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Who is considered the best goalkeeper?

Past and present

Update:

How come no one mentioned Peter Cech? I got the impression he is the current favorite for the position? Or I am mistaken?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    Past: Gordon Banks and Lev Yashin...Second and first best goalkeepers of the 20th century respectively...Yashin is the only goalkeeper to win the European footballer of the year and is also believed to have blocked around 150 penalty kicks.

    Present: Van De Sar and Peter Cech.Van De Sar was the best European Goalkeeper of the year in 1995. Peter Cech was the

    IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper:2005,

    Best European Goalkeeper:(2005) ,

    UEFA Club Football Awards - Best Goalkeeper:(2005,2007) ,

    FA Premier League (2005, 2006),

    FA Cup (2007) ,

    Football League Cup (2005, 2007) , and the FA Premiership player of the month.

    Charity Shield (2005)

  • 1 decade ago

    The best goalkeeper ever...Lev Yashin, the best shot stopper ever... Gordon Banks, the best in the world right now... Petr Cech

  • 5 years ago

    Peter Cech,Neur,and Courtois

  • Jim
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    Lev Yashin, Gordon Banks, Peter Schmeichel and in a few years it will be Guillermo Ochoa

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Petr Cech.

  • 1 decade ago

    The world number 1 is Petr Cech..and followed by Buffon,van der Sar,Dida,Cassilas,Abbondanzieri,Robinson,Coupet...

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Peter Shilton - Past

    Robert Green - Present

  • 1 decade ago

    Lev Yashin

  • 1 decade ago

    Lev Yashin

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    the past got to be peter schmeichel and lev yashin..present it have to be Buffon and peter Cech

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