Searching through some magazines I found to have some French editions that break down the details of each year. I will quote what the website of rsssf stated about this publication. "Since 1976, the French magazine "Onze Mondial" (originally Onze, changed name 1989) hands out awards at the end of the year. The readers select the "Onze de Onze" (an ideal team of the season) and among those players they choose the top-3 receiving, respectively, the Onze d'Or, Onze d'Argent and Onze de Bronze. Any player in a European league is eligible. In 2010 there was a modification. The award was moved from the end of the calendar year to the end of the season. Therefore after 2009, the next award was for the season 2010-2011. After a two-year interruption, the award returned in 2015 but for French players and coaches only.Since 1991, there also is an election for Coach of the Year; and at the 20-year anniversary of the magazine in 1995 a "Super Onze d'Or" was chosen among the winners of the Onze d'Or." http://rsssf.com/miscellaneous/onze-awards.html As I mentioned in another thread, although flawed, it was a primary source of its time. It's interesting from the standpoint that it differentiates from the British magazine of "World Soccer" in that it separates each player by position. Being that it is a French publication, with votes coming primarily from French readers, it has a strong influence in favoring French players. I will provide detail results of the polls of each year that I have available at hand (mostly from the 1980s). If anyone has other years, please share them here.
The top 3 of each year Onze d'Or YEAR ONZE D'OR ONZE D'ARGENT ONZE DE BRONZE 1976 RENSENBRINK Robert KEEGAN Kevin ROCHETEAU Dominique 1977 KEEGAN Kevin PLATINI Michel SIMONSEN Allan 1978 KEMPES Mario KRANKL Johann RENSENBRINK Robert 1979 KEEGAN Kevin FRANCIS Trevor RENSENBRINK Robert 1980 RUMMENIGGE Karl-Heinz KEEGAN Kevin HRUBESCH Horst 1981 RUMMENIGGE Karl-Heinz BREITNER Paul CEULEMANS Jan 1982 ROSSI Paolo GIRESSE Alain FALCAO Paulo Roberto 1983 PLATINI Michel FALCÃO Paulo Roberto RUMMENIGGE Karl-Heinz 1984 PLATINI Michel TIGANA Jean ELKJÆR Preben 1985 PLATINI Michel ELKJÆR Preben MARADONA Diego 1986 MARADONA Diego AMOROS Manuel LINEKER Gary 1987 MARADONA Diego VAN BASTEN Marco TIGANA Jean 1988 VAN BASTEN Marco GULLIT Ruud MARADONA Diego 1989 VAN BASTEN Marco GULLIT Ruud PAPIN Jean-Pierre 1990 MATTHÄUS Lothar SCHILLACI Salvatore PAPIN Jean-Pierre 1991 PAPIN Jean-Pierre WADDLE Chris MATTHÄUS Lothar 1992 STOITCHKOV Hristo VAN BASTEN Marco PAPIN Jean-Pierre 1993 BAGGIO Roberto BOKSIC Alen ROMÁRIO da Souza Faria 1994 ROMÁRIO da Souza Faria STOITCHKOV Hristo BAGGIO Roberto 1995 WEAH George BAGGIO Roberto MALDINI Paolo 1996 CANTONA Eric WEAH George SAMMER Matthias 1997 RONALDO Nazario de Lima ZIDANE Zinedine SIMONE Marco 1998 ZIDANE Zinedine BARTHEZ Fabien PETIT Emmanuel 1999 RIVALDO Vitor Borba Ferreira BECKHAM David ZIDANE Zinedine 2000 ZIDANE Zinedine FIGO Luis HENRY Thierry 2001 ZIDANE Zinedine OWEN Michael PIRES Robert 2002 RONALDO Nazario de Lima ZIDANE Zinédine RONALDINHO Gaúcho 2003 HENRY Thierry ZIDANE Zinédine BECKHAM David 2004 DROGBA Didier HENRY Thierry RONALDINHO Gaúcho 2005 RONALDINHO Gaúcho GERRARD Steven HENRY Thierry 2006 HENRY Thierry RONALDINHO Gaúcho RIBÉRY Franck 2007 KAKÁ Ricardo dos Santos RONALDO Cristiano DROGBA Didier 2008 RONALDO Cristiano MESSI Lionel RIBÉRY Franck 2009 MESSI Lionel RONALDO Cristiano INIESTA Andrés 2010-11 MESSI Lionel INIESTA Andrés RONALDO Cristiano 2011-12 MESSI Lionel RONALDO Cristiano FALCAO Radamel 2012-14 not awarded 2014-15 GRIEZMANN Antoine POGBA Paul LACAZETTE Alexandre
http://rsssf.com/miscellaneous/onze-awards.html Onze de Onze 1976-2011 Since 1976, the French magazine "Onze Mondial" (originally Onze, changed name 1989) hands out awards at the end of the year. The readers select the "Onze de Onze" (an ideal team of the season) and among those players they choose the top-3 receiving, respectively, the Onze d'Or, Onze d'Argent and Onze de Bronze (see above). Any player in a European league is elegible. 1976 (4-3-3) Ivan Curkovic (Yug) - Berti Vogts (Ger), Franz Beckenbauer (Ger), Oswaldo Piazza (Arg), Ruud Krol (Hol) - Johan Neeskens (Hol), Hans-Josef Kapellmann (Ger), Kevin Keegan (Eng) – Dominique Rocheteau (Fra), Gerd Müller (Ger), Robert Rensenbrink (Hol) 1977 (4-3-3) Ray Clemence (Eng) - Berti Vogts (Ger), Marius Trésor (Fra), Oswaldo Piazza (Arg), Bernhard Dietz (Ger) - Rainer Bonhof (Ger), Kevin Keegan (Eng), Michel Platini (Fra) – Allan Simonsen (Den), Johan Cruyff (Hol), Robert Rensenbrink (Hol) 1978 (4-3-3) Ronnie Hellstroem (Swe) - Claudio Gentile (Ita), Ernie Brandts (Hol), Ruud Krol (Hol), Antonio Cabrini (Ita) - Johan Neeskens (Hol), Arie Haan (Hol), Mario Kempes (Arg) - Johnny Rep (Hol), Hans Krankl (Aus), Robby Rensenbrink (Hol) 1979 (4-3-3) Peter Shilton (Eng) - Viv Anderson (Ang), Ernie Brandts (Hol), Ruud Krol (Hol), Maxime Bossis (Fra) - Arie Haan (Hol), João Alves (Por), Kevin Keegan (Eng) - Trevor Francis (Eng), Hans Krankl (Aut), Robby Rensenbrink (Hol) 1980 (4-3-3) Peter Shilton (Eng) - Manfred Kaltz (Ger), Karl-Heinz Förster (Ger), Ruud Krol (Hol), Maxime Bossis (Fra) - Hans-Peter Briegel (Ger), Liam Brady (Eir), Kevin Keegan (Eng) – Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (Ger), Horst Hrubesch (Ger), Jan Ceulemans (Bel) 1981 (4-3-3) Luis Arconada (Spa) - Manfred Kaltz (Ger), Luc Millecamps (Bel), Ruud Krol (Hol), Maxime Bossis (Fra) - Frans Thijssen (Hol), Paul Breitner (Ger), Hansi Muller (Ger) - Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (Ger), Kenny Dalglish (Sco), Jan Ceulemans (Bel) 1982 (4-4-2) Dino Zoff (Ita) - Eric Gerets (Bel), Karl-Heinz Förster (Ger), Marius Trésor (Fra), Antonio Cabrini (Ita) - Marco Tardelli (Ita), Paulo Roberto Falcão (Bra), Alain Giresse (Fra), Michel Platini (Fra) - Pierre Littbarski (Ger), Paolo Rossi (Ita) 1983 (4-4-2) Rinat Dasayev (USSR) - Eric Gerets (Bel), Karl-Heinz Förster (Ger), Maxime Bossis (Fra), Antonio Cabrini (Ita) - Søren Lerby (Den), Paulo Roberto Falcão (Bra), Michel Platini (Fra), Alain Giresse (Fra) - Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (Ger), Horst Hrubesch (Ger) 1984 (4-4-2) Harald Schumacher (Ger) - Patrick Battiston (Fra), Karl-Heinz Förster (Ger), Maxime Bossis (Fra), Hans-Peter Briegel (Ger) - Jean Tigana (Fra), Paulo Roberto Falcão (Bra), Michel Platini (Fra), Alain Giresse (Fra) - Preben Elkjær-Larsen (Den), Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (Ger) 1985 (4-4-2) Joël Bats (Fra) - Phil Neal (Eng), Karl-Heinz Förster (Ger), Maxime Bossis (Fra), Antonio Cabrini (Ita) - Hans-Peter Briegel (Ger), Jean Tigana (Fra), Michel Platini (Fra), Diego Maradona (Arg) - Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (Ger), Preben Elkjær-Larsen (Den) 1986 (4-4-2) Joël Bats (Fra) - Thomas Berthold (Ger), Karl-Heinz Förster (Ger), Patrick Battiston (Fra), Manuel Amoros (Fra) - Luis Fernández (Fra), Jean Tigana (Fra), Diego Maradona (Arg), Michel Platini (Fra) - Gary Lineker (Eng), Yannick Stopyra (Fra) 1987 (4-4-2) Jean-Marie Pfaff (Bel) - Thomas Berthold (Ger), Oleg Kuznetsov (USSR), Julio César (Bra), Manuel Amoros (Fra) - Andreas Brehme (Ger), Jean Tigana (Fra), Diego Maradona (Arg), Ruud Gullit (Hol) - Marco van Basten (Hol), Gary Lineker (Eng) 1988 (4-4-2) Rinat Dasayev (USSR) - Eric Gerets (Bel), Oleg Kuznetsov (USSR), Ronald Koeman (Hol), Manuel Amoros (Fra) - Frank Rijkaard (Hol), Lothar Matthäus (Ger), Ruud Gullit (Hol), Diego Maradona (Arg) - Marco van Basten (Hol), Gianluca Vialli (Ita) 1989 (4-4-2) Joël Bats (Fra) - Giuseppe Bergomi (Ita), Manuel Sanchís (Esp), Carlos Mozer (Bra), Paolo Maldini (Ita) - Frank Rijkaard (Hol), Lothar Matthäus (Ger), Ruud Gullit (Hol), Diego Maradona (Arg) - Marco van Basten (Hol), Jean-Pierre Papin (Fra) 1990 (4-4-2) Bruno Martini (Fra) - Giuseppe Bergomi (Ita), Franco Baresi (Ita), Carlos Mozer (Bra), Andreas Brehme (Ger) - Frank Rijkaard (Hol), Thomas Hässler (Ger), Lothar Matthäus (Ger), Chris Waddle (Eng) - Salvatore Schillaci (Ita), Jean-Pierre Papin (Fra) 1991 (4-4-2) Bruno Martini (Fra) - Giuseppe Bergomi (Ita), Laurent Blanc (Fra), Franco Baresi (Ita), Paolo Maldini (Ita) - Franck Sauzée (Fra), Robert Prosinecki (Yug), Chris Waddle (Eng), Lothar Matthäus (Ger) - Jean-Pierre Papin (Fra), Marco van Basten (Hol) 1992 (4-4-2) Peter Schmeichel (Den) - Mauro Tassotti (Ita), Franco Baresi (Ita), Ronald Koeman (Hol), Paolo Maldini (Ita) - Didier Deschamps (Fra), Frank Rijkaard (Hol), Thomas Hässler (Ger), Brian Laudrup (Den) - Marco Van Basten (Hol), Hristo Stoichkov (Bul) 1993 (4-4-2) Bernard Lama (Fra) - Mauro Tassotti (Ita), Basile Boli (Fra), Ronald Koeman (Hol), Paolo Maldini (Ita) - Didier Deschamps (Fra), Candido Valdo (Bra), Roberto Baggio (Ita), Enzo Scifo (Bel) - Alen Boksic (Cro), Romário (Bra) 1994 (4-4-2) Bernard Lama (Fra) - Jorginho (Bra), Ronald Koeman (Fra), Alain Roche (Fra), Paolo Maldini (Ita) - Marcel Desailly (Fra), Dino Baggio (Ita), Roberto Baggio (Ita), Gheorghe Hagi (Rom) - Romário (Bra), Hristo Stoichkov (Bul) 1995 (4-4-2) Bernard Lama (Fra) - Christian Karembeu (Fra), Alain Roche (Fra), Frank Rijkaard (Hol), Paolo Maldini (Ita) - Marcel Desailly (Fra), Vincent Guérin (Fra), Roberto Baggio (Ita), Alessandro Del Piero (Ita) - George Weah (Lib), Dejan Savicevic (Yug) 1996 (4-4-2) Andreas Köpke (Ger) - Lilian Thuram (Fra), Matthias Sammer (Ger), Laurent Blanc (Fra), Paolo Maldini (Ita) - Didier Deschamps (Fra), Iordan Letchkov (Bul), Youri Djorkaeff (Fra), Zinedine Zidane (Fra) - George Weah (Lib), Eric Cantona (Fra) 1997 (4-4-2) Fabien Barthez (Fra) - Lilian Thuram (Fra), Laurent Blanc (Fra), Jürgen Kohler (Ger), Roberto Carlos (Bra) - Didier Deschamps (Fra), Clarence Seedorf (Hol), Steve McManaman (Eng), Zinedine Zidane (Fra) - Ronaldo (Bra), Marco Simone (Ita) 1998 (4-4-2) Fabien Barthez (Fra) - Lilian Thuram (Fra), Laurent Blanc (Fra), Marcel Desailly (Fra), Roberto Carlos (Bra) - Emmanuel Petit (Fra), Edgar Davids (Hol), Zinedine Zidane (Fra), Rivaldo (Bra) - Michael Owen (Eng), Ronaldo (Bra) 1999 (4-4-2) Fabien Barthez (Fra) - Lilian Thuram (Fra), Jaap Stam (Hol), Marcel Desailly (Fra), Roberto Carlos (Bra) - Edgar Davids (Hol), Johan Micoud (Fra), David Beckham (Eng), Rivaldo (Bra) - Christian Vieri (Ita), Gabriel Batistuta (Arg) 2000 (4-4-2) Fabien Barthez (Fra) - Lilian Thuram (Fra), Laurent Blanc (Fra), Marcel Desailly (Fra), Roberto Carlos (Bra) - Edgar Davids (Hol), Gaizka Mendieta (Spa), Zinedine Zidane (Fra), Luis Figo (Por) - Nicolas Anelka (Fra), Thierry Henry (Fra) 2001 (4-4-2) Fabien Barthez (Fra) - Lilian Thuram (Fra), Marcel Desailly (Fra), Alessandro Nesta (Ita), Roberto Carlos (Bra) - Patrick Vieira (Fra), Gaizka Mendieta (Spa), Zinedine Zidane (Fra), Luis Figo (Por) - Thierry Henry (Fra), Michael Owen (Eng) 2002 (4-4-2) Oliver Kahn (Ger) - Cafu (Bra), Alessandro Nesta (Ita), Philippe Mexès (Fra), Roberto Carlos (Bra) - Patrick Vieira (Fra), Luis Figo (Por), Zinedine Zidane (Fra), Ronaldinho Gaúcho (Bra) - Ronaldo (Bra), Thierry Henry (Fra) 2003 (4-4-2) Gianluigi Buffon (Ita) - Lilian Thuram (Fra), Alessandro Nesta (Ita), Paolo Maldini (Ita), Roberto Carlos (Bra) - Patrick Vieira (Fra), Claude Makelélé (Fra), David Beckham (Eng), Zinedine Zidane (Fra) - Ronaldo (Bra), Thierry Henry (Fra) 2004 (4-4-2) Petr Cech (Cze) – Cafu (Bra), Alessandro Nesta (Ita), Sol Campbell (Eng), Patrice Evra (Fra) – Patrick Vieira (Fra), Maniche Ribeiro (Por), Ludovic Giuly (Fra), Ronaldinho Gaúcho (Bra) – Didier Drogba (IvC), Thierry Henry (Fra) 2005 (4-4-2) Grégory Coupet (Fra) – Willy Sagnol (Fra), John Terry (Eng), Cris (Fra), Roberto Carlos (Bra) – Michael Essien (Gha), Patrick Vieira (Fra), Frank Lampard (Eng), Ronaldinho Gaúcho (Bra) – Samuel Eto’o (Cam), Thierry Henry (Fra) 2006 (4-4-2) Gianluigi Buffon (Ita) - Willy Sagnol (Fra), Lilian Thuram (Fra), Fabio Cannavaro (Ita) Eric Abidal (Fra) – Patrick Vieira (Fra), Andrea Pirlo (Ita), Ronaldinho Gaúcho (Bra), Zinedine Zidane (Fra) - Samuel Eto’o (Cam), Thierry Henry (Fra) 2007 (4-4-2) Grégory Coupet (Fra) – Sergio Ramos (Spa), John Terry (Eng), William Gallas (Fra), Eric Abidal (Fra) – Andrea Pirlo (Ita), Gennaro Gattuso (Ita), Ricardo dos Santos Kaká (Ita), Franck Ribéry (Fra) – Cristiano Ronaldo (Por), Didier Drogba (IvC) 2008 (4-4-2) Iker Casillas (Spa) – Sergio Ramos (Spa), John Terry (Eng), Carles Puyol (Spa) Patrice Evra (Fra) – Michael Essien (Gha), Marcos Senna (Spa), Cristiano Ronaldo (Por), Franck Ribéry (Fra) – Lionel Messi (Arg), Fernando Torres (Spa) 2009 (4-4-2) Iker Casillas (Spa) – Dani Alves (Bra), John Terry (Eng), Carles Puyol (Spa), Patrice Evra (Fra) – Lassana Diarra (Fra), Michael Essien (Gha), Andrés Iniesta (Spa), Xavi Hernández (Spa) – Lionel Messi (Arg), Cristiano Ronaldo (Por) 2010-11 (4-4-2) Iker Casillas (Spa) – Dani Alves (Bra), Carles Puyol (Spa), Gerard Piqué (Spa), Eric Abidal (Fra) – Xabi Alonso (Spa), Sergio Busquets (Spa), Andrés Iniesta (Spa), Xavi Hernández (Spa) – Lionel Messi (Arg), Cristiano Ronaldo (Por)
It's funny how they stopped giving it and then made it french only when Messi was dominating and surpassing both Platini and Zidane. Practically killing the prestige of the award. Then again it's no different than Brazilians or English protecting their own.
They did, form 2014 only French players are eligible. As for the award itself, I think it was a very good award, unlike the World Soccer award it was not very pro Birtish, however this award was very pro French and French League. A bit of a shame the started messing around with it and changed from year to season then to French players only. I think for some years the years represent the season better for top performers, especially in the 70s and early 80s. i.e Keggan winning in 77 not in top 3 in 78, Rensenbrink's high places etc...
For Keegan yes what you say makes sense I'm sure. For Rensenbrink I don't really know - his Super Cup performances for example came late in the calendar years and may have been significant in aiding his reputation and the overall perception of his years.
Blogger sp1873 uploads various documents on his blog, "Soccer Nostalgia". he had uploaded 'Onze d'Or' and 'Onze de Onze' articles from 1976 to 1990, only except 1979. 1976 - https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwL4ev1QI1K6WFR5bW9DS2Jxd1U/edit 1977 - https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwL4ev1QI1K6aHp0bjF0Zzk2ZlE/edit 1978 - https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwL4ev1QI1K6ZjJCd1lvQ3dvMVU/edit 1980 - https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwL4ev1QI1K6ekdTQ2JCbFZVNTg/edit 1981 - https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwL4ev1QI1K6SWplX3ljOUdDYW8/edit 1982 - https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwL4ev1QI1K6ay1yNjBjYmdycWc/edit 1983 - https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwL4ev1QI1K6clEtQ2FqZFBOMWc/edit 1984 - https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwL4ev1QI1K6S05VSVlGVjdld28/view 1985 - https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwL4ev1QI1K6b2ZJUHlPWHdOT2c/view 1986 - https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwL4ev1QI1K6ZEg3YVlQdTlLWlU/edit 1987 - https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwL4ev1QI1K6RGRuNW5zbjlOVlE/view 1988 - https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwL4ev1QI1K6UHdHaEhWTWlWY2s/view 1989 - https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwL4ev1QI1K6Tm9BdG94b0pyMDQ/view 1990 - https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwL4ev1QI1K6VkFKN2ZBQ0dFWmM/view
That's a slightly funny one. You wonder if voters were picking off a shortlist or if the likes of Clayton Blackmore, Mike Phelan and David Burrows really were just that popular in France.
All decent players but not really world beaters. Blackmore was a favourite of mine as a child as I got to see a decent bit of him for Wales. He was versatile, energetic and decent on the ball. Mike Phelan was also a handy and versatile player, but his one cap for England tells its tale. Burrows meanwhile was never even capped and was a long way short of Stuart Pearce and even Tony Dorigo as the best left-back in England.
Yep, I totally thought Phelan and Blackmore were included off the back of the Montpellier game which was key in United's successful CWC run.
As for Burrows, Liverpool met Auxerre in the UEFA Cup so probaly Onze Mondial made a special report on Liverpool FC that year with in his ranks Burrows who was seen as a prospect for the NT...I don't know...how he performed against Auxerre, must re-see the match. Auxerre won 2-0 in Auxerre and lost 3-0 in Liverpool.
1979 - https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwL4ev1QI1K6dkNnSHdFX05oV00/view (posted in January of this year)
Im shocked looking at the 1990...not even a single vote for Diego Maradona who won the 2nd Scudetto with Napoli, was runner-up in the WC1990 with Argentina and scored 16 goals in the 89-90 Serie A campaign???