List of football (soccer) players
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This article is concerned with Association football (soccer). This is a list of more or less famous players in that game.
Contents: Top - 0-9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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A
- Tony Adams (England)
- Adriano (Brazil)
- Jeff Agoos (USA)
- Freddy Adu (USA)
- Ahn Jung-Hwan (South Korea)
- Pablo Aimar (Argentina)
- Michelle Akers (USA women)
- Bruno Akrapovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- Alex (Japan)
- Ivor Allchurch (Wales)
- Ronnie Allen
- Patrik Andersson (Sweden)
- Osvaldo Ardiles (Argentina)
- Jeff Astle (England)
- Roberto Ayala (Argentina)
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B
- Roberto Baggio (Italy)
- Baichung Bhutia (India)
- Vítor Baía (Portugal)
- Marcelo Balboa (USA)
- Alan Ball (England
- Michael Ballack (Germany)
- Gordon Banks (England)
- Franco Baresi (Italy)
- John Barnes (England)
- Milan Baroš (Czech Republic)
- Bebeto (Brazil)
- Fabien Barthez (France)
- Billy Bassett
- Gabriel Batistuta (Argentina)
- Brendan Batson
- Peter Beardsley (England)
- DaMarcus Beasley (USA)
- David Beckham (England)
- Franz Beckenbauer (West Germany)
- Igor Belanov (USSR)
- Emre Belözoğlu (Turkey)
- Yossi Benayoun (Israel)
- Eyal Berkovic (Israel)
- Patrik Berger (Czech Republic)
- Dennis Bergkamp (Netherlands)
- Giuseppe Bergomi (Italy)
- George Best (Northern Ireland)
- Josef Bican (Czechoslovakia)
- Oliver Bierhoff (Germany)
- Laurent Blanc (France)
- Danny Blanchflower (Northern Ireland)
- Cuauhtémoc Blanco (Mexico)
- Oleg Blokhin (USSR)
- Steve Bloomer
- Zbigniew Boniek (Poland)
- Peter Bonetti (England)
- Mark Bosnich (Australia)
- Papa Bouba Diop (Senegal)
- József Bozsik (Hungary)
- Andreas Brehme (West Germany/Germany)
- Paul Breitner (West Germany)
- Billy Bremner
- Tomas Brolin (Sweden)
- Trevor Brooking (England)
- Gianluigi Buffon (Italy)
- Terry Butcher (England)
- Emilio Butragueńo (Spain)
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C
- Cafú (Brazil)
- Paul Caligiuri (USA)
- Kevin Campbell (England)
- Sol Campbell (England)
- Jorge Campos (Mexico)
- Eric Cantona (France)
- Darragh Connaughton
- Careca (Brazil)
- Roberto Carlos (Brazil)
- Paulo César Carpegiani (Brazil)
- Jesse Carver
- Íker Casillas (Spain)
- Petr Čech (Czech Republic)
- Jan Ceulemans (Belgium)
- Cha Bum-Kun (South Korea)
- Stéphane Chapuisat (Switzerland)
- Angelos Charisteas (Greece)
- John Charles (Wales)
- Bobby Charlton (England)
- Jack Charlton (England)
- Brandi Chastain (USA women)
- Jack Chew
- José Luis Chilavert (Paraguay)
- Djibril Cissé (France)
- Ray Clemence (England)
- Fernando Couto (Portugal)
- Hernán Crespo (Argentina)
- Johan Cruijff (Netherlands)
- Teofilo Cubillas (Peru)
- Laurie Cunningham
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D
- Ali Daei (Iran)
- Martin Dahlin (Sweden)
- Kenny Dalglish (Scotland)
- Edgar Davids (Netherlands)
- Ron Davies (Wales)
- Simon Davies (Wales)
- Rick Davis (United States)
- Dixie Dean (England)
- Frank de Boer (Netherlands)
- Deco (Portugal)
- Alessandro Del Piero (Italy)
- Derlei (Brazil)
- Marcel Desailly (France)
- Didier Deschamps (France)
- Kazimierz Deyna (Poland)
- Raúl Díaz Arce (El Salvador)
- Alfredo Di Stéfano (Argentina)
- El Hadji Diouf (Senegal)
- Landon Donovan (USA)
- Didier Drogba (Cote d'Ivoire)
- Jerzy Dudek (Poland)
- Damien Duff (Ireland)
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E
- Edmundo (Brazil)
- Duncan Edwards (England)
- Preben Elkjćr Larsen (Denmark)
- Brett Emerton (Australia)
- Luis Enrique (Spain
- Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon)
- Eusébio (Portugal)
- Angus Eve (Trinidad and Tobago)
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F
- Giacinto Facchetti (Italy)
- Lorrie Fair (USA women)
- Paulo Roberto Falcăo (Brazil)
- Joy Fawcett (USA women)
- Miklós Fehér (Hungary)
- Rio Ferdinand (England)
- Barry Ferguson (Scotland)
- Elías Figueroa (Chile)
- Luis Figo (Portugal)
- Matildo Ubaldo Fillol
- Tom Finney (England)
- Klaus Fischer (West Germany)
- Tore André Flo (Norway)
- Marc-Vivien Foé (Cameroon)
- Rolando Fonseca (Costa Rica)
- Just Fontaine (France)
- Julie Foudy (USA women)
- Robbie Fowler (England)
- Enzo Francescoli (Uruguay)
- Trevor Francis (England)
- Robin Friday
- Brad Friedel (USA)
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G
- Gárate (Spain)
- Garrincha (Brazil)
- Paul Gascoigne (England)
- Archie Gemmill
- Francisco Gento (Spain)
- Steven Gerrard (England)
- Ryan Giggs (Wales)
- Jimmy Glass
- Goikoetxea (Spain)
- Gorostiza (Spain)
- Sergio Goycoechea (Argentina)
- George Graham (Scotland)
- Jimmy Greaves (England)
- Gunnar Gren (Sweden)
- Eidur Gudjohnsen (Iceland)
- Ruud Gullit (Netherlands)
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H
- Gheorghe Hagi (Romania)
- Dietmar Hamann (Germany)
- Mia Hamm (USA women)
- Helmut Haller (West Germany)
- John Harkes (USA)
- Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (Netherlands)
- Thomas Häßler (West Germany/Germany)
- Gabriel Heinze (Argentina)
- Thierry Henry (France)
- Carlos Hermosillo (Mexico)
- Luis Hernández (Mexico)
- Andreas Herzog (Austria)
- Emile Heskey (England)
- Nándor Hidegkuti (Hungary)
- Fernando Hierro (Spain)
- Ico Hitrec
- Glenn Hoddle (England)
- Moussa Hojeij
- Hong Myung-Bo (South Korea)
- Tim Howard (USA)
- Emlyn Hughes
- Mark Hughes (Wales)
- Geoff Hurst (England)
- Sami Hyypiä (Finland)
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I
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J
- Jairzinho (Brazil)
- Pat Jennings (Northern Ireland)
- Jens Jeremies (West Germany/Germany)
- Stern John (Trinidad and Tobago)
- Cliff Jones
- Cobi Jones (USA)
- Joe Jordan (Scotland)
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K
- Oliver Kahn (Germany)
- Kaká (Brazil)
- Henryk Kasperczak (Poland)
- Nwankwo Kanu (Nigeria)
- Robbie Keane (Ireland)
- Roy Keane (Ireland)
- Kevin Keegan (England)
- Kasey Keller (USA)
- Harry Kewell (Australia)
- Mario Kempes (Argentina)
- Joe Kinnear
- Ulf Kirsten (East Germany/Germany)
- Jürgen Klinsmann (West Germany/Germany)
- Miroslav Klose (Germany)
- Patrick Kluivert (Netherlands)
- Sándor Kocsis (Hungary)
- Jürgen Kohler (West Germany/Germany)
- Jan Koller (Czech Republic)
- Raymond Kopa (France)
- Bülent Korkmaz (Turkey)
- Hans Krankl (Austria)
- Ruud Krol (Netherlands)
- Nia Künzer (Germany women)
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L
- Alexi Lalas (USA)
- Henrik Larsson (Sweden)
- Grzegorz Lato (Poland)
- Brian Laudrup (Denmark)
- Michael Laudrup (Denmark)
- Lauren (Cameroon)
- Denis Law (Scotland)
- Tommy Lawton
- Jim Leighton (Scotland)
- Bob Lenarduzzi (Canada)
- Abe Lenstra (Netherlands)
- Eddie Lewis (USA)
- Li Tie (China)
- Nils Liedholm
- Kristine Lilly (USA women)
- Gary Lineker (England)
- Jari Litmanen (Finland)
- Bixente Lizarazu (France)
- Fredrik Ljungberg (Sweden)
- Hanna Ljungberg (Sweden women)
- Lee Chun-Soo (South Korea)
- Włodzimierz Lubański (Poland)
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M
- Mehdi Mahdavikia (Iran)
- Sepp Maier (Germany)
- Roy Makaay (Netherlands)
- Paolo Maldini (Italy)
- Wilf Mannion
- İlhan Mansız (Turkey)
- Diego Maradona (Argentina)
- Kate Markgraf (USA women)
- Rodney Marsh
- Roque Máspoli
- Clint Mathis (USA)
- Lothar Matthäus (Germany)
- Stanley Matthews (England)
- Valentino Mazzola (Italy)
- Gary McAllister (Scotland)
- Brian McBride (USA)
- Benni McCarthy (South Africa)
- Ally McCoist (Scotland)
- Paul McGrath (Ireland)
- Giuseppe Meazza (Italy)
- Tony Meola (USA)
- Míchel (Spain)
- Mido (Egypt)
- John Obi Mikel (Nigeria)
- Borislav Mikhailov (Bulgaria)
- Tiffeny Milbrett (USA women)
- Roger Milla (Cameroon)
- Savo Milosevic (Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro)
- Kazuyoshi Miura (Japan)
- Andreas Möller (West Germany/Germany)
- Luis Monti
- Bobby Moore (England)
- Joe-Max Moore (USA)
- Stan Mortensen (England)
- Gerd Müller (West Germany)
- Adrian Mutu (Romania)
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N
- Hidetoshi Nakata (Japan)
- Pavel Nedvěd (Czech Republic)
- Johan Neeskens (Netherlands)
- Oliver Neuville (Germany)
- Ray Newland
- Antonios Nikopolidis (Greece)
- Gunnar Nordahl (Sweden)
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O
- John O'Brien (USA)
- Jay-Jay Okocha (Nigeria)
- Morten Olsen (Denmark)
- Martin O'Neill (Northern Ireland)
- Shinji Ono (Japan)
- Viktor Onopko (Russia)
- Wolfgang Overath (West Germany)
- Michael Owen (England)
- Alpay Özalan (Turkey)
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P
- Marian Pahars (Latvia)
- Jean-Pierre Papin (France)
- Park Ji-Sung (South Korea)
- Cindy Parlow (USA women)
- Daniel Passarella (Argentina)
- Pauleta (Portugal)
- Carlos Alberto Pavón (Honduras)
- Morten Gamst Pedersen (Norway)
- Pelé (Brazil)
- Martin Peters (England)
- Dan Petrescu (Romania)
- Jean-Marie Pfaff (Belgium)
- Pichichi (Spain; predated the national team)
- Marinette Pichon (France women)
- Silvio Piola (Italy)
- Robert Pirčs (France)
- Frantisek Planicka (Czechoslovakia)
- Michel Platini (France)
- David Platt (England)
- Karel Poborský (Czech Republic)
- Lukas Podolski (Germany)
- Toni Polster (Austria)
- Gheorghe Popescu (Romania)
- Preki (USA)
- Birgit Prinz (Germany women)
- Ferenc Puskás (Hungary/Spain)
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Q
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R
- Tomasz Radzinski (Canada)
- Helmut Rahn (West Germany)
- Carsten Ramelow (Germany)
- Tab Ramos (USA)
- Alf Ramsey (England)
- Raúl (Spain)
- Rüştü Reçber (Turkey)
- Thomas Ravelli (Sweden)
- Fernando Redondo (Argentina)
- Cyrille Regis (England)
- Rob Rensenbrink (Netherlands)
- Claudio Reyna (USA)
- Ricardo (Portugal)
- Hege Riise (Norway women)
- John Arne Riise (Norway)
- Luigi Riva (Italy)
- Rivaldo (Brazil)
- Roberto Rivelino (Brazil)
- Gianni Rivera (Italy)
- Juan Roman Riquelme (Argentina)
- Roberto Carlos (Brazil)
- Robinho (Brazil)
- Bobby Robson (England)
- Bryan Robson (England)
- David Rocastle (England)
- Romário (Brazil)
- Ronaldinho (Brazil)
- Ronaldo (Brazil)
- Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
- Wayne Rooney (England)
- Ronny Rosenthal (Israel)
- Tomáš Rosický (Czech Republic)
- Paolo Rossi (Italy)
- Arthur Rowley
- Rui Costa (Portugal)
- Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (West Germany)
- Ian Rush (Wales
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S
- Marcelo Salas (Chile)
- Louis Saha (France)
- Hasan Şaş (Turkey)
- Walter Samuel (Argentina)
- Hugo Sanchez (Mexico)
- Kenny Sansom (England)
- Djalma dos Santos (Brazil)
- Nílton Santos (Brazil)
- Javier Saviola (Argentina)
- Héctor Scarone (Uruguay)
- Juan Schiaffino
- Imre Schlosser (Hungary)
- Mehmet Scholl (Germany)
- Peter Schmeichel (Denmark)
- Paul Scholes (England)
- Toni Schumacher (Germany)
- Enzo Scifo (Belgium)
- Gaetano Scirea
- David Seaman (England)
- Uwe Seeler (Germany)
- Seol Ki-hyun (South Korea)
- Alan Shearer (England)
- Teddy Sheringham (England)
- Andriy Shevchenko (Ukraine)
- Peter Shilton (England)
- Mikael Silvestre (France)
- Diego Pablo Simeone (Argentina)
- Lennart Skoglund
- Vladimír Šmicer (Czech Republic)
- Kelly Smith (England women)
- Sócrates (Brazil)
- Santiago Solari (Argentina)
- Mauricio Solís (Costa Rica)
- Ole Gunnar Solskjćr (Norway)
- Graeme Souness (Scotland)
- Jürgen Sparwasser
- Gary Speed (Wales)
- Guillermo Stábile (Argentina)
- Steve Staunton (Ireland)
- Earnie Stewart (USA)
- Nobby Stiles (England)
- Hristo Stoichkov (Bulgaria)
- Dragan Stojkovic (Yugoslavia)
- Claudio Suárez (Mexico)
- Davor Šuker (Croatia)/(Yugoslavia)
- Hakan Şükür (Turkey)
- Sun Jihai (China)
- Sun Wen (China women)
- Frank Swift
- Dmitri Sychev (Russia)
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T
- Claudio Taffarel (Brazil)
- Carlos Tévez (Argentina)
- Lilian Thuram (France)
- Jean Tigana (France)
- Jon Dahl Tomasson (Denmark)
- Jan Tomaszewski (Poland)
- Francesco Totti (Italy)
- Bert Trautmann
- David Trézéguet (France)
- Walter Tull
- Toni Turek
- Tostăo (Brazil)
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V
- Carlos Valderrama (Colombia)
- Marco van Basten (Netherlands)
- René van de Kerkhof (Netherlands)
- Willy van de Kerkhof (Netherlands)
- Edwin van der Sar (Netherlands)
- Ruud van Nistelrooy (Netherlands)
- Juan Sebastián Verón (Argentina)
- Maris Verpakovskis (Latvia)
- Mark Viduka (Australia)
- Patrick Vieira (France)
- Christian Vieri (Italy)
- Berti Vogts (West Germany)
- Rudi Völler (West Germany)
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W
- Chris Waddle (England)
- Fritz Walter (Germany)
- Abby Wambach (USA women)
- Paulo Wanchope (Costa Rica)
- Andrew Watson (Scotland)
- Arthur Wharton
- George Weah (Liberia)
- David Weir (Scotland)
- Ray Wilkins (England)
- Marc Wilmots (Belgium)
- Bob Wilson (Scotland)
- Bruce Wilson (Canada)
- Ray Wilson (England)
- Vivian Woodward (England)
- Billy Wright (England)
- Ian Wright (England)
- Eric Wynalda (USA)
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Y
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Z
- Theodoros Zagorakis (Greece)
- Zlatko Zahovic (Slovenia)
- Ricardo Zamora (Spain)
- Iván Zamorano (Chile)
- Javier Zanetti (Argentina)
- Zarra (Spain)
- Zico (Brazil)
- Zinedine Zidane (France)
- Zizinho (Brazil)
- Dino Zoff (Italy)
- Gianfranco Zola (Italy)
- Andoni Zubizarreta (Spain)
- Steve Zungul MSL
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Other Football/Soccer Player Lists
- List of Soccer Players with a Century of Caps
- List of Soccer Players with 30 or more International Goals
- List of famous soccer goalkeepers
- List of English footballers
- List of current MLS players
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See also
- List of people
- List of people by occupation
- List of American football players
- List of footballers (Australian Rules football)
- List of footballers (Gaelic football)
- List of footballers (Rugby Union)
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