The 1999 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Rivaldo. The gala was hosted at the Palais de Congress Brussels, on January 24, 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.[1]

Results

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RankPlayerClub(s)Country1P2P3P4P5PPoints
1RivaldoSpain BarcelonaBrazil Brazil63401475543
2David BeckhamEngland Manchester UnitedEngland England311621119194
3Gabriel BatistutaItaly FiorentinaArgentina Argentina881517779
4Zinedine ZidaneItaly JuventusFrance France31477368
5Christian VieriItaly Lazio
Italy Inter Milan
Italy Italy13610839
6Luís FigoSpain BarcelonaPortugal Portugal114111235
7Andriy ShevchenkoUkraine Dynamo Kyiv
Italy Milan
Ukraine Ukraine11101913834
8RaúlSpain Real MadridSpain Spain3566631
9Andy ColeEngland Manchester UnitedEngland England131424
10Dwight YorkeEngland Manchester UnitedTrinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago131419

References

  1. "Rivaldo on top of the world" FIFA.com. Retrieved 17 November 2013
  2. "FIFA Awards – World Player of the Year - Top 10". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
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