The biggest stars in soccer history are usually strikers or midfielders. However, many defenders have also shined throughout the sport’s history. Defensive players ran around the pitch at all times and often outshone the offensive-minded players.
This time, just as the title of this article suggests, what we have is a selection of the best soccer defenders of all time. So in the following, we will introduce some 10 best and great defenders in the history of soccer. If you have any alternative selections, objections or arguments for and against, write in the comments section below.
Just like Paolo Maldini, Franco Baresi spent his entire career at AC Milan. He has won the Champions League three times, Italian Serie A six times and has a whole collection of medals from World Cups. In 1982 he won the most valuable award eight years later, followed by bronze and four years later silver.
Baresi said goodbye to soccer in 1997 at the age of 37. Only two years later, AC Milan fans voted him player of the century.
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