GOAT Rank · 35

Greatest Football Players who debuted in the 1960s

This ranking is led by Giacinto Facchetti, Johan Cruyff and Franz Beckenbauer. GOAT Rank currently ranks 35 eligible Football players who debuted in the 1960s using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.

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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Giacinto Facchetti ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 94.0.

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Giacinto Facchetti

94.0

Sport: Football
Career: 1960–1978
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy

Peak: 95.0
Dominance: 94.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 96.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Giacinto Facchetti

Johan Cruyff

92.9

Sport: Football
Career: 1964–1984
Country: 🇳🇱 Netherlands

Peak: 95.0
Dominance: 94.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 93.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Johan Cruyff

Franz Beckenbauer

92.6

Sport: Football
Career: 1964–1983
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

Peak: 93.0
Dominance: 93.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 94.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Franz Beckenbauer

Dragan Džajić

91.6

Sport: Football
Career: 1963–1978
Country: 🇷🇸 Serbia

Peak: 95.0
Dominance: 92.0
Statistics: 89.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 91.0

Athlete: Dragan Džajić

Kenny Dalglish

91.4

Sport: Football
Career: 1969–1990
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 92.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 96.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Kenny Dalglish

Gerd Müller

89.3

Sport: Football
Career: 1963–1981
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 89.0
Statistics: 95.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Gerd Müller

Sepp Maier

88.6

Sport: Football
Career: 1962–1980
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 96.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Sepp Maier

Peter Shilton

88.4

Sport: Football
Career: 1966–1997
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 96.0

Athlete: Peter Shilton

Eusébio

88.2

Sport: Football
Career: 1960–1979
Country: 🇵🇹 Portugal

Peak: 91.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 93.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Eusébio

Oleg Blokhin

88.1

Sport: Football
Career: 1969–1990
Country: 🇺🇦 Ukraine

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Oleg Blokhin

100

José Martínez Sánchez

87.9

Sport: Football
Career: 1964–1982
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 85.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: José Martínez Sánchez

109

Ray Clemence

87.6

Sport: Football
Career: 1965–1988
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 94.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Ray Clemence

130

Dino Zoff

87.2

Sport: Football
Career: 1961–1983
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Dino Zoff

131

Johan Neeskens

87.2

Sport: Football
Career: 1968–1991
Country: 🇳🇱 Netherlands

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Johan Neeskens

136

Ivo Viktor

87.2

Sport: Football
Career: 1964–1977
Country: 🇨🇿 Czech Republic

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 85.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Ivo Viktor

151

Bernard Lacombe

86.8

Sport: Football
Career: 1969–1987
Country: 🇫🇷 France

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Bernard Lacombe

198

Phil Neal

85.8

Sport: Football
Career: 1968–1989
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 74.0
Honours: 96.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Phil Neal

227

Kevin Keegan

85.4

Sport: Football
Career: 1968–1984
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Kevin Keegan

246

Carlos Bianchi

85.2

Sport: Football
Career: 1967–1984
Country: 🇦🇷 Argentina

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Carlos Bianchi

254

Jupp Heynckes

85.1

Sport: Football
Career: 1964–1978
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Jupp Heynckes

282

Sandro Mazzola

84.6

Sport: Football
Career: 1960–1977
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Sandro Mazzola

300

George Best

84.3

Sport: Football
Career: 1963–1984
Country: 🇬🇧 Northern Ireland

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: George Best

304

Emlyn Hughes

84.2

Sport: Football
Career: 1964–1984
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 74.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Emlyn Hughes

334

Berti Vogts

83.8

Sport: Football
Career: 1965–1979
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Berti Vogts

397

Peter Lorimer

82.8

Sport: Football
Career: 1962–1986
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Peter Lorimer

415

Ivan Ćurković

82.5

Sport: Football
Career: 1961–1981
Country: 🇷🇸 Serbia

Peak: 85.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Ivan Ćurković

426

László Fazekas

82.3

Sport: Football
Career: 1965–1985
Country: 🇭🇺 Hungary

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 85.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: László Fazekas

449

Alan Ball

82.0

Sport: Football
Career: 1962–1983
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 76.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Alan Ball

460

Heinz Flohe

81.9

Sport: Football
Career: 1967–1980
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

Peak: 85.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Heinz Flohe

504

Dudu Georgescu

81.0

Sport: Football
Career: 1969–1987
Country: 🇷🇴 Romania

Peak: 85.0
Dominance: 75.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Dudu Georgescu

544

Sir Trevor David Brooking

79.8

Sport: Football
Career: 1968–1984
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 80.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 75.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Sir Trevor David Brooking

547

Günter Netzer

79.6

Sport: Football
Career: 1963–1977
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Günter Netzer

643

Philippe Gondet

72.7

Sport: Football
Career: 1960–1973
Country: 🇫🇷 France

Peak: 75.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 75.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Philippe Gondet

665

Bo "Bosse" Larsson

42.9

Sport: Football
Career: 1962–1980
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 42.0
Dominance: 38.0
Statistics: 44.0
Honours: 34.0
Longevity: 58.0

Athlete: Bo "Bosse" Larsson

670

Krister Kristensson

29.4

Sport: Football
Career: 1962–1978
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 26.0
Dominance: 24.0
Statistics: 28.0
Honours: 18.0
Longevity: 52.0

Athlete: Krister Kristensson

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
6	Giacinto Facchetti	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	1960–1978	94.0
8	Johan Cruyff	Football	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1964–1984	92.9
10	Franz Beckenbauer	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1964–1983	92.6
17	Dragan Džajić	Football	🇷🇸 Serbia	1963–1978	91.6
19	Kenny Dalglish	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	1969–1990	91.4
48	Gerd Müller	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1963–1981	89.3
76	Sepp Maier	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1962–1980	88.6
81	Peter Shilton	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1966–1997	88.4
87	Eusébio	Football	🇵🇹 Portugal	1960–1979	88.2
96	Oleg Blokhin	Football	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1969–1990	88.1
100	José Martínez Sánchez	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	1964–1982	87.9
109	Ray Clemence	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1965–1988	87.6
130	Dino Zoff	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	1961–1983	87.2
131	Johan Neeskens	Football	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1968–1991	87.2
136	Ivo Viktor	Football	🇨🇿 Czech Republic	1964–1977	87.2
151	Bernard Lacombe	Football	🇫🇷 France	1969–1987	86.8
198	Phil Neal	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1968–1989	85.8
227	Kevin Keegan	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1968–1984	85.4
246	Carlos Bianchi	Football	🇦🇷 Argentina	1967–1984	85.2
254	Jupp Heynckes	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1964–1978	85.1
282	Sandro Mazzola	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	1960–1977	84.6
300	George Best	Football	🇬🇧 Northern Ireland	1963–1984	84.3
304	Emlyn Hughes	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1964–1984	84.2
334	Berti Vogts	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1965–1979	83.8
397	Peter Lorimer	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	1962–1986	82.8
415	Ivan Ćurković	Football	🇷🇸 Serbia	1961–1981	82.5
426	László Fazekas	Football	🇭🇺 Hungary	1965–1985	82.3
449	Alan Ball	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1962–1983	82.0
460	Heinz Flohe	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1967–1980	81.9
504	Dudu Georgescu	Football	🇷🇴 Romania	1969–1987	81.0
544	Sir Trevor David Brooking	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1968–1984	79.8
547	Günter Netzer	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1963–1977	79.6
643	Philippe Gondet	Football	🇫🇷 France	1960–1973	72.7
665	Bo "Bosse" Larsson	Football	🇸🇪 Sweden	1962–1980	42.9
670	Krister Kristensson	Football	🇸🇪 Sweden	1962–1978	29.4

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