1999 FIFA World Player of the Year
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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates The 1999 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Rivaldo. The gala was hosted at the Palais de Congress Brussels, on 24 January 2000. 132 national team coaches, based on the current FIFA Men's World Ranking were chosen to vote. It was organised by European Sports Media, Adidas, International Football Hall of Champions, FIFA and the Voetbal International Magazine of Belgium.
David Beckham took the second place – the highest ever position for an English footballer. Argentina striker Gabriel Batistuta came third.<ref>"Rivaldo on top of the world" FIFA.com. Retrieved 17 November 2013</ref>
Results
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| Rank | Player | Club(s) | Country | 1P | 2P | 3P | 4P | 5P | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rivaldo | Template:Flagicon Barcelona | Template:Flagicon Brazil | 63 | 40 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 543 |
| 2 | David Beckham | Template:Flagicon Manchester United | Template:Flagicon England | 31 | 16 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 194 |
| 3 | Gabriel Batistuta | Template:Flagicon Fiorentina | Template:Flagicon Argentina | 8 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 79 |
| 4 | Zinedine Zidane | Template:Flagicon Juventus | Template:Flagicon France | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 68 |
| 5 | Christian Vieri | Template:Flagicon Lazio Template:Flagicon Inter Milan |
Template:Flagicon Italy | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 39 |
| 6 | Luís Figo | Template:Flagicon Barcelona | Template:Flagicon Portugal | 11 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 35 | |
| 7 | Andriy Shevchenko | Template:Flagicon Dynamo Kyiv Template:Flagicon Milan |
Template:Flagicon Ukraine | 11 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 34 |
| 8 | Raúl | Template:Flagicon Real Madrid | Template:Flagicon Spain | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 31 |
| 9 | Andy Cole | Template:Flagicon Manchester United | Template:Flagicon England | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 24 | |
| 10 | Dwight Yorke | Template:Flagicon Manchester United | Template:Flagicon Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 19 |