1970s
40 players peaked in the 1970s, ranked by peak rating.
Johan Cruyff
Dutch · ST · Peak 1970
Ruud Krol
Dutch · CB · Peak 1974
Wim van Hanegem
Dutch · CM · Peak 1970
Dino Zoff
Italian · GK · Peak 1974
Carlos Alberto Torres
Brazilian · RB · Peak 1970
Gigi Riva
Italian · ST · Peak 1970
Johan Neeskens
Dutch · CM · Peak 1973
Johnny Rep
Dutch · RW · Peak 1972
Emlyn Hughes
English · CM · Peak 1975
Pelé
Brazilian · ST · Peak 1970
Kevin Keegan
English · ST · Peak 1975
Gordon Banks
English · GK · Peak 1970
Steve Coppell
English · RM · Peak 1979
Tostão
Brazilian · ST · Peak 1970
Jairzinho
Brazilian · RW · Peak 1970
Billy Bremner
Scottish · CM · Peak 1971
Paul Breitner
German · LB · Peak 1976
Romeo Benetti
Italian · CM · Peak 1979
Alan Ball
English · CM · Peak 1970
Rivelino
Brazilian · LW · Peak 1971
Sepp Maier
German · GK · Peak 1974
Franz Beckenbauer
German · CB · Peak 1974
Gerd Müller
German · ST · Peak 1974
Günter Netzer
German · CM · Peak 1971
Berti Vogts
German · RB · Peak 1972
Juan Antonio Señor
Spanish · LW · Peak 1979
Jupp Heynckes
German · ST · Peak 1971
Jupp Kapellmann
German · LB · Peak 1974
Kazimierz Deyna
Polish · CM · Peak 1979
Salif Keita
Malian · ST · Peak 1970
Gerson
Brazilian · CM · Peak 1970
Bernard Lacombe
French · ST · Peak 1978
Dragan Džajić
Yugoslav · LW · Peak 1970
Rob Rensenbrink
Dutch · LW · Peak 1978
Lato Grzegorz
Polish · RM · Peak 1974
Jimmy Johnstone
Scottish · RW · Peak 1970
Oleg Blokhin
Soviet · LW · Peak 1974
Ion Oblemenco
Romanian · CB · Peak 1971
Ján Kozák
Slovak · CM · Peak 1976
Óscar Tabárez
Uruguayan · CM · Peak 1972