1959 Ballon d'Or

The 1959 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 Alfredo Di Stéfano on 15 December 1959.[1] It was the second time that Di Stéfano won the award.

1959 Ballon d'Or
1959 Ballon d'Or winner Alfredo Di Stéfano
Date15 December 1959
LocationParis, France
Presented byFrance Football
Highlights
Won by Alfredo Di Stéfano (2nd award)
Websitefrancefootball.fr/ballon-d-or

Rankings
Rank Name Club(s) Nationality Points
1Alfredo Di Stéfano Real Madrid Spain[lower-alpha 1]80
2Raymond Kopa Real Madrid
Reims		 France42
3John Charles Juventus Wales24
4Luis Suárez Barcelona Spain22
5Agne Simonsson Örgryte IS Sweden20
6Lajos Tichy Budapest Honvéd Hungary18
7Ferenc Puskás Real Madrid Hungary16
8Francisco Gento Real Madrid Spain12
9Helmut Rahn Rot-Weiss Essen
1. FC Köln		 West Germany11
10Horst Szymaniak Wuppertaler SV
Karlsruher SC		 West Germany8
11Lev Yashin Dynamo Moscow Soviet Union7
12Yuriy Voynov Dynamo Kyiv Soviet Union5
13Dezső Bundzsák Vasas Hungary4
Gyula Grosics Tatabánya Hungary
Ivan Kolev CDNA Sofia Bulgaria
Nils Liedholm Milan Sweden
17Titus Buberník ČH Bratislava Czechoslovakia3
Just Fontaine Reims France
Georgi Naydenov CDNA Sofia Bulgaria
20Flórián Albert Ferencváros Hungary2
Uwe Seeler Hamburger SV West Germany
Joan Segarra Barcelona Spain
23János Göröcs Újpest Hungary1
Ken Jones Scunthorpe United Wales
Roger Marche RC Paris France
Antoni Ramallets Barcelona Spain

Notes
  1. Despite being born in Argentina, Alfredo Di Stéfano acquired Spanish citizenship in 1956, and went on to play for the Spain national team.[2]

References
  1. Pierrend, José (15 December 2006). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1959". RSSSF.
  2. "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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