Popularizing the Trade

IFFHS poll for “The World’s Best Goalkeeper of the 20th Century”
Lev Yashin “The Black Panther”
Dino Zoff
Peter Schmeichel
Walter Zenga
Ricardo Zamora

IFFHS “The World’s Goalkeeper of the year”
2008- Iker Casillas
2007-Gigi Buffon
2006-Gigi Buffon
2005-Petr Cech
2004-Gigi Buffon
2003-Gigi Buffon
2002-Olive Kahn
2001-Oliver Kahn
2000-Fabien Barthez (Goalkeeping, Iker)

These men, along with Otto Orf, have worked to popularize the trade of Goalkeeping. They emphasize the success that can be achieved through the position. The physical wealth and the glory that comes along with the position has been exemplified by these stars of the trade. Nations have quoted their goalkeepers as ‘Heroes’ and ‘World Cup winner’ (Goalkeepers are crazy). This persona, by these accomplished men, is what makes the position an obsession to me and to many others of the world.

Lev Yashin "The Black Panther"-Best GK of the 20th Century