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Ronaldo Nazario
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Eusebio
Marco Van Basten

Gerd Muller​
Romario

Thierry Henry
Luis Suarez
​Robert Lewandowski
Arsenio Erico

Sandor Kocsis
​​​Josef Bican
​Gunnar Nordahl
Uwe Seeler
​Ademir De Menezes
​​Gabriel Batistuta
​Jimmy Greaves
Dixie Dean
​​​Leonidas Da Silva
​​John Charles
​​​​Karim Benzema
​​​Andriy Shevchenko
​​​Gigi Riva
​​Hugo Sanchez
​Zlatan Ibrahimovic
​​Silvio Piola
​​​Just Fontaine
​Sergio Aguero
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​​Arthur Friedenreich
​​George Weah
Alberto Spencer
​Denis Law
Samuel Eto'o
​​​​Harry Kane
Jean-Pierre Papin
Alan Shearer
​Ian Rush
​​​​​Erling Haaland
​Didier Drogba
​Jurgen Klinsmann
Ruud Van Nistlerooy
​Careca
​​​Abe Lenstra
​Paolo Rossi
​​​​​Faas Wilkes
​​Robin Van Persie
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​Gary Lineker
​​Ferenc Bene
​​​Telmo Zarra
​​David Villa
​Gyula Zsengeller
​​Emilio Butragueno
​Davor Suker
​​​Jose Altafini
Raymond Braine
​​​Christian Vieri
Steve Bloomer
​​Tommy Lawton
​​Rene Pontoni
​​Luis Artime
​​Preben Elkjaer
​​​​​Fernando Peyroteo
​​​Pedro Petrone
​​Hughie Gallacher
​​​Isidro Langara
​​Michael Owen
​​Georgi Asparuhov
Wlodzimierz Lubanski
​​Heleno De Freitas
​​​Ferenc Deak
​​Fernando Torres
​​​Rudi Voller
​​​Richard Hofmaan
​Bernabe Ferreyra
​​​​Jose Piendibene
​​Jimmy Mcgrory
Reinaldo
​​Edinson Cavani
Hernan Crespo
​​​​​Jose Sanfillipo
​​Hans Krankl
​​Franz Binder
Vava
Coutinho Honorio
​​​Roberto Dinamite
​Radamel Falcao
Diego Forlan
​Marcelo Salas
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​​Gianluca Vialli
​​David Trezeguet
​​Jozsef Takacs
​​​Jupp Heynckes
​Ernst Willimowski
​Predrag Mijatovic
​Gonzalo Higuain
​Carlos Tevez
​Anton Schall
​Paulino Alcantara
​​Fernando Morena
​Alfred Schaffer
​​Atilio Garcia
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HONOURABLE MENTIONS
​​Adriano
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
​​Charlie Buchan
​Ove Kindvall
​Miroslav Klose
​​​​​Nat Lofthouse
​​​​​​Herminio Masantonio
Stan Mortensen
​​Angelo Schiaivio
​Josip Skoblar
​Lajos Tichy
​Severino Varela

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PLATINUM IV
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​PLATINUM V
PLATINUM V

​GOLD I
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​GOLD V
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​GOLD V
​GOLD V
​GOLD V
​GOLD V
​GOLD V
​GOLD V
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Ronaldo Nazario
Ronaldo Nazario
La Liga *1
Campeonato Mineiro *1
Paulistao *1
UEFA Cup *1
Cup Winners' Cup *1
World Cup *2
Copa America *2
Balon D'Or *2
Runner-Up Balon D'Or *1
3rd Balon D'Or *1
Eusebio
Eusebio
Primeira Liga *11
European Cup *1
Balon D'Or *1
Runner-Up Balon D'Or *2
Marco Van Basten
Marco Van Basten
Serie A *3
Eredivise *3
Cup Winners' Cup *1
European Cup *2
Euros *1
Balon D'Or *3
Gerd Muller
Bundesliga *4
DFB Pokal *4
European Cup *3
Cup Winners' Cup *1
World Cup *1
Euros *1
Balon D'Or *1
​Runner-Up Balon D'Or *1
​3rd Balon D'Or*2
Romario
Brasileirao *1
​Cariocao *4
Eredivisie *3
La Liga *1
World Cup *1
Copa America *2
Revised Balon D'Or *1

Other Gold V Rated Strikers:
  • Andre Abegglen (SWI)
  • Alessandro Altobelli (ITA)
  • Jose Aguas (POR)​
  • Istvan Avar (ROU)
  • Carlos Bianchi (ARG)
  • Vsevolod Bobrov (RUS)
  • Alen Boksic (CRO)​​​​​
  • Roberto Cherro (ARG)
  • Diego Costa (SPA)
  • Evaristo (BRA)​​
  • T.Fernandez (PER)
  • Milan Galic (BOS)
  • Filippo Inzaghi (ITA)
  • Patrick Kluivert (NET)
  • Vlastimil Kopecky (CZE)
  • ​Jef Mermans (BEL)
  • ​Alberto Ohaco (ARG)
  • Santillana (SPA)
  • Giuseppe Signori (ITA)
  • Luca Toni (ITA)
  • Ivan Zamorano (CHI)​​

​World Class Strikers by Nation
14 - Brazil
13 - Argentina
11 - England
10 - Italy
8 - Uruguay
7 - Germany, Hungary, Spain
6 - Netherlands
5 - France
4 - Austria
3 - Croatia, Poland, Portugal, Scotland, Sweden
2 - Belgium, Chile, Wales
1 - Bosnia, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mexico, Montenegro, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Romania, Russia, Switzerland, Ukraine

​World Class Strikers by Decade

1    Ronaldo Nazario
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2    Eusebio
3    Marco Van Basten

4    Gerd Muller​
5    Romario

6    ​Thierry Henry
7    Luis Suarez
8    R.Lewandowski
9    Arsenio Erico

10   Sandor Kocsis
​​​​11   Josef Bican
​12   Gunnar Nordahl
13   Uwe Seeler
​14   Ademir D.Menezes
​​15   Gabriel Batistuta
​16   Jimmy Greaves
17   Dixie Dean
​​​18   Leonidas Da Silva
​​19   John Charles
​​​​20   Karim Benzema
​​​21   A. Shevchenko
22   Gigi Riva
​23   Hugo Sanchez
24   Z. Ibrahimovic
25   Silvio Piola
​​​​26   Just Fontaine
​27   Sergio Aguero
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​​28   A. Friedenreich
​​29   George Weah
30   Alberto Spencer
​31   Denis Law
32   Samuel Eto'o
​​​​33   Harry Kane
34   Jean-Pierre Papin
35   Alan Shearer
​36   Ian Rush
​​​​37   Erling Haaland
38   Didier Drogba
​39   Jurgen Klinsmann
40   R. Van Nistlerooy
​41   Careca
​​​42   Abe Lenstra
​43   Paolo Rossi
​​​​44   Faas Wilkes
​​45   Robin Van Persie
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​46   Gary Lineker
​​47   Ferenc Bene
​​​48   Telmo Zarra
​​49   David Villa
​50   Gyula Zsengeller
​​51   E. Butragueno
​52   Davor Suker
​​​​53   Jose Altafini
​54   Raymond Braine
​​55   Christian Vieri
56   Steve Bloomer
​57   Tommy Lawton
​​58   Rene Pontoni
​​​59   Luis Artime
​​60   Preben Elkjaer
​​​61   F. Peyroteo
​​62   Pedro Petrone
​​​​63   Hughie Gallacher
64   Isidro Langara
​65   Michael Owen
​​66   Georgi Asparuhov
67   W. Lubanski
​68   Heleno De Freitas
​69   Ferenc Deak
​​70   Fernando Torres
​​​71   Rudi Voller
​​​72   Richard Hofmaan
​73   Bernabe Ferreyra
​​​74   Jose Piendibene
​75   Jimmy Mcgrory
76   Reinaldo
77   Edinson Cavani
78   Hernan Crespo
​​​79   Jose Sanfillipo
​80   Hans Krankl
​​81   Franz Binder
​​​​​82   Vava
83   Coutinho Honorio
84   Roberto Dinamite
​85   Radamel Falcao
86   Diego Forlan
​87   Marcelo Salas

​88   Gianluca Vialli
​​89   David Trezeguet
​​90   Jozsef Takacs
​​91   Jupp Heynckes
​92   E. Willimowski
​​93   Predrag Mijatovic
​94   Gonzalo Higuain
​95   Carlos Tevez
​96   Anton Schall
97   Paulino
​​98   Fernando Morena
​​99   Alfred Schaffer
​​​100  Atilio Garcia

​HON. MENTIONS
​Adriano
PE. Aubameyang
Charlie Buchan
Ove Kindvall
Miroslav Klose
Nat Lofthouse
H.Masantonio
Stan Mortensen
​Angelo Schiavio
Josif Skoblar
Lajos Tichy
Severino Varela

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Other Gold V Rated Strikers:
  • Andre Abegglen (SWI)
  • Alessandro Altobelli (ITA)
  • Jose Aguas (POR)​
  • Istvan Avar (ROU)
  • Carlos Bianchi (ARG)​​​​​
  • Vsevolod Bobrov (RUS)
  • Alen Boksic (CRO)​
  • Roberto Cherro (ARG)
  • Diego Costa (SPA)
  • Evaristo (BRA)​​
  • T.Fernandez (PER)
  • Milan Galic (BOS)
  • Filippo Inzaghi (ITA)
  • Patrick Kluivert (NET)​
  • Vlastimil Kopecky (CZE)​​​
  • ​​​Jef Mermans (BEL)
  • ​​Alberto Ohaco (ARG)
  • Santillana (SPA)
  • Giuseppe Signori (ITA)
  • Luca Toni (ITA)
  • Ivan Zamorano (CHI)

​World Class Strikers by Nation
14 - Brazil
13 - Argentina
11 - England
10 - Italy
8 - Uruguay
7 - Germany, Hungary, Spain
6 - Netherlands
5 - France
4 - Austria
3 - Croatia, Poland, Portugal, Scotland, Sweden
2 - Belgium, Chile, Wales
1 - Bosnia, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mexico, Montenegro, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Romania, Russia, Switzerland, Ukraine

​World Class Strikers by Decade