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Florian Albert Florian Albert Hungary
Amaro Varela Amancio Amaro Varela Amancio Right wing Spain
Franz Beckenbauer Franz Beckenbauer Germany
Igor Belanov Forward USSR
Laurent Blanc Laurent Blanc Defender and midfielder France
Bobby Bobby Charlton Bobby Bobby Charlton Winger and midfielder England
Paul Breitner Paul Breitner Defender and midfielder West Germany
Didier Deschamps Didier Deschamps Midfielder France
Dragan Dzajic Dragan Dzajic Left wing Yugoslavia
Giacinto Facchetti Giacinto Facchetti Left back Italy
Paul Gascoigne Paul Gascoigne Midfielder England
Ruud Gullit Ruud Gullit Midfielder Netherlands
Horst Hrubesch Horst Hrubesch Striker West Germany
Juergen Klinsmann Juergen Klinsmann Striker Germany
Ronald Koeman Ronald Koeman Central defender Netherlands
Brian Laudrup Brian Laudrup Midfielder/forward Denmark
Josep-Dieter Maier Josep-Dieter Maier Goalkeeper West Germany
Paolo Maldini Paolo Maldini Defender Italy
Josef Masopust Josef Masopust Forward/midfielder Czechoslovakia
Lothar Matthaus Lothar Matthaus Midfielder/defender Germany
Alessandro Mazzola Alessandro Mazzola Striker and midfielder Italy
Gerd Müller Gerd Müller Centre-forward West Germany
Michel Michel Platini Michel Michel Platini France
Günther Netzer Günther Netzer Midfielder West Germany
Antonin Panenka Antonin Panenka Midfielder Czechoslovakia
Frank Rijkaard Frank Rijkaard Midfielder Netherlands
Giovanni Riva Giovanni Riva Striker Italy
Gianni Rivera Gianni Rivera Midfielder Italy
Matthias Sammer Matthias Sammer Midfielder/defender Germany
Peter Schmeichel Peter Schmeichel Goalkeeper Denmark
Bernd Schuster Bernd Schuster Midfielder West Germany
Alan Shearer Alan Shearer Forward England
Luis Suarez Luis Suarez Midfielder Spain
Jean Tigana Jean Tigana Midfielder France
Marco Van Basten Marco Van Basten Netherlands
Lev Yashin Lev Yashin Goalkeeper USSR
Dino Zoff Dino Zoff Goalkeeper Italy