1971 Ballon d'Or

The 1971 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 Johan Cruyff on 28 December 1971.[1]

1971 Ballon d'Or
1971 Ballon d'Or winner Johan Cruyff
Date28 December 1971
LocationParis, France
Presented byFrance Football
Highlights
Won by Johan Cruyff (1st award)
Websitefrancefootball.fr/ballon-d-or

Cruyff was the first Dutch national to win the award, and also the first Ajax player to win the trophy.[2]

Rankings
Rank Player Club(s) Nationality Points
1 Johan Cruyff Ajax  Netherlands 116
2 Sandro Mazzola Internazionale  Italy 57
3 George Best Manchester United  Northern Ireland 56
4 Günter Netzer Borussia Mönchengladbach  West Germany 30
5 Franz Beckenbauer Bayern Munich  West Germany 27
6 Gerd Müller Bayern Munich  West Germany 18
Josip Skoblar Marseille  Yugoslavia
8 Martin Chivers[notes 1] Tottenham Hotspur  England 12
9 Piet Keizer Ajax  Netherlands 9
10 Bobby Moore West Ham United  England 7
Ferenc Bene Újpest  Hungary
12 Yevhen Rudakov Dynamo Kyiv  Soviet Union 6
13 Giacinto Facchetti Internazionale  Italy 4
Mimis Domazos Panathinaikos  Greece
15 Pirri Real Madrid  Spain 3
Dragan Džajić Red Star Belgrade  Yugoslavia
Berti Vogts Borussia Mönchengladbach  West Germany
18 Terry Cooper Leeds United  England 2
Francis Lee Manchester City  England
Wolfgang Overath 1. FC Köln  West Germany
Wilfried Van Moer Standard Liège  Belgium
22 Bobby Charlton Manchester United  England 1
Albert Shesternyov CSKA Moscow  Soviet Union

Notes
  1. France Football reports Chivers with 13 points.

References
  1. Pierrend, José Luis (7 Apr 2005). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1971". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 18 January 2009. Retrieved 25 December 2008.
  2. "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or")". RSSSF. 18 December 2008. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2008.
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