1964 Ballon d'Or

Summary

The 1964 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 Denis Law on 22 December 1964.[1] He was the first Scotsman to win the honour.

1964 Ballon d'Or
1964 Ballon d'Or winner Denis Law in 2011
Date22 December 1964
LocationParis, France
Presented byFrance Football
Highlights
Won byScotland Denis Law (1st award)
Websitefrancefootball.fr/ballon-d-or
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Rankings edit

Rank Name Club(s) Nationality Points
1 Denis Law   Manchester United   Scotland 61
2 Luis Suárez   Internazionale   Spain 43
3 Amancio   Real Madrid   Spain 38
4 Eusébio   Benfica   Portugal 31
5 Paul Van Himst   Anderlecht   Belgium 28
6 Jimmy Greaves   Tottenham Hotspur   England 19
7 Mario Corso   Internazionale   Italy 17
8 Lev Yashin   Dynamo Moscow   Soviet Union 15
9 Gianni Rivera   Milan   Italy 14
10 Valery Voronin   Torpedo Moscow   Soviet Union 11
11 Ferenc Bene   Újpest   Hungary 6
Karl-Heinz Schnellinger   Mantova
  Roma
  West Germany
13 Jean Nicolay   Standard Liège   Belgium 5
14 Helmut Haller   Bologna   West Germany 4
15 José Torres   Benfica   Portugal 3
16 Flórián Albert   Ferencváros   Hungary 2
José Altafini   Milan   Italy
Coen Moulijn   Feyenoord   Netherlands
19 Néstor Combin   Lyon
  Juventus
  France 1
Giacinto Facchetti   Internazionale   Italy
Ole Madsen   HIK   Denmark
Sandro Mazzola   Internazionale   Italy
Bobby Moore   West Ham United   England
Jef Jurion   Anderlecht   Belgium
Omar Sívori   Juventus   Italy
Klaus Urbanczyk   Chemie Halle   East Germany

References edit

  1. ^ Pierrend, José (22 June 2005). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1964". RSSSF.
  • RSSSF.com

External links edit

  • Official Ballon d'Or 1964 page