| # | Player | Position | Citizenship | Club | Born | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Rio Ferdinand | Defender - Centre-Back | England | Retired | 1978 | — |
| 2 |  Rui Marques | Defender - Centre-Back | Angola Portugal | Retired | 1977 | — |
| 3 |  Cassio da Silva | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | Retired | 1978 | — |
| 4 |  Arthur Matlik | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany Poland | Retired | 1977 | — |
| 5 |  Jan Schanda | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | Retired | 1977 | — |
| 6 |  Stefan Mittelbach | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | Retired | 1978 | — |
| 7 |  Olof Mellberg | Defender - Centre-Back | Sweden | Retired | 1977 | — |
| 8 |  Juan | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 9 |  Metin Aslan | Defender - Centre-Back | Türkiye Austria | Retired | 1978 | — |
| 10 |  Deniz Barış | Defender - Centre-Back | Türkiye Germany | Retired | 1977 | — |
| 11 |  Steffen Dangelmayr | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | Retired | 1978 | — |
| 12 |  Hayden Foxe | Defender - Centre-Back | Australia | Retired | 1977 | — |
| 13 |  Fernando Meira | Defender - Centre-Back | Portugal | Retired | 1978 | — |
| 14 |  Rafa Márquez | Defender - Centre-Back | Mexico Spain | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 15 |  Volker Oppitz | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | Retired | 1978 | — |
| 16 |  Josip Simunic | Defender - Centre-Back | Croatia Australia | Retired | 1978 | — |
| 17 |  Kim Madsen | Defender - Centre-Back | Denmark | Retired | 1978 | — |
| 18 |  Chris | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil Italy | Retired | 1978 | — |
| 19 |  Manuel Benthin | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 20 |  Moses Sichone | Defender - Centre-Back | Zambia Germany | Retired | 1977 | — |
| 21 |  Christian Saba | Defender - Centre-Back | Ghana | Retired | 1978 | — |
| 22 |  Márcio Giovanini | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil Italy | Retired | 1978 | — |
| 23 |  Marcel Maltritz | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | Retired | 1978 | — |
| 24 |  Lúcio | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | Retired | 1978 | — |
| 25 |  William Gallas | Defender - Centre-Back | France Guadeloupe | Retired | 1977 | — |
| 26 |  Sascha Laschet | Defender - Centre-Back | Austria | Retired | 1977 | — |
| 27 |  Jens Langeneke | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | Retired | 1977 | — |
| 28 |  Christian Alder | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | Retired | 1978 | — |
| 29 |  Alexandre Quennoz | Defender - Centre-Back | Switzerland | Retired | 1978 | — |
| 30 |  Dame Diouf | Defender - Centre-Back | Senegal | Retired | 1978 | — |