Ballon d'Or 1965

The 1965 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 Eusébio on 28 December 1965.[1][2]

Eusébio was the first Portuguese national to win the award. He was also the first Benfica player to win the trophy.[3]

Rankings

Rank Name Club Nationality Points
1 Eusébio Benfica  Portugal 67
2 Giacinto Facchetti Internazionale  Italy 59
3 Luis Suárez Internazionale  Spain 45
4 Paul Van Himst Anderlecht  Belgium 25
5 Bobby Charlton Manchester United  England 19
6 Flórián Albert Ferencvárosi  Hungary 14
7 Gianni Rivera Milan  Italy 10
8 Georgi Asparuhov Levski Sofia  Bulgaria 9
Alessandro Mazzola Internazionale  Italy 9
Valery Voronin Torpedo Moskva  Soviet Union 9
11 Denis Law Manchester United  Scotland 8
12 Karl-Heinz Schnellinger Milan  West Germany 6
13 Ferenc Puskás Real Madrid  Spain 5
Jim Baxter Sunderland  Scotland 5
15 Mario Corso Internazionale  Italy 3
Lev Yashin Dynamo Moscow  Soviet Union 3
17 Mário Coluna Benfica  Portugal 2
Amancio Amaro Real Madrid  Spain 2
Franz Beckenbauer Bayern Munich  West Germany 2
Milan Galić Partizan Beograd  Yugoslavia 2
Philippe Gondet Nantes  France 2
Andrej Kvašňák Sparta Praha  Czechoslovakia 2
Ferenc Bene Ujpest Dozsa  Hungary 2
Slava Metreveli Dinamo Tbilisi  Soviet Union 2
25 Ivor Allchurch Cardiff City  Wales 1
Jakob Kühn Zürich  Switzerland 1
Sigfried Held Borussia Dortmund  West Germany 1

References

  1. ^ Pierrend, José Luis (22 June 2005). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1965". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/europa-poy65.html. Retrieved 17 December 2008. 
  2. ^ (French) "50 Ans De Ballon D'Or: 1965 - Eusebio - Une Lutte sans Merci". France Football. http://www.francefootball.fr/FF/ballon_or/bo_1965.html. Retrieved 17 December 2008. 
  3. ^ "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or")". RSSSF. 22 October 2008. http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/europa-poy.html. Retrieved 17 December 2008. 

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