1977 Ballon d'Or

Summary

The 1977 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 the Danish forward Allan Simonsen on 27 December 1977.[1] There were 25 voters, from Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Germany, England, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Romania, Soviet Union, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, West Germany and Yugoslavia.[2]

1977 Ballon d'Or
1977 Ballon d'Or winner Allan Simonsen
Date27 December 1977
Presented byFrance Football
Websitefrancefootball.fr/ballon-d-or
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Rankings edit

Rank Name Club(s) Nationality Points
1 Allan Simonsen   Borussia Mönchengladbach   Denmark 74
2 Kevin Keegan   Liverpool
  Hamburger SV
  England 71
3 Michel Platini   Nancy   France 70
4 Roberto Bettega   Juventus   Italy 39
5 Johan Cruyff   Barcelona   Netherlands 23
6 Klaus Fischer   Schalke 04   West Germany 21
7 Tibor Nyilasi   Ferencváros   Hungary 13
Rob Rensenbrink   Anderlecht   Netherlands
9 Dudu Georgescu   Dinamo București   Romania 6
10 Emlyn Hughes   Liverpool   England 5
Steve Heighway   Liverpool   Ireland
Berti Vogts   Borussia Mönchengladbach   West Germany
13 Dominique Bathenay   Saint-Étienne   France 4
Trevor Brooking   West Ham United   England
Anders Linderoth   Marseille   Sweden
Ronnie Hellström   1. FC Kaiserslautern   Sweden
Franco Causio   Juventus   Italy
18 Ruud Krol   Ajax   Netherlands 3
Marius Trésor   Marseille   France
20 Rainer Bonhof   Borussia Mönchengladbach   West Germany 2
Heinz Flohe   1. FC Köln   West Germany
Ruud Geels   Ajax   Netherlands
Dieter Müller   1. FC Köln   West Germany
Pirri   Real Madrid   Spain
Peter Shilton   Nottingham Forest   England
26 Giancarlo Antognoni   Fiorentina   Italy 1
Jürgen Grabowski   Eintracht Frankfurt   West Germany
Gérard Janvion   Saint-Étienne   France
Ray Kennedy   Liverpool   England
Hans Krankl   Rapid Wien   Austria
Gordon McQueen   Leeds United   Scotland
András Törőcsik   Újpest   Hungary

References edit

  1. ^ "Palmarès Ballon d'Or – 1977 - Allan Simonsen". France Football. 8 December 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  2. ^ "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1977". RSSSF. 1 May 2005. Retrieved 4 July 2020.

External links edit

  • France Football Official Ballon d'Or page