Peter Schmeichel

Peter Schmeichel won five Premier League titles with Manchester United and the 1999 Champions League, saving the decisive penalty against Bayern Munich in the quarterfinal. He was voted the world's best goalkeeper by IFFHS in 1992 and 1993. His physical presence — 6ft 4in, 14 stone — combined with supreme reflexes, distribution with both hands, and the ability to organise a defensive unit from goal made him the definitive modern goalkeeper template. He earned 129 caps for Denmark and won Euro 1992. United conceded just 22 league goals in his first full season.