<P> In 2012, the IFFHS also voted on The World's Best Goalkeeper of the past 25 years, taking into consideration goalkeepers' performances between 1987--the year of the award's inception--and 2012; the award was won by the Italy's Gianluigi Buffon running ahead of Iker Casillas and Edwin van der Sar . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Nation </Th> <Th> Votes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Gianluigi Buffon </Td> <Td> Italy </Td> <Td> 226 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Iker Casillas </Td> <Td> Spain </Td> <Td> 213 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Edwin van der Sar </Td> <Td> Netherlands </Td> <Td> 201 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Peter Schmeichel </Td> <Td> Denmark </Td> <Td> 179 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> Oliver Kahn </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> <Td> 162 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Petr Čech </Td> <Td> Czech Republic </Td> <Td> 154 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> José Luis Chilavert </Td> <Td> Paraguay </Td> <Td> 146 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Walter Zenga </Td> <Td> Italy </Td> <Td> 132 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Andoni Zubizarreta </Td> <Td> Spain </Td> <Td> 132 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Cláudio Taffarel </Td> <Td> Brazil </Td> <Td> 130 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Nation </Th> <Th> Votes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Gianluigi Buffon </Td> <Td> Italy </Td> <Td> 226 </Td> </Tr>

Who is considered the best goalkeeper in the world