1961 Ballon d'Or

The 1961 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 Omar Sívori on 12 December 1961.[1]

Omar Sívori, Ballon d'Or 1961

Rankings
Rank Name Club Nationality Points
1Omar Sívori[lower-alpha 1]Juventus Italy46
2Luis SuárezBarcelona / Inter Milan Spain40
3Johnny HaynesFulham England22
4Lev YashinDynamo Moscow Soviet Union21
5Ferenc PuskásReal Madrid Hungary16
6Alfredo Di Stéfano[lower-alpha 2]Real Madrid Spain13
Uwe SeelerHamburger SV West Germany13
8John CharlesJuventus Wales10
9Francisco GentoReal Madrid Spain8
10Bobby CharltonManchester United England5
Gerhard HanappiRapid Wien Austria5
José ÁguasBenfica Portugal5
José SantamaríaReal Madrid Spain5
Dragoslav ŠekularacRed Star Belgrade Yugoslavia5
Josef MasopustDukla Prague Czechoslovakia5
Gyula GrosicsTatabánya Hungary5
17Mikheil MeskhiDinamo Tbilisi Soviet Union4
GermanoBenfica Portugal4
Danny BlanchflowerTottenham Hotspur Northern Ireland4
Kurt HamrinFiorentina Sweden4
Horst SzymaniakKarlsruher SC / Catania West Germany4
Viktor PonedelnikSKA Rostov-on-Don Soviet Union4
23Denis LawManchester City / Torino Scotland3
Max Morlock1. FC Nürnberg West Germany3
Horst NemecAustria Wien Austria3
José AugustoBenfica Portugal3
Slava MetreveliTorpedo Moscow Soviet Union3
28Jimmy GreavesChelsea / Milan / Tottenham Hotspur England2
Lajos TichyHonvéd Hungary2
Costa PereiraBenfica Portugal2
Gert DörfelHamburger SV West Germany2
Lucien MullerStade Reims France2
Norbert EschmannStade Français  Switzerland2
Pierre BernardSedan / Nîmes France2
35Rudolf KučeraDukla Prague Czechoslovakia1
Mário ColunaBenfica Portugal1
EusébioBenfica Portugal1
Dumitru MacriRapid București Romania1
Karl StotzAustria Wien Austria1
Gernot FraydlAustria Wien Austria1
Charles AntenenLa Chaux-de-Fonds  Switzerland1
Jimmy McIlroyBurnley Northern Ireland1
Karl KollerFirst Vienna Austria1

Notes
  1. Despite being born in Argentina, Omar Sívori acquired Italian citizenship in 1961, and went on to play for the Italian national football team.[2]
  2. Despite being born in Argentina, Alfredo Di Stefano acquired Spanish citizenship in 1956, and would play for the Spain national football team.[3]

References
  1. Pierrend, José Luis (1 February 2006). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1961". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  2. "Juve legend Sívori dies". uefa.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 February 2005. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  3. "Europe dazzled by Di Stéfano". UEFA. 22 November 2004. Archived from the original on December 11, 2008. Retrieved 6 December 2008.
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