Whilst the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi dominate their respective field in the modern era, the 1990's was nonetheless full of wonderful stars who helped develop the Beautiful Game into it's oh so beautiful form today.
With many such assets deriving from the once thriving Italian Serie A – a league in which no way compares with its former self in the modern era – 90’s football offered showcase after showcase few would see fit to miss out on.
Although several of the upcoming players may have admittedly operated during the crossover period from the 1990’s to the early 2000’s, with the likes of David Beckham and Thierry Henry among many other missing out due to their increased proficiency in the following decade, this is a list that is still brimming with technical excellence from all angles.
So then, in light of all the great heroes to have plied their trade in this now bygone era, here are 50 of the best footballers to have shown their worth during the 1990s...
50. Edwin van der Sar
49. Fernando Redondo
48. Filippo Inzaghi
47. Henrik Larsson
46. Laurent Blanc
45. Davor Suker
44. Roberto Mancini
43. Ryan Giggs
42. Jaap Stam
41. Patrick Kluivert
40. Roberto Carlos
39. Jari Litmanen
38. Dunga
37. Alessandro Del Piero
36. Edgar Davids
35. Frank de Boer
34. Carlos Valderrama
33. Stefan Effenberg
32. Alessandro Nesta
31. Clarence Seedorf
30. Oliver Kahn
29. Pavel Nedved
28. Bebeto
27. Jurgen Klinsmann
26. Fernando Hierro
25. Alan Shearer
24. Gabriel Batistuta
23. Hristo Stoichkov
22. Abedi Pele
21. Matthias Sammer
20. Roy Keane
19. Dejan Savicevic
18. Patrick Vieira
17. Eric Cantona
16. Paul Gascoigne
15. Paul Scholes
14. Raul
13. Gheorghe Hagi
12. Rivaldo
11. Cafu
10. Dennis Bergkamp
9. Luis Figo
8. George Weah
7. Roberto Baggio
6. Peter Schmeichel
5. Paolo Maldini
4. Romario
3. Ronaldo
2. Zinedine Zidane
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