IFFHS HISTORY : CONCACAF – PLAYER OF THE CENTURY (1900-1999)

Pictures : Hugo Sanchez and Antonio Carbajal receiving the Century Trophies, the Trophy of Hugo Sanchez is one of the greatest trophies exposed in the Salon de la Fama in Pachuca (Mexico).

It was no surprise to see Hugo Sanchez, the mexican forward and goal getter, who played seven years with Real Madrid, be the winner of the CONCACAF Player of the Century (1900-1999). Four other mexican players followed him in the ranking. Antonio Carbajal , who played 16 years with Leon FC and the national team of Mexico, was voted as the CONCACAF Goalkeeper of the Century.

Central and North America – Player of the Century

 1.Hugo Sánchez           (Mexico)         107
2.Luis Funete            (Mexico)          45
3.Carlos Hermosillo      (Mexico)          42
4.Horacio Casarin        (Mexico)          40
5.Raúl Cárdenas          (Mexico)          39
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6.William Gonsalves      (USA)             33
7.Salvador Reyes         (Mexico)          30
8.Julio César Dely Valdéz(Panama)          29
Bruce Wilson           (Canada)          29
10.Jorge Alberto González (El Salvador)     24
11.José Mauricio Cienfuegos(El Salvador)    21
Eryc Wynalda           (USA)             21
13.Walter Alfred Bahr     (USA)             17
14.Jesús del Muro         (Mexico)          15
15.Raúl Ignacio Díaz Arce (El Salvador)     14
Alejandro Morera       (Costa Rica)      14
17.Mario López            (Cuba)            13
18.Gustavo Peña           (Mexico)          11
19.Marcelo Balboa         (USA)             10
Robert Lenarduzzi      (Canada)          10
Oscar "Conejo" Sánchez (Guatemala)       10
22.Benjamin Galindo       (Mexico)           9
Ronald Gómez           (Costa Rica)       9
Juan Carlos Plata      (Guatemala)        9
Gilberto Yearwood      (Honduras)         9
Dwight Yorke           (Trinidad/Tobago)  9
27.Juan Carreño           (Mexico)           8
Roger Gómez            (Costa Rica)       8
José Rafael Meza       (Costa Rica)       8
Nicolás Suazo          (Honduras)         8
31.Jorge Roldán           (Guatemala)        7
Luis Ernesto Tapia     (Panama)           7

Central and North America – Keeper of the Century

 1.Antonio Carbajal       (Mexico)          52
2.Luis Gabelo Conejo     (Costa Rica)      25
3.Kasey Keller           (USA)             24
4.Jorge Campos           (Mexico)          22
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5.Henri Francillon       (Haiti)           17
6.Raúl Estrada           (Mexico)           9
7.James Kennaway         (Canada)           7
8.Craig Forrest          (Canada)           6
9.Ignacio Calderón       (Mexico)           5
10.Manuel "Tamalón" Garay (El Salvador)      4