- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1976–1997
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 98.0
- Dominance
- 95.0
- Statistics
- 91.0
- Honours
- 93.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
GOAT Rank · 64
Greatest Football Players who debuted in the 1970s
This ranking is led by Diego Maradona, Zico and Betty Vignotto. GOAT Rank currently ranks 64 eligible Football players who debuted in the 1970s using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Diego Maradona ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 92.0.
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- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1971–1994
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1970–1990
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1972–1991
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 85.0
- Honours
- 95.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1979–1999
- Country
- 🏴 Wales
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1974–1991
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 85.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1971–1986
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1978–1998
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1979–2000
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1975–1996
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1979–1997
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 85.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 85.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1972–1987
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 89.0
- Honours
- 89.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1976–1990
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 85.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1971–1989
- Country
- 🇦🇹 Austria
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 89.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 85.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1974–1992
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 85.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1970–1996
- Country
- 🇨🇲 Cameroon
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1970–1983
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 85.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1973–1991
- Country
- 🏴 Scotland
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1979–1999
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1979–1995
- Country
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1977–1997
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1971–1989
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 85.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1970–1991
- Country
- 🏴 Scotland
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1971–1989
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1979–1998
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 85.0
- Longevity
- 85.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1973–1987
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 98.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1974–1989
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1979–1996
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1971–1985
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1976–1999
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 75.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 85.0
- Longevity
- 95.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1979–1998
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1970–1986
- Country
- 🏴 Scotland
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1970–1983
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1978–1994
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1978–1997
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1979–1997
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 85.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1970–1989
- Country
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1970–1983
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1974–1989
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1979–1999
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1974–1991
- Country
- 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1974–1991
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 75.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 85.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1975–1997
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1978–2000
- Country
- 🇬🇭 Ghana
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1970–1988
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1976–1997
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1970–1994
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1978–1997
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1972–1988
- Country
- 🇪🇬 Egypt
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1979–1998
- Country
- 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Diego Maradona | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1976–1997 | 92.0 |
| 24 | Zico | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1971–1994 | 90.9 |
| 25 | Betty Vignotto | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1970–1990 | 90.9 |
| 29 | Ricardo Bochini | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1972–1991 | 90.2 |
| 43 | Ian Rush | Football | 🏴 Wales | 1979–1999 | 89.5 |
| 52 | Antonio Cabrini | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1974–1991 | 89.2 |
| 68 | Delio Onnis | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1971–1986 | 88.8 |
| 78 | Carolina Morace | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1978–1998 | 88.5 |
| 80 | Lothar Matthäus | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1979–2000 | 88.4 |
| 91 | Pia Sundhage | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1975–1996 | 88.2 |
| 92 | Bernd Schuster | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1979–1997 | 88.2 |
| 95 | Michel Platini | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1972–1987 | 88.1 |
| 101 | Rinat Dasayev | Football | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1976–1990 | 87.9 |
| 152 | Hans Krankl | Football | 🇦🇹 Austria | 1971–1989 | 86.8 |
| 170 | Harald Schumacher | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1974–1992 | 86.3 |
| 184 | Roger Milla | Football | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | 1970–1996 | 86.0 |
| 186 | Rainer Bonhof | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1970–1983 | 86.0 |
| 197 | Alan Hansen | Football | 🏴 Scotland | 1973–1991 | 85.8 |
| 201 | Walter Zenga | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1979–1999 | 85.8 |
| 212 | Igor Belanov | Football | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 1979–1995 | 85.6 |
| 224 | Franco Baresi | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1977–1997 | 85.4 |
| 232 | Giancarlo Antognoni | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1971–1989 | 85.4 |
| 234 | Graeme Souness | Football | 🏴 Scotland | 1970–1991 | 85.3 |
| 255 | Dominique Rocheteau | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1971–1989 | 85.1 |
| 257 | Andreas Brehme | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1979–1998 | 85.1 |
| 259 | Paolo Rossi | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1973–1987 | 85.0 |
| 269 | Sócrates | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1974–1989 | 84.9 |
| 283 | Silvia Neid | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1979–1996 | 84.6 |
| 286 | René Houseman | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1971–1985 | 84.6 |
| 295 | Thomas Ravelli | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1976–1999 | 84.4 |
| 302 | Ruud Gullit | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1979–1998 | 84.2 |
| 322 | John Robertson | Football | 🏴 Scotland | 1970–1986 | 84.0 |
| 323 | Paul Breitner | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1970–1983 | 84.0 |
| 330 | Gary Lineker | Football | 🏴 England | 1978–1994 | 83.9 |
| 331 | Careca | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1978–1997 | 83.9 |
| 348 | Andoni Zubizarreta | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1979–1997 | 83.6 |
| 368 | Allan Simonsen | Football | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 1970–1989 | 83.3 |
| 370 | Ralf Edström | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1970–1983 | 83.3 |
| 392 | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1974–1989 | 82.9 |
| 406 | Peter Beardsley | Football | 🏴 England | 1979–1999 | 82.6 |
| 417 | Safet Sušić | Football | 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1974–1991 | 82.4 |
| 419 | Bruno Conti | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1974–1991 | 82.4 |
| 422 | Bryan Robson | Football | 🏴 England | 1975–1997 | 82.3 |
| 434 | Abedi Pelé | Football | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 1978–2000 | 82.1 |
| 435 | Alain Giresse | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1970–1988 | 82.1 |
| 456 | Hugo Sánchez | Football | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1976–1997 | 81.9 |
| 483 | Trevor Francis | Football | 🏴 England | 1970–1994 | 81.4 |
| 493 | Pierre Littbarski | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1978–1997 | 81.2 |
| 496 | Mahmoud El Khatib | Football | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 1972–1988 | 81.2 |
| 507 | Bruce Grobbelaar | Football | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 1979–1998 | 80.9 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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