1961 Ballon d'Or
Annual association football award event in France
Award
1961 Ballon d'Or | ||||
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1961 Ballon d'Or winner Omar Sívori | ||||
Date | 12 December 1961 | |||
Location | Paris, France | |||
Presented by | France Football | |||
Highlights | ||||
Won by | Omar Sívori (1st award) | |||
Website | francefootball.fr/ballon-d-or | |||
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The 1961 Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists from UEFA member countries, was awarded to Omar Sívori on 12 December 1961.[1]
Rankings
Notes
- ^ Despite being born in Argentina, Omar Sívori acquired Italian citizenship in 1961, and went on to play for the Italy national team.[2]
- ^ Despite being born in Argentina, Alfredo Di Stéfano acquired Spanish citizenship in 1956, and would play for the Spain national team.[3]
References
- ^ Pierrend, José Luis (1 February 2006). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1961". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
- ^ "Juve legend Sívori dies". uefa.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 February 2005. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
- ^ "Europe dazzled by Di Stéfano". UEFA. 22 November 2004. Archived from the original on December 11, 2008. Retrieved 6 December 2008.
External links
- France Football Official Ballon d'Or page
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- France Football magazine award
- 1956: Matthews
- 1957: Di Stéfano
- 1958: Kopa
- 1959: Di Stéfano
- 1960: Suárez
- 1961: Sívori
- 1962: Masopust
- 1963: Yashin
- 1964: Law
- 1965: Eusébio
- 1966: Charlton
- 1967: Albert
- 1968: Best
- 1969: Rivera
- 1970: Müller
- 1971: Cruyff
- 1972: Beckenbauer
- 1973: Cruyff
- 1974: Cruyff
- 1975: Blokhin
- 1976: Beckenbauer
- 1977: Simonsen
- 1978: Keegan
- 1979: Keegan
- 1980: Rummenigge
- 1981: Rummenigge
- 1982: Rossi
- 1983: Platini
- 1984: Platini
- 1985: Platini
- 1986: Belanov
- 1987: Gullit
- 1988: van Basten
- 1989: van Basten
- 1990: Matthäus
- 1991: Papin
- 1992: van Basten
- 1993: Baggio
- 1994: Stoichkov
- 1995: Weah
- 1996: Sammer
- 1997: Ronaldo
- 1998: Zidane
- 1999: Rivaldo
- 2000: Figo
- 2001: Owen
- 2002: Ronaldo
- 2003: Nedvěd
- 2004: Shevchenko
- 2005: Ronaldinho
- 2006: Cannavaro
- 2007: Kaká
- 2008: C. Ronaldo
- 2009: Messi
Ballon d'Or additional awards (Ballon d'Or Féminin, Kopa Trophy, Yashin Trophy, Gerd Müller Trophy, Sócrates Award, Super Ballon d'Or, Ballon d'Or Dream Team)
Related awards (French Player of the Year, FIFA Ballon d'Or (2010–2015), FIFA World Player of the Year (1991–2009), The Best FIFA Men's Player)
Related awards (French Player of the Year, FIFA Ballon d'Or (2010–2015), FIFA World Player of the Year (1991–2009), The Best FIFA Men's Player)