FIFA World Player

FIFA World Player


The FIFA World Player of the Year is a football award given annually to the male and female players who are thought to be the best in the world, based on votes by coaches and captains of international teams. In a voting system based on a type of a Borda count, each coach gets three votes, worth five points, three points and one point, and the winners are ordered based on total number of points. The award started in 1991 for men and 2001 for women.
The award's youngest winner, male or female, is Ronaldo, who won at the age of 20 in 1996. He won it again in 1997. Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Mia Hamm and Birgit Prinz are the only players to have won twice in a row. Ronaldo, Zinedine Zidane and Prinz are the only three-time winners. The oldest winner is Fabio Cannavaro who won in 2006 at age 33. The oldest female winner is Hamm, who won in 2002 at age 30, and the youngest female winner is Marta, who won in 2006 at age 20 (but was seven months older than was Ronaldo in 1996).
Nomination and Selection Process
Following criticism from some sections of the media over questionable nominations in previous years, in 2004 FIFA drew up a shortlist of 35 men and 21 women from which national team managers and, for the first time, team captains and representatives from FIFPro (the worldwide representative organization for professional players) could vote.
Another criticism brought up against the men's nominations is that no player in activity outside of Europe has ever been nominated for the award. Although players from several nationalities, of three continents, have been nominated and won the award, they were all playing for European clubs at the time of their nomination or victory, for which the European Footballer of the Year award is already been given out.
It has been suggested that players active in the leagues of other nations (the next most competitive after UEFA is generally considered Latin America, such as the Argentine, the Brazilian or the Mexican Leagues), are generally overlooked for the award. Others have noted that because of the money involved almost all of the world's best players play in European leagues by the time they mature as players.
List of male winners
Year Place Player Nationality Club Position
2006
Details
1st Fabio Cannavaro
Italy
Real Madrid
Juventus F.C.
Centre-back

2nd Zinedine Zidane
France
Real Madrid
Midfield

3rd Ronaldinho
Brazil
FC Barcelona
Midfield

2005
Details
1st Ronaldinho
Brazil
FC Barcelona
Midfield

2nd Frank Lampard
England
Chelsea
Midfield

3rd Samuel Eto'o
Cameroon
FC Barcelona
Striker

2004
Details
1st Ronaldinho
Brazil
FC Barcelona
Midfield

2nd Thierry Henry
France
Arsenal
Striker

3rd Andriy Shevchenko
Ukraine
AC Milan
Striker

2003
Details
1st Zinedine Zidane
France
Real Madrid
Midfield

2nd Thierry Henry
France
Arsenal
Striker

3rd Ronaldo
Brazil
Real Madrid
Striker

2002
Details
1st Ronaldo
Brazil
Real Madrid
F.C. Internazionale
Striker

2nd Oliver Kahn
Germany
Bayern Munich
Goalkeeper

3rd Zinedine Zidane
France
Real Madrid
Midfield

2001
Details
1st Luís Figo
Portugal
Real Madrid
Midfield

2nd David Beckham
England
Manchester United
Midfield

3rd Raúl
Spain
Real Madrid
Striker

2000
Details
1st Zinedine Zidane
France
Juventus F.C.
Midfield

2nd Luís Figo
Portugal
Real Madrid
Midfield

3rd Rivaldo
Brazil
FC Barcelona
Midfield

1999
Details
1st Rivaldo
Brazil
FC Barcelona
Midfield

2nd David Beckham
England
Manchester United
Midfield

3rd Gabriel Batistuta
Argentina
AC Fiorentina
Striker

1998
Details
1st Zinedine Zidane
France
Juventus F.C.
Midfield

2nd Ronaldo
Brazil
F.C. Internazionale
Striker

3rd Davor Šuker
Croatia
Real Madrid
Striker

1997
Details
1st Ronaldo
Brazil
F.C. Internazionale
FC Barcelona
Striker

2nd Roberto Carlos
Brazil
Real Madrid
Defender

3rd
(tie) Dennis Bergkamp
Netherlands
Arsenal
Striker

Zinedine Zidane
France
Juventus F.C.
Midfield

1996
Details
1st Ronaldo
Brazil
FC Barcelona
PSV
Striker

2nd George Weah
Liberia
A.C. Milan
Striker

3rd Alan Shearer
England
Newcastle United
Blackburn
Striker

1995
Details
1st George Weah
Liberia
A.C. Milan
Striker

2nd Paolo Maldini
Italy
A.C. Milan
Defender

3rd Jürgen Klinsmann
Germany
Bayern Munich
Tottenham Hotspur
Striker

1994
Details
1st Romário
Brazil
FC Barcelona
Striker

2nd Hristo Stoichkov
Bulgaria
FC Barcelona
Striker

3rd Roberto Baggio
Italy
Juventus F.C.
Striker

1993
Details
1st Roberto Baggio
Italy
Juventus F.C.
Striker

2nd Romário
Brazil
FC Barcelona
Striker

3rd Dennis Bergkamp
Netherlands
F.C. Internazionale
Ajax Amsterdam
Striker

1992
Details
1st Marco van Basten
Netherlands
A.C. Milan
Striker

2nd Hristo Stoichkov
Bulgaria
FC Barcelona
Striker

3rd Thomas Häßler
Germany
AS Roma
Midfield

1991
Details
1st Lothar Matthäus
Germany
F.C. Internazionale
Midfield

2nd Jean-Pierre Papin
France
Olympique Marseille
Striker

3rd Gary Lineker
England
Tottenham Hotspur
Striker


Players' All-time ranking by places (top 3)
Player First place Second place Third place
1 Zinedine Zidane
3 1 2
2 Ronaldo
3 1 1
3 Ronaldinho
2 0 1
4 Romário
1 1 0
Luís Figo
1 1 0
George Weah
1 1 0
7 Rivaldo
1 0 1
Roberto Baggio
1 0 1
9 Marco Van Basten
1 0 0
Lothar Matthäus
1 0 0
Fabio Cannavaro
1 0 0
11 Hristo Stoitchkov
0 2 0
David Beckham
0 2 0
Thierry Henry
0 2 0
14 Jean-Pierre Papin
0 1 0
Roberto Carlos da Silva
0 1 0
Paolo Maldini
0 1 0
Oliver Kahn
0 1 0
Frank Lampard
0 1 0
19 Dennis Bergkamp
0 0 2
20 Gabriel Batistuta
0 0 1
Jürgen Klinsmann
0 0 1
Raúl González
0 0 1
Andriy Shevchenko
0 0 1
Gary Lineker
0 0 1
Thomas Häßler
0 0 1
Alan Shearer
0 0 1
Davor Šuker
0 0 1
Samuel Eto'o
0 0 1

Wins By Country
Table of winners categorised by the player's nationality (not the nationality of his club).
Country First place Second place Third place
1 Brazil
7 (1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2005)
3 (1993, 1997, 1998)
3 (2000, 2003, 2006)

2 France
3 (1998, 2000, 2003)
4 (1991, 2003, 2004, 2006)
2 (1997*, 2002)

3 Italy
2 (1993, 2006)
1 (1995)
1 (1994)

4 Germany
1 (1991)
1 (2002)
2 (1992, 1995)

5 Portugal
1 (2001)
1 (2000)
0
6 Liberia
1 (1995)
1 (1996)
0
7 Netherlands
1 (1992)
0 2 (1993, 1997*)

8 England
0 3 (1999, 2001, 2005)
2 (1991, 1996)

9 Bulgaria
0 2 (1992, 1994)
0
10 Croatia
0 0 1 (1998)

11 Argentina
0 0 1 (1999)

12 Spain
0 0 1 (2001)

13 Ukraine
0 0 1 (2004)

14 Cameroon
0 0 1 (2005)

* There was a tie for that place

Wins By Club
Club First place Second place Third place
1 FC Barcelona
6 (1994, 1996**, 1997*, 1999, 2004, 2005)
4 (1992, 1993, 1994, 2000*)
3 (2000, 2005, 2006)

2 Real Madrid
4 (2001, 2002**, 2003, 2006**)
3 (1997, 2000**, 2006*)
4 (1998, 2001, 2002, 2003)

3 Juventus F.C.
4 (1993, 1998, 2000, 2006*)
0 2 (1994, 1997)

4 F.C. Internazionale
3 (1991, 1997**, 2002*)
1 (1998)
1 (1993**)

5 A.C. Milan
2 (1992, 1995)
2 (1995, 1996)
1 (2004)

6 PSV Eindhoven
1 (1996*)
0 0
7 Arsenal
0 2 (2003, 2004)
1 (1997)

8 Manchester United
0 2 (1999, 2001)
0
9 Bayern Munich
0 1 (2002)
1 (1995**)

10 Tottenham Hotspur
0 0 2 (1991, 1995*)

11 Chelsea
0 1 (2005)
0
12 Olympique Marseille
0 1 (1991)
0
13 AC Fiorentina
0 0 1 (1999)

14 Newcastle United
0 0 1 (1996**)

15 Blackburn
0 0 1 (1996*)

16 Ajax Amsterdam
0 0 1 (1993*)

17 AS Roma
0 0 1 (1992)

*Player was a member of the club for only the first part of the year.
**Player was a member of the club for only the second part of the year.

List of female winners
Year Place Player Nationality Club Position
2006
Details
1st Marta
Brazil
Umeå IK
Midfield

2nd Kristine Lilly
USA
KIF Örebro DFF
Midfield

3rd Renate Lingor
Germany
1. FFC Frankfurt
Midfield

2005
Details
1st Birgit Prinz
Germany
1. FFC Frankfurt
Striker

2nd Marta
Brazil
Umeå IK
Midfield

3rd Shannon Boxx
USA
Midfield

2004
Details
1st Birgit Prinz
Germany
1. FFC Frankfurt
Striker

2nd Mia Hamm
USA
W. Freedom retired
Striker

3rd Marta
Brazil
Umeå IK
Midfield

2003
Details
1st Birgit Prinz
Germany
1. FFC Frankfurt
Striker

2nd Mia Hamm
USA
Washington Freedom
Striker

3rd Hanna Ljungberg
Sweden
Umeå IK
Striker

2002
Details
1st Mia Hamm
USA
Washington Freedom
Striker

2nd Birgit Prinz
Germany
1. FFC Frankfurt
Striker

3rd Sun Wen
China PR
Atlanta Beat
Striker

2001
Details
1st Mia Hamm
USA
Washington Freedom
Striker

2nd Tiffeny Milbrett
USA
New York Power
Striker

3rd Sun Wen
China PR
Atlanta Beat
Striker


Wins By Country
Table of winners categorised by the player's nationality (not the nationality of her club).
Country First place Second place Third place
1 Germany
3 (2003, 2004, 2005)
1 (2002)
1 (2006)

2 USA
2 (2001, 2002)
4 (2001, 2003, 2004), (2006)
1 (2005)

3 Brazil
1 (2006)
1 (2005)
1 (2004)

4 China PR
0 0 2 (2001, 2002)

5 Sweden
0 0 1 (2003)




Previous Winners (Men)
FIFA World Player GALA 2006
• 1. Fabio CANNAVARO (ITA)
• 2. Zinedine ZIDANE (FRA)
• 3. RONALDINHO (BRA)
FIFA World Player GALA 2005
• 1. RONALDINHO (BRA)
• 2. Frank LAMPARD (ENG)
• 3. Samuel ETOO (CMR)
FIFA World Player GALA 2004
• 1. RONALDINHO (BRA)
• 2. Thierry HENRY (FRA)
• 3. Andriy SHEVCHENKO (UKR)
FIFA World Player GALA 2003
• 1. Zinedine ZIDANE (FRA)
• 2. Thierry HENRY (FRA)
• 3. RONALDO (BRA)
FIFA World Player GALA 2002
• 1. RONALDO (BRA)
• 2. Oliver KAHN (GER)
• 3. Zinedine ZIDANE (FRA)
FIFA World Player GALA 2001
• 1. LUIS FIGO (POR)
• 2. David BECKHAM (ENG)
• 3. RAUL (ESP)
FIFA World Player GALA 2000
• 1. Zinedine ZIDANE (FRA)
• 2. LUIS FIGO (POR)
• 3. RIVALDO (BRA)
FIFA World Player GALA 1999
• 1. RIVALDO (BRA)
• 2. David BECKHAM (ENG)
• 3. Gabriel BATISTUTA (ARG)
FIFA World Player GALA 1998
• 1. Zinedine ZIDANE (FRA)
• 2. RONALDO (BRA)
• 3. Davor SUKER (CRO)
FIFA World Player GALA 1997
• 1. RONALDO (BRA)
• 2. ROBERTO CARLOS (BRA)
• 3. Dennis BERGKAMP (NED)
• 3. Zinedine ZIDANE (FRA)
FIFA World Player GALA 1996
• 1. RONALDO (BRA)
• 2. George WEAH (LBR)
• 3. Alan SHEARER (ENG)
FIFA World Player GALA 1995
• 1. George WEAH (LBR)
• 2. Paolo MALDINI (ITA)
• 3. Juergen KLINSMANN (GER)
FIFA World Player GALA 1994
• 1. ROMARIO (BRA)
• 2. Hristo STOICHKOV (BUL)
• 3. Roberto BAGGIO (ITA)
FIFA World Player GALA 1993
• 1. Roberto BAGGIO (ITA)
• 2. ROMARIO (BRA)
• 3. Dennis BERGKAMP (NED)
FIFA World Player GALA 1992
• 1. Marco VAN BASTEN (NED)
• 2. Hristo STOICHKOV (BUL)
• 3. Thomas HAESSLER (GER)
FIFA World Player GALA 1991
• 1. Lothar MATTHAEUS (GER)
• 2. Jean-Pierre PAPIN (FRA)
• 3. Gary LINEKER (ENG)



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