Category profile
- Dominance
- 76
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 82
Career timeline · Goals per season
| Season | Goals per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 5 | |
| 1975 | 7 | |
| 1976 | 9 | |
| 1977 | 11 | |
| 1978 | 12 | |
| 1979 | 14 | |
| 1980 | 13 | |
| 1981 | 15 | |
| 1982 | 12 | |
| 1983 | 11 | |
| 1984 | 10 | |
| 1985 | 8 | |
| 1986 | 6 | |
| 1987 | 4 |
Data sources
- FIFA
- UEFA
- Transfermarkt
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Alain Giresse ranks #82 in Football
Alain Giresse ranks 82nd among Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 362nd of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 82.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 76, Peak 86, Longevity 88, Honours 80, Statistics 82. Those categories are normalised against the full Football reference universe of 875 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1970–1988 with 14 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1981, which sets the Peak component at 86. Longevity is the defining strength of the profile at 88 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes european championship titles 1, ligue 1 titles 2, france caps 47, french player of the year awards 2.
Immediately ahead sits Franck Ribéry on 83.6, a gap of 1.5 points. Directly behind is Raí on 83.3. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Alain Giresse GOAT Score explained
- Dominance76/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Giresse stood above the field while competing. Scored 76/100 against the full Football cohort.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1981. Scored 86/100.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 18 years of competition and 14 recorded seasons. Scored 88/100.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
- Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 82/100.
Top Giresse comparisons
Alain Giresse — frequently asked
- Is Alain Giresse the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Alain Giresse ranks 82nd in Football with a GOAT Score of 82.1, behind Cristiano Ronaldo on 95.5.
- What is Alain Giresse's GOAT Score?
- 82.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 76 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Alain Giresse rank all time?
- 362nd of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 82nd within Football.
- Alain Giresse vs Franck Ribéry: who ranks higher?
- Franck Ribéry, on 83.6 against Alain Giresse's 82.1 — a margin of 1.5 points.