1978 Ballon d'Or

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1978 Ballon d'Or
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1978 Ballon d'Or winner Kevin Keegan
Date27 December 1978
Presented by France Football
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Won by Flag of England.svg Kevin Keegan (1st award)
Website francefootball.fr/ballon-d-or
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The 1978 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 English forward Kevin Keegan on 27 December 1978. [1] There were 26 voters, from Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Germany, England, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Romania, Scotland, Soviet Union, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, West Germany and Yugoslavia. [2]

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Rankings

RankNameClub(s)NationalityPoints
1 Kevin Keegan Flag of Germany.svg Hamburger SV Flag of England.svg  England 87
2 Hans Krankl Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg Barcelona Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 81
3 Rob Rensenbrink Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Anderlecht Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 50
4 Roberto Bettega Flag of Italy.svg Juventus Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 28
5 Paolo Rossi Flag of Italy.svg L.R. Vicenza Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 23
6 Ronnie Hellström Flag of Germany.svg Kaiserslautern Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 20
Ruud Krol Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ajax Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
8 Kenny Dalglish Flag of England.svg Liverpool Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 10
Allan Simonsen Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Mönchengladbach Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
10 Peter Shilton Flag of England.svg Nottingham Forest Flag of England.svg  England 9
11 Arie Haan Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Anderlecht Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 7
12 René van de Kerkhof Flag of the Netherlands.svg PSV Eindhoven Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 6
13 Antonio Cabrini Flag of Italy.svg Juventus Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 5
Willy van de Kerkhof Flag of the Netherlands.svg PSV Eindhoven Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
15 Johan Cruyff Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg Barcelona Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 4
Graeme Souness Flag of England.svg Liverpool Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Zdeněk Nehoda Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Dukla Prague Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
18 Marián Masný Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Slovan Bratislava Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 3
19 Archie Gemmill Flag of England.svg Nottingham Forest Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2
Marius Trésor Flag of France.svg Marseille Flag of France.svg  France
21 João Alves Flag of Portugal.svg Benfica Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1
Rainer Bonhof Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg Valencia Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Zbigniew Boniek Flag of Poland.svg Widzew Łódź Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Franco Causio Flag of Italy.svg Juventus Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Hansi Müller Flag of Germany.svg VfB Stuttgart Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Johan Neeskens Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg Barcelona Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Michel Platini Flag of France.svg Nancy Flag of France.svg  France
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Didier Six Flag of France.svg Marseille Flag of France.svg  France
François Van Der Elst Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Anderlecht Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium

References

  1. ↑ "Palmarès Ballon d'Or - 1978 - Kevin Keegan". France Football. 8 December 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1978". RSSSF. 1 May 2005. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
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