UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll

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UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll

The UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll is the popular name for an online poll

Opinion poll

An opinion poll is a statistical survey of public opinion from a particular sampling . Opinion polls are usually designed to represent the opinions of a population by conducting a series of questions and then extrapolating generalities in ratio or within confidence intervals....
conducted in 2004 by UEFA

UEFA

The Union of European Football Associations is the administrative and controlling body for European association football. It is almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA ....
as part of their Golden Jubilee

Golden Jubilee

A Golden Jubilee is a celebration held to mark a 50th anniversary....
celebrations, celebrating the best Europe

Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
an footballers from the fifty previous years. The poll, available on UEFA's website

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, asked respondents to pick their ten favorite players from each of the five previous decades, from a shortlist of 250 players. Over 150,000 people responded, producing over seven million votes.

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The UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll is the popular name for an online poll

Opinion poll

UEFA

Golden Jubilee

A Golden Jubilee is a celebration held to mark a 50th anniversary....
celebrations, celebrating the best Europe

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Zinedine Zidane

Zinedine Yazid Zidane ; born 23 June 1972 in Marseille), popularly nicknamed Zizou, is a retired France Association football midfielder....
topped the poll narrowly from Franz Beckenbauer

Franz Beckenbauer

Franz Anton Beckenbauer is a Germany Football coach, manager, and former player, nicknamed der Kaiser because of his elegant style, his leadership qualities, his first name "Franz" , and his dominance on the football pitch....
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	Player	Votes
1	Zinedine Zidane Zinedine Zidane Zinedine Yazid Zidane ; born 23 June 1972 in Marseille), popularly nicknamed Zizou, is a retired France Association football midfielder....	123,582
2	Franz Beckenbauer Franz Beckenbauer Franz Anton Beckenbauer is a Germany Football coach, manager, and former player, nicknamed *der Kaiser* because of his elegant style, his leadership qualities, his first name "Franz" , and his dominance on the football pitch....	122,569
3	Johan Cruijff Johan Cruijff Johan Cruyff is a former Netherlands Association football player and Coach . He was named Ballon d'Or three times which is a record jointly held with Michel Platini and Marco van Basten....	119,332
4	Marco van Basten Marco van Basten Marcel "Marco" van Basten is a Netherlands Association football manager, currently in charge of the Eredivisie side AFC Ajax, having stepped down as coach of the Netherlands national football team upon their exit from Euro 2008....	117,987
5	Dino Zoff Dino Zoff Dino Zoff is an Italy former Association football goalkeeper and is the oldest winner ever of the Football World Cup, which he earned as captain of the Italy national football team in the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain, at the age of 40....	114,529
6	Alfredo di Stéfano Alfredo Di Stéfano Alfredo di St?fano Laulh? is an Argentina - Spain former football and coach . He is most associated with Real Madrid C.F. and was instrumental in their domination of the UEFA Champions League during the 1950s, a period in which the club won the trophy in five consecutive seasons from 1956....	107,435
7	Eusébio Eusébio Eus?bio da Silva Ferreira, Order of Infante D. Henrique, Order of Merit , popularly known simply as Eus?bio, is a Portugal former football striker of Mozambique origin....	103,937
8	Lev Yashin Lev Yashin Lev Ivanovich Yashin was a Russian, USSR national football team goalkeeper , considered by many to be the greatest goalkeeper in the history of the game....	101,862
9	Michel Platini Michel Platini Michel Fran?ois Platini is a France former football player, manager and current president of the UEFA.Platini was a member of the France national football team that won the 1984 UEFA European Football Championship, a tournament in which he was voted the best player and top goalscorer....	99,380
10	Paolo Maldini Paolo Maldini Paolo Cesare Maldini is an Italian Association football One club man for Serie A club A.C. Milan. The son of Cesare Maldini, he is the most-selected player in the history of the club, Serie A and the Italy national football team....	95,497
11	Ferenc Puskás Ferenc Puskás Ferenc Pusk?s was a legendary Hungarian people football and Coach and is regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time. He scored a remarkable 84 goals in 85 international matches for Hungary national football team, and 514 goals in 529 matches in the Hungarian League and La Liga leagues....	94,361
12	Paolo Rossi Paolo Rossi Paolo Rossi is an Italy former Association football Forward . In 1982, he led Italy national football team to the 1982 FIFA World Cup title, scoring six goals to win the World Cup Golden Boot/maximo goleador honors, and the FIFA_World_Cup_awards#Golden_Ball....	91,194
13	Ruud Gullit Ruud Gullit is a Netherlands football coach and former player, who played professionally in the 1980s and 1990s. He was the captain of the Netherlands national football team that was victorious at 1988 UEFA European Football Championship and was also a member of the squad for the 1990 FIFA World Cup....	91,001
14	Bobby Charlton Bobby Charlton Sir Robert "Bobby" Charlton Order of the British Empire is a former England professional association football player who won the FIFA World Cup and was named the European Footballer of the Year in 1966....	89,921
15	Lothar Matthäus Lothar Matthäus Lothar Herbert Matth?us , is a Germany former association football player and now manager, currently managing Israeli club Maccabi Netanya F.C.....	86,798
16	Karl-Heinz Rummenigge Karl-Heinz Rummenigge Karl-Heinz "Kalle" Rummenigge is a Germany former soccer player.He had his greatest career success with German club FC Bayern Munich, where he won the Intercontinental Cup , the UEFA Champions League, as well as two league titles and two domestic cups....	86,649
17	Franco Baresi Franco Baresi Franco Baresi is an Italy youth team Coach and former Football defender with A.C. Milan, acknowledged as one of the greatest defenders ever to play the game....	83,800
18	Gerd Müller Gerd Müller Gerhard "Gerd" M?ller is a former Germany football player and one of the world's most prolific goalscorers of all time.With national records of 68 goals in 62 international appearances, 365 goals in 427 Bundesliga games and the international record of 66 goals in 74 European Club games, he was by far the most successful striker of his d...	82,668
19	George Best George Best George Best was a Northern Irish professional association football player, best known for his years with Manchester United F.C.. He was a winger whose game combined pace, acceleration, balance, two-footedness, goalscoring and the ability to beat defenders....	79,036
20	Kevin Keegan Kevin Keegan Joseph Kevin Keegan, Officer of the Order of the British Empire , commonly known as Kevin Keegan, is a former international association football, and former manager of several English clubs and the England national football team....	78,840
21	Frank Rijkaard Frank Rijkaard Franklin Edmundo Rijkaard is a Netherlands football Coach and former player. Rijkaard has played for AFC Ajax, Real Zaragoza and A.C. Milan, and represented his national side 73 times, scoring 10 goals....	71,333
22	David Beckham David Beckham David Robert Joseph Beckham Order of the British Empire is an England association football who currently plays in midfielder for Italy Serie A club A.C....	71,299
23	Bobby Moore Bobby Moore Robert Frederick Chelsea "Bobby" Moore, Order of the British Empire was an English football . He captained West Ham United F.C. for more than ten years and was captain of the England national football team team that won the 1966 FIFA World Cup....	70,884
24	Roberto Baggio Roberto Baggio Roberto Baggio is a retired Italians Association football, among the most technically gifted and popular players in the world throughout the 1990s and early 2000s....	68,239
25	Michael Laudrup Michael Laudrup Michael Laudrup is a Denmark former professional Association football player. He is now the coach of Russian club FC Spartak Moscow. His most prominent run of football came with Spain club FC Barcelona, with whom he won four straight La Liga championships....	67,484
26	Ronald Koeman Ronald Koeman Ronald Koeman is a former Netherlands football defender and current manager. He is the younger brother of former Feyenoord coach Erwin Koeman and the son of former Dutch international Martin Koeman....	66,661
27	Peter Schmeichel Peter Schmeichel Peter Boleslaw Schmeichel Order of the British Empire is a retired Danish people professional association football who played as a goalkeeper , and was voted the "World's Best Goalkeeper" in 1992 and 1993....	66,463
28	Gheorghe Hagi Gheorghe Hagi Gheorghe Hagi , is a Romanian former football player. He was famous for his passing, close control, long shots and is regarded as one of the best offensive midfielders in Europe of the 80s and 90s....	62,383
29	Sepp Maier Sepp Maier Josef Dieter "Sepp" Maier is a Germany former professional football goalkeeper.Born in Metten, Bavaria, he spent the entirety of his professional playing career at Bayern Munich, winning the Bundesliga Championship four times and the UEFA Champions League three times in succession....	62,375
30	Oliver Kahn Oliver Kahn Oliver Rolf Kahn is a former Germany football goalkeeper. He started his career at Karlsruher SC and in 1994 was transferred to FC Bayern Munich, his last professional club....	58,151
31	Luís Figo Luís Figo Lu?s Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo, is a professional Portuguese football . He plays as a midfielder and winger , currently for F.C. Internazionale Milano....	58,078
32	Raúl González Raúl González Ra?l Gonz?lez Blanco , usually known simply as Ra?l, is a Spanish Association football striker who plays for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid C.F.....	56,880
33	Berti Vogts Berti Vogts Hans-Hubert "Berti" Vogts is a Germany association football coach and former player. He is currently manager of the Azerbaijan national football team....	55,398
34	Johan Neeskens Johan Neeskens Johannes "Johan" Jacobus Neeskens is a Dutch Association football Coach and former midfielder. As a player, he was an important member of the Netherlands national football team that finished as runner-ups in the 1974 FIFA World Cup and 1978 FIFA World Cups....	54,796
35	Gianni Rivera Gianni Rivera Giovanni Rivera is an Italy former Association football Midfielder who was awarded the Ballon d'Or, one of the most prestigious individual awards in football, in 1969....	53,874
36	José Antonio Camacho José Antonio Camacho Jos? Antonio Camacho Alfaro is a former Spain football player and the current coach of CA Osasuna.Camacho joined Real Madrid C.F. at age 18, playing left defence between 1973 and 1989 and taking part in 400 La Liga matches, in spite of a knee injury which put his career on hold for two years....	53,873
37	Marco Tardelli Marco Tardelli Marco Tardelli is a former association football player from Italy, and is the current assistant manager for the Republic of Ireland national football team....	53,732
38	Just Fontaine Just Fontaine Just "Justo" Fontaine is a former France soccer player. He holds the record for most goals scored in a single FIFA World Cup finals tournament, with thirteen in Football World Cup 1958....	53,612
39	Peter Shilton Peter Shilton Peter Leslie Shilton, Order of the British Empire is a former Goalkeeper who holds the record for playing more games than any other player. His international career earned him 125 Cap , making him England's most capped player....	50,841
40	Bernd Schuster Bernd Schuster Bernhard Schuster is a Germany association football coach and former player.Schuster was an important part of the FC Barcelona team during the 1980s, leading the game from midfield and scoring many goals....	50,247
41	Raymond Kopa Raymond Kopa Raymond Kopa , is a former France Association football striker, integral to the France national football team of the 1950s. He was a great and versatile playmaker, who also scored plenty of goals....	49,504
42	Eric Cantona Éric Cantona Eric Daniel Pierre Cantona is a French former association football of the late 1980s and 1990s. He ended his professional footballing career at Manchester United F.C....	48,436
43	Stanley Matthews Stanley Matthews Sir Stanley Matthews, Order of the British Empire was an English Football player. Often regarded as one of the greats of the Football in England, he is the only player to have been knighted while still playing, as well as the first European Footballer of the Year and the first Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year....	47,915
44	Ruud van Nistelrooy Ruud van Nistelrooy Rutgerus Johannes Martinus "Ruud" van Nistelrooij is a Netherlands association football who plays as a Forward for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid C.F.....	47,398
45	Valentin Kozmich Ivanov Valentin Kozmich Ivanov Valentin Kozmich Ivanov is a football Midfielder#Winger/striker, co-World Cup Golden Boot at the Football World Cup 1962 and co-1960 European Nations' Cup top scorer....	46,022
46	Gary Lineker Gary Lineker Gary Winston Lineker Order of the British Empire is a retired England international soccer striker and is currently a Broadcasting of sports events for the BBC and Eredivisie Live....	44,787
47	Alessandro Nesta Alessandro Nesta Alessandro Nesta, Italian orders of merit is an Italy FIFA World Cup-winning Defender who plays for Italian Serie A club A.C. Milan. He is a four-time member of the annual UEFA Team of the Year; only Thierry Henry has more appearances, with five....	44,667
48	José Santamaría José Santamaria Jos? Emilio Santamar?a Iglesias is an Spain-Uruguay former Football player and coach. He is regarded by many as one of the all-time greatest Defender ....	43,690
49	Alessandro Del Piero Alessandro Del Piero Alessandro Del Piero, Italian orders of merit is an Italians FIFA World Cup-winning Association football. He currently plays for Juventus F.C....	43,227
50	Alessandro Costacurta Alessandro Costacurta Alessandro Costacurta is an Italy former professional football defender turned coach .Especially known for his defensive role alongside Franco Baresi and Paolo Maldini, he played for A.C....	42,511

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