The best right-backs of every era

Four eras, voted separately — a right-back is only ever compared with the right-backs of his own time.

1930s–60s

Djalma Santos

#1 · 1110 Elo

1970s–80s

Carlos Alberto

#1 · 1186 Elo

1990–2009

Javier Zanetti

#1 · 1292 Elo

2010–now

Dani Alves

#1 · 1309 Elo

1930s–60s

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The best right-backs of the 1930s–60s, ranked by community Elo
	Player	Elo	Won–lost	Duels
1	Djalma SantosPalmeiras	1110	16–8	24
2	Alfredo FoniJuventus	997	3–3	6
3	Jimmy ArmfieldBlackpool	979	2–3	5
4	Jenő BuzánszkyDorogi FC	936	1–5	6
5	Tarcisio BurgnichInter Milan	887	7–17	24

1970s–80s

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The best right-backs of the 1970s–80s, ranked by community Elo
	Player	Elo	Won–lost	Duels
1	Carlos AlbertoSantos	1186	25–4	29
2	Giuseppe BergomiInter Milan	1087	16–10	26
3	Claudio GentileJuventus	1077	21–16	37
4	Eric GeretsPSV	998	7–5	12
5	Mauro TassottiAC Milan	972	10–14	24

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The best right-backs of the 1970s–80s, from number 6
	Player	Elo	Won–lost	Duels
6	Wim SuurbierAjax	959	12–23	35
7	Berti VogtsBorussia Mönchengladbach	938	12–18	30
8	Phil NealLiverpool	895	9–20	29
9	LeandroFlamengo	846	8–21	29
10	Manfred KaltzHamburg	823	6–23	29
11	Danny McGrainCeltic	790	0–12	12
12	NelinhoCruzeiro	760	5–24	29
13	JosimarBotafogo	725	2–25	27

1990–2009

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The best right-backs of the 1990–2009, ranked by community Elo
	Player	Elo	Won–lost	Duels
1	Javier ZanettiInter Milan	1292	25–0	25
2	CafuAC Milan	1239	20–1	21
3	MaiconInter Milan	1192	24–7	31
4	Gary NevilleMan United	1157	24–8	32
5	Gianluca ZambrottaJuventus	1031	13–11	24

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The best right-backs of the 1990–2009, from number 6
	Player	Elo	Won–lost	Duels
6	Dan PetrescuChelsea	1029	6–5	11
7	Míchel SalgadoReal Madrid	1020	24–17	41
8	Christian PanucciRoma	995	12–19	31
9	Stefan ReuterBorussia Dortmund	915	1–9	10
10	Willy SagnolBayern Munich	909	7–14	21
11	Albert FerrerBarcelona	882	0–9	9

2010–now

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The best right-backs of the 2010–now, ranked by community Elo
	Player	Elo	Won–lost	Duels
1	Dani AlvesBarcelona	1309	25–1	26
2	Achraf HakimiPSG	1246	26–4	30
3	Kyle WalkerMan City	1199	19–3	22
4	Philipp LahmBayern Munich	1180	18–3	21
5	Dani CarvajalReal Madrid	1178	21–5	26

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The best right-backs of the 2010–now, from number 6
	Player	Elo	Won–lost	Duels
6	João CanceloMan City	1164	21–8	29
7	Pablo ZabaletaMan City	1124	20–11	31
8	Antonio ValenciaMan United	1081	8–3	11
9	Lukasz PiszczekBorussia Dortmund	1051	10–9	19
10	Bacary SagnaArsenal	1004	4–4	8
11	Branislav IvanovićChelsea	994	12–17	29
12	Jules KoundéBarcelona	991	4–6	10
13	Kieran TrippierTottenham	984	2–4	6
14	Reece JamesChelsea	982	3–6	9
15	Trent Alexander-ArnoldLiverpool	972	10–14	24
16	César AzpilicuetaChelsea	958	9–16	25
17	Denzel DumfriesInter Milan	930	2–8	10
18	JuanfranAtlético Madrid	911	3–9	12
19	Giovanni Di LorenzoNapoli	882	0–8	8
20	Jeremie FrimpongBayer Leverkusen	864	0–10	10

How is this ranked?

Every duel shows two right-backs from the same era. Fans pick the greater one. The winner gains rating points and the loser drops them, more after an upset.

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Does it change?

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