1966 Ballon d'Or
Annual association football award event in France
Award
1966 Ballon d'Or | ||||
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1966 Ballon d'Or winner Bobby Charlton | ||||
Date | 27 December 1966 | |||
Location | Paris, France | |||
Presented by | France Football | |||
Highlights | ||||
Won by | Bobby Charlton (1st award) | |||
Website | francefootball.fr/ballon-d-or | |||
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The 1966 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 Bobby Charlton on 27 December 1966.[1] He finished a single point ahead of Eusébio.
Rankings
Rank | Name | Club(s) | Nationality | Points |
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1 | Bobby Charlton | Manchester United | England | 81 |
2 | Eusébio | Benfica | Portugal | 80 |
3 | Franz Beckenbauer | Bayern Munich | West Germany | 59 |
4 | Bobby Moore | West Ham United | England | 31 |
5 | Flórián Albert | Ferencváros | Hungary | 23 |
6 | Ferenc Bene | Újpest | Hungary | 8 |
7 | Lev Yashin | Dynamo Moscow | Soviet Union | 6 |
8 | Alan Ball | Blackpool Everton | England | 6 |
9 | János Farkas | Vasas | Hungary | 6 |
10 | José Torres | Benfica | Portugal | 5 |
11 | Mario Corso | Internazionale | Italy | 4 |
Valery Voronin | Torpedo Moscow | Soviet Union | ||
13 | Mário Coluna | Benfica | Portugal | 3 |
14 | Georgi Asparuhov | Levski Sofia | Bulgaria | 2 |
Gordon Banks | Leicester City | England | ||
Geoff Hurst | West Ham United | England | ||
Sandro Mazzola | Internazionale | Italy | ||
18 | Igor Chislenko | Dynamo Moscow | Soviet Union | 1 |
Tony Dunne | Manchester United | Republic of Ireland | ||
Helmut Haller | Bologna | West Germany | ||
Denis Law | Manchester United | Scotland | ||
Willi Schulz | Hamburger SV | West Germany | ||
Paul Van Himst | Anderlecht | Belgium |
Source: France Football
References
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)