1994 Ballon d'Or

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1994 Ballon d'Or
Stoichkov in 2011.JPG
1994 Ballon d'Or winner Hristo Stoichkov in 2011
Date20 December 1994
Presented by France Football
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Won by Flag of Bulgaria.svg Hristo Stoichkov (1st award)
Website francefootball.fr/ballon-d-or
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The 1994 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 Hristo Stoichkov on 20 December 1994. [1]

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Stoichkov was the first Bulgarian national to win the award. He was the third Barcelona player to win the trophy after Luis Suárez (1960), and Johan Cruyff (1973, 1974). [2]

Rankings

RankNameClub(s)NationalityPoints
1 Hristo Stoichkov Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 210
2 Roberto Baggio Flag of Italy.svg Juventus Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 136
3 Paolo Maldini Flag of Italy.svg Milan Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 109
4 Gheorghe Hagi Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 68
Tomas Brolin Flag of Italy.svg Parma Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 68
6 Jürgen Klinsmann Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 43
7 Thomas Ravelli Flag of Sweden.svg IFK Göteborg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 21
8 Jari Litmanen Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ajax Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 12
9 Marcel Desailly Flag of Italy.svg Milan Flag of France.svg  France 8
Dejan Savićević Flag of Italy.svg Milan Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  FR Yugoslavia 8
11 Franco Baresi Flag of Italy.svg Milan Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 7
Michel Preud'homme Flag of Portugal.svg Benfica Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 7
13 Michael Laudrup Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 4
Yordan Letchkov Flag of Germany.svg Hamburger SV Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 4
Eric Cantona Flag of England.svg Manchester United Flag of France.svg  France 4
16 Krasimir Balakov [notes 1] Flag of Portugal.svg Sporting CP Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 3
José Luis Caminero Flag of Spain.svg Atlético Madrid Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3
Jean-Pierre Papin Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich Flag of France.svg  France 3
Giuseppe Signori Flag of Italy.svg Lazio Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3
Lothar Matthäus Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 3
21 Philippe Albert Flag of England.svg Newcastle United Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2
Otto Konrad Flag of Austria.svg Austria Salzburg Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 2
Ciriaco Sforza Flag of Germany.svg Kaiserslautern Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 2
24 Kennet Andersson Flag of France.svg Caen Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1
Zvonimir Boban Flag of Italy.svg Milan Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 1
Martin Dahlin Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Mönchengladbach Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1
Pep Guardiola Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1
Andreas Möller Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Dortmund Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1
  1. ↑ France Football reports Balakov with 4 points.

Team of the Year

Apparently there was also a European Team of the Year chosen at the Ballon d'Or presentation. The team reported by El País was as follows: [3]

GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards

Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Ravelli

Flag of France.svg Marcel Desailly
Flag of Italy.svg Paolo Maldini
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Philippe Albert

Flag of Sweden.svg Tomas Brolin
Flag of Finland.svg Jari Litmanen
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Yordan Letchkov
Flag of Romania.svg Gheorghe Hagi
Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Baggio

Flag of Germany.svg Jürgen Klinsmann
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Hristo Stoichkov

References

  1. ↑ Pierrend, José Luis (7 April 2005). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1994". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2008.
  2. ↑ "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or")". RSSSF. 18 December 2008. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 24 December 2008.
  3. ↑ Carbonell, Rafael (1994-12-19). "París corona a Stoichkov como rey de Europa". El País (in Spanish). ISSN   1134-6582 . Retrieved 2022-07-12.
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