Ballon d'Or (1956â€“2009)

The Ballon d'Or (French for Golden Ball ) was a 1956-2009 year by the French Football journal France Football award prize to the best football player of the calendar year. Originally intended only for European players from European clubs, the award was also known under the name European Footballer of the Year. After starting in 2007, all players were selected worldwide represented the award also the world footballer of the year. Even before the award was comparable to the independent awarded by the FIFA World Player of the Year award, but was considered the more prestigious ceremony. Since 2010, awarded the France Football and FIFA together the award FIFA Ballon d'Or instead of the two previously awarded title. In 2011, the UEFA UEFA Best Player in Europe Award, in order to revive the tradition of the election to the European Footballer of the Year.

History

The price Ballon d'Or goes back to the France football chief editor Gabriel Hanot of his European colleagues asked in 1956 to select a Player of the Year. The first winner was in 1956 the Englishman Stanley Matthews of Blackpool FC, he is 41 years and the oldest winners.

Originally, the journalists were allowed to choose only European players who also played in European clubs. As of 1995, were all football players who played for a European club to be chosen. In the same year, the Liberians George Weah became the first non-Europeans. Then came to the last award of the prize 2009, most winners ( 5) from Brazil. As of 2007, all football players could be chosen regardless of nationality and of the league in which they play. And there were also chosen then only players from European clubs.

The most successful players are the Dutchman Johan Cruyff and Marco van Basten and Frenchman Michel Platini, each of which was three times awarded the Ballon d'Or. Platini was honored as the only player three times in a row. Four other players have ever won twice, including the German Franz Beckenbauer and Karl -Heinz Rummenigge. The nationalities of the players German and Dutch lead with seven titles. The most successful clubs are FC Barcelona and Juventus, who presented the award winners nine times. Juventus put the winners as the only club four times in succession (1982-1985).

Thrice managed players from the same association in the top three: 1972 (Franz Beckenbauer, Gerd Müller, and Günter Netzer ) and 1981 (Karl -Heinz Rummenigge, Paul Breitner and Bernd Schuster ) each from Germany, and in 1988 the Dutchman Marco van Basten, Ruud Gullit and Frank Rijkaard. The latter also all played at AC Milan, where it 1989 again managed to occupy with Marco van Basten, Franco Baresi and Frank Rijkaard, the first three places.

As the only goalkeeper Lev Yashin in 1963 was awarded the Ballon d'Or. Lionel Messi became the first Argentine who could win the prize. Messi received for the year 2009 473 of a possible 480 points and the maximum score was thus as close as no other player before.

Twelve times the Balloon d'Or winner was also voted World Player of the Year.

Assignment mode

The prize was awarded by a jury each with a sports journalists from the countries of the 53 UEFA member associations as well as 53 judges from the countries of those non-European organizations that have participated in at least one World Cup finals. Each of them awarded to five players from a given by the France- Football - editors list five, four, three, two and one point. The performance of the players should be appreciated in the respective calendar year.

List of winners

Year: Year of award
Name: Name of the excellent player
Nationality: Nationality of the excellent player
Club: the club for the excellent player was active. If a player has changed the club during the calendar year, the transferring club is mentioned in the first position.
Second and Third: Players who were followed on the next two ranks
Green marker: Green highlighted players were honored in the same year as the World Player of the Year. Here, only the official FIFA World Player of the Year to be considered elected 1991-2009.

Rankings

Player

Place: the player placement within this ranking. This is determined by the number of titles. With the same number of titles is in alphabetical order.
Name: Name of the player
Quantity: Number of titles won. Will be considered only players who have won more than once.
Years: years in which the player won the Ballon d'Or.

Clubs

Place: placement of the association within this ranking. This is determined by the number of titles. With the same number of titles is sorted alphabetically by city name.
Association: Name of the organization for which the title holder has played at the time of award. Will be given only clubs that more than once represented the Balloon d'Or winner.
Quantity: Number of titles won
Years: years in which the club put the balloon d'Or winner.

Nationality

Place: placement of the country within this ranking. This is determined by the number of titles. With the same number of titles is in alphabetical order.
Country: Country of origin of the title holder. It takes into account only the countries that made up more than twice the Balloon d'Or winner.
Quantity: Number of titles won

Karl-Heinz Rummenigge Argentina England Billy Wright (footballer born 1924) Duncan Edwards Helmut Rahn Just Fontaine John Charles Italy Johnny Haynes Josef Masopust Dukla Prague Karl-Heinz Schnellinger Gianni Rivera Denis Law Manchester United F.C. Portugal S.L. Benfica Giacinto Facchetti Bobby Charlton Jimmy Johnstone George Best A.C. Milan Luigi Riva Bobby Moore Ivo Viktor Kevin Keegan Hans Krankl Ruud Krol Alain Giresse Jean Tigana Gary Lineker PSV Eindhoven Salvatore Schillaci Jean-Pierre Papin Hristo Stoichkov Dennis Bergkamp Roberto Baggio Bulgaria Paolo Maldini Matthias Sammer Ronaldo Alan Shearer Rivaldo David Beckham Michael Owen Oliver Kahn Roberto Carlos (footballer) Thierry Henry Ronaldinho Frank Lampard Steven Gerrard Fabio Cannavaro Gianluigi Buffon Xavi Belgian Golden Shoe Bola de Ouro Liechtensteiner Footballer of the Year Kniksen Award Guldbollen

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