Top 20 Defenders of All Time

Honorabale Mentions:

Javier Zanetti
Paul Breitner
Lilian Thuram
Matthias Sammer
Billy Wright

20. Gaetano Scirea

Country: Italy
Positions: Center back

Rating: 88

19. Laurent Blanc

Country: France
Positions: Center back, full back

Rating: 88

18. Nemanja Vidic

Country: Serbia
Positions: Center back

Rating: 89

17. John Terry

Country: England
Positions: Center back

Rating: 89

16. Carles Puyol

Country: Spain
Positions: Center back, full back

Rating: 89

15. Sergio Ramos

Country: Spain
Positions: Center back, full back

Rating: 89

14. Fernando Hierro

Country: Spain
Positions: Center back, defensive midfielder

Rating: 89

13. Djalma Santos

Country: Brazil
Positions: Full back

Rating: 89

12. Roberto Carlos

Country: Brazil
Positions: Full back

Rating: 89

11. Fabio Cannavaro

Country: Italy
Positions: Center back

Rating: 90

10. Giacinto Facchetti

Country: Italy
Positions: Full back
Rating: 90

9. Nilton Santos

Country: Brazil
Positions: Full back

Rating: 90

8. Cafu

Country: Brazil
Positions: Full back

Rating: 90

7. Carlos Alberto

Country: Brazil
Positions: Full back

Rating: 91

6. Daniel Passarella

Country: Argentina
Positions: Center back

Rating: 91

5. Franco Baresi

Country: Italy
Positions: Center back

Rating: 91

4. Ronald Koeman

Country: Netherlands
Positions: Center back, defensive midfielder

Rating: 91

3. Paolo Maldini

Country: Italy
Positions: Center back, full back

Rating: 92

2. Bobby Moore

Country: England
Positions: Center back

Rating: 92

1. Franz Beckenbauer

Country: Germany
Positions: Center back

Rating: 95