The Ballon d'Or trophy, as awarded to Hristo Stoichkov in 1994.

The "Ballon d'Or" (French for "Golden Ball") is a football award, created in 1956 by the French football magazine France Football. Until 2007 it was 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. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 568 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1422 × 1500 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 568 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1422 × 1500 pixel, file size: 1. ... Hristo Stoichkov alternatively spelt Stoitchkov (Bulgarian: ) (born February 8, 1966, in Plovdiv, Bulgaria) is a football manager and former striker who was a member of the Bulgaria national team that finished fourth at the 1994 FIFA World Cup. ... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... A car from 1956 Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... France Football is a French bi-weekly magazine containing football news from all over the world. ...

The award is given annually to the player considered to have performed the best over the previous year. Prior to 2007, the player had to be a member of a club based within UEFA's jurisdiction, in order to qualify for selection. Until 1995, a player also had to be of European nationality to be eligible. From 1995 to 2006 any player from a European club was eligible, regardless of his nationality. In October 2007 France Football announced that their new list of nominees includes players from around the globe, regardless of the league they play in. Since 2007 the award signifies the World Footballer of the Year. [1] The Union Européenne de Football Association or Union of European Football Associations in English, almost always referred to by the acronym UEFA (pronounced (you-AY-fuh) or (oo-Ay-fuh) or ), is the administrative and controlling body for European football. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Voting for the award is undertaken by a group of football journalists. Each voter chooses five players from the list of 50 nominees established by France Football, and awards them one, two, three, four and five points. The winner is determined by the total number of points. Players who finish second and third in the voting are awarded silver and bronze medals.

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. Johan Cruijff Johan Cruijff (born April 25, 1947 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch football trainer/coach and former star player. ... Marcel Marco van Basten (October 31, 1964 in Oog in Al, Utrecht) is a Dutch football manager, currently in charge of the Dutch national team. ... Michel François Platini (born June 21, 1955) is a French former football manager and midfielder, and current president of the UEFA (Union of European Football Associations). ... Franz Anton Beckenbauer (born September 11, 1945) is a German football coach, manager, and former player, nicknamed der Kaiser (the emperor) because of his elegant style, his leadership qualities, his first name Franz (reminiscent of the Austrian emperors), and his dominance on the football pitch. ...

2007 nominees included, Brazilian Rogerio Ceni, player for Sao Paulo, and Iraqi Younis Mahmoud, player of the Iraq’s Alghrafa, where also benefited from this change. Brazilians Daniel Alves (Sevilla), Diego (Werder Bremen), Kaka (Milan), Robinho (Real Madrid) and Ronaldinho (Barcelona) are included in the list, too. There are three Argentineans: Mancherster United's Carlos Tevez, Villareal's Riquelme, and Barcelona's Lionel Messi. The winner will be announced on December 2. Voting for the award is undertaken by a group of 96 football journalists, out of which, for the first time, only 53 will be Europeans. Each voter chooses five players from the list of nominees, and awards them one, two, three, four and five points. Rogério Ceni (born January 22, 1973 in Pato Branco, Paraná (state), Brazil) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. ... São Paulo is a very traditional Brazilian football team from São Paulo, founded on January 25, 1930, and Re-founded on December 16, 1935. ... Younis Mahmoud (يونس محمود in Arabic, born February 3, 1983) is an Iraqi footballer who is a forward for Al Gharafa and the Iraq national football team. ... Daniel Alves da Silva (born 6 May 1983 in Juazeiro), usually known as Daniel Alves, Dani Alves, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking right back or right winger for Sevilla in La Liga. ... Sevilla Fútbol Club is a Spanish professional football club that plays in the top-flight Spanish La Liga championship. ... Diego is a Spanish male name, derived from the Hebrew YaÊ¿qob (Jacob), the name of Saint James the Great, via Sant Yago, re-analysed as Santiago and SanDiego. ... Werder Bremen is a German football club playing in Bremen in the northwest German federal state of the same name. ... Look up kaka in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Associazione Calcio Milan is an Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy. ... Robson de Souza (born 25 January 1984 in São Vicente, São Paulo state), nicknamed Robinho (Little Robson), is a Brazilian footballer currently playing for Real Madrid and the Brazilian national team. ... Real Madrid Club de Fútbol is a Spanish sports club most widely known for its professional football team based in Madrid. ... For other persons named Ronaldinho, see Ronaldinho (disambiguation). ... Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Barcelona (Catalan) Spanish name Barcelona Nickname Ciutat Comtal (City of Counts) Postal code 08001–08080 Area code 34 (Spain) + 93 (Barcelona) Website http://www. ... Manchester Uniteds emblem Manchester United F.C. (often abbreviated to Man United or just Man U, pronounced man-yoo) is an English football club based at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester. ... Carlos Alberto T vez (born February 5, 1984) is an Argentine football striker who made his name with Argentine giant Boca Juniors and currently plays for Brazils Corinthians. ... Villareal is a 4th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. ... Juan Román Riquelme (born June 26, 1978 in San Fernando, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina) is a football player, who currently plays for Villarreal CF of Spain. ... Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Barcelona (Catalan) Spanish name Barcelona Nickname Ciutat Comtal (City of Counts) Postal code 08001–08080 Area code 34 (Spain) + 93 (Barcelona) Website http://www. ... Lionel Andrés Messi (born 24 June 1987 in Rosario) is an Argentine international footballer who currently plays for FC Barcelona in the Primera División, and appears on Argentinas national team. ...

Recipients

Ballon d'Or recipients are indicated in bold, as well as the clubs they played for in the season when they won the award.

Year	Place	Player	Club	Points
2006	1st	Fabio Cannavaro	Juventus FC / Real Madrid	173
	2nd	Gianluigi Buffon	Juventus FC	124
	3rd	Thierry Henry	Arsenal FC	121
2005	1st	Ronaldinho	FC Barcelona	225
	2nd	Frank Lampard	Chelsea FC	148
	3rd	Steven Gerrard	Liverpool FC	142
2004	1st	Andriy Shevchenko	AC Milan	175
	2nd	Deco	FC Porto / FC Barcelona	139
	3rd	Ronaldinho	FC Barcelona	133
2003	1st	Pavel Nedvěd	Juventus FC	190
	2nd	Thierry Henry	Arsenal FC	128
	3rd	Paolo Maldini	AC Milan	123
2002	1st	Ronaldo	FC Internazionale Milano / Real Madrid	169
	2nd	Roberto Carlos	Real Madrid	145
	3rd	Oliver Kahn	FC Bayern Munich	110
2001	1st	Michael Owen	Liverpool FC	176
	2nd	Raúl González	Real Madrid	140
	3rd	Oliver Kahn	FC Bayern Munich	114
2000	1st	Luís Figo	FC Barcelona / Real Madrid	197
	2nd	Zinedine Zidane	Juventus FC	181
	3rd	Andriy Shevchenko	AC Milan	85
1999	1st	Rivaldo	FC Barcelona	219
	2nd	David Beckham	Manchester United FC	154
	3rd	Andriy Shevchenko	FC Dynamo Kyiv / AC Milan	64
1998	1st	Zinedine Zidane	Juventus FC	244
	2nd	Davor Šuker	Real Madrid	68
	3rd	Ronaldo	FC Internazionale Milano	66
1997	1st	Ronaldo	FC Barcelona / FC Internazionale Milano	222
	2nd	Predrag Mijatović	Real Madrid	68
	3rd	Zinedine Zidane	Juventus FC	63
1996	1st	Matthias Sammer	BV Borussia Dortmund	144
	2nd	Ronaldo	PSV Eindhoven / FC Barcelona	143
	3rd	Alan Shearer	Blackburn Rovers FC / Newcastle United FC	107
1995	1st	George Weah	Paris Saint-Germain FC / AC Milan	144
	2nd	Jürgen Klinsmann	Tottenham Hotspur FC / FC Bayern Munich	108
	3rd	Jari Litmanen	AFC Ajax	67
1994	1st	Hristo Stoitchkov	FC Barcelona	210
	2nd	Roberto Baggio	Juventus FC	136
	3rd	Paolo Maldini	AC Milan	109
1993	1st	Roberto Baggio	Juventus FC	142
	2nd	Dennis Bergkamp	AFC Ajax / FC Internazionale Milano	83
	3rd	Eric Cantona	Manchester United FC	34
1992	1st	Marco van Basten	AC Milan	98
	2nd	Hristo Stoitchkov	FC Barcelona	80
	3rd	Dennis Bergkamp	AFC Ajax	53
1991	1st	Jean-Pierre Papin	Olympique Marseille	141
	2nd (tie)	Lothar Matthäus	FC Internazionale Milano	42
		Darko Pančev	Red Star Belgrade	42
		Dejan Savićević	Red Star Belgrade	42
1990	1st	Lothar Matthäus	FC Internazionale Milano	137
	2nd	Salvatore Schillaci	Juventus FC	84
	3rd	Andreas Brehme	FC Internazionale Milano	68
1989	1st	Marco van Basten	AC Milan	119
	2nd	Franco Baresi	AC Milan	80
	3rd	Frank Rijkaard	AC Milan	43
1988	1st	Marco van Basten	AC Milan	129
	2nd	Ruud Gullit	AC Milan	88
	3rd	Frank Rijkaard	Real Zaragoza / AC Milan	45
1987	1st	Ruud Gullit	PSV Eindhoven / AC Milan	106
	2nd	Paulo Futre	FC Porto / Atlético Madrid	91
	3rd	Emilio Butragueño	Real Madrid	61
1986	1st	Igor Belanov	FC Dynamo Kyiv	84
	2nd	Gary Lineker	Everton FC / FC Barcelona	62
	3rd	Emilio Butragueño	Real Madrid	59
1985	1st	Michel Platini	Juventus FC	127
	2nd	Preben Elkjær Larsen	Hellas Verona FC	71
	3rd	Bernd Schuster	FC Barcelona	46
1984	1st	Michel Platini	Juventus FC	128
	2nd	Jean Tigana	FC Girondins de Bordeaux	57
	3rd	Preben Elkjær Larsen	KSC Lokeren / Hellas Verona FC	48
1983	1st	Michel Platini	Juventus FC	110
	2nd	Kenny Dalglish	Liverpool FC	26
	3rd	Allan Simonsen	Charlton Athletic FC / Vejle BK	25
1982	1st	Paolo Rossi	Juventus FC	115
	2nd	Alain Giresse	FC Girondins de Bordeaux	64
	3rd	Zbigniew Boniek	Widzew Łódź / Juventus FC	53
1981	1st	Karl-Heinz Rummenigge	FC Bayern Munich	106
	2nd	Paul Breitner	FC Bayern Munich	64
	3rd	Bernd Schuster	FC Barcelona	39
1980	1st	Karl-Heinz Rummenigge	FC Bayern Munich	122
	2nd	Bernd Schuster	1. FC Köln / FC Barcelona	34
	3rd	Michel Platini	AS Saint-Étienne	33
1979	1st	Kevin Keegan	Hamburger SV	118
	2nd	Karl-Heinz Rummenigge	FC Bayern Munich	52
	3rd	Ruud Krol	AFC Ajax	41
1978	1st	Kevin Keegan	Hamburger SV	87
	2nd	Hans Krankl	Rapid Vienna / FC Barcelona	81
	3rd	Rob Rensenbrink	RSC Anderlecht	50
1977	1st	Allan Simonsen	Borussia Mönchengladbach	74
	2nd	Kevin Keegan	Liverpool FC / Hamburger SV	71
	3rd	Michel Platini	AS Nancy-Lorraine	70
1976	1st	Franz Beckenbauer	FC Bayern Munich	91
	2nd	Rob Rensenbrink	RSC Anderlecht	75
	3rd	Ivo Viktor	Dukla Prague	52
1975	1st	Oleg Blokhin	FC Dynamo Kyiv	122
	2nd	Franz Beckenbauer	FC Bayern Munich	42
	3rd	Johan Cruyff	FC Barcelona	27
1974	1st	Johan Cruyff	FC Barcelona	116
	2nd	Franz Beckenbauer	FC Bayern Munich	105
	3rd	Kazimierz Deyna	Legia Warsaw	35
1973	1st	Johan Cruyff	AFC Ajax / FC Barcelona	96
	2nd	Dino Zoff	Juventus FC	47
	3rd	Gerd Müller	FC Bayern Munich	44
1972	1st	Franz Beckenbauer	FC Bayern Munich	81
	2nd	Gerd Müller	FC Bayern Munich	79
	3rd	Günter Netzer	Borussia Mönchengladbach	79
1971	1st	Johan Cruyff	AFC Ajax	116
	2nd	Sandro Mazzola	FC Internazionale Milano	57
	3rd	George Best	Manchester United FC	56
1970	1st	Gerd Müller	FC Bayern Munich	77
	2nd	Bobby Moore	West Ham United FC	70
	3rd	Luigi Riva	Cagliari Calcio	65
1969	1st	Gianni Rivera	AC Milan	83
	2nd	Luigi Riva	Cagliari Calcio	79
	3rd	Gerd Müller	FC Bayern Munich	38
1968	1st	George Best	Manchester United FC	61
	2nd	Bobby Charlton	Manchester United FC	53
	3rd	Dragan Džajić	Red Star Belgrade	46
1967	1st	Flórián Albert	Ferencváros Budapest	68
	2nd	Bobby Charlton	Manchester United FC	40
	3rd	Jimmy Johnstone	Celtic FC	39
1966	1st	Bobby Charlton	Manchester United FC	81
	2nd	Eusébio	SL Benfica	80
	3rd	Franz Beckenbauer	FC Bayern Munich	59
1965 Details	1st	Eusébio	SL Benfica	67
	2nd	Giacinto Facchetti	FC Internazionale Milano	59
	3rd	Luis Suárez	FC Internazionale Milano	45
1964	1st	Denis Law	Manchester United FC	61
	2nd	Luis Suárez	FC Internazionale Milano	43
	3rd	Amancio	Real Madrid	38
1963	1st	Lev Yashin	FC Dynamo Moscow	73
	2nd	Gianni Rivera	AC Milan	55
	3rd	Jimmy Greaves	Tottenham Hotspur FC	50
1962	1st	Josef Masopust	Dukla Prague	65
	2nd	Eusébio	SL Benfica	53
	3rd	Karl-Heinz Schnellinger	1. FC Köln	33
1961	1st	Omar Sivori	Juventus FC	46
	2nd	Luis Suárez	FC Barcelona / FC Internazionale Milano	40
	3rd	Johnny Haynes	Fulham FC	22
1960	1st	Luis Suárez	FC Barcelona	54
	2nd	Ferenc Puskás	Real Madrid	37
	3rd	Uwe Seeler	Hamburger SV	33
1959	1st	Alfredo Di Stéfano	Real Madrid	80
	2nd	Raymond Kopa	Real Madrid / Stade Reims	42
	3rd	John Charles	Juventus FC	24
1958	1st	Raymond Kopa	Real Madrid	71
	2nd	Helmut Rahn	Rot-Weiss Essen	40
	3rd	Just Fontaine	Stade Reims	23
1957	1st	Alfredo Di Stéfano	Real Madrid	72
	2nd	Billy Wright	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	19
	3rd	Raymond Kopa	Real Madrid	16
1956	1st	Stanley Matthews	Blackpool FC	47
	2nd	Alfredo Di Stéfano	Real Madrid	44
	3rd	Raymond Kopa	Stade Reims / Real Madrid	33

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Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Borussia Dortmund (full name Ballspiel-Verein Borussia 1909 e. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima (b. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... “PSV” redirects here. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Futbol Club Barcelona, known familiarly as Barça (IPA: baɾ.sÉ™), is a sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Alan Shearer OBE (born 13 August 1970 in Gosforth) is a retired professional English footballer who played as a striker for the England national team and Premiership clubs, Southampton, Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Blackburn Rovers is an English Premier League football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For the Australian soccer club see Newcastle United (Australia). ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Liberia. ... George Manneh Oppong Ousman Weah (born October 1, 1966 in Monrovia[1]) is a Liberian politician and former football forward. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... This article is about the football (soccer) club. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... AC Milan is an Italian football club. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Jürgen Klinsmann (born July 30, 1964 in Göppingen) is a German football manager and former football player, who played for several prominent clubs in Europe and was part of the German team that won the 1990 FIFA World Cup. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Tottenham Hotspur F.C. is a North London association football team, also known by the nickname Spurs. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Wikinews has related news: 2007/08 Bundesliga: Bayern Munich vs. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Finland. ... Jari Olavi Litmanen ( ) (born February 20, 1971 in Lahti) is a Finnish footballer, widely considered the countrys greatest ever. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax also referred to as AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax is a professional football club from Amsterdam, Netherlands. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bulgaria. ... Hristo Stoitchkov (Bulgarian: Христо Стоичков; born February 8, 1966, in Plovdiv, Bulgaria; sometimes spelled Khristo, Stoixkov and/or Stoichkov) is one of the most renowned left-footed football (soccer) players. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Futbol Club Barcelona, known familiarly as Barça (IPA: baɾ.sÉ™), is a sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Roberto Baggio (born 18 February 1967 in Caldogno, Veneto) is an Italian retired footballer, among the most technically gifted and popular players in the world throughout the 1990s. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Juventus F.C. (Latin for Youth) is one of Italys oldest and most successful football clubs, based in Turin. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Paolo Maldini (born June 26, 1968 in Milan) is an Italian footballer who plays for A.C. Milan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... AC Milan is an Italian football club. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Roberto Baggio (born 18 February 1967 in Caldogno, Veneto) is an Italian retired footballer, among the most technically gifted and popular players in the world throughout the 1990s. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Juventus F.C. (Latin for Youth) is one of Italys oldest and most successful football clubs, based in Turin. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Dennis Nicolaas Maria Bergkamp (born May 10, 1969 in Amsterdam) is a retired Dutch professional footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax also referred to as AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax is a professional football club from Amsterdam, Netherlands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Football Club Internazionale Milano is an Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, which plays in the Serie A. It is more commonly known as Inter, and often named Inter Milan in foreign countries. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Eric Daniel Pierre Cantona (born 24 May 1966 in Paris raised in Marseille) is a French former footballer of the late 1980s and 1990s. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Manchester Uniteds emblem Manchester United F.C. (often abbreviated to Man United or just Man U, pronounced man-yoo) is an English football club based at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Marcel Marco van Basten (October 31, 1964 in Oog in Al, Utrecht) is a Dutch football manager, currently in charge of the Dutch national team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... AC Milan is an Italian football club. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bulgaria. ... Hristo Stoitchkov (Bulgarian: Христо Стоичков; born February 8, 1966, in Plovdiv, Bulgaria; sometimes spelled Khristo, Stoixkov and/or Stoichkov) is one of the most renowned left-footed football (soccer) players. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Futbol Club Barcelona, known familiarly as Barça (IPA: baɾ.sÉ™), is a sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Dennis Nicolaas Maria Bergkamp (born May 10, 1969 in Amsterdam) is a retired Dutch professional footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax also referred to as AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax is a professional football club from Amsterdam, Netherlands. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Jean-Pierre Papin (born November 5, 1963 in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France) was a French football player. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Olympique de Marseille is a football team that plays in Ligue 1, the top level of the French Football League, based in Marseille. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Football Club Internazionale Milano is an Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, which plays in the Serie A. It is more commonly known as Inter, and often named Inter Milan in foreign countries. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_SFR_Yugoslavia. ... Darko Pančev (Macedonian: ) (born September 7, 1965 in Skopje, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a former footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_SFR_Yugoslavia. ... Crvena zvezda redirects here. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_SFR_Yugoslavia. ... Dejan Savićević (Serbian Cyrillic: Дејан Савићевић) (born September 15, 1966 in Titograd, Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia), is a Montenegrin former football player and the current president of the Montenegro FA [1]. Born to Vladimir Savićević and Vojislava Đurović, young Dejan had an immediate affinity for football and quickly developed his natural... Image File history File links Flag_of_SFR_Yugoslavia. ... Crvena zvezda redirects here. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Football Club Internazionale Milano is an Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, which plays in the Serie A. It is more commonly known as Inter, and often named Inter Milan in foreign countries. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Salvatore Totò Schillaci (born December 1, 1964 in Palermo) is a former Italian football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Juventus F.C. (Latin for Youth) is one of Italys oldest and most successful football clubs, based in Turin. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Andreas Brehme (born November 9, 1960 in Hamburg) is a German football coach and former football defender. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Football Club Internazionale Milano is an Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, which plays in the Serie A. It is more commonly known as Inter, and often named Inter Milan in foreign countries. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Marcel Marco van Basten (October 31, 1964 in Oog in Al, Utrecht) is a Dutch football manager, currently in charge of the Dutch national team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... AC Milan is an Italian football club. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Franco Baresi (born May 8, 1960 in Travagliato, province of Brescia) is an Italian youth team coach and former football defender with A.C. Milan, acknowledged as one of the greatest defenders ever to play the game. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... AC Milan is an Italian football club. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Franklin Edmundo Rijkaard (born September 30, 1962 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch football manager and former player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... AC Milan is an Italian football club. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Marcel Marco van Basten (October 31, 1964 in Oog in Al, Utrecht) is a Dutch football manager, currently in charge of the Dutch national team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... AC Milan is an Italian football club. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ...   (born September 1, 1962 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch football coach and former player, who played professionally in the 1980s and 1990s. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... AC Milan is an Italian football club. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Franklin Edmundo Rijkaard (born September 30, 1962 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch football manager and former player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Real Zaragoza is a Spanish football team from Zaragoza in Aragón. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... AC Milan is an Italian football club. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ...   (born September 1, 1962 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch football coach and former player, who played professionally in the 1980s and 1990s. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... “PSV” redirects here. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... AC Milan is an Italian football club. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... Paulo Jorge dos Santos Futre, (pron. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... FC Porto emblem (Larger version) Futebol Clube do Porto (short: FC Porto, FCP) is a Portuguese sports club, best known for its football section. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Club Atlético de Madrid is a Spanish football club based in Madrid. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Emilio Butragueño Santos (born July 22, 1963 in Madrid) is a former Spanish football forward. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Real Madrid is a Spanish sports club best known for its football team which is ranked as The 20th Centurys Best Club by FIFA. They play their home games at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... Ihor Bilanov (Ukrainian: ) (born September 25, 1960 in Odesa, Soviet Union) is a former football forward, who was named European Footballer of the Year in 1986. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... FC Dynamo Kyiv is a professional football club from the Ukrainian capital, Kiev (Kyiv). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Gary Winston Lineker, OBE (born 30 November 1960 in Leicester) is a former English international football striker who scored ten goals in two World Cups for the England national team and is currently a sports broadcaster for the BBC. He is also known for appearing in adverts for the Walkers... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Everton F.C. is an English football club from the city of Liverpool and was founded in 1878. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Futbol Club Barcelona, known familiarly as Barça (IPA: baɾ.sÉ™), is a sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Emilio Butragueño Santos (born July 22, 1963 in Madrid) is a former Spanish football forward. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Real Madrid is a Spanish sports club best known for its football team which is ranked as The 20th Centurys Best Club by FIFA. They play their home games at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid. ... This article is about the year. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Michel François Platini (born June 21, 1955) is a French former football manager and midfielder, and current president of the UEFA (Union of European Football Associations). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Juventus F.C. (Latin for Youth) is one of Italys oldest and most successful football clubs, based in Turin. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Preben Elkjær Larsen (born September 11, 1957 in Copenhagen), simply referred to as Preben Elkjær, was a Danish footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Hellas Verona Football Club S.p. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Futbol Club Barcelona, known familiarly as Barça (IPA: baɾ.sÉ™), is a sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ... This article is about the year. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Michel François Platini (born June 21, 1955) is a French former football manager and midfielder, and current president of the UEFA (Union of European Football Associations). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Juventus F.C. (Latin for Youth) is one of Italys oldest and most successful football clubs, based in Turin. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Jean Tigana (b. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... FC Girondins de Bordeaux is a French football team, playing in the city of Bordeaux. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Preben Elkjær Larsen (born September 11, 1957 in Copenhagen), simply referred to as Preben Elkjær, was a Danish footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen is a Belgian football club located in the city of Lokeren, in the province of Oost-Vlaanderen. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Hellas Verona Football Club S.p. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Michel François Platini (born June 21, 1955) is a French former football manager and midfielder, and current president of the UEFA (Union of European Football Associations). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Juventus F.C. (Latin for Youth) is one of Italys oldest and most successful football clubs, based in Turin. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish MBE (born 4 March 1951 in Dalmarnock, Glasgow) is a former Scottish international football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... {{Football club infobox | clubname = Liverpool FC | image = fullname = Liverpool FC | nickname = The Reds | founded = 1892 | ground = Anfield | capacity = 45,000 | chairman = D.R.Moores | Chief Executive Officer = R.N.Parry | manager = Rafael Benitez | league = FA Premiership | season = 2005-06 | position = FA premiership, 5th | pattern_la1=|pattern_b1=|pattern_ra1=| leftarm1=FFFFFF|body1=FF0000... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Allan Simonsen Allan Simonsen (born December 15, 1952 in Copenhagen) is a former Danish football (soccer) player and now coach. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Founded in 1905, Charlton Athletic F.C. play at The Valley, in Charlton, southeast London. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Vejle Boldklub (Vejle [Foot]ball club), often simply referred to as VB, is a Danish professional football club, from the town of Vejle. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Paolo Rossi (born September 23, 1956) is an Italian former football (soccer) player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Juventus F.C. (Latin for Youth) is one of Italys oldest and most successful football clubs, based in Turin. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Alain Giresse (born August 2, 1952) was a French professional football (soccer) player. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... FC Girondins de Bordeaux is a French football team, playing in the city of Bordeaux. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... Zbigniew Boniek (IPA: ) (born March 3, 1956 in Bydgoszcz) is a famous Polish football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... Widzew Łódź is a Polish football club based in Łódź, Poland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Juventus F.C. (Latin for Youth) is one of Italys oldest and most successful football clubs, based in Turin. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Karl-Heinz Kalle Rummenigge (born September 25, 1955) is a former German football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Wikinews has related news: 2007/08 Bundesliga: Bayern Munich vs. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Paul Breitner (born September 5, 1951 in Kolbermoor, West Germany) was a German football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Wikinews has related news: 2007/08 Bundesliga: Bayern Munich vs. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Futbol Club Barcelona, known familiarly as Barça (IPA: baɾ.sÉ™), is a sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Karl-Heinz Kalle Rummenigge (born September 25, 1955) is a former German football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Wikinews has related news: 2007/08 Bundesliga: Bayern Munich vs. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... 1. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Futbol Club Barcelona, known familiarly as Barça (IPA: baɾ.sÉ™), is a sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Michel François Platini (born June 21, 1955) is a French former football manager and midfielder, and current president of the UEFA (Union of European Football Associations). ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Association Sportive de Saint-Étienne Loire, (ASSE or A.S. Saint-Étienne) are a French football team founded in 1920. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE (born February 14, 1951 in Armthorpe, South Yorkshire, England)[1] is a former English football coach and one of the all-time greatest players. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Hamburger SV is a German football club based in Hamburg. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Karl-Heinz Kalle Rummenigge (born September 25, 1955) is a former German football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Wikinews has related news: 2007/08 Bundesliga: Bayern Munich vs. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Rudolf (Ruud or Rudi) Jozef Krol (born March 24, 1949 in Amsterdam) is a retired Dutch footballer who was capped 83 times for his native country. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax also referred to as AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax is a professional football club from Amsterdam, Netherlands. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE (born February 14, 1951 in Armthorpe, South Yorkshire, England)[1] is a former English football coach and one of the all-time greatest players. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Hamburger SV is a German football club based in Hamburg. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Austria. ... Hans Krankl (born February 14, 1953 in Vienna, Austria) is a former professional football player and was a centre-forward. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Austria. ... The Sportklub Rapid Wien or SK Rapid Wien is one of the two big football teams in Vienna. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Futbol Club Barcelona, known familiarly as Barça (IPA: baɾ.sÉ™), is a sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Pieter Robert (Rob) Rensenbrink (born July 3, 1947 in Amsterdam) is a former Dutch football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht, is a Belgian football club from the Brussels Capital Region. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Allan Simonsen Allan Simonsen (born December 15, 1952 in Copenhagen) is a former Danish football (soccer) player and now coach. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Borussia Vfl 1900 e. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE (born February 14, 1951 in Armthorpe, South Yorkshire, England)[1] is a former English football coach and one of the all-time greatest players. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... {{Football club infobox | clubname = Liverpool FC | image = fullname = Liverpool FC | nickname = The Reds | founded = 1892 | ground = Anfield | capacity = 45,000 | chairman = D.R.Moores | Chief Executive Officer = R.N.Parry | manager = Rafael Benitez | league = FA Premiership | season = 2005-06 | position = FA premiership, 5th | pattern_la1=|pattern_b1=|pattern_ra1=| leftarm1=FFFFFF|body1=FF0000... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Hamburger SV is a German football club based in Hamburg. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Michel François Platini (born June 21, 1955) is a French former football manager and midfielder, and current president of the UEFA (Union of European Football Associations). ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... AS Nancy-Lorraine is a French football club, based in Nancy. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Franz Anton Beckenbauer (born September 11, 1945) is a German football coach, manager, and former player, nicknamed der Kaiser (the emperor) because of his elegant style, his leadership qualities, his first name Franz (reminiscent of the Austrian emperors), and his dominance on the football pitch. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... 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Oleg Volodymyrovych Blokhin (born November 5, 1952 in Kiev, Soviet Union, now Ukraine), is a Ukrainian soccer coach, and was formerly a striker for the USSR national football team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... FC Dynamo Kyiv is a professional football club from the Ukrainian capital, Kiev (Kyiv). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Franz Anton Beckenbauer (born September 11, 1945) is a German football coach, manager, and former player, nicknamed der Kaiser (the emperor) because of his elegant style, his leadership qualities, his first name Franz (reminiscent of the Austrian emperors), and his dominance on the football pitch. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Wikinews has related news: 2007/08 Bundesliga: Bayern Munich vs. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Johan Cruijff Johan Cruijff (born April 25, 1947 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch football trainer/coach and former star player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Futbol Club Barcelona, known familiarly as Barça (IPA: baɾ.sÉ™), is a sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Johan Cruijff Johan Cruijff (born April 25, 1947 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch football trainer/coach and former star player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Futbol Club Barcelona, known familiarly as Barça (IPA: baɾ.sÉ™), is a sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Franz Anton Beckenbauer (born September 11, 1945) is a German football coach, manager, and former player, nicknamed der Kaiser (the emperor) because of his elegant style, his leadership qualities, his first name Franz (reminiscent of the Austrian emperors), and his dominance on the football pitch. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Wikinews has related news: 2007/08 Bundesliga: Bayern Munich vs. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... Kazimierz Deyna (born October 23, 1947 in Starogard GdaÅ„ski – died September 1, 1989 in San Diego, California) was a Polish football player, one of the best marksmen in the history of world football. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... Legia Warszawa ( pronounced Leg-ya Var-sha-va ) is a football club based in Warsaw, Poland. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Johan Cruijff Johan Cruijff (born April 25, 1947 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch football trainer/coach and former star player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax also referred to as AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax is a professional football club from Amsterdam, Netherlands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Futbol Club Barcelona, known familiarly as Barça (IPA: baɾ.sÉ™), is a sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Dino Zoff after the victory of Italy at the 1982 World Cup. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Juventus F.C. (Latin for Youth) is one of Italys oldest and most successful football clubs, based in Turin. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Gerd Müller (IPA—German: ) (born November 3, 1945 in Nördlingen) is a former West German football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... 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(often abbreviated to Man United or just Man U, pronounced man-yoo) is an English football club based at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_SFR_Yugoslavia. ... Dragan Džajić (Serbian Cyrillic: Драган Џајић) (born May 30, 1946 in Ub, Serbia) was a successful Serbian football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_SFR_Yugoslavia. ... Crvena zvezda redirects here. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary. ... Flórián Albert (born September 15, 1941 in Hercegszántó) was a Hungarian football striker, who was named European Footballer of the Year in 1967. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary. ... Ferencvárosi Torna Club (FTC), also known as Ferencváros, nicknamed Fradi, is one of the most popular sports clubs in Hungary, founded in 1899. ... 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Lev Ivanovich Yashin (Russian: ) (October 22, 1929 – March 20, 1990) was a Russian Soviet football goalkeeper, known for his supreme athleticism in goal, imposing stature (he was 6 3, 189 cm) and amazing reflex saves. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Giovanni (Gianni) Rivera (born August 18, 1943 in Alessandria) was an Italian football player, the European Footballer of the Year in 1969. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... AC Milan is an Italian football club. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... James Peter Jimmy Greaves (born 20 February 1940) is an English former football player, Englands third highest goalscorer, and more recently a television pundit. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... 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It is more commonly known as Inter, and often named Inter Milan in foreign countries. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... John Norman Haynes (October 17, 1934 - October 18, 2005), better known as Johnny Haynes, was an English footballer who played a club-record 658 games and scored 158 goals for Fulham Football Club between 1952 and 1970. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Fulham Football Club (FFC) is a football team based in Fulham, London. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Luis Suárez Miramontes (born May 2, 1935, La Coruña, Galicia) is a former Spanish footballer and manager. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Futbol Club Barcelona, known familiarly as Barça (IPA: baɾ.sÉ™), is a sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary. ... Ferenc Puskás (April 2, 1927–November 17, 2006) (Hungarian: Puskás Ferenc, nickname Puskás Öcsi, Spanish: Ferenc Puskas Biro), was a legendary Hungarian football forward and coach. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Real Madrid is a Spanish sports club best known for its football team which is ranked as The 20th Centurys Best Club by FIFA. They play their home games at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Uwe Seeler (born November 5, 1936 in Hamburg) is a German football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Hamburger SV is a German football club based in Hamburg. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... 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Wins

By player

Wins	Player	Club
3	Johan Cruyff (1971, 1973, 1974)	AFC Ajax, FC Barcelona
3	Michel Platini (1983, 1984, 1985)	Juventus FC
3	Marco van Basten (1988, 1989, 1992)	AC Milan
2	Alfredo Di Stéfano (1957, 1959)	Real Madrid
2	Franz Beckenbauer (1972, 1976)	FC Bayern Munich
2	Kevin Keegan (1978, 1979)	Hamburger SV
2	Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (1980, 1981)	FC Bayern Munich
2	Ronaldo (1997, 2002)	FC Internazionale Milano, Real Madrid
1	Stanley Matthews (1956)	Blackpool FC
1	Raymond Kopa (1958)	Real Madrid
1	Luis Suárez (1960)	FC Barcelona
1	Omar Sivori (1961)	Juventus FC
1	Josef Masopust (1962)	Dukla Prague
1	Lev Yashin (1963)	FC Dynamo Moscow
1	Denis Law (1964)	Manchester United FC
1	Eusébio (1965)	SL Benfica
1	Bobby Charlton (1966)	Manchester United FC
1	Flórián Albert (1967)	Ferencváros Budapest
1	George Best (1968)	Manchester United FC
1	Gianni Rivera (1969)	AC Milan
1	Gerd Müller (1970)	FC Bayern Munich
1	Oleg Blokhin (1975)	FC Dynamo Kyiv
1	Allan Simonsen (1977)	Borussia Mönchengladbach
1	Paolo Rossi (1982)	Juventus FC
1	Igor Belanov (1986)	FC Dynamo Kyiv
1	Ruud Gullit (1987)	AC Milan
1	Lothar Matthäus (1990)	FC Internazionale Milano
1	Jean-Pierre Papin (1991)	Olympique Marseille
1	Roberto Baggio (1993)	Juventus FC
1	Hristo Stoitchkov (1994)	FC Barcelona
1	George Weah (1995)	AC Milan
1	Matthias Sammer (1996)	BV Borussia Dortmund
1	Zinedine Zidane (1998)	Juventus FC
1	Rivaldo (1999)	FC Barcelona
1	Luís Figo (2000)	Real Madrid
1	Michael Owen (2001)	Liverpool FC
1	Pavel Nedvěd (2003)	Juventus FC
1	Andriy Shevchenko (2004)	AC Milan
1	Ronaldinho (2005)	FC Barcelona
1	Fabio Cannavaro (2006)	Real Madrid

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(often abbreviated to Man United or just Man U, pronounced man-yoo) is an English football club based at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Giovanni (Gianni) Rivera (born August 18, 1943 in Alessandria) was an Italian football player, the European Footballer of the Year in 1969. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... AC Milan is an Italian football club. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Gerd Müller (IPA—German: ) (born November 3, 1945 in Nördlingen) is a former West German football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Wikinews has related news: 2007/08 Bundesliga: Bayern Munich vs. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... Oleg Volodymyrovych Blokhin (born November 5, 1952 in Kiev, Soviet Union, now Ukraine), is a Ukrainian soccer coach, and was formerly a striker for the USSR national football team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... FC Dynamo Kyiv is a professional football club from the Ukrainian capital, Kiev (Kyiv). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Allan Simonsen Allan Simonsen (born December 15, 1952 in Copenhagen) is a former Danish football (soccer) player and now coach. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Borussia Vfl 1900 e. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Paolo Rossi (born September 23, 1956) is an Italian former football (soccer) player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Juventus F.C. (Latin for Youth) is one of Italys oldest and most successful football clubs, based in Turin. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... Ihor Bilanov (Ukrainian: ) (born September 25, 1960 in Odesa, Soviet Union) is a former football forward, who was named European Footballer of the Year in 1986. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... FC Dynamo Kyiv is a professional football club from the Ukrainian capital, Kiev (Kyiv). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ...   (born September 1, 1962 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch football coach and former player, who played professionally in the 1980s and 1990s. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... AC Milan is an Italian football club. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Football Club Internazionale Milano is an Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, which plays in the Serie A. It is more commonly known as Inter, and often named Inter Milan in foreign countries. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Jean-Pierre Papin (born November 5, 1963 in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France) was a French football player. ... 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Futbol Club Barcelona, known familiarly as Barça (IPA: baɾ.sÉ™), is a sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Liberia. ... George Manneh Oppong Ousman Weah (born October 1, 1966 in Monrovia[1]) is a Liberian politician and former football forward. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... AC Milan is an Italian football club. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Borussia Dortmund (full name Ballspiel-Verein Borussia 1909 e. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Zidane redirects here. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Juventus F.C. (Latin for Youth) is one of Italys oldest and most successful football clubs, based in Turin. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Rivaldo Vítor Borba Ferreira (born April 19, 1972 in Paulista, Pernambuco), commonly known as Rivaldo, is regarded as one of the best Brazilian professional football players of all time, currently playing for AEK Athens in the Super League Greece. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Futbol Club Barcelona, known familiarly as Barça (IPA: baɾ.sÉ™), is a sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo, born November 4, 1972 in Lisbon, Portugal) is a professional Portuguese football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Real Madrid is a Spanish sports club best known for its football team which is ranked as The 20th Centurys Best Club by FIFA. They play their home games at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For other persons named Michael Owen, see Michael Owen (disambiguation). ... 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By country

Country	Awards	Players	Players
Germany	7	5	Gerd Müller (1970) Franz Beckenbauer (1972, 1976) Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (1980, 1981) Lothar Matthäus (1990) Matthias Sammer (1996)
Netherlands	7	3	Johan Cruyff (1971, 1973, 1974) Ruud Gullit (1987) Marco van Basten (1988, 1989, 1992)
France	6	4	Raymond Kopa (1958) Michel Platini (1983, 1984, 1985) Jean-Pierre Papin (1991) Zinedine Zidane (1998)
Italy	5	5	Omar Sivori* (1961) Gianni Rivera (1969) Paolo Rossi (1982) Roberto Baggio (1993) Fabio Cannavaro (2006)
England	5	4	Stanley Matthews (1956) Bobby Charlton (1966) Kevin Keegan (1978, 1979) Michael Owen (2001)
Brazil	4	3	Ronaldo (1997, 2002) Rivaldo (1999) Ronaldinho (2005)
Soviet Union	3	3	Lev Yashin (1963) Oleg Blokhin (1975) Igor Belanov (1986)
Spain	3	2	Alfredo Di Stéfano* (1957, 1959) Luis Suárez (1960)
Portugal	2	2	Eusébio (1965) Luís Figo (2000)
Czechoslovakia	1	1	Josef Masopust (1962)
Scotland	1	1	Denis Law (1964)
Hungary	1	1	Flórián Albert (1967)
Northern Ireland	1	1	George Best (1968)
Denmark	1	1	Allan Simonsen (1977)
Bulgaria	1	1	Hristo Stoitchkov (1994)
Liberia	1	1	George Weah (1995)
Czech Republic	1	1	Pavel Nedvěd (2003)
Ukraine	1	1	Andriy Shevchenko (2004)

* Di Stefano and Sivori were Argentine players but they acquired Spanish and Italian citizenships respectively. Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Gerd Müller (IPA—German: ) (born November 3, 1945 in Nördlingen) is a former West German football player. ... Franz Anton Beckenbauer (born September 11, 1945) is a German football coach, manager, and former player, nicknamed der Kaiser (the emperor) because of his elegant style, his leadership qualities, his first name Franz (reminiscent of the Austrian emperors), and his dominance on the football pitch. ... Karl-Heinz Kalle Rummenigge (born September 25, 1955) is a former German football player. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Johan Cruijff Johan Cruijff (born April 25, 1947 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch football trainer/coach and former star player. ...   (born September 1, 1962 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch football coach and former player, who played professionally in the 1980s and 1990s. ... Marcel Marco van Basten (October 31, 1964 in Oog in Al, Utrecht) is a Dutch football manager, currently in charge of the Dutch national team. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Raymond Kopa (born October 13, 1931), originally Raymond Kopaszewski, is a French former football midfielder, integral to the French national teams of the 1950s. ... Michel François Platini (born June 21, 1955) is a French former football manager and midfielder, and current president of the UEFA (Union of European Football Associations). ... Jean-Pierre Papin (born November 5, 1963 in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France) was a French football player. ... Zidane redirects here. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Omar Sivori (October 2, 1935 - February 17, 2005) was an Argentine football player. ... Giovanni (Gianni) Rivera (born August 18, 1943 in Alessandria) was an Italian football player, the European Footballer of the Year in 1969. ... Paolo Rossi (born September 23, 1956) is an Italian former football (soccer) player. ... Roberto Baggio (born 18 February 1967 in Caldogno, Veneto) is an Italian retired footballer, among the most technically gifted and popular players in the world throughout the 1990s. ... Fabio Cannavaro, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI[1][2] (born September 13, 1973 in Naples, Italy) is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Sir Stanley Matthews, CBE (February 1, 1915 - February 23, 2000) was a football player. ... Sir Robert Bobby Charlton, CBE (born 11 October 1937 in Ashington, Northumberland) is a former English professional football player who won the World Cup and was named the European Footballer of the Year in 1966. ... Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE (born February 14, 1951 in Armthorpe, South Yorkshire, England)[1] is a former English football coach and one of the all-time greatest players. ... For other persons named Michael Owen, see Michael Owen (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima (b. ... Rivaldo Vítor Borba Ferreira (born April 19, 1972 in Paulista, Pernambuco), commonly known as Rivaldo, is regarded as one of the best Brazilian professional football players of all time, currently playing for AEK Athens in the Super League Greece. ... For other persons named Ronaldinho, see Ronaldinho (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... Lev Ivanovich Yashin (Russian: ) (October 22, 1929 – March 20, 1990) was a Russian Soviet football goalkeeper, known for his supreme athleticism in goal, imposing stature (he was 6 3, 189 cm) and amazing reflex saves. ... Oleg Volodymyrovych Blokhin (born November 5, 1952 in Kiev, Soviet Union, now Ukraine), is a Ukrainian soccer coach, and was formerly a striker for the USSR national football team. ... Ihor Bilanov (Ukrainian: ) (born September 25, 1960 in Odesa, Soviet Union) is a former football forward, who was named European Footballer of the Year in 1986. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Alfredo Di Stéfano (born July 4, 1926 in Barracas, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine-born former footballer and coach. ... Luis Suárez Miramontes (born May 2, 1935, La Coruña, Galicia) is a former Spanish footballer and manager. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... Eusébio da Silva Ferreira, GCIH, GCM (pron. ... Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo, born November 4, 1972 in Lisbon, Portugal) is a professional Portuguese football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Czechoslovakia. ... Josef Masopust (born February 9, 1931) was a Czech football player and coach. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... This article is about the country. ... Denis Law (born February 24, 1940, in Aberdeen, Scotland) is a retired Scottish football player, who enjoyed a long and successful career as a striker from the 1950s to the 1970s. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary. ... Flórián Albert (born September 15, 1941 in Hercegszántó) was a Hungarian football striker, who was named European Footballer of the Year in 1967. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Northern_Ireland. ... 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By club

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.

Club	Awards	Players	Players
Juventus FC	8	6	Omar Sivori (1961) Paolo Rossi (1982) Michel Platini (1983, 1984, 1985) Roberto Baggio (1993) Zinedine Zidane (1998) Pavel Nedvěd (2003)
AC Milan	7	5	Gianni Rivera (1969) Ruud Gullit (1987*) Marco van Basten (1988, 1989, 1992) George Weah (1995*) Andriy Shevchenko (2004)
Real Madrid	6	5	Alfredo Di Stéfano (1957, 1959) Raymond Kopa (1958) Luís Figo (2000*) Ronaldo (2002*) Fabio Cannavaro (2006*)
FC Barcelona	6	5	Luis Suárez (1960) Johan Cruyff (1973*, 1974) Hristo Stoitchkov (1994) Rivaldo (1999) Ronaldinho (2005)
FC Bayern Munich	5	3	Gerd Müller (1970) Franz Beckenbauer (1972, 1976) Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (1980, 1981)
Manchester United FC	3	3	Denis Law (1964) Bobby Charlton (1966) George Best (1968)
FC Dynamo Kyiv	2	2	Oleg Blokhin (1975) Igor Belanov (1986)
FC Internazionale Milano	2	2	Lothar Matthäus (1990) Ronaldo (1997*)
Hamburger SV	2	1	Kevin Keegan (1978, 1979)
Blackpool FC	1	1	Stanley Matthews (1956)
Dukla Prague	1	1	Josef Masopust (1962)
FC Dynamo Moscow	1	1	Lev Yashin (1963)
SL Benfica	1	1	Eusébio (1965)
Ferencváros Budapest	1	1	Flórián Albert (1967)
AFC Ajax	1	1	Johan Cruyff (1971)
Borussia Mönchengladbach	1	1	Allan Simonsen (1977)
Olympique Marseille	1	1	Jean-Pierre Papin (1991)
BV Borussia Dortmund	1	1	Matthias Sammer (1996)
Liverpool FC	1	1	Michael Owen (2001)

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Roberto Baggio (born 18 February 1967 in Caldogno, Veneto) is an Italian retired footballer, among the most technically gifted and popular players in the world throughout the 1990s. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Zidane redirects here. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic. ... Pavel NedvÄ›d IPA: (born August 30, 1972 in Cheb, Czech Republic, at that time Czechoslovakia) is a Czech professional football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... AC Milan is an Italian football club. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Giovanni (Gianni) Rivera (born August 18, 1943 in Alessandria) was an Italian football player, the European Footballer of the Year in 1969. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ...   (born September 1, 1962 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch football coach and former player, who played professionally in the 1980s and 1990s. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Marcel Marco van Basten (October 31, 1964 in Oog in Al, Utrecht) is a Dutch football manager, currently in charge of the Dutch national team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Liberia. ... George Manneh Oppong Ousman Weah (born October 1, 1966 in Monrovia[1]) is a Liberian politician and former football forward. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ukraine. ... Andriy Mykolayovych Shevchenko (Ukrainian: , born 29 September 1976, Dvirkivschyna, Kiev Oblast) is a Ukrainian football striker who plays for Chelsea in the Premier League. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Real Madrid is a Spanish sports club best known for its football team which is ranked as The 20th Centurys Best Club by FIFA. They play their home games at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Alfredo Di Stéfano (born July 4, 1926 in Barracas, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine-born former footballer and coach. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Raymond Kopa (born October 13, 1931), originally Raymond Kopaszewski, is a French former football midfielder, integral to the French national teams of the 1950s. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo, born November 4, 1972 in Lisbon, Portugal) is a professional Portuguese football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima (b. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Fabio Cannavaro, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI[1][2] (born September 13, 1973 in Naples, Italy) is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Futbol Club Barcelona, known familiarly as Barça (IPA: baɾ.sÉ™), is a sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Luis Suárez Miramontes (born May 2, 1935, La Coruña, Galicia) is a former Spanish footballer and manager. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Johan Cruijff Johan Cruijff (born April 25, 1947 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch football trainer/coach and former star player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bulgaria. ... Hristo Stoitchkov (Bulgarian: Христо Стоичков; born February 8, 1966, in Plovdiv, Bulgaria; sometimes spelled Khristo, Stoixkov and/or Stoichkov) is one of the most renowned left-footed football (soccer) players. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Rivaldo Vítor Borba Ferreira (born April 19, 1972 in Paulista, Pernambuco), commonly known as Rivaldo, is regarded as one of the best Brazilian professional football players of all time, currently playing for AEK Athens in the Super League Greece. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... For other persons named Ronaldinho, see Ronaldinho (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Wikinews has related news: 2007/08 Bundesliga: Bayern Munich vs. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Gerd Müller (IPA—German: ) (born November 3, 1945 in Nördlingen) is a former West German football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Franz Anton Beckenbauer (born September 11, 1945) is a German football coach, manager, and former player, nicknamed der Kaiser (the emperor) because of his elegant style, his leadership qualities, his first name Franz (reminiscent of the Austrian emperors), and his dominance on the football pitch. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Karl-Heinz Kalle Rummenigge (born September 25, 1955) is a former German football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Manchester Uniteds emblem Manchester United F.C. 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Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... Oleg Volodymyrovych Blokhin (born November 5, 1952 in Kiev, Soviet Union, now Ukraine), is a Ukrainian soccer coach, and was formerly a striker for the USSR national football team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... Ihor Bilanov (Ukrainian: ) (born September 25, 1960 in Odesa, Soviet Union) is a former football forward, who was named European Footballer of the Year in 1986. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Football Club Internazionale Milano is an Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, which plays in the Serie A. It is more commonly known as Inter, and often named Inter Milan in foreign countries. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima (b. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Hamburger SV is a German football club based in Hamburg. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE (born February 14, 1951 in Armthorpe, South Yorkshire, England)[1] is a former English football coach and one of the all-time greatest players. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Blackpool Football Club is an English football club currently in Football League One. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Sir Stanley Matthews, CBE (February 1, 1915 - February 23, 2000) was a football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Czechoslovakia. ... Dukla Prague (Czech: Dukla Praha) was a successful football team in the former Czechoslovakia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Czechoslovakia. ... Josef Masopust (born February 9, 1931) was a Czech football player and coach. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... Lev Ivanovich Yashin (Russian: ) (October 22, 1929 – March 20, 1990) was a Russian Soviet football goalkeeper, known for his supreme athleticism in goal, imposing stature (he was 6 3, 189 cm) and amazing reflex saves. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... Benfica redirects here. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... Eusébio da Silva Ferreira, GCIH, GCM (pron. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary. ... Ferencvárosi Torna Club (FTC), also known as Ferencváros, nicknamed Fradi, is one of the most popular sports clubs in Hungary, founded in 1899. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary. ... Flórián Albert (born September 15, 1941 in Hercegszántó) was a Hungarian football striker, who was named European Footballer of the Year in 1967. ... 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Jean-Pierre Papin (born November 5, 1963 in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France) was a French football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Borussia Dortmund (full name Ballspiel-Verein Borussia 1909 e. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... {{Football club infobox | clubname = Liverpool FC | image = fullname = Liverpool FC | nickname = The Reds | founded = 1892 | ground = Anfield | capacity = 45,000 | chairman = D.R.Moores | Chief Executive Officer = R.N.Parry | manager = Rafael Benitez | league = FA Premiership | season = 2005-06 | position = FA premiership, 5th | pattern_la1=|pattern_b1=|pattern_ra1=| leftarm1=FFFFFF|body1=FF0000... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For other persons named Michael Owen, see Michael Owen (disambiguation). ...

By league

League	Wins	Clubs	Clubs
Italy	17	3	Juventus FC (1961, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1993, 1998, 2003) AC Milan (1969, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1995, 2004) FC Internazionale Milano (1990, 1997)
Spain	12	2	Real Madrid (1957, 1958, 1959, 2000, 2002, 2006) FC Barcelona (1960, 1973, 1974, 1994, 1999, 2005)
Germany	9	4	FC Bayern Munich (1970, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1981) Hamburger SV (1978, 1979) Borussia Mönchengladbach (1977) BV Borussia Dortmund (1996)
England	5	3	Manchester United FC (1964, 1966, 1968) Blackpool FC (1956) Liverpool FC (2001)
Soviet Union	3	2	FC Dynamo Kyiv (1975, 1986) FC Dynamo Moscow (1963)
Czechoslovakia	1	1	Dukla Prague (1962)
Portugal	1	1	SL Benfica (1965)
Hungary	1	1	Ferencváros Budapest (1967)
Netherlands	1	1	AFC Ajax (1971)
France	1	1	Olympique Marseille (1991)

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Medal count

By player

Players who won at least two medals.

Pos.	Player	G	S	B	tot
1.	Michel Platini	3		2	5
2.	Johan Cruyff	3		1	4
3.	Marco van Basten	3			3
4.	Franz Beckenbauer	2	2	1	5
5.	Ronaldo	2	1	1	4
6=	Alfredo Di Stéfano	2	1		3
6=	Kevin Keegan	2	1		3
6=	Karl-Heinz Rummenigge	2	1		3
9.	Luis Suárez	1	2	1	4
10=	Bobby Charlton	1	2		3
10=	Eusébio	1	2		3
12=	Raymond Kopa	1	1	2	4
12=	Gerd Müller	1	1	2	4
14.	Zinedine Zidane	1	1	1	3
15=	Roberto Baggio	1	1		2
15=	Ruud Gullit	1	1		2
15=	Lothar Matthäus	1	1		2
15=	Gianni Rivera	1	1		2
15=	Hristo Stoitchkov	1	1		2
20.	Andriy Shevchenko	1		2	3
21=	George Best	1		1	2
21=	Ronaldinho	1		1	2
21=	Allan Simonsen	1		1	2
24.	Bernd Schuster		1	2	3
25=	Dennis Bergkamp		1	1	2
25=	Preben Elkjær Larsen		1	1	2
25=	Thierry Henry		1	1	2
25=	Rob Rensenbrink		1	1	2
25=	Luigi Riva		1	1	2
30=	Emilio Butragueño			2	2
30=	Oliver Kahn			2	2
30=	Paolo Maldini			2	2
30=	Frank Rijkaard			2	2

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Sir Robert Bobby Charlton, CBE (born 11 October 1937 in Ashington, Northumberland) is a former English professional football player who won the World Cup and was named the European Footballer of the Year in 1966. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... Eusébio da Silva Ferreira, GCIH, GCM (pron. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Raymond Kopa (born October 13, 1931), originally Raymond Kopaszewski, is a French former football midfielder, integral to the French national teams of the 1950s. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Gerd Müller (IPA—German: ) (born November 3, 1945 in Nördlingen) is a former West German football player. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Zidane redirects here. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Roberto Baggio (born 18 February 1967 in Caldogno, Veneto) is an Italian retired footballer, among the most technically gifted and popular players in the world throughout the 1990s. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ...   (born September 1, 1962 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch football coach and former player, who played professionally in the 1980s and 1990s. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Giovanni (Gianni) Rivera (born August 18, 1943 in Alessandria) was an Italian football player, the European Footballer of the Year in 1969. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bulgaria. ... Hristo Stoitchkov (Bulgarian: Христо Стоичков; born February 8, 1966, in Plovdiv, Bulgaria; sometimes spelled Khristo, Stoixkov and/or Stoichkov) is one of the most renowned left-footed football (soccer) players. ... 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Dennis Nicolaas Maria Bergkamp (born May 10, 1969 in Amsterdam) is a retired Dutch professional footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Preben Elkjær Larsen (born September 11, 1957 in Copenhagen), simply referred to as Preben Elkjær, was a Danish footballer. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Thierry Daniel Henry, born 17 August 1977 in Paris, France, is a French football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Pieter Robert (Rob) Rensenbrink (born July 3, 1947 in Amsterdam) is a former Dutch football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Luigi Riva (born November 7, 1944 in Leggiuno, close to Milano), best known as Gigi Riva, is a former Italian footballer, the all-time leading scorer for the Italian national team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Emilio Butragueño Santos (born July 22, 1963 in Madrid) is a former Spanish football forward. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Oliver Rolf Kahn (born 15 June 1969 in Karlsruhe) is a German football goalkeeper. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Paolo Maldini (born June 26, 1968 in Milan) is an Italian footballer who plays for A.C. Milan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Franklin Edmundo Rijkaard (born September 30, 1962 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch football manager and former player. ...

By country

Pos.	Country	G	S	B	tot
1.	Germany	7	9	11	27
2.	Netherlands	7	3	6	16
3.	France	6	5	8	19
4.	Italy	5	9	3	17
5.	England	5	8	4	17
6.	Brazil	4	2	2	8
7.	Spain	3	4	4	11
8.	Soviet Union	3			3
9.	Portugal	2	4		6
10.	Denmark	1	1	2	4
11.	Scotland	1	1	1	3
12=	Bulgaria	1	1		2
12=	Hungary	1	1		2
14.	Ukraine	1		2	3
15=	Czechoslovakia	1		1	2
15=	Northern Ireland	1		1	2
17=	Czech Republic	1			1
17=	Liberia	1			1
19.	Yugoslavia		3	1	4
20=	Austria		1		1
20=	Croatia		1		1
22.	Poland			2	2
23=	Finland			1	1
23=	Wales			1	1

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By club

Pos.	Club	G	S	B	tot
1.	Juventus FC	8	5	3	16
2.	AC Milan	7	3	6	16
3.	Real Madrid	6	6	5	17
4.	FC Barcelona	6	6	4	16
5.	FC Bayern Munich	5	6	5	16
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
10.	SL Benfica	1	2		3
11.	Liverpool FC	1	1	1	3
12.	AFC Ajax	1		3	4
13=	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1		1	2
13=	Dukla Prague	1		1	2
15=	Blackpool FC	1			1
15=	BV Borussia Dortmund	1			1
15=	FC Dynamo Moscow	1			1
15=	Ferencváros Budapest	1			1
15=	Olympique Marseille	1			1
20.	Red Star Belgrade		2	1	3
21.	FC Girondins de Bordeaux		2		2
22=	RSC Anderlecht		1	1	2
22=	Arsenal FC		1	1	2
22=	Cagliari Calcio		1	1	2
22=	Hellas Verona FC		1	1	2
22=	Stade Reims		1	1	2
27=	Atlético Madrid		1		1
27=	Chelsea FC		1		1
27=	Rot-Weiss Essen		1		1
27=	West Ham United FC		1		1
27=	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC		1		1
32=	Celtic FC			1	1
32=	Fulham FC			1	1
32=	1. FC Köln			1	1
32=	Legia Warsaw			1	1
32=	AS Nancy-Lorraine			1	1
32=	Newcastle United FC			1	1
32=	AS Saint-Étienne			1	1
32=	Tottenham Hotspur FC			1	1
32=	Vejle BK			1	1

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(often abbreviated to Man United or just Man U, pronounced man-yoo) is an English football club based at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Football Club Internazionale Milano is an Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, which plays in the Serie A. It is more commonly known as Inter, and often named Inter Milan in foreign countries. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Hamburger SV is a German football club based in Hamburg. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... FC Dynamo Kyiv is a professional football club from the Ukrainian capital, Kiev (Kyiv). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... Benfica redirects here. ... 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Blackpool Football Club is an English football club currently in Football League One. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Borussia Dortmund (full name Ballspiel-Verein Borussia 1909 e. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary. ... Ferencvárosi Torna Club (FTC), also known as Ferencváros, nicknamed Fradi, is one of the most popular sports clubs in Hungary, founded in 1899. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Olympique de Marseille is a football team that plays in Ligue 1, the top level of the French Football League, based in Marseille. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_SFR_Yugoslavia. ... Crvena zvezda redirects here. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... 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Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Chelsea Football Club (also known as the Blues, previously also known as the Pensioners), founded in 1905, is a Premier League football team that plays at Stamford Bridge football ground in west London. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Rot-Weiss Essen is a German football club based in Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... The West Ham United Crest West Ham United F.C are a professional English football club based in East London. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. is a Wolverhampton-based football club playing at the Molineux. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... Celtic F.C. (pronounced seltic, not keltic) is perhaps the most famous Scottish football club. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Fulham Football Club (FFC) is a football team based in Fulham, London. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... 1. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... Legia Warszawa ( pronounced Leg-ya Var-sha-va ) is a football club based in Warsaw, Poland. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... AS Nancy-Lorraine is a French football club, based in Nancy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For the Australian soccer club see Newcastle United (Australia). ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Association Sportive de Saint-Étienne Loire, (ASSE or A.S. Saint-Étienne) are a French football team founded in 1920. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Tottenham Hotspur F.C. is a North London association football team, also known by the nickname Spurs. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... 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By league

Pos.	League	G	S	B	tot
1.	Italy	17	16	14	47
2.	Spain	12	13	9	34
3.	Germany	9	8	8	25
4.	England	5	8	7	20
5.	Soviet Union	3			3
6.	France	1	3	3	7
7.	Portugal	1	2		3
8.	Netherlands	1		3	4
9.	Czechoslovakia	1		1	2
10.	Hungary	1			1
11.	Yugoslavia		2	1	3
12.	Belgium		1	1	2
13=	Denmark			1	1
13=	Poland			1	1
13=	Scotland			1	1

Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For other sports leagues which may be referred to by this name, see List of professional sports leagues. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Czechoslovakia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_SFR_Yugoslavia. ... The Yugoslav First League (Prva Liga) was the premier football league in the former Yugoslavia (1945-1991). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... The Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier League commonly known as the Scottish Premier League, Premier League or SPL is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top level of the Scottish football league system - above the Scottish Football League. ...

See also

• FIFA World Player of the Year
• European Golden Boot
• Onze Mondial European Footballer of the Year
• World Soccer Player of the Year

The FIFA World Player of the Year is a football award given annually to the male and female player who are thought to be the best in the world, based on votes by coaches and captains of international teams. ... In football, the European Golden Boot has been awarded to the highest goalscorer in all the top European divisions each season since 1967/68. ... The Onze dOr (alternative name Onze Mondial European Footballer of the Year is a football award handed out by French magazine Onze Mondial at the end of the year since 1976. ... Since 1982, the magazine World Soccer has its readers select winners for awards in three categories: Player of the Year, Manager of the Year, and Team of the Year. ...

External links

• France Football magazine Ballon d'Or page
• Records, yearly top fives, and other details at RSSSF.com
• Ballon d'Or, France Football - 2007; 50 Stars En Piste