IFFHS - WOMEN COUNTRIES BEST PLAYERS OF THE XXth CENTURY
Picture : US striker Mia Hamm was crowned THE WORLD'S BEST PLAYER OF THE XXth CENTURY and Brazilian Sissi took place 5 in the World and place 1 for THE BEST PLAYER OF SOUTH AMERICA.
IFFHS WOMEN BEST PLAYERS OF THE XXth CENTURY by COUNTRY
In the year 2000, the IFFHS has organized the votes to elect the "Football Players of the XXth Century" of the World and the Continents . The elections were based on polls of journalists, former players and specialists .
All results were published in two books and all the winners were crowned in two WORLD FOOTBALL GALAS in Germany in 2000 and 2001.
This list of the PLAYERS OF THE XXth CENTURY by COUNTRY is based on the IFFHS Century Elections for each continent in the year 2000.
COUNTRY | PLAYER OF THE XXth CENTURY |
AUSTRALIA | Julie DOLAN |
AUSTRIA | Herta PAHR |
BRAZIL | Sisleide de Lima do Amor SISSI |
Canada | Charmaine HOOPER |
CHINA | Ailing LIU |
COSTA RICA | Bertilia CASTO |
DENMARK | Helle JENSEN |
ENGLAND | Karen WALKER |
FINLAND | Hanna-Mari SARLIN |
France | Michele WOLF |
GERMANY | Heidi MOHR |
GHANA | Nana Ama GYAMFUAH |
ITALY | Carolina MORACE |
JAPAN | Futaba KIOKA |
NORTH KOREA | Jong-Sung KO |
SOUTH KOREA | Myung-Haw LEE |
MEXICO | Alicia VARGAS "LA PELE" |
NETHERLANDS | Vera PAUW |
NEW ZEALAND | Maureen JACOBSON |
NIGERIA | Rita NWADIKE |
NORWAY | Linda MEDALEN |
RUSSIA | Irina GRIGOTJEVA |
SCOTLAND | Rose REILLY |
SOUTH AFRICA | Fikhile SITOLE |
SPAIN | Maria Angeles PAREJO |
SWEDEN | Pia SUNDHAGE |
TURKEY | Nazan BULUT |
USA | Mariel "Mia" HAMM |