The list of the best goalkeepers in history includes CSKA Moscow captain Igor Akinfeev and former Spartak Moscow goalkeeper Rinat Dasaev. according to this International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS).
While creating the rating, the federation’s statistical data since 1987 were taken into account. Dasaev is 37th with 57 points, while Akinfeev is 47th (47th).
Italian Gianluigi Buffon, who played in Parma, was named the best goalkeeper in history. He scored 357 points. The second was Real Madrid’s former goalkeeper Iker Casillas (260), and the third was Manuel Neuer, who played for Bayern Munich and the German national team.
Recall that at the end of 2022, after Germany was eliminated from the World Cup in Qatar, Neuer broke his leg while skiing on vacation. It is currently undergoing a restoration process. He will not be on the field this season.
In a recent interview, Neuer criticized the club management for sacking goalkeeping coach Toni Tapalovic. Tapalovich’s resignation became known on January 24. The main reason for the dismissal of a specialist working in the camp of German champions, which has ruled since 2011, was a disagreement with head coach Julian Nagelsmann.
Previously, silver medalist of the European Championship in 1988 as part of the USSR national team Rinat Dasaev discretion Goalkeepers of the Russian national team for the March training camp.