The 20 Greates Right-Backs of All Time

The 20 Greates Right-Backs of All Time

Although the term "full back" dates from the earliest football formations its early exponents were ositioned centrally and would really be seen as centre-backs today. The true full-back was born when Herbert Chapman created the W-M formation in the late 1920s by pulling back a third defender and pushing the two "full-backs" out wide. It has been said that right-back is the easiest position to play in football but that view is becoming questioned in the modern game as more is asked of the full-back (or wing-back), who now has to both defend and provide a wide attacking outlet. Great full-backs often make godd free-kick and even penalty takers. The following are presented in chronological order.

Berti Vogts

Rodriguez Andrade  Uruguay  1950-54  (Penarol)
 Orvar Bergmark Sweden  1950s  (Orbero/Roma)
Jimmy Armfield  England  1950s/60s  (Blackpool) ,
Djalma Santos  Brazil  1954-62  (Palmeiras)

Tommy Gemmell  Scotland  1960s/70s (Celtic/Notts Forest)
Tarcisio Burgnich  Italy  1963-74  (Inter)
Carlos Alberto  Brazil  1970s  (Santos/Fluminense)

Berti Vogts  Germany  1970s  (Borussia Monchengladbach
Wim Suurbier Holland  1970s  (Ajax)
Danny McGrain  Scotland  1974-82  (Celtic)

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Cafu

Manfred Kaltz  Germany  1975-83  (Hamburg)
Manuel Amoros  France  1980s  (Monaco/Marseille)
Jorginho  Brazil  1987-96  (Flamengo/B.Leverkusen/B.Munich)
Cafu  Brazil  1990s  (Sao Paulo/Roma/Milan)
Lilian Thuram  France  1990s/00s  (Monaco/Parma/Juventus)
Javier Zanetti Argentina  1990s/2000s  (Inter)
Gianluca Zambrotta  Italy  2000s  (Juverntus/Barcelona)
Sergio Ramos  Spain  2000s  (Sevilla/Real Madrid)
Daniel Alves  Brazil  2000s/2010s  (Sevilla/Barcelona)
Maicon  Brazil  2010s  (Cruzeiro/Monaco/Inter)