IFFHS World 's Best Goalkeeper - wikipedia IFFHS World 's Best Goalkeeper Belgian goalkeeper Jean - Marie Pfaff was the first ever winner of the award, in 1987. The IFFHS World 's Best Goalkeeper is a football award given annually since 1987 to the most outstanding goalkeeper of the year as voted by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics ( IFFHS ). The votes are cast by IFFHS 's editorial staff as well as experts from different continents. Contents 1 List of winners 2 Goalkeeper of the Century 3 The World 's Best Goalkeeper of the 21st Century 's first decade 4 The World 's Best Goalkeeper of the Past 25 Years : 1987 -- 2012 5 See also 6 References 7 External links List of winners Spanish goalkeeper Iker Casillas holds the record for most award victories, alongside Gianluigi Buffon, having won the prize five consecutive times between 2008 and 2012. The award is awarded every January. The winning goalkeeper is awarded a gold trophy at the World Football Gala. Italy 's Gianluigi Buffon and Spain 's Iker Casillas have the most award victories, having won it five times, followed by Germany 's Manuel Neuer, who has won the award four times ; Casillas won the award for five consecutive years between 2008 and 2012. Below is a list of the previous winners since the first award in 1987. Bayern Munich, with a total of eight, is the team with the most wins. Year Winning player Winning player 's club Runner - up player Runner - up player 's club Source Jean - Marie Pfaff Bayern Munich Rinat Dasayev Spartak Moscow Rinat Dasayev Spartak Moscow Hans van Breukelen PSV Eindhoven Walter Zenga Internazionale Michel Preud'homme KV Mechelen Walter Zenga ( 2 ) Internazionale Michel Preud'homme KV Mechelen 1991 Walter Zenga ( 3 ) Internazionale Sergio Goycochea Racing Club Peter Schmeichel Manchester United Andoni Zubizarreta Barcelona Peter Schmeichel ( 2 ) Manchester United Sergio Goycochea Racing Club Michel Preud'homme KV Mechelen Benfica Thomas Ravelli IFK Göteborg 1995 José Luis Chilavert Vélez Sársfield Peter Schmeichel Manchester United Andreas Köpke Marseille David Seaman Arsenal José Luis Chilavert ( 2 ) Vélez Sársfield Angelo Peruzzi Juventus 1998 José Luis Chilavert ( 3 ) Vélez Sársfield Fabien Barthez Monaco 1999 Oliver Kahn Bayern Munich Peter Schmeichel Manchester United 2000 Fabien Barthez Manchester United Oliver Kahn Bayern Munich Oliver Kahn ( 2 ) Bayern Munich Oscar Córdoba Boca Juniors 2002 Oliver Kahn ( 3 ) Bayern Munich Iker Casillas Real Madrid 2003 Gianluigi Buffon Juventus Iker Casillas Real Madrid Gianluigi Buffon ( 2 ) Juventus Petr Čech Rennes Chelsea 2005 Petr Čech Chelsea Dida Milan 2006 Gianluigi Buffon ( 3 ) Juventus Jens Lehmann Arsenal 2007 Gianluigi Buffon ( 4 ) Juventus Petr Čech Chelsea 2008 Iker Casillas Real Madrid Gianluigi Buffon Juventus 2009 Iker Casillas ( 2 ) Real Madrid Gianluigi Buffon Juventus Iker Casillas ( 3 ) Real Madrid Júlio César Internazionale 2011 Iker Casillas ( 4 ) Real Madrid Manuel Neuer Bayern Munich 2012 Iker Casillas ( 5 ) Real Madrid Gianluigi Buffon Juventus 2013 Manuel Neuer ( 1 ) Bayern Munich Gianluigi Buffon Juventus 2014 Manuel Neuer ( 2 ) Bayern Munich Thibaut Courtois Atlético Madrid Chelsea 2015 Manuel Neuer ( 3 ) Bayern Munich Gianluigi Buffon Juventus 2016 Manuel Neuer ( 4 ) Bayern Munich Gianluigi Buffon Juventus 2017 Gianluigi Buffon ( 5 ) Juventus Manuel Neuer Bayern Munich Goalkeeper of the Century At the end of the 20th Century, Soviet goalkeeper Lev Yashin was named World 's Goalkeeper of the Century by IFFHS. At the end of the 20th century, the IFFHS also voted on the World 's Goalkeeper of the Century, won by the Soviet Union 's Lev Yashin running ahead of Gordon Banks and Dino Zoff. Rank Player Nation Period Votes Lev Yashin Soviet Union 1950 -- 1970 1002 Gordon Banks England 1963 -- 1972 717 Dino Zoff Italy 1968 -- 1983 661 Sepp Maier West Germany 1966 -- 1979 456 5 Ricardo Zamora Spain 1920 -- 1936 443 6 José Luis Chilavert Paraguay 1989 -- 2003 373 7 Peter Schmeichel Denmark 1987 -- 2001 291 8 Peter Shilton England 1970 -- 1990 196 9 František Plánička Czechoslovakia 1926 -- 1938 194 10 Amadeo Carrizo Argentina 1954 -- 1964 192 The World 's Best Goalkeeper of the 21st Century 's first decade In 2011, Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon was named World 's Best Goalkeeper of the 21st Century 's 1st decade by IFFHS ; in 2012, he was named World 's Best Goalkeeper of the Past 25 Years. In 2011, the IFFHS also voted on The World 's Best Goalkeeper of the 21st Century 's first decade, taking into consideration goalkeepers ' performances during the first decade of the 21st century, between 2001 and 2011 ; the award was won by the Italy 's Gianluigi Buffon running ahead of Iker Casillas and Petr Čech. Rank Player Nation Votes Gianluigi Buffon Italy 199 Iker Casillas Spain 197 Petr Čech Czech Republic 154 Edwin van der Sar Netherlands 116 5 Oliver Kahn Germany 99 6 Dida Brazil 90 7 Víctor Valdés Spain 82 8 Júlio César Brazil 76 9 Jens Lehmann Germany 72 10 Roberto Abbondanzieri Argentina 68 The World 's Best Goalkeeper of the past 25 years : 1987 -- 2012 In 2012, the IFFHS also voted on The World 's Best Goalkeeper of the past 25 years, taking into consideration goalkeepers ' performances between 1987 -- the year of the award 's inception -- and 2012 ; the award was won by the Italy 's Gianluigi Buffon running ahead of Iker Casillas and Edwin van der Sar. Rank Player Nation Votes Gianluigi Buffon Italy 226 Iker Casillas Spain 213 Edwin van der Sar Netherlands 201 Peter Schmeichel Denmark 179 5 Oliver Kahn Germany 162 6 Petr Čech Czech Republic 154 7 José Luis Chilavert Paraguay 146 8 Walter Zenga Italy 132 Andoni Zubizarreta Spain 132 10 Cláudio Taffarel Brazil 130 See also International Federation of Football History & Statistics IFFHS World 's Best Club Coach IFFHS World 's Best National Coach Best European Goalkeeper The Best FIFA Goalkeeper UEFA Best Club Goalkeeper Award References ^ Jump up to : `` IFFHS ' World 's Best Goalkeeper of the Year ''. RSSSF. Retrieved 5 February 2013. Jump up ^ `` IFFHS ' World 's Best Goalkeeper of the Year 2008 ''. RSSSF. Retrieved 14 September 2015. Jump up ^ `` Iker Second straight year in which the IFFHS votes for Iker Casillas -- Best Goalkeeper of 2009 ''. Real Madrid. 12 January 2010. Archived from the original on 15 January 2010. Jump up ^ `` Iker Casillas Named the Best Goalkeeper of 2010 by IFFHS ''. Bleacher Report. 4 January 2011. Jump up ^ `` Iker Casillas wins IFFHS ' World 's Best Goalkeeper award a fourth time running ''. Real Madrid. 4 January 2012. Jump up ^ `` Iker Casillas named World 's Best Goalkeeper by IFFHS ''. Terra Sport. 4 January 2013. Jump up ^ `` THE WORLD 'S BEST GOALKEEPER 2013 ''. IFFHS. 6 January 2014. Jump up ^ `` THE WORLD 'S BEST GOALKEEPER 2014 ''. IFFHS. 7 January 2015. Jump up ^ `` THE WORLD 'S BEST GOALKEEPER 2015 ''. IFFHS. 7 January 2016. Jump up ^ `` THE WORLD 'S BEST GOALKEEPER 2016 ''. IFFHS. 25 December 2016. Jump up ^ `` THE WORLD 'S BEST GOALKEEPER 2017 : GIANLUIGI BUFFON MAKES IT FIVE ! ''. IFFHS.de. 3 December 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017. Jump up ^ `` The World 's best Goalkeeper of the Century ''. IFFHS. Jump up ^ World - Keeper of the Century Jump up ^ `` Gianluigi Buffon ahead of Iker Casillas by a hair ''. iffhs.de. 7 February 2012. Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2012. Jump up ^ `` Buffon best world keeper of 25 years ''. Football Italia. 17 January 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2014. Jump up ^ `` Casillas second best, 1987 - 2012 ''. Football España. 17 January 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2017. Jump up ^ `` Buffon out - saves Casillas during last 25 years ''. Marca. 17 January 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2017. Jump up ^ `` Buffon é eleito o melhor goleiro dos últimos 25 anos pela IFFHS '' ( in Portuguese ). Globo Esporte. 25 January 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2017. Jump up ^ `` CALCIO, IFFHS : BUFFON MIGLIOR PORTIERE DEGLI ULTIMI 25 ANNI '' ( in Italian ). La Repubblica. Retrieved 5 December 2017. Jump up ^ `` Buffon miglior portiere degli ultimi 25 anni '' ( in Italian ). La Repubblica. 25 January 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2017. External links IFFHS official website The World 's Best Goalkeeper at IFFHS.de IFFHS World 's Best Goalkeeper 1987 : Pfaff 1988 : Dasaev 1989 : Zenga 1990 : Zenga 1991 : Zenga 1992 : Schmeichel 1993 : Schmeichel 1994 : Preud'homme 1995 : Chilavert 1996 : Köpke 1997 : Chilavert 1998 : Chilavert 1999 : Kahn 2000 : Barthez 2001 : Kahn 2002 : Kahn 2003 : Buffon 2004 : Buffon 2005 : Čech 2006 : Buffon 2007 : Buffon 2008 : Casillas 2009 : Casillas 2010 : Casillas 2011 : Casillas 2012 : Casillas 2013 : Neuer 2014 : Neuer 2015 : Neuer 2016 : Neuer 2017 : Buffon Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=IFFHS_World%27s_Best_Goalkeeper&oldid=851168482 '' Categories : IFFHS Association football trophies and awards Association football goalkeepers Hidden categories : CS1 Portuguese - language sources ( pt ) CS1 Italian - language sources ( it ) Association football player non-biographical articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Català Dansk Español Français Italiano Magyar Nederlands Português Română Русский Svenska Türkçe Українська 5 more Edit links This page was last edited on 20 July 2018, at 14 : 36 ( UTC ). 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Question: who is rated the best goalkeeper in the world
Answer: Gianluigi Buffon