1956 01 Matthews (England) 47 02 Di Stefano (Spain/Argentina) 44 03 Kopa (Poland/France) 33 04 Puskas (Hungary) 32 05 Yashin (USSR) 19 06 Bozsik (Hungary) 15 07 Ocwirk (Austria) 9 08 Kocsis (Hungary) 6 09 Wright (England) 4 09 Cisowski (Poland/France) 4 09 Kolev (Bulgaria) 4 1957 01 Di Stefano (Argentina/Spain) 72 02 Wright (England) 19 03 Kopa (Poland/France) 16 03 Edwards (England) 16 05 Kubala (Hungary/Spain) 15 06 Charles (Wales) 14 07 Strelitsov (USSR) 12 08 Taylor (England) 10 09 Bozsik (Hungary) 9 09 Netto (USSR) 9 1958 01 Kopa (Poland/France) 71 02 Rahn (Germany) 40 03 Fontaine (France) 23 04 Hamrin (Sweden) 15 05 Wright (England) 9 06 Haynes (England) 7 07 Gregg (Wales) 6 07 Szymaniak (Germany) 6 07 Liedholm (Sweden) 6 1959 01 Di Stefano (Argentina/Spain) 80 02 Kopa (Poland/France) 42 03 Charles (Wales) 24 04 Suarez (Spain) 22 05 Simonsson (Sweden) 20 06 Tichy (Hungary) 18 07 Puskas (Hungary) 16 08 Gento (Spain) 12 09 Rahn (Germany) 11 10 Szymaniak (Germany) 8 1960 01 Suarez (Spain) 54 02 Puskas (Hungary) 37 03 Seeler (Germany) 33 04 Di Stefano (Argentina/Spain) 32 05 Yashin (USSR) 28 06 Kopa (Poland/France) 14 07 Charles (Wales) 11 07 R Charlton (England) 11 09 Sivori (Argentina/Italy) 9 09 Szymaniak (Germany) 9 1961 01 Sivori (Argentina/Italy) 46 02 Suarez (Spain) 40 03 Haynes (England) 22 04 Yashin (USSR) 21 05 Puskas (Hungary) 16 06 Seeler (Germany) 13 06 Di Stefano (Argentina/Spain) 13 08 Charles (Wales) 10 09 Gento (Spain) 8 Seven players on 5 votes 1962 01 Masopust (CSSR) 65 02 Eusebio (Mocambique/Portugal) 03 Schnellinger (Germany) 04 Sekularac (Yoguslavia) 05 Jurion (France) 06 Rivera (Italy) 07 Greaves (England) 08 Charles (Wales) 08 Galic (Yugoslavia) 10 Göröcs (Hungary) 1963 01 Yashin (USSR) 73 02 Rivera (Italy) 56 03 Greaves (England) 51 04 Law (Scotland) 45 05 Eusebio (Mocambique/Portugal) 19 06 Schnellinger (Germany) 16 07 Seeler (Germany) 9 08 Suarez (Spain) 5 08 Trapattoni (Italy) 5 08 R Charlton (England) 5 1964 01 Law (Scotland) 61 02 Suarez (Spain) 43 03 Amancio (Spain) 38 04 Eusebio (Mocambique/Portugal) 31 05 van Himst (Belgium) 28 06 Greaves (England) 19 07 Corso (Italy) 17 08 Yashin (USSR) 15 09 Rivera (Italy) 14 10 Woronin (USSR) 13
For 2002: 1. Claudio Reyna 2. Kasey Keller 3. Brad Friedel 4. John O'Brien 5. Earnie Stewart 6. Tony Sanneh 7. Joe Max-Morre 8. Eddie Lewis 9. Franke Heduk 10, David Regis
To be the europeaon footballer of the year do you just have to play in europe or be european because I always thought you had to be european.
Yeah right copaantl98, that will be right after the Cubs win the world series and right before hell freezes over...
To win the European Footballer Of The Year awarded by France Football you have to be European. Di Stefano and Sivori, despite being born in Argentina were both nationalised by their respective European countries (Spain and Italy) and subsequently represented them.
what aload of ****...........I mean come on............ its probely going to be ronaldo or something.......
I believe this used to be the case, but was changed to include all those playing in European leagues sometime around 1994. I believe Weah and Ronaldo have won the award since that change.
Continued: 1965 01 Eusebio (Mocambique/Portugal) 02 Facchetti (Italy) 03 Luis Suarez (Spain) 04-10 no info available 1966 01 R Charlton (England) 81 02 Eusebio (Mocambique/Portugal) 80 03 Beckenbauer (Germany) 59 04 R Moore (England) 31 05 Albert (Hungary) 23 06 Bene (Hungary) 8 07 Yashin (USSR) 6 07 Ball (England) 6 07 Farkas (Hungary) 6 10 Torres (Portugal) 5 1967 01 Albert (Hungary) 68 02 R Charlton (England) 40 03 Johnstone (Scotland) 39 04 Beckenbauer (Germany) 37 05 Eusebio (Mocambique/Portugal) 26 06 Gemmell (Scotland) 21 07 G Müller (Germany) 19 08 Best (N Ireland) 18 09 Chislenko (USSR) 9 10 3 players on 8 points 1968 01 Best (N Ireland) 61 02 R Charlton (England) 53 03 Dzajic (Yugoslavia) 46 04 Beckenbauer (Germany) 36 05 Facchetti (Italy) 30 06 Riva (Italy) 22 07 Amancio (Spain) 21 08 Eusebio (Mocambique/Portugal) 15 09 Rivera (Italy) 13 10 Greaves (England) 8 10 Pirri (Spain) 8 1969 01 Rivera (Italy) 83 02 Riva (Italy) 79 03 G Müller (Germany) 38 04 Cruyff (Netherlands) 30 04 Kindvall (Sweden) 30 06 Best (N Ireland) 21 07 Beckenbauer (Germany) 18 08 Prati (Italy) 17 09 Jekov (Bulgaria) 14 10 J Charlton (England) 10 1970 01 G Müller (Germany) 77 02 R Moore (England) 69 03 Riva (Italy) 65 04 Beckenbauer (Germany) 32 05 Overath (Germany) 29 06 Dzajic (Yugoslavia) 24 07 Cruyff (Netherlands) 11 08 Banks (England) 8 08 Mazzola (Italy) 8 10 4 players on 7 points 1971 01 Cruyff (Netherlands) 116 02 Mazzola (Italy) 57 03 Best (N Ireland) 56 04 Netzer (Germany) 30 05 Beckenbauer (Germany) 27 06 G Müller (Germany) 18 06 Skoblar (Yugoslavia) 18 08 Chivers (England) 13 09 Keizer (Netherlands) 9 10 Bene (Hungary) 7 10 R Moore (England) 7 1972 01 Beckenbauer (Germany) 81 02 G Müller (Germany) 79 02 Netzer (Germany) 79 04 Cruyff (Netherlands) 73 05 Keizer (Netherlands) 13 06 Deyna (Poland) 6 07 Banks (England) 4 07 Hulshoff (Netherlands) 4 07 Lubanski (Poland) 4 07 R Moore (England) 4 1973 01 Cruyff (Netherlands) 96 02 Zoff (Italy) 47 03 G Müller (Germany) 44 04 Beckenbauer (Germany) 30 05 Bremner (Scotland) 22 06 Deyna (Poland) 16 07 Eusebio (Mocambique/Portugal) 14 08 Rivera (Italy) 12 09 Edström (Sweden) 11 09 U Hoeness (Germany) 11 1974 01 Cruyff (Netherlands) 116 02 Beckenbauer (Germany) 105 03 Deyna (Poland) 35 04 Breitner (Germany) 32 05 Neeskens (Netherlands) 21 06 Lato (Poland) 16 07 G Müller (Germany) 14 08 Gadocha (Poland) 11 09 Bremner (Scotland) 9 10 Edström (Sweden) 4 10 Sparwasser (E Germany) 4 10 Vogts (Germany) 4 1975 01 Blokhin (USSR) 122 02 Beckenbauer (Germany) 42 03 Cruyff (Netherlands) 27 04 Vogts (Germany) 25 05 Maier (Germany) 20 06 Geels (Netherlands) 18 07 Heynckes (Germany) 17 08 Breitner (Germany) 14 09 Todd (England) 12 10 Georgescu (Romania) 11 1976 01 Beckenbauer (Germany) 91 02 Rensenbrink (Netherlands) 75 03 Viktor (CSSR) 52 04 Keegan (England) 32 05 Platini (France) 19 06 Ondrus (CSSR) 16 07 Cruyff (Netherlands) 12 07 Curkovic (CSSR) 12 09 Bonhof (Germany) 9 09 G Müller (Germany) 9 09 Masny (CSSR) 9 1977 01 Simonsen (Denmark) 74 02 Keegan (England) 71 03 Platini (France) 70 04 Bettega (Italy) 39 05 Cruyff (Netherlands) 23 06 Fischer (Germany) 21 07 Nyilasi (Hungary) 13 07 Rensenbrink (Netherlands) 13 09 Georgescu (Romania) 6 10 Heighway (England) 5 10 Hughes (England) 5 10 Vogts (Germany) 5 1978 01 Keegan (England) 87 02 Krankl (Austria) 81 03 Rensenbrink (Netherlands) 50 04 Bettega (Italy) 28 05 Rossi (Italy) 23 06 Hellström (Sweden) 20 06 Krol (Netherlands) 20 08 Dalglish (Scotland) 10 08 Simonsen (Denmark) 10 10 Shilton (England) 9 1979 01 Keegan (England) 118 02 Rummenigge (Germany) 52 03 Krol (Netherlands) 41 04 Kaltz (Germany) 27 05 Platini (France) 23 06 Rossi (Italy) 16 07 Brady (Ireland) 13 07 Francis (England) 13 09 Boniek (Poland) 9 09 Nehoda (CSSR) 9 1980 01 Rummenigge (Germany) 122 02 Schuster (Germany) 34 03 Platini (France) 33 04 van Moer (Belgium) 27 05 Ceulemans (Belgium) 20 06 Hrubesch (Germany) 18 07 Prohaska (Austria) 16 08 H Müller (Germany) 11 08 Brady (Ireland) 11 10 Kaltz (Germany) 10
Interesting to note, when Cruyff won, he won damn convincingly. Huge margin of points between him and second place. Thanks Gregoriak.
74 was pretty close between him and Beckenbauer, but 72 was beyond that - 2 points from 1st (Beckenbauer) to third and 6 more to 4th. 6 points got 6th place as well. Di Stefano (57), Blokhin (75) and Rummenigge (80) look like the clearest winners.
Why am I not surprised? 1960 does have an impressive list. Looking at the 1970 list, there's one of obvious reason on why Dzajic and Cryuff are lowly placed. Even though that Dzajic was a star at Euro 68, I didn't expect the votes tally between Best, Charlton and him to be reasonably close.
[now we have it] surprised to see Deyna in front of Lato. Thought Lato was THEIR man at the Wc By the way, a part from 1972 from a German point of view, 1956 is my favoutite. You can't beat that:
Kazimierz Deyna (I love those Polish names) was the influential playmaker of that fancied Poland side, one of the best players of the tournament. Only Cruyff and Beckenbauer were more influential for their teams that year. Without Deyna, Grzegorz Lato and Andrzej Szarmach could not have scored as many goals as they did.
1981 01 Rummenigge (Germany) 106 02 Breitner (Germany) 64 03 Schuster (Germany) 39 04 Platini (France) 36 05 Blokhin (Soviet Union) 14 06 Zoff (Italy) 13 07 Shengelia (Soviet Union) 10 08 Chivadze (Soviet Union) 9 09 Brady (Ireland) 7 09 Wark (Scotland) 7 1982 01 Rossi (Italy) 115 02 Giresse (France) 64 03 Boniek (Poland) 53 04 Rummenigge (Germany) 51 05 Conti (Italy) 48 06 Dasaev (Soviet Union) 17 07 Littbarski (Germany) 10 08 Zoff (Italy) 9 09 Platini (France) 5 10 Schuster (Germany) 4 1983 01 Platini (France) 110 02 Dalglish (Scotland) 26 03 Simonsen (Denmark) 25 04 Strachan (Scotland) 24 05 Magath (Germany) 20 06 Dasaev (Soviet Union) 15 06 Pfaff (Belgium) 15 08 J.Olsen (Denmark) 14 08 Rummenigge (Germany) 14 10 Robson (England) 13 1984 01 Platini (France) 128 02 Tigana (France) 57 03 Elkjaer-Larsen (Denmark) 48 04 Rush (Wales) 44 05 Chalana (Portugal) 18 06 Souness (Scotland) 16 07 Schumacher (Germany) 12 08 Rummenigge (Bayern) 10 09 Giresse (France) 9 10 Robson (England) 7 1985 01 Platini (France) 127 02 Elkjaer-Larsen (Denmark) 71 03 Schuster (Germany) 46 04 M.Laudrup (Denmark) 14 05 Rummenigge (Germany) 13 06 Boniek (Poland) 12 07 Protassov (Soviet Union) 10 08 Briegel (Germany) 9 09 Dasaev (Soviet Union) 8 09 Robson (England) 8 1986 01 Belanov (Soviet Union) 84 02 Lineker (England) 62 03 Butragueno (Spain) 59 04 Amoros (France) 22 04 Elkjaer-Larsen (Denmark) 22 06 Rush (Wales) 20 06 Zavarov (Soviet Union) 20 08 van Basten (Holland) 10 08 Ducadam (Romania) 10 10 Altobelli (Italy) 9 1987 01 Gullit (Holland) 106 02 Futre (Portugal) 91 03 Butragueno (Spain) 61 04 Michel (Spain) 29 05 Lineker (England) 13 06 Barnes (Jamaica/England) 10 06 van Basten (Holland) 10 08 Vialli (Italy) 9 09 Robson (England) 7 10 K.Allofs (Germany) 6 10 Hysen (Sweden) 6 1988 01 van Basten (Holland) 129 02 Gullit (Holland) 88 03 Rijkaard (Holland) 45 04 Mikhailichenko (Soviet Union) 41 05 R.Koeman (Holland) 39 06 Matthäus (Germany) 10 07 Vialli (Italy) 7 08 F.Baresi (Italy) 5 08 Klinsmann (Germany) 5 08 Zavarov (Soviet Union) 5 1989 01 van Basten (Holland) 119 02 F.Baresi (Italy) 80 03 Rijkaard (Holland) 43 04 Matthäus (Germany) 24 05 Shilton (England) 22 06 Stojkovic (Yugoslavia) 19 07 Gullit (Holland) 16 08 Hagi (Romania) 11 08 Klinsmann (Germany) 11 10 Preud'homme (Belgium) 10 10 Papin (France 10 1990 01 Matthäus (Germany) 137 02 Schillaci (Italy) 84 03 Brehme (Germany) 68 04 Gascoigne (England) 43 05 F.Baresi (Italy) 37 06 Klinsmann (Germany) 12 06 Scifo (Belgium) 12 08 R.Baggio (Italy) 8 09 Rijkaard (Holland) 7 10 Buchwald (Germany) 6
I'm surprised that in 1982, Giresse was rated higher than Platini. What made his performance better than Platini's? Portugal's appearance really helped Chalana to score well. That guy wasn't that good. The 1956 list is a great one like Pakalolo pointed out, with Ocwirk undoubtedly the most underrated player of that lot. The 1960 and 1961 lists are impressive also.