Top 5 European Leagues

Tackles + Interceptions

• 1981
  
  Chris Smalling

  England
  6
• 1982
  
  S. Nwankwo

  Nigeria
  6
• 1983
  
  José Machín

  Equatorial Guinea
  6
• 1984
  
  Roman Yaremchuk

  Ukraine
  6
• 1985
  
  H. J. Traore

  Côte d'Ivoire
  6
• 1986
  
  C. Casadei

  Italy
  6
• 1987
  
  J. Viera

  Spain
  6
• 1988
  
  V. Boniface

  Nigeria
  6
• 1989
  
  E. Elmas

  North Macedonia
  6
• 1990
  
  P. Biel

  Spain
  6
• 1991
  
  A. Dari

  Morocco
  6
• 1992
  
  M. Diakhon

  France
  6
• 1993
  
  M. Ritchie

  Scotland
  6
• 1994
  
  Mateus Lusuardi

  Brazil
  6
• 1995
  
  M. Hasebe

  Japan
  6
• 1996
  
  T. Cvancara

  Czechia
  6
• 1997
  
  L. Jovic

  Serbia
  6
• 1998
  
  O. Mfulu

  Congo DR
  6
• 1999
  
  N. Haas

  Switzerland
  6
• 2000
  
  N. Fraser

  Republic of Ireland
  6