1959 Ballon d'Or

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The 1959 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 Alfredo Di Stéfano on 15 December 1959.[1] It was the second time that Di Stéfano won the award.

Rankings[]

Rank Name Club(s) Nationality Points
1 Alfredo Di Stéfano Real Madrid  Spain[a] 80
2 Raymond Kopa Reims  France 42
3 John Charles Juventus  Wales 24
4 Luis Suárez Barcelona  Spain 22
5 Agne Simonsson Örgryte IS  Sweden 20
6 Lajos Tichy Budapest Honvéd  Hungary 18
7 Ferenc Puskás Real Madrid  Hungary 16
8 Francisco Gento Real Madrid  Spain 12
9 Helmut Rahn 1. FC Köln  West Germany 11
10 Horst Szymaniak Karlsruher SC  West Germany 8
11 Lev Yashin Dynamo Moscow  Soviet Union 7
12 Yuriy Voynov Dynamo Kyiv  Soviet Union 5
13 Dezső Bundzsák Vasas  Hungary 4
Gyula Grosics Tatabánya  Hungary
Ivan Kolev CDNA Sofia  Bulgaria
Nils Liedholm Milan  Sweden
17 Titus Buberník ČH Bratislava  Czechoslovakia 3
Just Fontaine Reims  France
Georgi Naydenov CDNA Sofia  Bulgaria
20 Flórián Albert Ferencváros  Hungary 2
Uwe Seeler Hamburger SV  West Germany
Joan Segarra Barcelona  Spain
23 János Göröcs Újpest  Hungary 1
Ken Jones Scunthorpe United  Wales
Roger Marche RC Paris  France
Antoni Ramallets Barcelona  Spain

Notes[]

  1. ^ Despite being born in Argentina, Alfredo Di Stéfano acquired Spanish citizenship in 1956, and went on to play for the Spanish national team.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Pierrend, José (15 December 2006). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1959". RSSSF.
  2. ^ "Europe dazzled by Di Stéfano". UEFA. 22 November 2004. Archived from the original on December 11, 2008. Retrieved 6 December 2008.

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