EUROPEAN FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR
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The ''Ballon d'Or'' trophy, as awarded to Zinedine Zidane in 1998.
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. Ballon d'Or is widely regarded as the most prestigious individual award in football.
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 Cruyff, Marco van Basten of the Netherlands and Michel Platini of France. Cruyff 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.
| Contents |
| Recipients |
| Most wins |
| By player |
| By club |
| By country |
| See also |
| External links |
Recipients
Most wins
By player
:''Players who have won the ''Ballon d'Or'' at least twice.''
| Position | Wins | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 3 | Johan Cruyff Michel Platini Marco van Basten |
| 4. | 2 | Franz Beckenbauer Alfredo Di Stéfano Kevin Keegan Ronaldo Karl-Heinz Rummenigge |
By club
:''Clubs whose players have won the ''Ballon d'Or'' at least twice.''
| Pos. | Club | G | S | B | tot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus FC | 8½ | 5 | 3 | 16½ |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 7 | 7 | 5 | 19 |
| 3 | AC Milan | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| 4 | FC Bayern Munich | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| 5 | FC Barcelona | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 |
| 6 | Manchester United FC | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | FC Internazionale Milano | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| 8 | Hamburger SV | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | FC Dynamo Kyiv | 2 | 2 |
:''Clubs are ranked according to the number of ''Ballon d'Or'' awards their players won while they were playing for the club. Clubs that ''Ballon d'Or'' winners played for during the first part of the year only are not included.''
★
By country
:''Nations represented by at least two ''Ballon d'Or'' winners.''
| Pos. | Nation | Wins | Victorious Players (Year) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1= | Netherlands | | Johan Cruyff (1971, 1973, 1974), Ruud Gullit (1987), Marco van Basten (1988, 1989, 1992) |
| 1= | Germany | | Gerd Müller (1970), Franz Beckenbauer (1972, 1976), Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (1980, 1981), Lothar Matthäus (1990), Matthias Sammer (1996) |
| 3 | France | | Raymond Kopa (1958), Michel Platini (1983, 1984, 1985), Jean-Pierre Papin (1991), Zinedine Zidane (1998) |
| 4= | Italy | | Omar Sivori ★ (1961), Gianni Rivera (1969), Paolo Rossi (1982), Roberto Baggio (1993), Fabio Cannavaro (2006) |
| 4= | England | | Stanley Matthews (1956), Bobby Charlton (1966), Kevin Keegan (1977, 1978), Michael Owen (2001) |
| 6 | Brazil | | Ronaldo (1997, 2002), Rivaldo (1999), Ronaldinho (2005) |
| 7= | Spain | | Alfredo Di Stéfano ★ (1957, 1959), Luis Suárez (1960) |
| 7= | Soviet Union | | Lev Yashin (1963), Oleg Blokhin (1975), Igor Belanov (1986) |
| 9= | Portugal | | Eusébio (1965), LuÃs Figo (2000) |
| 9= | Czech Republic | | Josef Masopust (1962), Pavel Nedvěd (2003) |
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See also
★ FIFA World Player of the Year
★ European Golden Boot
★ ''Onze Mondial'' European Footballer of the Year
★ World Soccer Player of the Year
External links
★ ''France Football'' magazine Ballon d'Or page
★ Records, yearly top fives, and other details at RSSSF.com
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