeepers By Decade
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