Best Defender in Soccer

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Vote for Terry 1) Terry

he should be number one by a mile

TrinityTrojan

every team needs for the lead of john terry .he is the best deffender in the world.probably of all times.;)


Vote for Nemanja Vidic 2) Nemanja Vidic

jst class you canny deni it best eva he’ll get best player in the prem by a mile

MRMEE

i think vidic i the best defender in the world right now.liken to nesta of milan,at the moment vidic is just the best 6 in the world now.

pure classss


Vote for Marquez 3) Marquez

if he’s not number one then I don’t know who is

Crazydudewithabeard

Marquez is a very important player for both barcelona and mexico he is clearly the best defender right now

Great view of the game. Passes the cross the field. Great header. Polivalence. Excellent tackle.


Vote for Paolo Maldini 4) Paolo Maldini

he had helped Italy in many great matches for long time, and the best player what Milan had

MatrixGuy

Maldini is simply the greatest defender , he is the superior to all of the other defenders..and acoarse hes Italian so just for that he should be number 1

some of the world’s best attacking players of all time like zidane and ronaldo have admitted that they avoid playing in the same flank as maldini


Vote for Puyol 5) Puyol

Carles Puyol has the best full stops, elite slides, heroic saves and huge heart.

Puyol’s a BEAST!!!!!!!!!!!

Recently i got picked up to play in england and it was all because of puyol, gave me inspiration to play..


Vote for Sergio Ramos 6) Sergio Ramos

good, young

nbaallstar

The Best Young Defender


Vote for Franz Beckenbaur 7) Franz Beckenbaur

franz beckenbaur is pure dead brilliant he should be first

beckenbaur is elite to cannavaro what a joke


Vote for Cannavaro 8) Cannavaro

a solid centre back in his prime, first on the teamsheet any day

sixsixone

best of the best!
a legend in the game

world champion cannavaro is an essential part of the italian team and is one of if not the greatest defenders of all time


Vote for Nesta 9) Nesta

Of course he is the best of all.

i-love-rock-n-roll

OF Course Nesta, No one is better than him not even the idiots "Marquez(why is he #1 give me some reasons), Rio (this guy shows he’s muscles and then scores in his goal) and Puyol(at least he’s smarter than the previous idiots however he looses his temper a lot)" I would say Terry and Nesta are the best, but I’ll pick Nesta over Terry because Nesta didn’t allow anyone to pass him and he’s the best DEF in the world

he may not be vocal, but he is the master of man-marking. terry, cannavaro all those are good organisers but not man-markers.


Vote for Roberto Carlos 10) Roberto Carlos

the best free kicker in defense history ever and maybe even in all time. just powerfull kicks

nbaallstar

best defender and freekicker

chido1

should be in top 5 clearly the best


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Choices Not In The Top Ten

Vote for Rio Ferdinand 11) Rio Ferdinand

Superb Season for Manchester United and now is easily the current best world defender =]

dndanny

King

Vote for Lucio 12) Lucio

yes, he’s the best and he’s playing in the best team

richie4life

Lucio is the best

Vote for Thuram 13) Thuram

7th is too low for a great defender like Thuram. He doesn’t let anything through. Top 5 definitely.

Vote for Jamie Carragher 14) Jamie Carragher

Without a doubt one of the best

Vote for Franco Baresi 15) Franco Baresi

this list is ridiculous baresi not in the top ten? he is the best defender ever seen better than any other

People who vote on this website are dumb and don’t know anything about classic football. Marquez the third best defender ever? Baresi has to be at least third.

Sure ... he is surely in the top 10 defenders in the world, Forza Italia

Vote for Kolo Toure 16) Kolo Toure

THE KING OF BACK LINE

Vote for Jaap Stam 17) Jaap Stam

Jaap Stam has had a wonderfull footballing career playing as the heart of many world class team defence such as manchester united , ac milan and now ajax .stam should be atleast in the top 10

Vote for Gaetano Scirea 18) Gaetano Scirea

Awesome Sweeper

thebest

This Guy was never sent off in his whole career or suspened which must be some sort of a record for an International defender.

Vote for Elias Figueroa 19) Elias Figueroa

1 Elías "Don Elías" Figueroa
2 Franco Baresi
3 Franz Beckenbauer
4 Bobby Moore
5 Daniel Pasarela

alexthecat

Don Elías! It’s the greatest defender in soccer history. He was three times awarded the best player of america. "The area is my home, and only enters whoever I want"

Vote for Ferreira 20) Ferreira

he is the best . why are u still thinkin’ ?

Vote for Mattias Sammer 21) Mattias Sammer

Vote for Philipp Lahm 22) Philipp Lahm

Vote for Roberto Ayala 23) Roberto Ayala

One of the best headers of the ball in professional soccer. for a man of his height, he climbs very high - has a great leap. Very clean defender.

Regarded as one of the best central defenders in the world, has been captain of the Argentine national team for almost 10 years and has played in three World Cups.

Vote for Tony Adams 24) Tony Adams

how can this man not be in the top 30 let alone the top ten he wos a rock for arsenal and england for years

Vote for Bobby Moore 25) Bobby Moore

a legend

FOSTER69a

I find it offensive he is not top, he was quite simply the perfect defender.

Vote for Gennaro Gattuso 26) Gennaro Gattuso

he is simply a beast of defending and has real heart for the game

Vote for Patrice Evra 27) Patrice Evra

Patrice Evra (born 15 May 1981 in Dakar, Senegal) is a French-Senegalese international footballer, who plays for English Premiership side Manchester United. He plays in the left back position although he can also play on the left wing.

Vote for Ronald Koeman 28) Ronald Koeman

Vote for Tony McManus 29) Tony McManus

the best of all

Vote for Alex Rodrigo Dias da Costa 30) Alex Rodrigo Dias da Costa

he a quality defender and he plays for chelsea
VOTE FOR HIM!!!!!!

Vote for Ricardo Osorio 31) Ricardo Osorio

One of the best Mexico has.

Vote for Hong Myung-Bo 32) Hong Myung-Bo

Hong Myung-Bo (born February 12, 1969 in Seoul) is a South Korean football legend. Hong was a key member of the Korean national team in four World Cups, and was the first Asian player to play in four consecutive World Cup finals tournaments. He retired from playing following the end of the 2004 Major League Soccer season, having finished his career with the Los Angeles Galaxy. He is among the "FIFA 100", a FIFA’s selection of the 125 greatest living footballers in the world.


▶Selected to FIFA 100: 2004

▶2002 FIFA World Cup Bronze Ball Award Winner : 2002

▶2002 FIFA World Cup All-Star Team : 2002

▶Asian Cup Best Eleven: 2000

▶J-League Best Eleven: 2000

▶K-League Best Eleven: 1996, 1995, 1994, 1992

▶Major League Soccer Best Eleven (All-Star): 2003

Vote for Maza Rodriguez 33) Maza Rodriguez

best defender deserves to be in the top ten list

hes the best defender in the world and no one coul pass him

Vote for Paolo Montero 34) Paolo Montero

Vote for Nilton Santos 35) Nilton Santos

Godfather of attacking fullback.

thebest

Vote for Berti Vogts 36) Berti Vogts

Could stop Cruijff

thebest

Vote for Jose Santamaria 37) Jose Santamaria

King of Old School

thebest

Vote for Cafu 38) Cafu