10 Legendary Goalkeepers In Fifa World Cup History 10 Legendary Goalkeepers In Fifa World Cup History by Sameer Arshad | Posted on Friday, April 25th, 2014 | 0 #1. Lev Yashin (USSR) World Cups: 4 (1958, 1962, 1966, 1970) World Cup Wins: none International Caps: 78 (1954–1970) Widely regarded as the best goal keeper in the history of world football by IFFHS. “Golden Glove award” is named after him and being considered the greatest goalkeeper of all times without winning the world cup is saying somthing. Playing under the flag of soviet union, Yashin guided his national side to European Championship glory in 1960, he also played a big role in gold medal victory in Olympic football event. He also won the “European footballer of the year” award as a goalkeeper first time in history.

Yashin stopped 151 penalty kicks in his career and kept 270 cleansheets while playing for both national side and the club side Dynamo Moscow. He started the trend of pushing ball out of danger instead of trying to catch. He also started quick throwballs to start counter attacking football. #2. Dino Zoff (Italy) World Cups – (1970, 1974, 1978, 1982) World Cup Wins – (1982) Total Italy Caps – 112 (1968 to 1983) The greatest Italian goalkeeper, yes even better than Gigi Buffon. Zoff played through 60’s to 80’s with Italian national side and big name in Juventus history. He was part of Italy squad in 4 fifa world cups and won the trophy as a captain in 1982. He also won 5 back to back league titles with Juventus. Zoff has many records to his name the most notable of longest time without conceding a goal in international football which is around (1,142 minutes).

Once retired, he started coaching career and managed several clubs in Italy before took on the role as national team coach. #3. Iker Casillas (Spain) World Cups: (2002, 2006, 2010) World Cup Wins: (2010) International Caps: 153 The greatest shot stoppers in the history of world football ? fair enough ? Iker Casillas has won everything with his national side and club side Real Madrid, since we are talking about international football we stick to his achievments in world cups and european championships. Casillas was part of spain squad in 2002 world cup, started as the main goal-keeper in 2006 and won his first major trophy with spain team in 2008 euro championship. In 2010 he guided Spain to World Cup glory and only conceded two goals in whole tournament keeping 5 clean sheets, he won the golden glove award for his impressive performances in world cup 2010. In Euro 2012 he again guided spain to championship glory winning three back to back major international tournaments as captain.

He is still going strong and already have more than 150 caps to his name, will probably captain Spain in 2014 world cup in Brazil. #4. Gylmar dos Santos Neves (Brazil) World Cups: 3 (1958, 1962, 1966) World Cup wins: 2 (1958, 1962) International Caps: 104 (1953–1969) Gylmar played 104 times for Brazil and only conceded 95 goals in his international career, he was part of three consecutive world cups for Brazil from 1958 to 66 and won the world cup twice. Gylmar is the only goalkeeper in the history to have won back to back world cups which makes his record even more unique. #5.

Sepp Maier (West Germany) World Cups: 4 (1966, 1970, 1974, 1978) World Cup wins: 1 (1974) International Caps: 95 (1966–1979) Maier was a German legend in every sence, he played around 550 games for Bayern Munich won three back to back European cups in 1970’s. He was part of West Germany squad for 4 consecutive world cups, He hit the peak of his career in 1974 world cup and guided germany to world cup glory in home soil while a couple of years before he won European Championship with Germany. #6. Gordon Banks (England) World Cups: 2 (1966, 1970) World Cup wins: 1 (1966) International Caps: 73 (1963–1972) The greatest English goalkeeper to have graced the game of football. Banks started each and every game of 1966 world leading England to glory for the first time in world cup history.

He was also part o 1970 world cup where his performances were great and his save on Pele’s shot became the “greatest save ever” Gordon often says that people remember me more for the this save than the world cup glory in 1966. Banks played for many clubs in England and notched 558 appearences in his club career. #7. Gianluigi Buffon (Italy) World Cups: 3 (2002, 2006, 2010) World Cup wins: 1 (2006) International Caps: 139 (1997 to date) Buffon is a legendry footballer from Italy, still going strong at the age of 40, he will captain Italy in 2014 world cup which will be his fourth he has been declared Serie A goalkeeper of the year 8 times. He hit the peak of his career in 2006 world cup when only conceded 2 goals and kept 5 cleansheets won the Yashin award (Golden Gloves) for his superb performances. #8.

Fabian Barthez (France) World Cups: 3 (1998, 2002, 2006) World Cup wins: 1 (1998) International Caps: 87 (1994–2007) Barthez was named best goalkeeper in 1998 world cup where he only conceded two goals in the tounament leading France to World Cup victory at home, he was also the first choice in 2000 Euro Championship. Played in 2002 world cup and 2004 European championships. But his another notable interntional performance came in 2006 world cup where he guided France to world cup finals only to lose against Italy. #9. Rinat Dasayev (USSR) World Cups: 3 (1982, 1986, 1990) World Cup wins: International Caps: 91 (1979, 1991) Another great from the Societ Union, he never won the world cup but played in three consecutive championships.

Played a total of 91 times for USSR between 1979 to 1991. #10. Oliver Kahn (Germany) Lev Yashin award at World Cup - News - Kick Off Lev Yashin award at World Cup Posted: 12 May 2010 Time: 10:45 Print this article In today’s look at the Fifa World Cup awards, we focus on the Yashin Award for the Best Goalkeeper at each of the finals. Lev Yashin played for the USSR between 1954 and 1970, gaining 78 caps in that time and going to four World Cup finals. He was rated as arguably the best goalkeeper to ever play the game. His reflexes were like lightening and his bravery unparalleled. He is the only keeper ever to win the European Footballer of the Year award, which he did in 1963, and was known as the 'Black Spider' because of his distinctive all-black kit, as well as the fact that it seemed as though he had eight legs! Legend has it he saved over 150 penalties through his career.

Somewhat ironically though, he never won the award which now carries his name. It was named after him shortly after his death in 1990 following complications after having one of his legs amputated following an infection after a knee injury. Although the award was first handed over at the 1994 World Cup in the USA, each prior finals had selected a Goalkeeper of the Tournament. The first winner was Enrique Ballesteros from Uruguay, who helped his side lift the inaugural World Cup on home soil in 1930. More often than not the prize goes to the keeper who lifts the trophy at the end of the tournament, but not always. Harry Gregg from Northern Ireland was the unlikely recipient in 1958 in Sweden, this despite conceding 10 goals in four games! There he beat Yashin into second with a massive 478 votes to 122. A survivor of the Munich Air Disaster earlier that year, he is considered a hero, having pulled a number of Manchester United players and staff from the burning wreckage of their plane, which might have gone some way to swaying the voters. However, he is still regarded as possibly the greatest goalkeeper ever to play for United.

The eccentric Belgian Michel Preud'homme won the award in 1994 as he kept three clean-sheets against Netherlands, Morocco and Saudi Arabia in the group stages, before his side lost 3-2 to Germany in the second round. German Oliver Khan won in 2002, and is also the only keeper to win the Golden Ball award for the overall Best Player of the Tournament, despite his side losing 2-0 to Brazil in the Final.

FIFA WORLD CUP LEV YASHIN AWARD WINNERS: (World Cup, Winner, Nationality) 1930 Uruguay - Enrique Ballesteros (Uruguay) 1934 Italy - Ricardo Zamora (Spain) 1938 France - František Plánička (Czechoslovakia) 1950 Brazil - Roque Máspoli (Uruguay) 1954 Switzerland - Gyula Grosics (Hungary) 1958 Sweden - Harry Gregg (Northern Ireland) 1962 Chile - Viliam Schrojf (Czechoslovakia) 1966 England - Gordon Banks (England) 1970 Mexico - Ladislao Mazurkiewicz (Uruguay) 1974 West Germany - Jan Tomaszewski (Poland) 1978 Argentina - Ubaldo Fillol (Argentina) 1982 Spain - Dino Zoff (Italy) 1986 Mexico - Harald Schumacher (West Germany) 1990 Italy - Sergio Goycochea (Argentina) 1994 USA -

 Michel Preud'homme (Belgium) 1998 France - Fabien Barthez (France) 2002 Korea/Japan - Oliver Kahn (Germany) 2006 Germany - Gianluigi Buffon (Italy) Article by: Mzansi Football Previous comments on this story...

Showing 1 - 5 of 5 results Anonymous Pro:Direct Soccer - adidas History Pack Goalkeeper Glove Collection. JOIN THE CONVERSATION adidas History Pack Manuel Neuer, Iker Casillas and Petr Cech are arguably three of the best goalkeepers of this generation. Now, adidas are giving these great goalkeepers of the present the chance to pay homage to goalkeeping legends of the past with the History Pack: a limited edition glove collection that combines the retro designs of the legend’s gloves with the latest innovation of the ACE Zones Pro. HARD TO BEAT Barthez conceded only two goals in seven games en route to winning the 1998 World Cup. Barthez conceded only two goals in seven games en route to winning the 1998 World Cup. RECOGNITION He won the Yashin Award as the best goalkeeper of the tournament for his outstanding performances. He won the Yashin Award as the best goalkeeper of the tournament for his outstanding performances. SHUTOUT In the final he locked-out defending champions Brazil in a 3-0 victory, notably saving from Ronaldo in typically enigmatic fashion.

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He became the first German goalkeeper to keep five clean sheets in a World Cup tournament in the 2002 competition. ACE ZONE PRO 97 The design of the ACE Zone Pro 97 gloves combines two of Germany’s greatest players, with the 1997 gloves worn by Oliver Kahn reimagined for Manuel Neuer. They will be worn by Neuer for the UEFA Champion’s League group stage match against Dinamo Zagreb on December 9th. stumbleupon Email Comment The World Cup often focuses on the outfield players – more specifically, the ones who get goals and create chances that become the most dazzling plays of the tournament. However, you can’t win football’s most coveted trophy without a solid man between the sticks, and in this list, we’ll be counting down the top 10 goalkeepers in the history of the world’s biggest footballing showcase. Not all of these keepers have actually won the Jules Rimet trophy, but their inclusion on this list is based on their overall play over the course of their country’s World Cup campaign, and many of them have taken their nations to a stage in the tournament that was once improbable.

However, this list leaves off certain goalkeepers who had earned reputations with their clubs – eg. Peter Schmeichel and David Seaman – but whose play at the World Cup did not bring their countries to new heights. Therefore, we’ll be focusing on those who have garnered a solid reputation both on a domestic and international level. Some of these keepers, such as Iker Casillas and Gianluigi Buffon , are still active in football today and are expected to be the man their countries rely upon as their first-choice keeper in Brazil this summer. Others are good enough to have had awards named after them: for a time, the Golden Glove Award at the World Cup was named after Soviet goalkeeping legend Lev Yashin before being renamed. Either way, these goalkeepers have sealed their name into World Cup legend, and there will be several younger but also talented goalkeepers – Manuel Neuer of Germany particularly comes to mind here – hoping to do the same this summer when Brazil finally hosts the finals. But before we look ahead to June 12th, let’s look back on the 10 greatest shot-stoppers the World Cup has ever seen. 10.

Oliver Kahn, Germany The goalkeeper known as Der Titan never got to lift the trophy, but his performances at the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan were nothing short of exceptional. Having been in the squad for the finals in 1994 and 1998, Kahn finally got his opportunity for the German national team in 2002, where he defied low expectations for the national team prior to the tournament and conceded only three goals druring Germany’s journey to the final. He was also named to the squad in 2006, but only played in the third-place match against Portugal after being second choice behind Jens Lehmann. 9. Rinat Dasayev, Soviet Union Playing in three consecutive World Cups is an accomplishment only a handful of goalkeepers can lay claim to, but being the first-choice keeper for your country and arguably one of the best goalkeepers of the decade you played in is even harder to attain. For Rinat Dasayev, that’s exactly what happened: although he never did lift the World Cup trophy, he was the Soviet Union’s main man in goal, being team captain during the 1990 finals in Italy.

The goalkeeper known as “The Iron Curtain” would only take the Soviets to the second round despite solid performances in the early stages of competition. More recently, Dasayev was part of Russia’s successful campaign to host the World Cup in 2018. 8. Gordon Banks, England Arguably the greatest English-bred keeper in history, Gordon Banks’ biggest international accomplishment came in the World Cup his country hosted and won in 1966. Named the second best goalkeeper of the century by the IFFHS, Banks was best known in England for his days at Leicester City and Stoke City outside of his national team heroics, and helped lead England to their first and only Jules Rimet trophy. Banks would go to the 1970 World Cup in Mexico as well, but would not play in the quarterfinals as England lost to West Germany – the same team they beat in the final four years earlier. 7.

Gilmar, Brazil Though he may be best known by some as “Pelé’s goalkeeper”, Gilmar (born Gylmar dos Santos Neves) was an important ingredient of Brazil’s World Cup-winning teams both in 1958 and 1962, and owned the bragging rights of being the only goalkeeper to have won the trophy in two straight tournaments as the first-choice man between the sticks. Best known in his club footballing days for playing for both Corinthians and Santos, Gilmar played for the national team at the World Cups from 1958 to 1966, getting seven clean sheets to his name in the process. He retired in 1969. 6. Gianluigi Buffon, Italy Likely to give his final World Cup hurrah for Italy this summer in Brazil, Gianluigi Buffon ’s reputation as one of the greatest keepers of all time has already been sealed.

Already one of the greatest in the world through his club exploits at Juventus, Gigi made World Cup history for only allowing two goals – one own goal and one penalty from Zinedine Zidane – and racking up five clean sheets on the way to helping Italy win their fourth World Cup trophy, making them the second most successful nation in the history of the finals behind Brazil. Whether or not Buffon can help the Azzurri tie Brazil’s record on their soil remains to be seen. 5. Fabien Barthez, France Although it looks on the surface like Fabien Barthez’s record at the World Cup is a little bit mixed if only because of France’s disastrous, goal-less campaign at the 2002 finals, his number of clean sheets amassed in the finals (10) is a record only tied with former England keeper Peter Shilton. Barthez only allowed two goals in the 1998 finals as France won their first World Cup on home soil, paving the way for him to be named the tournament’s best goalkeeper. In 2006, Barthez and France made it all the way to the final until losing on penalties to Italy. 4.

Sepp Maier, West Germany Known for his fast reflexes, Sepp Maier played as the first-choice goalkeeper for West Germany all the way to third place in 1970, four years before winning it all in 1974 on home soil. Playing on a West German team boasting greats like Franz Beckenbauer, Gerd Müller and Berti Vogts, Maier’s performance at the finals that year saw him allow only four goals and culminate in a 2-1 victory over a Dutch team featuring Johan Neeskens and Johan Cruyff. He would play in one more World Cup for Die Mannschaft in 1978, but Maier wouldn’t be able to lead West Germany past the second round of the tournament. 3. Lev Yashin, Soviet Union To have the reputation as being arguably the greatest goalkeeper in footballing history despite never lifting the game’s most coveted trophy – and have the award for the best goalkeeper in the tournament named after you for a little while – is no mean feat, but that’s precisely how things went down for Lev Yashin.

Although he dabbled in being a hockey goaltender in his earlier years at his club Dynamo Moscow, his footballing exploits speak for themselves: he was named the best goalkeeper of the 20th century by the IFFHS, he was the only goalkeeper to ever be named the European Footballer of the Year in 1963, and was the goalkeeper named to the FIFA Dream Team of all of the World Cups up to 2002. 2. Iker Casillas, Spain Forget about his lack of playing time at Real Madrid this season, Iker Casillas will still be the man Spain relies on to help keep their trophy winning streak alive, following two straight European Championships and one World Cup trophy in South Africa in 2010. San Iker first got World Cup experience by replacing Santiago Cañizares through injury as Spain’s first choice keeper in 2002, and starting again in 2006. In 2010, Casillas garnered five clean sheets by conceding only twice in the whole tournament on his way to both the Golden Glove Award and the Jules Rimet trophy.

With 153 caps to his name, Casillas will be looking to further cement his place as one of the best goalkeepers of all time. 1. Dino Zoff, Italy Although he played internationally from the late ‘60s to the early ‘80s, Italian goalkeeper Dino Zoff still owns the record for the longest time without conceding a goal in international play (1,142 minutes), and his record in goal for the Azzurri during his playing career is dazzling. Outside of winning six Scudetti with Juventus in club football, Zoff went to four World Cups with Italy, winning it all in 1982 as team captain – at the age of 40. He racked up five clean sheets in his history at the World Cup, and went into coaching after retirement, eventually managing the Italian national team for a time between 1998 and 2000.

15 Shares 25 Greatest Goalkeepers in Football History | Bleacher Report 25 Greatest Goalkeepers in Football History Use your ← → (arrow) keys to browse the slideshow Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images Comments Here is my definitive list of the 25 best custodians in the history of football. These shot-stoppers have been presented in order of merit, starting with No 25, although I will leave it up to you, the reader, to decide whether you agree with me on who is the world’s greatest-ever goalkeeper, or whether I have left anyone off the list who you feel should have been included … Tweet Forever remembered for his outstanding man-of-the-match display against England at Wembley in 1973 that prevented England from qualifying for the following year’s World Cup finals, Jan Tomaszeweski not only helped his team to an unlikely third-place finish in the tournament, but he was voted the best keeper in the competition. And the 63-cap Poland international also made history at the 1974 World Cup when he became the first-ever goalkeeper to save two penalties from two different players in the history of the tournament.

Tweet Harald Schumacher is best remembered for his atrocious late foul on France’s Patrick Battiston in the semi-final of the 1982 World Cup that not only denied les Bleus a likely winning goal, but also left the defender himself unconscious and then in a coma. However, if one treats that incident separately, then the keeper with the huge blond mullet was a wonderfully athletic shot-stopper who had a fondness for racing off his line to play as a semi-sweeper. He was also an incredibly brave and a fearsome opponent to face, representing West Germany on 76 occasions between 1979 and 1986, when he won Euro '80, before losing back-to-back World Cup finals with Die Mannschaft in 1982 and 1986. Tweet Hans van Breukelen is an imposing blond-haired Dutch keeper who was one of the very best in his profession during the '80s and early-'90s for Nottingham Forest , PSV Eindhoven and the Netherlands, who he represented 73 times between 1980 and 1992, including at three successive major finals.

During an illustrious 16-year playing career, van Breukelen won six Eredivisie titles and the 1988 European Cup with PSV when his penalty-saving heroics in the shootout saw off the challenge of favourites Benfica. Later that year the Dutchman was at it again with a crucial first-half save that denied the Soviet Union’s Igor Belanov a penalty spot. This went a long way towards helping the Oranje win their first-ever international trophy. 22: Angelo Peruzzi Ben Radford/Getty Images For a period in the mid-to-late 1990s, Angelo Peruzzi was the Juve and Italy's finest keeper. His strengths were his shot stopping and anticipation off his line. Injuries, unfortunately, prevented him from making the most of his talents, especially on the national stage. Nonetheless, Peruzzi still won three Scudetti with Juventus , and was voted Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year on three occasions, with only Gianluigi Buffon having won it more times. Peruzzi shown in the Uefa Cup and the Champions League where his heroics in the penalty shootout helped beat holders Ajax in the Rome final of 1996.

21: Jose Luis Felix Chilavert Shaun Botterill/Getty Images The eccentric Paraguayan may be best remembered for his unlikely goalscoring records, which included an incredible 54 strikes in his club career and eight internationally. A record kept until it was overtaken by Brazilian Rogerio Ceni. But it would be doing Jose Luis Felix Chilavert a disservice as he was also a fine shot-stopper and one of the best, if not the best, keepers to have ever emerged from South America. Chilavert played 62 times for his country (1989-2003), including at both the 1998 and 2002 World Cups. The former at which he became the first-ever goalkeeper to take a direct free kick at the tournament as he led his country all the way to the round of 16 with a series of displays that led him to be voted as the world’s best goalkeeper of that year by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS), the third time he had won the award.

Tweet At a time in the late-'80s to early-'90s, Michel Preud'homme was considered to be if not the best, then certainly one of the top three goalkeepers in the world. He was voted the first-ever winner of the Yashin Award for the best keeper at the World Cup finals at USA '94. Other than starring for Belgium, where he played 58 times between 1979 and 1994, Preud'homme also played domestically for Standard Liege, Mechelen, and Benfica. He helped Belgium minnows Mechelen win the 1987 European Cup-Winners’ Cup and the 1988 Uefa Super Cup thanks to his superb shot stopping and extreme agility that characterised his goalkeeping displays. Tweet Better known as Gilmar, the Corinthians and Santos goalkeeper played in three World Cup finals for Brazil. In 1958 and 1962 he won the trophy, making him one of only a few goalkeepers to have lifted the biggest prize in football more than once.

Now, South American shot-stoppers, and particularly those from Brazil, tend to get a bit of a hard time when it comes to their abilities between the sticks; however, the man who won 94 caps for the Selecao in a glittering 16-year international career was not only voted as the best Brazilian keeper of the 20th century, but he was also chosen as one of the best goalkeepers in the world by the IFFHS. 18: Fabian Barthez Phil Cole/Getty Images Despite his slightly less successful period at Manchester United when his game was clearly in decline, Fabian Barthez still enjoyed a highly rewarding, memorable, and at times, eye-catching career for the likes of Marseille, Monaco and most recognisably France. In fact, it was his performances between the sticks for les Bleus, who he represented 87 times between 1994 and 2006, that people will most recall. During a two-year period from 1998 to 2000, he was without a doubt the best keeper in the world as his nation won the 1998 World Cup and then Euro 2000.

He also helped France make it back to the 2006 World Cup final, only to lose to Italy. Domestically, Barthez won the Champions League with Marseille in 1993, when his clean sheet in the final in Munich helped the Ligue 1 champions cause a monumental upset with a 1-0 win over AC Milan . However, his eccentric goalkeeping style should not mask the fact that at his peak the Frenchman was a seriously good shot-stopper who liked to command his box while also being exceptionally comfortable with the ball at his feet. 17: David Seaman Stu Forster/Getty Images Without a doubt, one of the finest British keepers of the last 25 years, David Seaman's peak came while at Arsenal . He had a remarkable season in 1990-91 when he let in just 18 goals in 38 league games for the North London club as they were crowned first division champions, one of three league titles that he won with the Gunners. However, on the international stage the man, capped 75 times by England, enjoyed both ups and downs.

One highlight was his displays at Euro 96 when his performances went a long way to help the hosts reach the semi-finals. Seaman was voted the best goalkeeper at the tournament. But he also experienced the lows with England as well. None more so than when he let a free kick from Ronaldinho sail over his head in the quarter-finals of the 2002 World Cup in Japan/South Korea, a mistake that ultimately handed eventual winners Brazil a 2-1 victory. 15: Rinat Dasayev Billy Stickland/Getty Images Known as ‘The Cat’ for his outstanding agility, Rinat Dasayev will, for some, be best remembered as the goalie for the Soviet Union when Netherlands striker Marco van Basten scored, what many consider to be, one of the greatest goals of all time in the final of Euro '88, Dasayev was named the world’s best goalkeeper by the IFFHS that year. Capped 91 times by his country between 1979 and 1990, the second most for the Soviet Union, Dasayev also featured in three consecutive World Cup finals. He was, during that time, considered to be the world’s best goalkeeper.

14: Edwin Van Der Sar Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images Despite having won no national honours with the Netherlands, who he won a record 130 caps for, Edwin van der Sar’s glittering club career still elevates him onto this list. Van der Sar represented Ajax , Juventus , Fulham and Manchester United with distinction—not a small feat. Highlights include winning the Champions League with Ajax in 1995 and then United in 2008, when he was named man of the match, making him one of a select group of players to have won Europe’s premier club competition with two different clubs. He also claimed the Uefa Cup and multiple league titles in the Netherlands and England, the last of which at Old Trafford in 2011 made Van der Sar the oldest-ever player to win the Premier League at 40 years and 205 days. The keeper who was perhaps the best ever with the ball at his feet, a vital skill in the modern game following the abolition of the back-pass rule, also holds the world record for the most amount of time without conceding a league goal at 1,311 minutes during the 2008-09 season at United.

12: Andoni Zubizarreta Clive Brunskill/Getty Images The Athletic Bilbao, Barcelona, Valencia, and Spain's national team keeper is a legend, both in his homeland and in world football, after a hugely-successful 19-year career in which he played more than 950 matches. ‘Zubi’, as he was known, first came to prominence after winning back-to-back Liga titles at the San Mames in 1983 and 1984. Two years later, he moved to Camp Nou where his career really took off. In Catalonia, Zubizarreta claimed four league titles and was part of Johan Cruyff’s so-called ‘Dream Team’ that won the Catalan’s first-ever European Cup at Wembley in 1992. However, it is probably his feats with La Furia Roja for which the keeper will be best remembered. He represented his country on 126 occasions between 1985 and 1998, at the time a Spanish record, which included going to the finals of seven major tournaments, some as national captain.

Calm under pressure, steady under crosses, adept at using his feet and playing as a ‘sweeper’ (Cruyff encouraged him to do regularly while at Barca), he was also a phenomenal shot stopper and an expert at closing down angles when faced with an opposition player running through on goal. 11: Petr Cech Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images The giant Chelsea and Czech Republic goalkeeper has been one of the most consistent and outstanding shot-stoppers of the last 10 years. Many consider Petr Cech to be one of the top three keepers on Planet Football for the period following his move from Rennes to Chelsea in 2004. Since then, he has remained ever present at Stamford Bridge, winning three Premier League titles and the Champions League, while also recording 98 caps for his country, the second most in Czech Republic history. However, the man who once went 928 minutes without conceding a goal while at Sparta Prague in 2001-02 has perhaps lost just some of his aura in goal following the horrific broken skull that he suffered while playing against Reading in the Premier League in Oct 2006.

But his sensational displays in goal as the West Londoners won their first-ever European Cup in 2011-12 has gone a long way to silence those whispers. David Cannon/Getty Images England’s greatest-ever goalkeeper? Certainly, if you had asked Brian Clough, then it was not even close as he regarded Peter Shilton as the best acquisition that he ever made as a manager. Shilton was the catalyst behind Nottingham Forest’s subsequent league title win and two European Cup triumphs. Shilton was also a calming influence between the sticks for England, making a record 125 appearances for his country, playing in the finals of five tournaments. In fact, the 63-year-old holds the record for the most number of clean sheets in the history of the tournament, 10, with France’s Fabian Barthez. 9: Dino Zoff Steve Powell/Getty Images Whether with Juve or Italy, Dino Zoff was an imperious presence in goal.

Winning six Scudetti with the Bianconeri while also captaining the Azzurri to World Cup glory in Spain in 1982 at the grand old age of 40 years, four months and 13 days, he is the oldest player ever to win the tournament, while also becoming just the second-ever captain/keeper to lift the trophy. Zoff also still holds the incredible record of the most minutes in international football without conceding a goal, 1,142 minutes, set between 1972 and 1974. Upon retirement from the game in 1983, he was considered to be the greatest keeper world football had ever seen. 8: Manuel Neuer Manuel Queimadelos Alonso/Getty Images Schalke 04 , Bayern Munich, and Germany's national team goalkeeper may only just be starting out on his career, but he has, in the nine years he has been playing the game, shown that he is one of the best, if not the best, keeper currently operating on Planet Football.

In fact, it was the 26-year-old’s sensational displays for Schalke as they unexpectedly made it all the way to the semi-finals of the 2011 Champions League that persuaded Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich to shell out €22 million to secure his services. However, Manuel Neuer has simply gone from strength to strength since moving to the Allianz Arena, gaining in confidence, with his remarkable shot stopping, reflexes, and agility defying belief. Neuer carried his outstanding form on to the international stage, being the best goalkeeper at both the 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012 as he established himself as the undisputed German No. 1. 7: Neville Southall Mike Powell/Getty Images Considered by most experts as the best British keeper of the '80s, Neville Southall was unfortunate as he was never given the opportunity to showcase his exceptional agility and shot-saving abilities on the world stage with Wales. He made a record 92 appearances for Wales between 1982 and 1997, but Wales never qualified for the finals of a major international tournament during his career.

However, on the domestic stage for Everton , who he made a club-record 592 appearances for across a 17-year period (1981-98), the Welshman shone brightly, playing a major role in the Merseysiders’ league title wins of 1985 and 1987, as well as their 1985 European Cup-Winners’ Cup triumph. Southall was named as one the 100 'Greatest Players of the 20th Century' by World Soccer magazine, as well as being voted as one of the best 10 goalkeepers in the world on four separate occasions by the IFFHS. Tweet Gordon Banks is forever remembered for making ‘That Save’ at the 1970 World Cup finals in Mexico when he somehow managed to push Pele’s close-range goal bound header up and over the bar in what most experts still consider to be the greatest-ever save made in the history of football. And, while Leicester City and England international may not have won the medals and trophies that some of his rivals did, he still played an integral role in his country winning their first and only World Cup on home soil in 1966.

He conceded just two goals all tournament. In pure goalkeeping terms, few could match his agility, reflexes and pure shot-stopping capabilities. 4: Gianluigi Buffon Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images For many, the man with the Alice band in his hair is, and always has been, the world’s greatest keeper. Gianluigi Buffon first came into view as a 19-year-old when he replaced Gianluca Pagliuca for Italy’s crucial World Cup play-off first leg in Moscow. Buffon turned in a man-of-the-match display in the process, and ever since, he has been performing miracles in goal for his country, as well as for club sides Parma and Juventus. It was the ‘Old Lady of Italian Football’ who bought the shot-stopper from Parma for a then world-record fee of £32.5 million in 2001. In the intervening 12 years, Buffon has won Serie A titles with Juve, and has been voted the best goalkeeper in Europe on numerous occasions. Although, perhaps it is for the Azzurri that Buffon is best remembered.

He has won 123 caps to date, and more importantly, played a crucial role in Italy’s 2006 World Cup triumph. He came in second in that year’s Ballon d’Or. Tweet Peter Schmeichel is famous for his intimidating presence in the penalty area when confronting an onrushing player. His now famous ‘starfish’ saves, that he perfected so often throughout his long and glittering career, prove he was without a doubt the greatest ever to have represented Denmark and Manchester United. Schmeichel played 292 times for United between 1991 and 1999, winning five league titles before his crowning moment at Old Trafford that fittingly came in his last game for the Red Devils. He captained the club to victory in the 1999 Champions League final where his man-of-the-match performance helped Sir Alex Ferguson’s side win the Treble. However, he also shone for his country, playing a record 129 times for Denmark, which included causing one of the biggest shocks in the history of international football when they won Euro 92.

Credited with revolutionising the way modern keepers now play the game, acting as a sweeper behind his back four, his ability to come out on top when faced with one-one-one attacking situations was never better. Schmeichel also remarkably scored nine goals during his career. Tweet Oliver Kahn is an absolute colossus between the sticks for both Bayern Munich and Germany and probably the best keeper when confronted with a one-on-one situation with an opposition player. The blond-haired, fiery No. 1 won everything there is to win in the club game while in Bavaria. The highlight of his career coming when his penalty-saving heroics in the shootout of the 2001 Champions League final against Valencia helped win Bayern their first European Cup for 25 years. Meanwhile, his performances in goal for Die Mannschaft at the 2002 World Cup finals in South Korea/Japan virtually dragged his country single handedly to the final, where they lost to Brazil. Although Kahn made history when he became the first and only keeper to be named player of the tournament when he won the Golden Ball. Denis Doyle/Getty Images Where do you start with Saint Iker?

The man has won everything with Real Madrid and Spain, and when I say everything, I mean everything that there possibly is to win in the game. And what’s more, he is only 31. Ever since Iker Casillas debuted for the biggest club in the world at the tender age of 16, he has enjoyed nothing but success, claiming five Liga titles, two Champions League crowns, one Copa de Rey, four Supercopas, the Uefa Super Cup and the Intercontinental Cup. Meanwhile for La Roja, he captained the country to their first national title in 44 years at Euro 2008, a feat he repeated at Euro 2012, and in between he led Spain to their first and only World Cup triumph in South Africa, making him one of only a very select band of players to have won every major domestic and world title there is to claim. Casillas could not have won all those medals, cups and a Spanish world record of 143 appearances by a keeper without being one of the greats of the game. Anyone who has watched him perform with such consistency and skill in the goal over the past 14 years will undoubtedly agree.

Buffon collects Lev Yashin Award - FIFA.com Buffon collects Lev Yashin Award (FIFA.com) Listen Italy shotstopper Gianluigi Buffon has won the coveted Lev Yashin Award, given to the best goalkeeper at the FIFA World Cup finals. The Juventus star is a worthy successor to Belgium's legendary Michel Preud'Homme, flamboyant French keeper Fabien Barthez and Germany's Oliver Kahn, winners in 1994, 1998 and 2002 respectively. Buffon has been singled out as a potential all-time great ever since making his Serie A debut at the tender age of 17 years and nine months. The 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany will go down in history as the tournament where the classy custodian cemented his place alongside the best goalkeepers ever to play the game. It is difficult to find any chinks in Buffon's armour: the Italian seems to possess the full range of qualities needed to be a complete No.1.

Roberto Beccantini, a journalist at Italian daily newspaper La Stampa was brave enough to compare Buffon with legendary Azzurri keeper Dino Zoff, a hero of Italy's 1982 FIFA World Cup-winning campaign. Beccantini believes Buffon possesses more of the characteristics shared by the classic Mediterranean stoppers while Zoff was perhaps more English in his style. The former Parma keeper wasted no time in making his mark at Germany 2006. Buffon's acrobatics in his side's opening game against Ghana were ample proof of his full recovery from the potentially career-threatening shoulder injury suffered at the beginning of the 2005/06 season. Despite having to endure a number of other knocks and niggles throughout the campaign, Buffon timed his return to full fitness perfectly, hitting top form to help the Vecchia Signora clinch the league title and the Azzurri lift the FIFA World Cup. Gigi's toughest test would come in the group game against Czech Republic, going head-to-head with Juventus team-mate Pavel Nedved. After an intriguing duel, it was the keeper who came out on top, keeping a clean sheet in Italy's 2-0 win.

Prior to Sunday's Final in Berlin, Buffon's goal had been breached just the once, right-back Cristian Zaccardo putting through his own net against the USA. That one mishap aside, the Italian backline provided an effective screen throughout the tournament. Fabio Cannavaro and Co were able to do their job safe in the knowledge that their world-class keeper would deal comfortably with any shots that did get through. In one of the highlights of Italy's campaign, Buffon ran the length of the field to celebrate with his team-mates after Marco Materazzi's opener against Czech Republic. With the benefit of hindsight, this was the first sign that an indomitable team spirit was being forged among the members of Marcello Lippi's squad. In the Final itself, Buffon overcame the blow of conceding an early Zinedine Zidane penalty to put in an exemplary display, typified in extra time when he tipped over a goalbound Zidane header. Not many would argue against the opinion that Buffon is a worthy FIFA World Cup winner and a deserved recipient of the Lev Yashin Award.

English People's Daily Online -- Buffon wins Yashin award UPDATED: 17:10, July 10, 2006 Buffon wins Yashin award Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has won the Lev Yashin Award for the best goalkeeper at the FIFA World Cup finals. Italy , who won the 2006 World Cup title on Sunday night, conceded only two goals in their seven matches in Germany . The first was an own goal in the 1-1 draw with the United States in the group stage. The other was a penalty made by France playmaker Zinedine Zidane in the final. Buffon, the Juventus star, is a worthy successor to Belgium 's legendary Michel Preud' Homme, flamboyant French keeper Fabien Barthez and Germany's Oliver Kahn, the Yashin award winners in 1994, 1998 and 2002 respectively. Buffon has been singled out as a potential all-time great ever since making his Serie A debut at tender age of 17 years and nine months. Buffon wasted no time in making his mark at Germany 2006.

Buffon's acrobatics in his side's opening game against Ghana were ample proof of his full recovery from the potentially career-threatening shoulder injury suffered at the beginning of the 2005/06 season. Despite having to endure a number of other knocks and niggles throughout the campaign, Buffon timed his return to full fitness perfectly, hitting top form to help the Vecchia Signora clinch the league title and the Azzurri lift the FIFA World Cup. Buffon's toughest test came in the group game against Czech Republic, going head-to-head with Juventus club-mate Pavel Nedved. After an intriguing duel, it was the keeper who came out on top, keeping a clean sheet in Italy's 2-0 win. In one of the highlights of Italy's campaign, Buffon ran the length of field to celebrate with his team-mates after Marco Materazzi's opener against Czech Republic. With the benefit of hindsight, this was the first sign that an indomitable team spirit was being forged among the members of Marcello Lippi's squad.

In the Final itself, Buffon overcame the blow of conceding an early Zinedine Zidane penalty to put in an exemplary display, typified in the second half when he tipped over a goalbound Zidane header. Not may would argue against the fact that Buffon is a worthy FIFA World Cup winner and a deserved recipient of the Lev Yashin Award. Source: Xinhua

Question: Who won the Yashin Award for the Best Goalkeeper in the 1998 World Cup?
Answer: Fabien Barthez