If you ever think Peter Crouch is the tallest footballer in the world, then you don’t know much about the beautiful game. There are lots of tall footballers that stand out, with the average height of a footballer going about 5-foot-9, although not significantly tall.
However, these footballers have proven their skills despite not being the norm in the beautiful game, whereby the majority of footballers are short or medium height.
The tendency towards short players is not any surprise, particularly in creative and assaultive players. Meanwhile, for defenders and a few attackers, height may be a large advantage, within the obvious case of aerial duels. The opposite position that tends to examine taller players is in goal, you will rarely see a great goalkeeper underneath six feet.
This would be fitting to answer the significant question:
Who Are The Tallest Footballers In The World?
CheapGoals’ list isn’t restricted solely to players who have contended at a good level of professional football, thus there are amateur or part-time footballers. The list includes non-leagues footballers and international football stars, likewise as some less acquainted faces.
Vanja Ivesa
Ivesa, like Brogaard and Millar, also stands at 6ft which makes him rank among the tallest footballers in history. The retired goalkeeper became the oldest player to have featured in the Croatian league at the age of 41, a record that still stands till now following his retirement in 2021.
The Croatian spent the majority of his professional football career in his native land before he finally retired, but also had a couple of stints in other leagues such as Australia and Turkey with Sydney United, Elazigspor, and Eskisehirspor.
For those who are familiar with gaming, Vanja Ivesa is well known as the tallest player in FIFA 19, and for those who don’t know him check him out on the game.
Tonny Brogaard
Gentle giant as some call him is a Danish goalkeeper who stands at 2.06m ((6ft 9.1in) tall. Brogaard is one of the tallest football goalkeepers, especially with his intimidating height.
Brogaard wasn’t fortunate enough as a professional footballer because he founds playing time difficult to come by in almost all of the clubs he played and he last played for Boldklubben Frem in the Danish lower Division.
If a list of the best goalies is to be compiled, Brogaard won’t make the list, but if there’s an award for the tallest players, the Danish would definitely be listed due to his height.
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Paul Millar
Millar is a Scottish footballer who is well renowned for his height and how brilliant he shone during his stint at Elgin City. The former Deveronvale also stands at 2.08m (6ft 10in) tall and for that sake, the entrance to his old club Elgin City was heightened due to his height.
With his towering height, Millar is ranked third among the tallest players of all time and the tallest in Britain which simply means his taller than former Stoke City forward Peter Crouch who is also well renowned for his height.
Besides being a footballer who became popular through his height, he was also a full-time fireman who works at the RAF Kinloss base at Moray in the highland areas of Scotland.
Kristof van Hout
Kristof van Hout may not be one of the finest or best goalies in world football, but his height sure makes him one of the most popular in the game’s history.
The 35-year-old Westerlo’s goalkeeper stands a towering 2.08m (6ft 10in) tall which ranks him as the second tallest player in football history.
At 35, Van Hout is still playing professionally in Belgium which isn’t a surprise due to the longevity goalkeepers have often shown just as we’ve seen with great Italy international Gigi Buffon.
Bloch Jorgensen
When you talk about the tallest footballers what usually comes to the mind of football enthusiasts is former England international and Stoke City forward Peter Crouch.
But for fact’s sake, the tallest footballer by all accounts is Danish goalkeeper Simon Bloch Jorgensen who currently plies his trade in the English lower league with Waltham Abbey.
The former Everton trialist stands at a massive 2.10m (6ft, 10.6in) height which ranks him as the tallest footballer ever, and can’t be rivaled by any other player at least for now.
