IFFHS Player of the 20th Century

Below are the results of a poll by IFFHS for the best Brazilian player of the 20th century.^[41]

#	Name	Career	Votes
1	Pelé	1957–1971	220
2	Garrincha	1955–1966	142
3	Zico	1971–1989	51
4	Zizinho	1942–1957	40
5	Arthur Friedenreich	1912–1935	21
=	Tostão	1966–1972	21
7	Didi	1952–1962	17
8	Leônidas	1932–1946	13
9	Nílton Santos	1949–1962	12
=	Ronaldo	1994–2006	12
11	Romário	1987–2005	11
12	Falcão	1976–1986	10
=	Rivelino	1965–1978	10
14	Ademir da Guia	1965–1974	9
15	Luís Pereira	1973–1977	7
16	Carlos Alberto Torres	1964–1977	5
17	Domingos da Guia	1931-1946	4
18	Ademir	1945–1953	3
19	Bebeto	1985–1998	2
=	Jairzinho	1963–1982	2