Award given by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS); the election is for the calendar year.
Top 22
1. Gianluigi BUFFON 185 pts Italy Juventus (Ita)
2. Petr CECH 125 Czech Republic Stade Rennes (Fra) / Chelsea (Eng)
3. Nélson de Jesus e Silva "DIDA" 78 Brazil Milan AC (Ita)
4. Iker CASILLAS 75 Spain Real Madrid (Spa)
5. Antonios NIKOPOLIDIS 64 Greece Panathinaikos (Gre) / Olympiakos (Gre)
6. Oliver KAHN 39 Germany Bayern München (Ger)
7. Roberto ABBONDANZIERI 31 Argentina Boca Juniors (Arg)
8. Juan Carlos HENAO 29 Colombia Once Caldas (Col)
Vítor Manuel Martins "VÍTOR BAÍA" 29 Portugal FC Porto (Por)
10. Santiago CAÑIZARES 23 Spain Valencia (CF (Spa)
11. Edwin VAN DER SAR 18 Netherlands Fulham FC (Eng)
12. Jens LEHMANN 17 Germany Arsenal FC (Eng)
13. Andreas ISAKSSON 16 Sweden Djurgarden (Swe) / Stade Rennes (Fra)
14. Víctor VALDÉS 15 Spain FC Barcelona (Spa)
15. Justo VILLAR 14 Paraguay Libertad (Par) / Newell’s Old Boys (Arg)
16. Francesco TOLDO 13 Italy Inter Milan (Ita)
17. LEE Woon-Jae 11 South Korea Suwon Samsung Blue-Wings FC (Kor)
18. Thomas SØRENSEN 10 Denmark Aston Villa (Eng)
19. RICARDO Alexandre Martins PEREIRA 8 Portugal Sporting Lisboa (Por)
20. Fabien BARTHEZ 7 France Olympique de Marseille (Fra)
21. Timo HILDEBRAND 6 Germany VfB Stuttgart (Ger)
Carlos Idriss KAMENI 6 Cameroon Real Club Espanyol (Spa)
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Author: José Luis Pierrend
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Last updated: 29 Jan 2006
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