Players 481-490

Following on from the first blog, here are players 481-490 in the Footie 500

Number    Name                         Seasons          Position                 PerfPts

490            Hans-Jörg Butt          1997-2012        Goalkeeper             254.20

489            Tony Cottee               1982-2001        Forward                  254.40

488            Oliver Baumann         2009-2024       Goalkeeper             254.46

487            Paul Le Guen            1984-1999        Midfielder                254.78

486            Francesco Toldo        1994-2009        Goalkeeper             254.94

485            Graeme Souness      1974-1986        Midfielder                255.10

484            Sebastien Frey          1997-2013        Goalkeeper             255.44

483            Ulrich Ramé               1993-2011       Goalkeeper              255.47

482            Jack Charlton             1956-1973       Central Defender     255.55

481            Lucas Leiva                2007-2022       Midfielder                 255.70

Headng today's list is Hans-Jörg Butt, who has scored more goals in the top 5 European top flights than any other goalkeeper 

A list of goalkeepers who've scored 2 or more career goals in the top 5 European leagues can be found here

If a measurement of a good, though not nessarily great, season for a striker is to score 10 or more goals, then Tony Cottee finds himself in extremely high class company.

A list of footballers who have scored 10 or more goals in a season on the most occasions (European top 5 leagues etc) can be found here