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Kristof Van Hout (born 9 February 1987) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. [1] [2] With a height of 2.08m, he is considered one of the tallest footballers in history. [3]
Currently the tallest player in the NBA G League since being signed by the Cleveland Charge in 2022. [ 112 ] [ 113 ] Was the tallest high school basketball player in the US as of 2014, [ 114 ] and was the tallest player in US college basketball from 2016 to 2019.
Alessandro Coppola (born 13 March 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Maltese Premier League club Birkirkara. With a 2.05 m height, he is the second tallest football player in the world, after Kristof Van Hout .
At 2.00 metres (6 ft 7 in), Souttar is the tallest outfield player to have represented the senior Australia national team, and the second tallest player ever, behind goalkeeper Zeljko Kalac at 2.02 metres (6 ft 8 in). [42] Souttar qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. He was part of the Olyroos Olympic squad. The team beat Argentina in their ...
Paul Millar is a Scottish former footballer who last played for Deveronvale and is most notably remembered for his time at Elgin City F.C. Standing at 6 feet 10 inches (2.08 m) tall, Millar is widely recognized as the tallest player in world football to date. [1]
From its inception to 2017, it was known as The Guardian 100 Best Footballers in the World. It is decided by a panel of experts from several nations. [1] [2] Argentine player Lionel Messi is the record winner of the award with 6 wins.
Kevin Derek Michael Francis (born 6 December 1967) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker. At 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m), Francis was at one time the tallest player in the Football League. [3] He is best known for his four-year spell at Stockport County, where he scored 117 goals.
For example, Boris Bandov, the player active before 1980 with the highest number of caps, played 33 times between 1976 and 1983, while Perry Van der Beck played 23 times between 1979 and 1985. With the typical low scores of the times, it was unlikely any players before the 1980s assisted on more than a handful of goals.