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Lionel Messi
Pele

Johan Cruyff
Alfredo Di Stefano
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Ferenc Puskas

​Jose Manuel Moreno
Giuseppe Meazza
Roberto Baggio

Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
​​Matthias Sindelar
​Laszlo Kubala
​Rivaldo
​​​Fritz Walter
Omar Sivori

​Gyorgy Sarosi
​​Tostao
​Kenny Dalglish
​Oleg Blokhin
​​Hristo Stoichkov
​​​Mario Kempes
​​Enzo Francescoli
​​Kevin Keegan
​​​​​Adolfo Pedernera
​​​Francesco Totti
​​​​​​Hector Scarone
​​Wayne Rooney
​​​Dennis Bergkamp
​Raul
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​​​Nandor Hidegkuti
​Florian Albert
​​​​Adolfo Baloncieri
​Alessandro Del Piero
​Antoine Griezmann
​Angel Labruna
​​​Paul Van Himst
​​​Imre Schlosser
​​Thomas Muller
​​Allan Simonsen
​Eric Cantona
​​Giampiero Boniperti
Eduard Streltsov
​Roberto Bettega
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Rinaldo Martino
​Bebeto
Ernst Kuzorra
​​Manuel Seoane
​​​​Hugo Sotil
Stjepan Bobek
Johnny Haynes
​​Gianfranco Zola
​Roberto Mancini
Oldrich Nejedly
​​Bobby Walker
​Jari Litmanen
​Angel Romano
​​​Raich Carter

Youri Djorkaeff
​Igor Belanov
​Amarildo
​Max Morlock
​Billy Walker
Karl Decker
​​​​​Wilf Mannion
​Nolo Ferreira
​Kalman Konrad
​​​Walter Gomez
​​​Hector Rial
Roberto Porta
​​​Henri Coppens
​Amedeo Amadei
​​​​​Rajko Mitic
​​Roger Piantoni
​Henning Jensen
​​​​​​​Vivian Woodward
​​​Magico Gonzalez
​​​Francisco Varallo
​​​​Aurelio Gonzalez
​​​​Paulo Dybala

​​Roberto Firmino
​​​​​Iuliu Baratky
​​​Vicente De La Mata
Edmundo
​​Claudio Christovam
​​​​​Antonio Angelillo
​​​​Iuliu Bodola
​​Peter Doherty
​​​​John Angelo Hansen
​​​​​​Isabelino Gradin
​​​​Alvaro Recoba
​​​Edvaldo Dida
​​​​​​Ruben Sosa
​Max Abegglen
​​Anibal Ciocca
​​​​Pedro Cea
​​​​​Ernst Stojaspal
​​Otto Siffling
​​Stephane Chapuisat
​​​​Ernest Pohl
​​​Jose Travasoss
​​Antonio Cassano​
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Lionel Messi
​La Liga *10
Ligue 1 *2
Copa Del Rey *7
Champions League *4
World Cup - 2022
Copa America*2
Balon D'Or *8
Runner-Up Balon D'or *5
3rd Balon D'Or *1
Pele
Pele
Brasileirao *5
Paulistao *10
Copa Libertadores *2
World Cup *3
South American POTY *1
Runner-Up Sth Amr POTY *1
Revised Balon D'Or *7
Johan Cruyff
Johan Cruyff
Eredivise *9
La Liga *1
European Cup *3
Balon D'Or *3
​3rd Balon D'Or *1
Alfredo Di Stefano
Alfredo Di Stefano
La Liga *8
Primera Division (ARG) *2
Copa Del Rey *1
European Cup *5
Copa America *1
Balon D'Or *2
Runner-Up Balon D'Or *1
Ferenc Puskas
Ferenc Puskas
La Liga *5
Hungarian League *5
Copa Del Rey *1
European Cup *3
Olympics *1
Runner-Up Balon D'Or *1

HONOURABLE MENTIONS

​Ivor Allchurch
​​​​Hans Horvath
​​​David Jack
​​​​​Roger Milla
​Peter Palotas
​Jose Peracio
Vaclav Pilat
​Felix Sesumaga
Len Shackleton
Clem Stephenson
Jan Studnicka
Tim

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​World Class Second-Strikers by Nation
12 - Argentina
10 - Italy
7 - England, Hungary
5 - Brazil, Germany, Uruguay
4 - France
2 - Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands, Scotland, Spain, Ukraine
1 - Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, El Salvador, Finland, Paraguay, Peru, Russia, Serbia
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​World Class Second-Strikers by Decade

1    Lionel Messi
2    Pele

3    Johan Cruyff
4    Alfredo Di Stefano
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5    Ferenc Puskas

6    Jose M. Moreno
7    Giuseppe Meazza
8    Roberto Baggio

9    KH. Rummenigge
​10   Matthias Sindelar
11   Laszlo Kubala
12   Rivaldo
​​13   Fritz Walter
14   Omar Sivori
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​​​​​15   Gyorgy Sarosi
​​​​16   Tostao
​​​​​17   Kenny Dalglish
​​​​​18   Oleg Blokhin
​​​​​​19   Hristo Stoichkov
​​20   Mario Kempes
​21   Enzo Francescoli
​​​​​22   Kevin Keegan
​​23   Adolfo Pedernera
​​24   Francesco Totti
​​​​​25   Hector Scarone
​​26   Wayne Rooney
​​​27   Dennis Bergkamp
​28   Raul
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​​​29   Nandor Hidegkuti
​​30   Florian Albert
​​​​​​31   Adolfo Baloncieri
​​​32   A. Del Piero
​​​33   Antoine Griezmann
​34   Angel Labruna
​​​​​35   Paul Van Himst
​​​​​36   Imre Schlosser
​​​37   Thomas Muller
​​​​38   Allan Simonsen
​​​39   Eric Cantona
​​​​40   G. Boniperti
​​41   Eduard Streltsov
​​​42   Roberto Bettega

​​​43   Rinaldo Martino
​​44   Bebeto
​​45   Ernst Kuzorra
​​​​46   Manuel Seoane
​​​​​47   Hugo Sotil
​​48   Stjepan Bobek
​​49   Johnny Haynes
​​​50   Gianfranco Zola
​​​51   Roberto Mancini
​​52   Oldrich Nejedly
​​​53   Bobby Walker
​​​​54   Jari Litmanen
​​​55   Angel Romano
​​​​​56   Raich Carter

​​​​57   Youri Djorkaeff
​​​58   Igor Belanov
​​​59   Amarildo
​​​60   Max Morlock
​​​​​61   Billy Walker
​​62   Karl Decker
​​​​​​​​​​​​63   Wilf Mannion
​​​64   Nolo Ferreira
​​​​​​65   Kalman Konrad
​​​​​​66   Walter Gomez
​​​​​67   Hector Rial
​​68   Roberto Porta
​​​​​​​69   Henri Coppens
​​​​70   Amedeo Amadei
​​​​​​​​​​​​​71   Rajko Mitic
​​​​​72   Roger Piantoni
​​​​73   Henning Jensen
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​74   Vivian Woodward
​​​​​75   Magico Gonzalez
​​​​​​​​​​76   Francisco Varallo
​​​​​​​​​77   Aurelio Gonzalez
​​​​​​​​​​78   Paulo Dybala

​​​​​​​​​79   Roberto Firmino
​​​​​​​​​​​​80   Iuliu Baratky
​​​​​​81   Vicente De La Mata
​​​​​​​​82   Edmundo
​​​​​​​​​83   Claudio 
​​​​​​​​​​​84   Antonio Angelillo
​​​​​​​​​85   Iuliu Bodola
​​​​​​​​​86   Peter Doherty
​​​​​​​​​​​87   John A. Hansen
​​​​​​​​​​​​​88   Isabelino Gradin
​​​​​​​​​​​89   Alvaro Recoba
​​​​​​​​​90   Edvaldo Dida
​​​​​​​​​​​​​91   Ruben Sosa
​​​​​​​92   Max Abegglen
​​​​​​​93   Anibal Ciocca
​​​​​​​​​​​94   Pedro Cea
​​​​​​​​​​​​​95   Ernst Stojaspal
​​​​​​​​​​96   Otto Siffling
​​​​​​​​​97   Stephane Chapuisat
​​​​​​​​​​98   Ernest Pohl
​​​​​​​​​​​99   ​Jose Travassos
​100  Antonio Cassano​

​HON. MENTIONS
Ivor Allchurch
Hans Horvath
​David Jack
​Roger Milla
​Peter Palotas
​Jose Peracio
​Vaclav Pilat
​Felix Sesumaga
Len Shackleton
Clem Stephenson
Jan Studnicka
Tim

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​World Class Second-Strikers by Nation
12 - Argentina
10 - Italy
7 - England, Hungary
5 - Brazil, Germany, Uruguay
4 - France
2 - Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands, Scotland, Spain, Ukraine
1 - Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, El Salvador, Finland, Paraguay, Peru, Russia, Serbia
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​World Class Second-Strikers by Decade