UEFA Champions League: 50 Best Players in Champions League History

Full name Vítor Manuel Martins Baía
Date of birth 15 October 1969  (age 41)
Place of birth Portugal
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Full name Gianluca Vialli
Date of birth 9 July 1964  (age 46)
Place of birth Italy
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Striker
Full name Michael Ballack
Date of birth 26 September 1976  (age 34)
Place of birth East Germany
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position Midfielder
Full name Roberto Fabián Ayala
Date of birth April 14, 1973  (age 38)
Place of birth Argentina
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position Centre back (retired)
Full name Carles Puyol i Saforcada
Date of birth 13 April 1978  (age 33)
Place of birth Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Defender
Full name Andriy Mykolayovich Shevchenko
Date of birth 29 September 1976  (age 34)
Place of birth Ukraine
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Striker
Full name Peter Bolesław Schmeichel
Date of birth 18 November 1963  (age 47)
Place of birth Denmark
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Date of birth 30 August 1972  (age 38)
Place of birth Czechoslovakia
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position Left winger
 Attacking midfielder
Full name Fernando Morientes Sánchez
Date of birth 5 April 1976  (age 35)
Place of birth Cáceres, Spain
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Striker
Full name Fernando Ruiz Hierro
Date of birth March 23, 1968  (age 43)
Place of birth Vélez-Málaga, Spain
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Centre back / Defensive midfielder
Full name Clarence Clyde Seedorf
Date of birth 1 April 1976  (age 35)
Place of birth Suriname
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position Midfielder
Full name Henrik Edward Larsson
Date of birth September 20, 1971  (age 39)
Place of birth Sweden,
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Striker
Full name Edwin van der Sar
Date of birth 29 October 1970  (age 40)
Place of birth Netherlands
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 5¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Full name Wesley Benjamin Sneijder
Date of birth 9 June 1984  (age 26)
Place of birth Utrecht, Netherlands
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Full name Maicon Douglas Sisenando
Date of birth 26 July 1981  (age 29)
Place of birth Novo Hamburgo, Brazil
Height 1.84 m (6 ft ¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position Right back
Full name Wayne Mark Rooney
Date of birth 24 October 1985  (age 25)
Place of birth Croxteth, Liverpool, England
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Forward
Full name Romário de Souza Faria
Date of birth January 29, 1966  (age 45)
Place of birth Brazil
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position Striker
Full name Frank James Lampard
Date of birth 20 June 1978  (age 32)
Place of birth Romford, London, England
Height 1.84 m (6 ft ¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Full name Gianluigi Buffon Masocco
Date of birth 28 January 1978  (age 33)
Place of birth Italy
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Full name Roberto Carlos da Silva Rocha
Date of birth 10 April 1973  (age 38)
Place of birth Brazil
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position Left wingback
Full name Steven McManaman
Date of birth 11 February 1972  (age 39)
Place of birth England
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Attacking Midfielder(Retired)
Full name Jakob Stam
Date of birth 17 July 1972  (age 38)
Place of birth Netherlands
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Playing position Centre bac
Full name Gary Alexander Neville
Date of birth 18 February 1975  (age 36)
Place of birth England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position Right-back
Full name Paul Aaron Scholes
Date of birth 16 November 1974  (age 36)
Place of birth Salford, Greater Manchester,
 England
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position Midfielder
Full name Rui Manuel César Costa
Date of birth March 29, 1972  (age 39)
Place of birth Portugal
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Full name Xavier Hernández i Creus
Date of birth 25 January 1980  (age 31)
Place of birth Terrassa, Spain
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Full name Rivaldo Vítor Borba Ferreira
Date of birth 19 April 1972  (age 39)
Place of birth Paulista, Pernambuco, Brazil
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Full name Paolo Cesare Maldini
Date of birth 26 June 1968  (age 42)
Place of birth Milan, Italy
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Defender
Full name Ryan Joseph Giggs
Date of birth 29 November 1973  (age 37)
Place of birth Wales
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Full name Marcos Evangelista de Moraes
Date of birth June 7, 1970  (age 40)
Place of birth Brazil
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position Right back
Full name Steven George Gerrard
Date of birth 30 May 1980  (age 30)
Place of birth England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Full name Thierry Daniel Henry
Date of birth 17 August 1977  (age 33)
Place of birth France
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Striker/Winger
Full name David Robert Joseph Beckham
Date of birth 2 May 1975  (age 35)
Place of birth England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position Right-midfield
 Centre-midfield
Full name Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo
Date of birth 4 November 1972  (age 38)
Place of birth Portugal
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder/Winger
Full name Ronaldo de Assis Moreira
Date of birth 21 March 1980  (age 31)
Place of birth Brazil
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Forward / Winger
Full name Petr Čech
Date of birth 20 May 1982  (age 28)
Place of birth Czechoslovakia
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Full name Alessandro Del Piero
Date of birth 9 November 1974  (age 36)
Place of birth  Italy
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Second striker
Full name Ricardo Alberto Silveira de Carvalho
Date of birth 18 May 1978  (age 32)
Place of birth Amarante, Portugal
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position Centre back
Full name Alessandro Nesta
Date of birth March 19, 1976  (age 35)
Place of birth Rieti, Italy
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position Centre back
Full name José María Gutiérrez Hernández
Date of birth October 31, 1976  (age 34)
Place of birth Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Full name Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro
Date of birth 5 February 1985  (age 26)
Place of birth Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Forward / Winger

UEFA Team of the Year: 5
 2003–04, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10

UEFA Champions League Topscorer: 1
 2007-08
UEFA Club Forward of the Year: 1
 2007–08
UEFA Club Footballer of the Year: 1
 2007–08
Full name Rutgerus Johannes
 Martinus van Nistelrooĳ
Date of birth 1 July 1976  (age 34)
Place of birth Netherlands
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Striker
Full name Oliver Rolf Kahn
Date of birth 15 June 1969  (age 41)
Place of birth West Germany
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper (retired)
Full name Iker Casillas Fernández
Date of birth 20 May 1981  (age 29)
Place of birth Spain
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Full name Lionel Andrés Messi
Date of birth 24 June 1987  (age 23)
Place of birth Rosario, Argentina
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Forward / Winger
Full name Anderson Luís de Souza
Date of birth 27 August 1977  (age 33)
Place of birth São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder, Left midfielder
Full name Gaizka Mendieta
Date of birth 27 March 1974  (age 37)
Place of birth Bilbao, Spain
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Full name Samuel Eto'o Fils
Date of birth 10 March 1981  (age 30)
Place of birth Cameroon
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position Striker
Full name Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite
Date of birth April 22, 1982  (age 28)
Place of birth Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Full name Zinedine Yazid Zidane
Date of birth 23 June 1972  (age 38)
Place of birth France
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Midfield
Full name Raúl González Blanco
Date of birth 27 June 1977  (age 33)
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position Striker
Full name	Vítor Manuel Martins Baía
Date of birth	15 October 1969 (age 41)
Place of birth	Portugal
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Full name	Gianluca Vialli
Date of birth	9 July 1964 (age 46)
Place of birth	Italy
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Striker
Full name	Michael Ballack
Date of birth	26 September 1976 (age 34)
Place of birth	East Germany
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Full name	Roberto Fabián Ayala
Date of birth	April 14, 1973 (age 38)
Place of birth	Argentina
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Centre back (retired)
Full name	Carles Puyol i Saforcada
Date of birth	13 April 1978 (age 33)
Place of birth	Spain
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Defender
Full name	Andriy Mykolayovich Shevchenko
Date of birth	29 September 1976 (age 34)
Place of birth	Ukraine
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Striker
Full name	Peter Bolesław Schmeichel
Date of birth	18 November 1963 (age 47)
Place of birth	Denmark
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Date of birth	30 August 1972 (age 38)
Place of birth	Czechoslovakia
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Left winger Attacking midfielder
Full name	Fernando Morientes Sánchez
Date of birth	5 April 1976 (age 35)
Place of birth	Cáceres, Spain
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Striker
Full name	Fernando Ruiz Hierro
Date of birth	March 23, 1968 (age 43)
Place of birth	Vélez-Málaga, Spain
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Centre back / Defensive midfielder