European Footballer of the Year
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The "Ballon d'Or" (French for "Golden Ball") is a football award, created in 1956 by the French football magazine France Football. It is usually known in English as the European Footballer of the Year award.
The award is given annually to the player considered to have performed the best over the previous year. In order to qualify for selection, the player must have been playing for a club based within UEFA's jurisdiction. Until 1995, a player also had to be of European nationality to be eligible. Voting for the award is undertaken by a group of European football journalists.
Only three players have managed to win the award three times, namely Johan Cruijff and Marco van Basten of the Netherlands, and Michel Platini of France. Johan Cruijff and Franz Beckenbauer hold the record of receiving votes from the jury for the longest consecutive number of years (12 years) - a testament to their consistency at the highest level.
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[edit] Ballon d'Or Winners
[edit] Most wins by player (Ballon d'Or awarded at least twice)
| Position | Wins | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 3 | Johan Cruijff Michel Platini Marco van Basten |
| 4. | 2 | Franz Beckenbauer Alfredo di Stéfano Kevin Keegan Ronaldo Karl-Heinz Rummenigge |
[edit] Medals by Club (Ballon d'Or awarded at least twice)
| Pos. | Club | G | S | B | tot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 8½ | 5 | 3 | 16½ |
| 2 | Barcelona | 6½ | 6 | 4 | 16½ |
| 3 | Milan | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| 4 | Bayern München | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| 5 | Real Madrid | 4½ | 7 | 4 | 15½ |
| 6 | Manchester United | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | Internazionale | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| 8 | Hamburger SV | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Dynamo Kyiv | 2 | 2 |
[edit] Wins By Country (Ballon d'Or awarded at least twice)
| Pos. | Nation | Wins | Victorious Players (Year) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1= |  Netherlands |
7 | Johan Cruijff (1971, 1973, 1974), Ruud Gullit (1987), Marco van Basten (1988, 1989, 1992) | |
| 1= |  Germany |
7 | Gerd Müller (1970), Franz Beckenbauer (1972, 1976), Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (1980, 1981), Lothar Matthäus (1990), Matthias Sammer (1996) | |
| 3 |  France |
6 | Raymond Kopa (1958), Michel Platini (1983, 1984, 1985), Jean-Pierre Papin (1991), Zinedine Zidane (1998) | |
| 4= |  Italy |
5 | Omar Sivori (1961), Gianni Rivera (1969), Paolo Rossi (1982), Roberto Baggio (1993), Fabio Cannavaro (2006) | |
| 4= |  England |
5 | Stanley Matthews (1956), Bobby Charlton (1966), Kevin Keegan (1977, 1978), Michael Owen (2001) | |
| 6 |  Brazil |
4 | Ronaldo (1997, 2002), Rivaldo (1999), Ronaldinho (2005) | |
| 7= |  Spain |
3 | Alfredo Di Stéfano (1957, 1959), Luis Suárez (1960) | |
| 7= |  Soviet Union |
3 | Lev Yashin (1963); Oleg Blokhin (1975), Igor Belanov (1986) | |
| 9= |  Portugal |
2 | Eusébio (1965), Luís Figo (2000) | |
| 9= |  Czech Republic |
2 | Josef Masopust (1962), Pavel Nedvěd (2003) | |
| 10= |  Ukraine |
1 | Andriy Shevchenko (2004) |
[edit] See also
- FIFA World Player of the Year
- European Golden Boot
- Onze Mondial European Footballer of the Year
- World Soccer Player of the Year
