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The International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) has selected the best goalkeeper of the past 25 years, who is Turin's "Juventus" goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon.
In these rankings, the Italian surpassed the 2012 best goalkeeper according to IFFHS, Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas, who remained in second place.
In third place is former Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar, and in fourth place is another former goalkeeper of this team, Peter Schmeichel. The top five is completed by the legendary German goalkeeper Oliver Kahn.
IFFHS meticulously selected the best goalkeepers of the last 25 years. Almost all world football experts participated in these rankings, evaluating goalkeepers' performances from 1987 to 2012.
IFFHS compiled a list of 144 goalkeepers, with current Malaga goalkeeper Carlos Kameni at the bottom. Here are the top 25 goalkeepers of the last 25 years.
Top 20 Goalkeepers in the Last 25 Years:
(Rank, Goalkeeper, Nationality, Points)
1. Gianluigi Buffon (Italy) 226 pts.
2. Iker Casillas (Spain) 213 pts.
3. Edwin van der Sar (Netherlands) 201
4. Peter Schmeichel (Denmark) 179
5. Oliver Kahn (Germany) 162
6. Petr Čech (Czech Republic) 154
7. Jose Luis Felix Chilavert (Paraguay) 146
8. Walter Zenga (Italy) 132
9. Andoni Zubizarreta (Spain) 132
10. Claudio Andre Mergen Taffarel (Brazil) 130
11. Michel Preud‘homme (Belgium) 124
12. Fabien Barthez (France) 115
13. David Seaman (England) 114
14. Dida (Brazil) 109
15. Vitor Manuel Martins Baia (Portugal) 94
16. Gianluca Pagliuca (Italy) 90
17. Francesco Toldo (Italy) 82
18. Victor Valdes (Spain) 82
19. Jens Lehmann (Germany) 81
20. Julio Cesar (Brazil) 76
