Of course, the UEFA Champions League-winner and three-time English Premier League champion is not alone as a host of world-class defenders have gained similar reputations largely for their attacking flair. To name a few, right-back Carlos Alberto skippered Brazil to the 1970 FIFA World Cup™ before compatriot Roberto Carlos did the same on the other flank in 2002. And who can ignore Philipp Lahm, the dynamic former Germany captain who rounded off his illustrious international career by clinching the world championship at Brazil 2014.