Football Statistics

The International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) is an organization that chronicles the history and records of. It was founded on 27 March 1984 in  by  with the blessings of general secretary of the at the time, Dr. HelmutKäser. The IFFHS was based at Al-Muroor Street 147,  for some time but, in 2010, relocated to, Germany.During its early stages, and until 2002, the IFFHS concentrated on publishing the quarterly magazines  ft,  and Libero international. When these had to be discontinued for reasons which were not officially told, the organization published its material in a series of  lingual books in co-operation with sponsors. The statistical organization has now confined its publishing activities to its website, receiving support from FIFA, organization that recognize the  and its work although the latter has no affiliation  the the football's.

Goalkeeper of the Century

At the end of the 20th century, the IFFHS also voted on the World's Goalkeeper of the Century, won by the  running .

Rank	Player	Nations represented (period)	Votes
1	LevYashin	USSR (1954–1967)	1002
2	Gordon Banks	England (1963–1972)	717
3	DinoZoff	Italy (1968–1983)	661
4	SeptMaier	West Germany (1966–1979)	456
5	Ricardo Zamora	Spain (1920–1936)	443
6	JoséLuisChilavert	Paraguay (1989–2003)	373
7	PeterSchmeichel	Denmark (1987–2001)	291
8	PeterShilton	England (1970–1990)	196
9	FrantišekPlánička	Czechoslovakia (1926–1938)	194
10	AmadeoCarrizo	Argentina (1954–1964)	192