- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1960–1978
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 95.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 96.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
GOAT Rank · 28
Greatest Football athletes who debuted in the 1960s
This ranking uses verified career records and GOAT Rank's published model. Every listed athlete clears the data eligibility threshold.
#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1964–1984
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 95.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 93.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1964–1983
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 93.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1963–1978
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 95.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 89.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 91.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1963–1981
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 89.0
- Statistics
- 95.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1966–1984
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 85.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1960–1979
- Country
- 🇵🇹 Portugal
- Peak
- 91.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 93.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1969–1990
- Country
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1964–1982
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1961–1983
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1968–1991
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1964–1977
- Country
- 🇨🇿 Czech Republic
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 85.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1969–1987
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1968–1984
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1967–1984
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1964–1978
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1960–1977
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1963–1984
- Country
- 🇬🇧 Northern Ireland
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1965–1979
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1961–1981
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1965–1985
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 85.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1967–1980
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1969–1987
- Country
- 🇷🇴 Romania
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 75.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1968–1984
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 75.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1963–1977
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1960–1973
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 75.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 75.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1962–1980
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 42.0
- Dominance
- 38.0
- Statistics
- 44.0
- Honours
- 34.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1962–1978
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 26.0
- Dominance
- 24.0
- Statistics
- 28.0
- Honours
- 18.0
- Longevity
- 52.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Giacinto Facchetti | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1960–1978 | 94 |
| 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 |
| 46 | Gerd Müller | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1963–1981 | 89.3 |
| 70 | Emlyn Hughes | Football | 🏴 England | 1966–1984 | 88.8 |
| 83 | Eusébio | Football | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 1960–1979 | 88.2 |
| 92 | Oleg Blokhin | Football | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 1969–1990 | 88.1 |
| 96 | José Martínez Sánchez | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1964–1982 | 87.9 |
| 126 | Dino Zoff | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1961–1983 | 87.2 |
| 127 | Johan Neeskens | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1968–1991 | 87.2 |
| 132 | Ivo Viktor | Football | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | 1964–1977 | 87.2 |
| 146 | Bernard Lacombe | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1969–1987 | 86.8 |
| 219 | Kevin Keegan | Football | 🏴 England | 1968–1984 | 85.4 |
| 236 | Carlos Bianchi | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1967–1984 | 85.2 |
| 243 | Jupp Heynckes | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1964–1978 | 85.1 |
| 269 | Sandro Mazzola | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1960–1977 | 84.6 |
| 288 | George Best | Football | 🇬🇧 Northern Ireland | 1963–1984 | 84.3 |
| 319 | Berti Vogts | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1965–1979 | 83.8 |
| 395 | Ivan Ćurković | Football | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 1961–1981 | 82.5 |
| 405 | László Fazekas | Football | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 1965–1985 | 82.3 |
| 437 | Heinz Flohe | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1967–1980 | 81.9 |
| 477 | Dudu Georgescu | Football | 🇷🇴 Romania | 1969–1987 | 81 |
| 516 | Sir Trevor David Brooking | Football | 🏴 England | 1968–1984 | 79.8 |
| 519 | Günter Netzer | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1963–1977 | 79.6 |
| 613 | Philippe Gondet | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1960–1973 | 72.7 |
| 626 | Bo "Bosse" Larsson | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1962–1980 | 42.9 |
| 631 | Krister Kristensson | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1962–1978 | 29.4 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Who is included?
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