Top 20 Scandinavian Footballers of All Time

Honorabale Mentions:

Ronnie Hellstrom
Nils Middelboe
John Hansen
Pauli Jorgensen
Christian Eriksen

20. Thomas Ravelli

Country: Sweden
Positions: Goalkeeper

Rating: 86

19. Preben Elkjaer Larsen

Country: Denmark
Positions: Center forward
Rating: 86

18. Sami Hyypia

Country: Finland
Positions: Center back
Rating: 86

17. Morten Olsen

Country: Denmark
Positions: Center back, defensive midfielder

Rating: 86

16. Gunnar Gren

Country: Sweden
Positions: Center forward

Rating: 86

15. Sven Rydell

Country: Sweden
Positions: Center forward

Rating: 86

14. Soren Lerby

Country: Denmark
Positions: Center midfielder, defensive midfielder

Rating: 86

13. Freddie Ljungberg

Country: Sweden
Positions: Winger, side midfielder

Rating: 87

12. Brian Laudrup

Country: Denmark
Positions: Winger, second stiker

Rating: 87

11. Bo Larsson

Country: Sweden
Positions: Center midfielder, center forward

Rating: 87

10. Henrik Larsson

Country: Sweden
Positions: Center forward

Rating: 87

9. Jari Litmanen

Country: Finland
Positions: Attacking midfielder, second striker

Rating: 87

8. Karl Aage Praest

Country: Denmark
Positions: Winger

Rating: 87

7. Allan Simonsen

Country: Denmark
Positions: center forward

Rating: 87

6. Kurt Hamrin

Country: Sweden
Positions: Winger

Rating: 87

5. Nils Liedholm

Country: Sweden
Positions: Attacking midfielder

Rating: 88

4. Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Country: Sweden
Positions: Center forward

Rating: 90

3. Gunnar Nordahl

Country: Sweden
Positions: Defensive midfielder, full back

Rating: 90

2. Michael Laudrup

Country: Denmark
Positions: Attacking midfielder, center midfielder

Rating: 91

1. Peter Schmeichel

Country: Denmark
Positions: Goalkeeper

Rating: 92

All-Time Scandanavia XI

Schmeichel (GK)

Hyypia (CB) M. Olsen (CB) Bratseth (CB)

Hamrin (RM) Laudrup (CM) Lideholm (AM) B. Larsson (CM) Praest (LM)
Nordahl (CF) Ibrahimovic (CF)

Captains: M. Olsen, Hyypia