1999 FIFA World Player of the Year

The 1999 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Rivaldo. The gala was hosted at the Palais de Congress Brussels, on January 24, 2000. 132 national team coaches, based on the current FIFA Men's World Ranking were chosen to vote. It was organised by European Sports Media, Adidas, International Football Hall of Champions, FIFA and the Voetbal International Magazine of Belgium.

David Beckham took the second place - the highest ever position for an English footballer. Argentina striker Gabriel Batistuta came third.[1]

Results

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Rank Player Club(s) Country 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P Points
1 Rivaldo Spain Barcelona Brazil Brazil 63 40 14 7 5 543
2 David Beckham England Manchester United England England 31 16 21 11 9 194
3 Gabriel Batistuta Italy Fiorentina Argentina Argentina 8 8 15 17 7 79
4 Zinedine Zidane Italy Juventus France France 3 14 7 7 3 68
5 Christian Vieri Italy Lazio
Italy Inter Milan		 Italy Italy 1 3 6 10 8 39
6 Luís Figo Spain Barcelona Portugal Portugal 11 4 11 12 35
7 Andriy Shevchenko Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
Italy Milan		 Ukraine Ukraine 11 10 19 13 8 34
8 Raúl Spain Real Madrid Spain Spain 3 5 6 6 6 31
9 Andy Cole England Manchester United England England 1 3 1 4 24
10 Dwight Yorke England Manchester United Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 1 3 1 4 19

References

  1. ^ "Rivaldo on top of the world" FIFA.com. Retrieved 17 November 2013
  2. ^ "FIFA Awards – World Player of the Year - Top 10". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.