1999 FIFA World Player of the Year

The 1999 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Rivaldo with 536 points. David Beckham took second place, the highest ever position for an English footballer. Argentina striker Gabriel Batistuta came third.^[1]

Results

RANK	NAME	TEAM	COUNTRY	1P	2P	3P	4P	5P	TOTAL
1	Rivaldo	Barcelona	Brazil	63	40	14	7	5	543
2	David Beckham	Manchester United	England	31	16	21	11	9	194
3	Gabriel Batistuta	Fiorentina	Argentina	8	8	15	17	7	79
4	Zinedine Zidane	Juventus	France	3	14	7	7	3	68
5	Christian Vieri	Lazio Inter Milan	Italy	1	3	6	10	8	39
6	Luís Figo	Barcelona	Portugal	11	4		11	12	35
7	Andriy Shevchenko	Dynamo Kyiv Milan	Ukraine	11	10	19	13	8	34
8	Raúl	Real Madrid	Spain	3	5	6	6	6	31
9	Andy Cole	Manchester United	England	1		3	1	4	24
10	Dwight Yorke	Manchester United	Trinidad and Tobago	1		3	1	4	19

FIFA World Player of the Year

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International association football

FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year Ballon d'Or Timeline of association football

Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)

Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU)

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15

South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15

Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17

Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17

Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games

Games	African Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games

See also Geography Debuts Codes Player of the Century Women's football

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