1968 Ballon d'Or

The 1968 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 George Best on 24 December 1968.[1]

1968 Ballon d'Or
1968 Ballon d'Or winner George Best in 1976
Date24 December 1968
LocationParis, France
Presented byFrance Football
Highlights
Won by George Best (1st award)
Websitefrancefootball.fr/ballon-d-or

Best was the first Northern Irish national to win the award. He was the third Manchester United player to win the trophy after Denis Law (1964) and Bobby Charlton (1966).[2]

Rankings
Rank Name Club(s) Nationality Points
1George Best Manchester United Northern Ireland61
2Bobby Charlton Manchester United England53
3Dragan Džajić Red Star Belgrade Yugoslavia46
4Franz Beckenbauer Bayern Munich West Germany36
5Giacinto Facchetti Internazionale Italy30
6Gigi Riva Cagliari Italy22
7Amancio Real Madrid Spain21
8Eusébio Benfica Portugal15
9Gianni Rivera Milan Italy13
10Jimmy Greaves Tottenham Hotspur England8
Pirri Real Madrid Spain8
12Antal Dunai Újpest Hungary7
Willi Schulz Hamburger SV West Germany7
14Georgi Asparuhov Levski Sofia Bulgaria6
Albert Shesternyov CSKA Moscow Soviet Union6
16Ove Kindvall Feyenoord Sweden5
17Flórián Albert Ferencváros Hungary4
Sandro Mazzola Internazionale Italy4
Lajos Szűcs Ferencváros Hungary4
20Johan Cruyff Ajax Netherlands3
Gerd Müller Bayern Munich West Germany3
22Jack Charlton Leeds United England2
Bobby Moore West Ham United England2
24Alan Ball Everton England1
Ferenc Bene Újpest Hungary1
Angelo Domenghini Internazionale Italy1
Mirsad Fazlagić Sarajevo Yugoslavia1
Tommy Gemmell Celtic Scotland1
Jimmy Johnstone Celtic Scotland1
Murtaz Khurtsilava Dinamo Tbilisi Soviet Union1
Ivica Osim Željezničar Yugoslavia1
Louis Pilot Standard Liège Luxembourg1

References
  1. "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1968". RSSSF. 25 June 2005. Archived from the original on 18 January 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2009.
  2. "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or")". RSSSF. 18 December 2008. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2009.
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