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The main types of defender are center back, full back, wing back, and sweeper. Defenders are by and large robust, and they also tend to be tall, though there have been several very successful short defenders (usually as wing backs, where height is rarely an issue). All defenders need to be versed in tackling and need a modicum of ball control skills.

They usually remain in the half of the field that contains the goal they are defending. The taller defenders tend to move forward to the opposing team's penalty box when their team takes corner kicks or free kick s where scoring with one's head is a possibility.

1 Famous defenders

• Tony Adams
• Franz Beckenbauer
• Cafu
• Fabio Cannavaro
• Roberto Carlos
• Ivan Cordoba
• Marcel Desailly
• Rio Ferdinand
• Hong Myung-Bo
• Paolo Maldini
• Alessandro NestaAlessandro Nesta is an Italian football player. He plays at centre-half for A. Milan in Serie A, and right now he is the best defender around. defenders. He was born on 19 March, 1976 in Rome. In 1985, he joined the youth academy of S. Lazio, where he ros
• Jaap StamJaap Stam (born July 17, 1972 in Kampen, Netherlands) is a Dutch football player. He is seen as one of the best defenders in the world. His nickname is 'de Rots van Kampen' (the rock of Kampen). Stam started his career with local amateur football club DOS
• Lilian ThuramLilian Thuram ( January 1 1972 ) is a French football player. He was named by Pele as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in March 2004. Born on the West Indian island of Guadeloupe, Thuram's soccer career began with Monaco of the French First

2 See also

• Football (soccer) positionsIn the sport of Association football each of the eleven players in a team are assigned to a particular named position on the field of play. These positions describe both the player's main role and by implication their location on the pitch. As the game ha