Best Soccer Defender?

[BillBob70]

I would have said Cannavaro five years ago, but went for Lucio

 

[titsrock]

Alves ain't much of a defender actually...

 

[tartanterrier]

I would say Vidic

 

[Johan]

Claudio Gentile of the 1982 Italy's World Cup winning team.

The best defenders ever were Passarella (Argentina) or Baresi , Maldini (both Italy)

Peter Schöttel, legend of SK Rapid...:glugglug:

Historically, it's Bobby Moore, Franco Baresi, Rune Bratseth and Hans-Peter Briegel for me.

How can you all forget Franz "The Kaiser" Beckenbauer ?!

All the guys you named were great, that's a fact (you could have named Lilian Thuram, Lothar Matthaus, Giuseppe Bergomi or Laurent Blanc as well) but Franz Beckenbauer is just the best defender in the history of soccer.

 

[Straight Shooter]

Is Rio Ferdinand in the question of best defender?

 

[YumiYumi_1988]

Is Rio Ferdinand in the question of best defender?

Not when he's only the third best on his team.

Then again, so is Carles Puyol.