Cláudio Taffarel vs Teddy Sheringham: Stats Compared
Goalkeeper, Brazil (born 1966, retired 2003) · Striker, England (born 1966, retired 2008)
Put Cláudio Taffarel and Teddy Sheringham side by side and you have a genuine generational conversation. Their textures on the ball are what fans actually remember, and they could hardly be more different. Career output puts Cláudio Taffarel at 0 goals in 550 games, with Teddy Sheringham at 320 in 900. Modern assist data only covers part of their careers, so creativity is hard to compare cleanly — Cláudio Taffarel is listed at 0 and Teddy Sheringham at 130 where figures survive. In major honours Cláudio Taffarel collected 3 — headlined by 1× FIFA World Cup (1994) — whereas Teddy Sheringham amassed 4, led by 1× UEFA Champions League (1999). Cláudio Taffarel played with a imposing that made him unmistakable; Teddy Sheringham brought a clinical that was equally his own. The wider career context matters too: Cláudio Taffarel peaked around 1994 after representing Internacional, Parma, Atlético Mineiro, Palmeiras, while Teddy Sheringham's defining level came around 1999 across Millwall, Nottingham Forest, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, Portsmouth, West Ham United, Colchester United. Each, in his own way, set a standard the other is measured against.
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Player profiles
Brazil's first-choice goalkeeper through the 1990s, Taffarel's penalty save on Italy's Daniele Massaro sealed the 1994 World Cup, one of the finest shootout performances in the tournament's history.
“A reliable, agile shot-stopper renowned for his composure in penalty shootouts and clean handling under pressure.”
A cerebral, late-developing striker, Sheringham scored the injury-time equaliser in Manchester United's 1999 Champions League final and remains the Premier League's oldest ever goalscorer.
“An intelligent, deep-dropping forward whose clever hold-up play and vision created space for quicker strike partners.”
Head-to-head stats
Career goals by season
Representative career seasons — goals per season for each player across their documented clubs.
Attribute radar
Attribute ratings are peak-era, 0–100. Different positions naturally skew the profile.
Attribute comparison
Trophy breakdown
- 1× FIFA World Cup (1994)
- 1× Copa América (1997)
- 1× UEFA Cup (1995)
- 1× UEFA Champions League (1999)
- 2× Premier League (1999, 2000)
- 1× FA Cup (1999)
Trophy distribution
Career milestones
- 1985 Professional debut for Internacional
- 1994 Won FIFA World Cup with Parma
- 1995 Won UEFA Cup with Parma
- 1994 Reached the peak of his powers at Parma
- 2003 Retired after a final spell at Palmeiras
- Finished his career with 0 goals in 550 appearances and 3 major honours. Finished his career with 0 goals in 550 appearances and 3 major honours.
- 1984 Professional debut for Millwall
- 1999 Won UEFA Champions League with Manchester United
- 1999 Won FA Cup with Manchester United
- 1999 Reached the peak of his powers at Manchester United
- 2008 Retired after a final spell at Colchester United
- Finished his career with 320 goals in 900 appearances and 4 major honours. Finished his career with 320 goals in 900 appearances and 4 major honours.
The verdict
On balance Teddy Sheringham edges the comparison. The margin is a decisive margin, decided mostly by a sharper goalscoring record.
Teddy Sheringham edges it (a decisive margin)
