World Football Gala 1998
Hotel Rodenberg & MEIROTELS-Halle in Rotenburg/Fulda on 12th January 1998
The World‘s best Top Division Goal Scorer 1997
Der weltbeste Erst-Liga-Torschütze 1997
El Mejor Goleador Mundial de Primera División de 1997
Le Meilleur Buteur Mondial de Primière Division 1997
by IFFHS
1. Hakan Şükür (Galatasaray SK İstanbul / Türkiye)
2. Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima (FC Barcelona / Brasil)
3. Sabin Ilie (Steaua Bucureşti / România)
4. Mário Jardel Almeida Ribeiro (FC do Porto / Brasil)
5. Edmundo Alves de Souza Neto (CR Vasco da Gama Rio de Janeiro / Brasil)
6. Viorel Moldovan (Grasshopper-Club Zürich / România)
7. Jorge Ramírez Gallego (CC Deportivo Tolima Ibague / Colombia)
8. Robert Spehar (Club Brugge KV / Croatia)
9. Todor Pramatarov (FC Slavia Sofia / Bulgaria)
10.Jon Miklos Molnar (Lyngby FC / Danmark)
[more details - see chapter VII]

Hakan Şükür (Turkey) on the way to the platform.
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Hakan Şükür, Monika Fasnacht (Presenter /Switzerland), Kamil Hüsnü Terek (IFFHS / Turkey / Interpreter)
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Hakan Şükür, Kamil Hüsnü Terek, Monika Fasnacht.
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The famous German goalgetter Klaus Fischer with two trophies on the way to the platform.
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Monika Fasnacht, Klaus Fischer, left Hakan Şükür and Kamil Hüsnü Terek
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Hakan Şükür (won also a 2nd trophy as The World‘s most effective Top Division Goal Scorer 2007), Klaus Fischer, Kamil Hüsnü Terek.
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Hakan Şükür (Galatasaray SK stanbul)
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Hakan Şükür also from four defenders not to stop.
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Hakan Şükür
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Hakan Şükür (left)
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Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima (Brazil)
Foto: Karel Novák

Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima (FC Barcelona), right Fernando Hierro (Real Madrid CF)
Foto: El Mundo Deportivo

Sabin Ilie (Steaua Bucureşti)
Foto: Nicolae Profir

Sabin Ilie, right Petre Marin (FC Nacional Bucureşti)
Foto: Nicolae Profir

Mário Jardel Almeida Ribeiro (FC do Porto)
Foto: A Bola
Mário Jardel Almeida Ribeiro
Foto: A Bola

Edmundo Alves de Souza Neto (CR Vasco da Gama Rio de Janeiro)
Foto: Archiv

Edmundo Alves de Souza Neto (here already in the shirt from Firenze)
Foto: Olympia

Viorel Moldovan (Grasshopper-Club Zürich)
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The World‘s most successful Top Division Goal Scorer among the still active Player
Der erfolgreichste Erst-Liga-Torschütze der Welt unter den noch aktiven Spielern
Mejor Goleador Mundial de Primera Divisiónen active
Le Meilleur Buteur Mondial de Première Division encore en activité
by IFFHS
1. Anton Polster (Österreich) 286
2. Víctor Hugo Antelo (Bolivia) 268
3. Carlos Hermosillo (México) 264
4. Diego Armando Maradona (Argentina) 259
5. Alistair McCoist (Scotland) 257
6. Armin Krings (Luxembourg) 255
7. Krzysztof Warzycha (Polska) 244
8. Ian Rush (Wales) 239
9. Vítor René Mendieta (Panamá) 222
10.Jacobus Johannes Bosman (Nederland) 218
(Situation: 31st December 1997)

Monika Fasnacht (Switzerland), Anton Polster (Austria).
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Monika Fasnacht (Presenter), Anton Polster (1.FC Köln)
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Monika Fasnacht, Anton Polster, Josef Masopust (Czech Republic / Europe‘s Footballer 1962)
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Monika Fasnacht, Josef Masopust, Anton Polster.
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Monika Fasnacht, Anton "Toni" Polster.
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Córdula Reinhardt (Presenter / Spain), Víctor Hugo Antelo (Bolivia)
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Víctor Hugo Antelo, Carlos F. Ramírez (IFFHS Executive Committee / Mexico)
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Víctor Hugo Antelo, Carlos F. Ramírez, behind both presenters.
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Víctor Hugo Antelo
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Víctor Hugo "Tucho" Antelo, Anton "Toni" Polster.
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Córdula Reinhardt, Carlos Hermosilla (Mexico).
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Carlos Hermosilla
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Anton Polster in the national jersey.
Foto: Archiv

Anton Polster who scored his goals in Austria, Italy, Spain and Germany.
Foto: Horst Müller

Anton "Toni" Polster
Foto: Votava

Víctor Hugo Antelo (Club Blooming de Santa Cruz)
Foto: Archiv

Víctor Hugo "Tucho" Antelo
Foto: Archiv

Carlos Hermosillo (Mexico)
Foto: CD Cruz Azul

Carlos Hermosillo (CD Social y Cultural Cruz Azul)
Foto: CD Cruz Azul

Diego Armando Maradona (here in a full "A" international Argentina vs. Republic Korea), left behind Jorge Valdano.
Foto: Presse Sports

Alistair McCoist (here in the full "A" international Scotland vs. Switzerland he scored a goals, right goalkeeper Marco Pascolo).
Foto: Colorsport

Armin Krings (Luxemburg)
Foto: Ministère de l‘Education Physique et des Sports

Krzysztof Warzycha (Polska)
Foto: IFFHS

Ian Rush (Wales)
Foto: Colorsport
The World‘s Top Goal Scorer 1997
Welt-Torjäger 1997
El Mejor Goleador del Mundo 1997
Le Meilleur Buteur Mondial 1997
by IFFHS
1. Ronaldo Luíz Nazário da Lima (FC Barcelona / FC Internazionale Milano / Brasil)
2. Karim Bagheri (Persepolis FC Teheran / DSC Arminia Bielefeld / Iran)
3. Romário de Souza Faria (CR Flamengo Rio de Janeiro / Valencia CF / Brasil)
Kazuyoshi Miura (Yomiuri Nippon FC Very Kawasaki / Nippon)
5. Carlos Hermosillo (Club Deportivo Cruz Azul / México)
6. Marcelo Salas (CA River Plate Buenos Aires / Chile)
7. Ivo Basay (CSD Colo Colo Santiago / Chile)
8. Ariel José Graziani Lentini (CS Emelec Gusyaquil / Ecuador)
9. Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus FC Torino / Italia)
10.Yong-Su Choi (Anyang Lucky Goldstar FC Seoul / Republic of Korea)
[more details - see chapter VII]

Ronaldo Luíz Nazário da Lima (Brazil)
Foto: Karel Novák

Ronaldo (FC Internazionale Milano)
Foto: Archiv

Karim Bagheri (DSC Arminia Bielefeld)
Foto: Archiv

Karim Bagheri (Iran, here in a full "A" international against Saudi Arabia), right Hussain Omar Sulimani.
Foto: Akira Yoshizawa

Romário de Souza Faria (Brazil)
Foto: Karel Novák

Romário de Souza Faria
Foto: Karel Novák

Kazuyoshi "Kazu" Miura
Foto: Akira Yoshizawa
Kazuyoshi Miura (Japan, here in a full "A" international against Republic of Korea), right San-Rae Noh
Foto: Akira Yoshizawa

Carlos Hermosillo (left)
Foto: CD Cruz Azul

Marcelo Salas (Chile, but here already in the jersey from SS Lazio Roma).
Foto: Archiv
The World‘s most successful goalscoring Goalkeeper (1872-1997)
Der Welt erfolgreichste Torschütze unter den Torhütern (1872-1997)
Los Portero con más goles anotados (1872-1997)
Le Meilleur Buteur Mondial parmi les Gardiens de But (1872-1997)
by IFFHS
1. Jorge Campos (México) 35
2. René Higuita (Colombia) 33
3. José Luis Chilavert (Paraguay) 30
(Situation: 31st December 1997)

Honour of a new category.
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Presenter Córdula Reinhardt (Spain), René Higuita (Colombia).
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Córdula Reinhardt, René Higuita.
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Córdula Reinhardt, René Higuita.
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René Higuita, Presenter Monika Fasnacht (Switzerland), Jean Marie Pfaff (Belgium).
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René Higuita, Monika Fasnacht, Jean Marie Pfaff (The World‘s best Goalkeeper 1987)
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René Higuita, Monika Fasnacht, Jean Marie Pfaff.
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Monika Fasnacht, Córdula Reinhardt, René Higuita, Jean Marie Pfaff.
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René Higuita, Jean Marie Pfaff.
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Córdula Reinhardt, Monika Fasnacht, René Higuita, Jean Marie Pfaff.
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Córdula Reinhardt, José Luis Chilavert (Paraguay)
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Córdula Reinhardt, José Luis Chilavert.
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José Luis "Chila" Chilavert.
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Jorge Campos on the way to the platform.
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Jorge Campos (Mexico), Víctor Hugo Antelo (Bolivia), René Higuita (Colombia)
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Carlos Hermosillo (Mexico), Mário Zagallo (Brazil), Jorge Campos (Mexico)
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The World‘s 3 most successful goalscoring Goalkeepers on a photo!! F. l. t. r. Carlos Hermosillo (Mexico), José Luis Chilavert (Paraguay), René Higuita (Colombia), Anton Polster (Austria), Jorge Campos (Mexico).
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René Higuita in the national sweater.
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René Higuita (CDC Atlético Nacional Medellín
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Jorge Campos (UNAM Ciudad de México)
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Jorge Campos
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José Luis Chilavert scored a goal by free kick against Argentina..
Foto: Archiv

José Luis Chilavert scored a penalty goal.
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F. l. t. r. René Higuita (Colombia), Jorge Campos (Mexico), Andreas Köpke (Germany), Víctor Hugo Antelo (Bolivia), Robert Robson (England), Miguel Ángel Nadal (Spain).
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Final

Monika Fasnacht (Presenter), Dr.Alfredo Pöge (IFFHS President)
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Monika Fasnacht, Dr.Alfredo Pöge.
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Monika Fasnacht (Switzerland)
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F. l. t. r. "Toni" Polster, Jorge Campos, "Andy" Köpke, Víctor Hugo Antelo, "Bobby" Robson, Miguel Ángel Nadal, Javier Clemente, Hakan Şükür, Mário Zagallo, Dr.Alfredo Pöge.
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Back, f. l. t. r. Carlos Hermosillo, José Luis Chilavert, Anton Polster, Wynton Rufer, Jorge Campos, Andreas Köpke, Víctor Hugo Antelo, Robert Robson, Miguel Ángel Nadal, Sándor Puhl, Ottmar Hitzfeld, Dr.Alfredo Pöge, Dr.Gerd Niebaum; Front, f. l. t. r. René Higuita, Javier Clemente, Mário Zagallo, Hakan Şükür, Pascal Vahiua, Robert Slater, Dr.Sergio Secco.
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Back, f. l. t. r. Carlos Hermosillo (Mexico), José Luis Chilavert (Paraguay), Anton Polster (Austria), Wynton Rufer (New Zealand), Jorge Campos (Mexico), Andreas Köpke (Germany), Víctor Hugo Antelo (Bolivia), Robert Robson (England), Miguel Ángel Nadal (Spain), Sándor Puhl (Hungary), Ottmar Hitzfeld (Germany), Dr.Alfredo Pöge (IFFHS President), Dr.Gerd Niebaum (Germany); Front, f. l. t. r. René Higuita (Colombia), Javier Clemente (Spain), Mário Zagallo (Brazil), Hakan Şükür (Turkey), Pascal Vahiua (Tahiti), Robert Slater (Australia), Dr.Sergio Secco (Italy).
Foto: IFFHS