1999 FIFA World Player of the Year

The World Player of the Year 1999 was awarded on 24 January 2000 at the Palais des Congrès in Brussels. It was the ninth award in 1991, introduced by the football body FIFA award " World Player of the Year." Winner of the award was the Brazilian Rivaldo.

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The winner was determined by a vote among 140 national coaches in the world. Each of these named the three best footballers in their opinion, none of the three could come from their own country. One response to square one brought five points, second place three points, third place a point. Then the points were summed.

Results ( Top 10)

• Placement: the placement is achieved by a player.
• Name: Name of the excellent player
• Nationality: Nationality of the excellent player
• Club: the club for which the player was active during the calendar year. If a player has changed the club, the transferring club is mentioned in the first position.
• Votes: the total votes received all countries