10 best Brazilian goalkeepers of all time

#8 Marcos

Marcos was a legendary shot-stopper for the 2002 World Cup winning team.

Marcos Roberto Silveira Reis won everything there was to win as part of a brilliant Brazil team that had the likes of Ronaldo and Rivaldo tearing defences apart. He won the Copa America, the World Cup (2002) and the Confederations Cup as part of the Selecao team and was one of Palmerias' greatest ever player, named Saint Palmeiras by the club faithful.

He was only the first choice for the Japan-Korea World Cup and played as back-up in the other two triumphs. While Marcos was solid in the 2002 World Cup, keeping 4 clean sheets, he rarely played for the Selecao after the World Cup, with injuries blighting his later career.

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#7 Julio Cesar

Julio Cesar during the ill-fated World Cup 2014 semifinal.

Julio Cesar has had a glittering club career in Europe, unlike some others on this list, winning the Champions League during a seven-year spell with Inter Milan. He was also capped 87 times by Brazil and regularly went to global tournaments with them, playing for them in three World Cups.

Cesar was also a 2009 Ballon'D'Or nominee and was declared the Serie A goalkeeper of the year twice and the UEFA goalkeeper of the year once. However, in some ways, his club career eclipsed his achievements with Brazil, though he won both the Copa America and the Confederations Cup.

He was the ill-fated man between the sticks when Germany slammed 7 past the hapless Brazilians when the two sides met for a World Cup semi-final in 2014.

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#6 Ederson

Ederson has been a solid presence at the back for Manchester City.

One of two current goalkeepers on this list, Ederson typifies the new breed of top shot-stoppers. Good with his feet and with great anticipation and physical presence, Ederson has become the pillar on which the current great Manchester City side is built. City famously build from the back and Ederson is often touted as the best distributor of the ball.

Having won all the domestic trophies that can be won with City, Ederson will be hopeful of finally triumphing on the European stage with the Cityzens, especially if a certain Argentinian joins their ranks!

However, the presence of Alisson Becker has resulted in him playing second fiddle for the Brazil national team at the moment.

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#5 Rogerio Ceni

Ceni was a legend for Sao Paulo and scored many goals.

A Sao Paulo legend with whom he won 20 titles, Rogerio Ceni would have played a much more central role for the Brazil national team had it not been for the presence of more illustrious rivals for that single spot.

Ceni also holds the record for scoring the most goals by a keeper (most of them set-pieces)- 131 and turned out 16 times for the national team and was part of the squad in major tournaments. One of his career's highest points was when Sao Paulo defeated Liverpool 1-0 to win the Club World Cup in 2005, with him being at his shot-stopping best.

He was also part of the Brazil team that won the 2002 World Cup.