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#5 Roberto Carlos
Famed for the marauding runs forward associated with Brazilian full-backs, Roberto Carlos was a mainstay in the Brazilian national team setup as the left-full-back for over a decade and was one of the most popular footballers in the late 20th century.
A specialist at free kicks, Carlos is considered by many to be the most offensive left-back in the history of the game. He was nicknamed El Hombre Bala (The Bullet Man) due to his powerful free kicks which were measured at over 169 km/ hour. He was also prominent for his blistering speed, crossing ability and technical skills. In 2004, Pele named him among the FIFA 100 list of world's greatest living players.
Roberto Carlos's sojourn to Europe began with his 1996 transfer to Spanish and European heavyweights Real Madrid and he went on to spend 11 highly successful seasons at the club, making 512 appearances in all competitions (the highest for a foreigner in the club's history).
At Real Madrid, he forged his reputation as the best left-back in the world and was voted as the runner-up in the 1997 FIFA World Best and 2002 Ballon d'Or awards, both to compatriot Ronaldo. He was instrumental as Real Madrid ended its 32-year wait for Champions League victory in 1998 and it was his pinpoint delivery in the 2002 Champions League final after a bursting run forward that enabled Zinedine Zidane to score the winning volley which is considered one of the greatest Champions League goals of all time.
He left Real Madrid in 2007 after their La Liga triumph and ended his spell at the Bernabeu with a plethora of trophies including 4 La Liga titles, 3 Champions League crowns, 3 Supercopa de Espana, 1 UEFA Super Cup and two Intercontinental Championships.
On leaving Real Madrid, Roberto Carlos spent the next six seasons playing for Fernabache, Corinthians and Anzhi Makhachkala, winning the Super Cup twice in Turkey.
With Brazil, Roberto Carlos is the second highest appearance maker of all time, getting 125 caps for the Brazilian national team between 1992 and 2006, he represented his nation at three World Cup tournaments, including the sides who finished as winners in 2002 and runners-up in 1998; being voted into the team of the tournament of both competitions. He was also victorious in the Copa Americas of 1997 and 1999 as well as the Confederations Cup in 1999.
Roberto Carlos is unarguably one of the greatest Brazilian players of all time more so as a defender and was deservedly voted into the World Cup All-star dream team in 2002.
