1999 FIFA World Player of the Year

Association football award April 2025 The 1999 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Rivaldo. The gala was hosted at the Palais de Congress Brussels, on 24 January 2000. 132 national team coaches, based on the current FIFA Men's World Ranking were chosen to vote. It was organised by European Sports Media, Adidas, International Football Hall of Champions, FIFA and the Voetbal International Magazine of Belgium. David Beckham took the second place – the highest ever position for an English footballer. Argentina striker Gabriel Batistuta came third."Rivaldo on top of the world" FIFA.com. Retrieved 17 November 2013 Results Las votaciones https://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/PUB/2000/01/25/EMD20000125006MDP.pdf Mundo DeportivoNo 1 Del Mundo https://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/PUB/2000/01/25/EMD20000125002MDP.pdf Mundo Deportivohttps://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/fifa-awards.html FIFA Awards – World Player of the Year – Top 10 31 March 2016 live RSSSF https://web.archive.org/web/20160112042845/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/fifa-awards.html 12 January 2016 RankPlayerClub(s)Country1P2P3P4P5PPoints1RivaldoESP BarcelonaBRA Brazil634014755432David BeckhamEngland Manchester UnitedEngland England3116211191943Gabriel BatistutaITA FiorentinaArgentina Argentina8815177794Zinedine ZidaneITA JuventusFrance France314773685Christian VieriITA LazioITA Inter MilanITA Italy136108396Luís FigoESP BarcelonaPortugal Portugal1141112357Andriy ShevchenkoUkraine Dynamo KyivITA MilanUkraine Ukraine111019138348RaúlESP Real MadridESP Spain35666319Andy ColeEngland Manchester UnitedEngland England13142410Dwight YorkeEngland Manchester UnitedTrinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago131419 References FIFA World Player of the Year Category:FIFA World Player of the Year