Bhaichung Bhutia in IFFHS list among world football legends
Former Indian captain Bhaichung Bhutia has added another feature to his cap, after he was included in the list of 48 legends by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS). The 39-year-old finds himself in the august company of Pele, Diego Maradona and Alfredo Di Stefano.
Bhaichung, who has made 104 appearances for India, has been a recipient of the Arjuna Award and Padma Shri in the past. Back in 2014, the former East Bengal and Mohun Bagan striker
IFFHS, established in 1984, is an organization that chronicles the history and records of association football. The organization has released the first phase of their Legends list, and Bhaichung is one of the nine Asian players who have been included.
Rabah Madjer – Algeria
Alfredo di Stefano – Argentina
Diego Maradona – Argentina
Pele – Brazil
Garrincha – Brazil
Luis Ronaldo – Brazil
Arthur Coimbra – Brazil
Roger Milla – Cameroon
Hao Haidong – China
Sun Jihai – China
Mahmoud El-Khatib – Egypt
Mohamed Aboutrika – Egypt
Michel Platini – France
Zinedine Zidane – France
FranzBeckenbaur– Germany
Gerd Muller – Germany
Lothar Matthaus – Germany
Ferenc Puskas – Hungary
Bhaichung Bhutia – India
Ali Daei – Iran
Dino Zoff – Italy
Roberto Baggio – Italy
Hidetoshi Nakata – Japan
Cha Bum-Kun – Korea
George Weah – Liberia
Antonio Carbajal – Mexico
Hugo Sanchez – Mexico
Johan Cruyff – Netherlands
Marco van Basten – Netherlands
Ruud Gullit – Netherlands
Wynton AlanWhaiRufer – New Zealand
Nwankwo Kanu – Nigeria
Jose Luis Chilavert – Paraguay
Eusebio – Portugal
Luis Figo – Portugal
Lev Yashin – Russia
Majed Abdullah – Saudi Arabia
Francisco Gento – Spain
Hakan Sukur – Turkey
OlegBlockine– Ukraine
Bobby Charlton – England
David Beckham – England
Stanley Matthews – England
Juan Schiaffino – Uruguay
Landon Donovan –USA
Lucas Radebe – South Africa
Ryan Giggs - Wales
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