Award given by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS); the election is for the calendar year.
Top 21
1. Gianluigi BUFFON 186 pts Italy Juventus (Ita)
2. Iker CASILLAS 112 Spain Real Madrid (Spa)
3. Oliver KAHN 106 Germany Bayern München (Ger)
4. Nélson de Jesus e Silva "DIDA" 99 Brazil Milan AC (Ita)
5. Francesco TOLDO 36 Italy Inter Milan (Ita)
6. Roberto ABBONDANZIERI 35 Argentina Boca Juniors (Arg)
Timo HILDEBRAND 35 Germany VfB Stuttgart (Ger)
8. Timothy HOWARD 26 U.S.A. Metro Stars (USA) / Manchester United (Eng)
9. Fabien BARTHEZ 23 France Manchester United (Eng)
10. Petr CECH 18 Czech Republic Stade Rennes (Fra)
11. Carlo CUDICINI 17 Italy Chelsea (Eng)
Ivan PELLIZZOLI 17 Italy AS Roma (Ita)
13. Andonios NIKOPOLIDIS 16 Greece Panathinaikos (Gre)
14. José Luis CHILAVERT 15 Paraguay Peñarol (Uru)
Sergey OVCHINNIKOV 15 Russia Lokomotiv Moskva (Rus)
16. RÜSTÜ Reçber 10 Turkey Fenerbahce (Tur) / FC Barcelona (Spa)
Sander WESTERVELD 10 Netherlands Real Sociedad (Spa)
18. Vítor Manuel Martins "VÍTOR BAÍA" 8 Portugal FC Porto (Por)
19. Jens LEHMANN 7 Germany Arsenal FC (Eng)
20. Edwin VAN DER SAR 6 Netherlands Fulham FC (Eng)
21. Dany VERLINDEN 5 Belgium Club Brugge (Bel)
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