1961 Ballon d'Or

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Omar Sívori, winner in 1961

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[]

Rank Name Club(s) Nationality Points
1 Omar Sívori Juventus  Italy[a] 46
2 Luis Suárez Barcelona
Internazionale
 Spain 40
3 Johnny Haynes Fulham  England 22
4 Lev Yashin Dynamo Moscow  Soviet Union 21
5 Ferenc Puskás Real Madrid  Hungary 16
6 Alfredo Di Stéfano Real Madrid  Spain[b] 13
Uwe Seeler Hamburger SV  West Germany 13
8 John Charles Juventus  Wales 10
9 Francisco Gento Real Madrid  Spain 8
10 José Águas Benfica  Portugal 5
Bobby Charlton Manchester United  England
Gyula Grosics Tatabánya  Hungary
Gerhard Hanappi Rapid Wien  Austria
Josef Masopust Dukla Prague  Czechoslovakia
José Santamaría Real Madrid  Spain
Dragoslav Šekularac Red Star Belgrade  Yugoslavia
17 Danny Blanchflower Tottenham Hotspur  Northern Ireland 4
Germano Benfica  Portugal
Kurt Hamrin Fiorentina  Sweden
Mikheil Meskhi Dinamo Tbilisi  Soviet Union
Viktor Ponedelnik SKA Rostov-on-Don  Soviet Union
Horst Szymaniak Karlsruher SC
Catania
 West Germany
23 José Augusto Benfica  Portugal 3
Denis Law Manchester City
Torino
 Scotland
Slava Metreveli Torpedo Moscow  Soviet Union
Max Morlock 1. FC Nürnberg  West Germany
Horst Nemec Austria Wien  Austria
28 Pierre Bernard Sedan
Nîmes
 France 2
Gert Dörfel Hamburger SV  West Germany
Norbert Eschmann Stade Français   Switzerland
Jimmy Greaves Chelsea
Milan
Tottenham Hotspur
 England
Lucien Muller Reims  France
Costa Pereira Benfica  Portugal
Lajos Tichy Budapest Honvéd  Hungary
35 Charles Antenen La Chaux-de-Fonds   Switzerland 1
Mário Coluna Benfica  Portugal
Eusébio Benfica  Portugal
Gernot Fraydl Austria Wien  Austria
Karl Koller First Vienna  Austria
Rudolf Kučera Dukla Prague  Czechoslovakia
Dumitru Macri Rapid București  Romania
Jimmy McIlroy Burnley  Northern Ireland
Karl Stotz Austria Wien  Austria

Notes[]

  1. ^ Despite being born in Argentina, Omar Sívori acquired Italian citizenship in 1961, and went on to play for the Italian national team.[2]
  2. ^ Despite being born in Argentina, Alfredo Di Stéfano acquired Spanish citizenship in 1956, and would play for the Spanish national team.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Pierrend, José Luis (1 February 2006). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1961". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Juve legend Sívori dies". uefa.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 February 2005. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  3. ^ "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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