1991 Ballon d'Or

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1991 Ballon d'Or
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1991 Ballon d'Or winner Jean-Pierre Papin in 2012
Date24 December 1991
Presented by France Football
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Won by Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Papin (1st award)
Website francefootball.fr/ballon-d-or
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The 1991 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 Jean-Pierre Papin on 24 December 1991. [1]

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Papin was the third French national to win the award after Raymond Kopa (1958) and Michel Platini (1983, 1984 and 1985). He was also the first player from the French League to win the trophy. [2]

Rankings

RankNameClub(s)NationalityPoints
1 Jean-Pierre Papin Flag of France.svg Marseille Flag of France.svg  France 141
2 Dejan Savićević Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Red Star Belgrade Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 42
Darko Pančev Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Red Star Belgrade Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 42
Lothar Matthäus Flag of Italy.svg Internazionale Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 42
5 Robert Prosinečki Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Red Star Belgrade
Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 		Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 34
6 Gary Lineker Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur Flag of England.svg  England 33
7 Gianluca Vialli Flag of Italy.svg Sampdoria Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 18
8 Miodrag Belodedici Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Red Star Belgrade Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 15
9 Mark Hughes Flag of England.svg Manchester United Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 12
10 Chris Waddle Flag of France.svg Marseille Flag of England.svg  England 11
11 Michael Laudrup Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 7
12 Rudi Völler Flag of Italy.svg Roma Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 5
13 Txiki Begiristain Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3
Stéphane Chapuisat Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Dortmund Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 3
Bruno Martini Flag of France.svg Auxerre Flag of France.svg  France 3
Paul McGrath Flag of England.svg Aston Villa Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 3
Dean Saunders Flag of England.svg Derby County
Flag of England.svg Liverpool 		Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 3
Hristo Stoichkov Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 3
19 Roberto Mancini Flag of Italy.svg Sampdoria Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2
Marco van Basten Flag of Italy.svg Milan Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2
21 Guido Buchwald Flag of Germany.svg VfB Stuttgart Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1
Thomas Doll Flag of Italy.svg Lazio Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1
Stefan Effenberg Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1
Ruud Gullit Flag of Italy.svg Milan Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1
Gheorghe Hagi Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 1
Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko Flag of Scotland.svg Rangers Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1
Gary Pallister Flag of England.svg Manchester United Flag of England.svg  England 1
Dimitris Saravakos Flag of Greece.svg Panathinaikos Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 1
Gianluca Pagliuca Flag of Italy.svg Sampdoria Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1
Guy Hellers Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Standard Liège Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 1
Laurent Blanc Flag of Italy.svg Napoli Flag of France.svg  France 1

References

  1. ↑ Pierrend, José Luis (18 December 2008). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1991". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 30 December 2008.
  2. ↑ "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or")". RSSSF. 22 October 2008. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 24 December 2008.
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