Legendary footballers of all time

The Top 5 Defenders of all Time

 

 

 

1st Franz Beckenbauer :       1964 - 1983

Ex West Germany and Bayern Munich
He is generally regarded as the greatest German footballer of all time.
670 Appearances for clubs, 4 times Bundesliga champion, 1974 World Champion 
 

 

2nd Bobby Moore:       1958 - 1978
Ex England and West Ham Defender
World Cup Winner of 1966, 699 appearances for Clubs
108 appearances for England
 

 

 

3rd Cafu:                      1889 - 2008
Ex Brazil and AC Milan, Roma and Sao Paulo Central Defender
2 World Cups (1994, 2002). Holds the Record for Most appearances for Brazil at 142. he played 525 times for clubs
 

 

 

4th Carles Puyol:         1996 - 2013 
Current Spain and Barcelona Central Defender
6 Times La Liga Champion, World Cup Winner of 2008
670 appearances
 

 

5th  Paolo Maldini:      1985 - 2009

Ex Italy and AC Milan central defender
Won 7 Series A League Titles, 902 appearances for Club and 126 for country.


Please comment if you suggest any more Defenders that I have missed out