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| German wild-cat: Oliver Khan |
Fans voted Manchester United legend Peter Schmeichel 4th, the incredible German wild Cat, Oliver Kahn 3rd and Real Madrid hero Iker Casillas 8th in the rankings.
Enigmatic goalkeepers like Rene Higuita was ranked 20th; Fabien Bathez ranked 41st and Jorge Campo 45th best in the world.
Even the legendary Lev Yashin, who remains the only 'keeper in history to win a Ballon d'Or, came second in the fan vote. So, who was voted first and best goalkeeper of all time?
Go through the list posted below to see the 50 best 'keepers of all time, according to fans.
50. Andoni Zubizarreta
49. Kasper Schmeichel
48. Robert Enke
47. Vladimir Beara
46. Neville Southall
45. Jorge Campos
44. Pat Jennings
43. Andreas Kopke
42. Lorenzo Buffon
41. Fabien Barthez
40. Jose Luis Chilavert
39. Claudio Taffarel
38. Vitor Baia
37. Ray Clemence
36. Harald Schumacher
35. Artur Boruc
34. Jozef Miynarczyk
33. Ronnie Hellstrom
32. Pepe Reina
31. Dida
30. Igor Akinfeev
29. Rinat Dasayev
28. Lukasz Fabianski
27. Jens Lehmann
26. Guillermo Ochoa
25. Jan Oblak
24. Michel Preud'homme
23. Tim Howard
22. Gyula Grosics
21. David Seaman
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| Enigmatic, Rene Higuita |
20. Rene Higuita
19. Jean-Marie Pfaff
18. Hugo Lloris
17. Peter Shilton
16. Thibaut Courtois
15. Jan Tomaszewski
14. Keylor Navas
13. Marc-Andre ter Stegen
12. Sepp Maier
11. Gordon Banks
10. David de Gea
9. Dino Zoff
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| Spanish Hero: Iker Cassillas |
8. Iker Casillas
7. Manuel Neuer
6. Edwin van der Sar
5. Petr Cech
4. Peter Schmeichel
3. Oliver Kahn
2. Lev Yashin
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| World's best goalkeeper of all time |
1. Gianluigi Buffon
Gianluigi Buffon has been voted the greatest goalkeeper of all time by fans ahead of fellow legends Peter Schmeichel and Iker Casillas.
The 42-year-old Italian icon is currently in his second spell at Juventus after leaving Paris Saint-Germain in 2019.
Buffon's success for club and country has seen him capture the Serie A title an incredible 10 times with Juventus and also lifting the World Cup with Italy in 2006.
