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 | Player | Club(s) | Country | 1P | 2P | 3P | 4P | 5P | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
References[]
- ^ "Rivaldo on top of the world" FIFA.com. Retrieved 17 November 2013
- ^ "FIFA Awards – World Player of the Year - Top 10". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
Categories:
- 1999 in association football
- FIFA World Player of the Year